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Monday, October 2, 2023 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
H.R. 4364 - Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024
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COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Monday, October 2, 2023.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 756: Agreed to by a record vote of 218-208, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 218-207, on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.
MANAGERS: Reschenthaler/Scanlon
- Structured rule for H.R. 4394.
- Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
- Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
- Provides that the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
- Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
- Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3 and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
- Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution.
- Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
- Provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
- Provides one motion to recommit.
- Closed rule for H.R. 4364.
- Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
- Provides that the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
- Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
- Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
- Provides one motion to recommit.
- Provides that H. Res. 699 is laid on the table.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Withdrawn No funds shall be used to allow the department of defense to install or operate cameras on the Capitol complex. | Withdrawn |
| 2 | Version 1 | Golden (ME), Fitzpatrick (PA), Pappas (NH), Sorensen (IL), Gluesenkamp Perez (WA), Slotkin (MI) | Bi-Partisan | Prohibits funds from being used for a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) pay increase for Members of Congress. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Grothman (WI) | Republican | Withdrawn Restricts funding by this Act to be used for the COVID-19 American History Project | Withdrawn |
| 4 | Version 1 | Grothman (WI) | Republican | Restricts the funds made available in this Act to carry out the operation of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion of the House of Representatives. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Molinaro (NY) | Republican | Increase/decrease amendment to ensure the needs of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities are accommodated throughout the Capitol complex. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Craig (MN) | Democrat | Prohibits funds from being used for a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) pay increase for Members of Congress. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 2 | Garcia, Robert (CA) | Democrat | Revised Blocks funding for marijuana testing of federal job applicants in states which have legalized marijuana use. | Revised |
| 8 | Version 1 | Miller (OH) | Republican | Prohibit funds from being used to pay for the cost of travel during any period in which a government shutdown is in effect, except for travel to the Washington Metropolitan Area. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Miller (OH) | Republican | Prohibit funds to be used to enforce any requirement that an individual wear a mask. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 2 | Miller (OH) | Republican | Revised Prohibit funds to acquire or display any flag or pennant other than the flag of the United States, the flag or pennant of any State or territory, or the POW-MIA flag on Capitol Grounds. | Revised |
| 11 | Version 1 | Rosendale (MT) | Republican | Prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used to carry out the COVID-19 American History Project of the Library of Congress. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | Rosendale (MT) | Republican | Reduces the topline by $453.4 million and transfers the money to the Spending Reduction Account. | Submitted |
| 13 | Version 1 | Rosendale (MT) | Republican | Prohibits any funds made available by this Act from being used to suspend guided tours of the United States Capitol for more than 7 days without the adoption of a resolution by the House of Representatives. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Takano (CA), Foster (IL), Casten (IL), Beyer (VA) | Democrat | Provides $6 million for the Office of Technology Assessment, authorized under the Technology Assessment Act of 1972. | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | Miller (OH) | Republican | Prohibit funds to be used to require any individual to receive a vaccine against COVID-19. | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 1 | Jackson (TX) | Republican | Restores funding levels for the Office of the Attending Physician to FY19 levels. | Submitted |
| 17 | Version 1 | Donalds (FL) | Republican | Returns funding for Office of Congressional Workplace Rights to FY2020 levels, and allocates excess funding ($1,667,000) to Office of Legislative Counsel for recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining additional attorneys. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Permits funds in the Act to be used to employ individuals with an employment authorization document under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. | Submitted |
| 19 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Restores funding for the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and strikes section 211 prohibiting the use of funds for purposes of DEI. | Submitted |
| 20 | Version 1 | Nunn (IA) | Republican | To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress in FY 2024. | Submitted |
| 21 | Version 1 | Steube (FL) | Republican | Ensures that none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to enforce any prohibition against the storage of a firearm in a vehicle in the Capitol Building or the United States Capitol Grounds by an officer or employee of Congress who is licensed to own and carry the firearm in the District of Columbia. | Submitted |
| 22 | Version 1 | Boebert (CO) | Republican | Prohibits funding from being used to pay the compensation of an officer or employee without regard to the officer’s or employee’s immigration status. | Submitted |
| 23 | Version 2 | Pocan (WI) | Democrat | Revised Strikes anti-LGBTQI+ language. | Revised |
| 24 | Version 1 | Boebert (CO) | Republican | Prohibits funds from being used by the Architect of the U.S. Capitol for personal use of a taxpayer-funded vehicle. | Submitted |
| 25 | Version 1 | Boebert (CO) | Republican | Prohibits funds from being used to require a food service provider or providers to eliminate or reduce plastic waste, including waste from plastic straws. | Submitted |
| 26 | Version 1 | Boebert (CO) | Republican | Prohibits funds from being used for the impossible burger to develop human food made with cultured animal cells. | Submitted |
| 27 | Version 1 | Boebert (CO) | Republican | Prohibits funds from being used by the House Child Care Center to purchase or maintain in a school library any book that contains pornographic material or espouses radical gender ideology. | Submitted |
| 28 | Version 1 | Boebert (CO) | Republican | Prohibits funds from being used for the Open World Leadership Center. | Submitted |
| 29 | Version 1 | Steube (FL) | Republican | Ensures that necessary funds to the U.S. Capitol police be allocated to install and operate storage lockers at the external pedestrian entrances of each office building of the U.S. House of Representatives for House employees who are authorized by the District of Columbia to carry self-defense spray, a stun gun, or a firearm if the employee (1) carries the weapon in a manner that complies with DC laws prior to entering the building; (2) enters the building through an external pedestrian entrance; (3) leaves the weapon in a storage locker while in the building; and (4) immediately exits the building after retrieving the weapon. | Submitted |
| 30 | Version 1 | Santos (NY) | Republican | An amendment that mandates a 3 hour supervised in-person training on fire safety, the proper use of fire alarms, stop-drop-and roll, visual recognition ideas to identify fire alarms for all members that are caught on video pulling a fire alarm in a non-emergency situation. | Submitted |
| 31 | Version 1 | Amodei (NV) | Republican | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Prohibits cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress for fiscal year 2024. | Considered as Adopted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 144
Motion by Mr. McGovern to add at the end of the resolution a standing order for the 118th Congress that a motion to suspend the rules and pass, adopt, agree to, or concur in a measure may not be considered until the text of such measure has been available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner for 5 hours. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 146
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order amendment #23 to H.R. 4364 offered by Representative Pocan, which strikes anti-LGBTQI+ language in the bill. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 148
Motion by Ms. Leger Fernández to amend the rule to make in order amendment #19 to H.R. 4364 offered by Representative Jackson Lee, which restores funding for the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and strikes section 211 prohibiting the use of funds for purposes of diversity, equity and inclusion. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 149
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
Yea
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay