Hearing Information
Meeting Time
Monday, December 12, 2011 - 5:30pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011
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COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 7-3 on Monday, December 12, 2011.
FLOOR ACTION ON H.RES. 491:
Adopted by record vote of 236-180, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 236-182, on Tuesday, December 15, 2011.
MANAGERS: Dreier/McGovern
1. Closed rule.
2. Provides 90 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Bilirakis (FL), Posey (FL) | Republican | Would amend the Internal Revenue Code to deny payment of unemployment compensation to employees who are discharged from employment for: (1) being under the influence of, or consuming or otherwise using any controlled substance while performing services for an employer; (2) possessing any controlled substance on the premises of an employer; (3) refusing a request to take a drug test; or (4) testing positive for illegal use of a controlled substance. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Camp (MI) | Republican | Would make a technical correction to provide the intended parity to the Railroad Retirement Board’s Extended Unemployment Benefits program by continuing it until January 31, 2013 in the same manner as the remaining unemployment provisions in the bill. | Considered As Adopted |
| 15 | Version 1 | Cleaver (MO) | Democrat | Would delay the implementation of Subtitle B until the economy is in in a period of full employment, including when the ratio of unemployed person per job opening is two to one and the national unemployment rate is below 6%. Until that time, enact HR 3346, the Emergency Compensation Extension Act. | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 1 | Cleaver (MO) | Democrat | Would strike subtitle B and insert HR 3346, the Emergency Compensation Extension Act and the Urban Jobs Youth Act which provides jobs and job training for youth. | Submitted |
| 11 | Version 1 | Davis, Danny K. (IL), Payne (NJ) | Democrat | Would extend current emergency unemployment benefits if the Secretary of Labor determines that the implementation of the Act would have disproportionate adverse effects on members of racial or ethnic minority groups. | Submitted |
| 17 | Version 1 | Fudge (OH) | Democrat | Would require the State to provide clear public notice on an Internet website of any reductions or terminations of extended or emergency unemployment compensation benefits resulting from passage of this Act as well as clear statements of what the State will use the federal dollars on instead. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Would require a surtax on the incomes of Millionaires. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Would require hedge fund managers at an ordinary income rate. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Would strike a provision that would grant states the discretion to require certain beneficiaries to submit to drug testing in order to receive unemployment insurance. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Johnson, Hank (GA) | Democrat | Would require a study on the health impacts of increased air pollution in communities surrounding the refineries that will transport diluted bitumen through the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. | Submitted |
| 19 | Version 1 | Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX), Fudge (OH), Lee, Barbara (CA) | Democrat | Extends current unemployment benefits through January 3, 2013 if subtitle B of title II would increase the percentage of children and other individuals in poverty. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | Lee, Barbara (CA), Scott, Bobby (VA) | Democrat | Would strike Subtitle B and insert H.R. 589, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011, thereby extending unemployment benefits by an additional 14 weeks and insert H.R. 3346, the Emergency Compensation Extension Act, thereby extending emergency unemployment compensation for one year. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | Lewis, John (GA) | Democrat | Would strike Subtitle B and provide a clean, one-year extension of unemployment benefits. The amendment is paid for by the savings of ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Moore, Gwen (WI), Davis, Danny K. (IL), Scott, Bobby (VA) | Democrat | Would strike the requirement that states drug test recipients they determine "are likely" to use illegal substances. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Moore, Gwen (WI), Lewis, John (GA) | Democrat | Would strike section 2304 of the bill. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Moore, Gwen (WI) | Democrat | Would require a GAO study on the effects on dependent children and other family members of those receiving extended or emergency unemployment compensation because of reduced or eliminated benefits resulting from the bill. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Moore, Gwen (WI), Davis, Danny K. (IL), Scott, Bobby (VA) | Democrat | Would strike provision allowing states to apply for waivers to use unemployment benefit trust funds for services other than unemployment benefits. | Submitted |
| 13 | Version 1 | Wilson (FL), Davis, Danny K. (IL), Jackson Lee (TX), Richardson (CA) | Democrat | Would extend current unemployment benefits for 2012, if the implementation of subtitle B of title II is found to have a disproportionately adverse effect on workers aged 55 and older by the Secretary of Labor. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Wilson (FL) | Democrat | Would strike section 2122 of subtitle B, which requires that a person meets specific educational requirements, such as a high diploma or its equivalent, prior to being eligible for unemployment benefits | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 171
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 3630 To report an open rule. Defeated: 3–7.
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Sessions
Nay
Ms. Foxx
Nay
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Nugent
Nay
Mr. Scott
Nay
Mr. Webster
No Vote
Mr. Dreier, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 172
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 3630 To amend the rule to extend debate time to 3 hours. Defeated: 3–7.
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Sessions
Nay
Ms. Foxx
Nay
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Nugent
Nay
Mr. Scott
Nay
Mr. Webster
No Vote
Mr. Dreier, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 173
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 3630 To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for an amendment in the nature of a substitute to be offered by Mr. Levin of Michigan. Defeated: 3–7.
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Sessions
Nay
Ms. Foxx
Nay
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Nugent
Nay
Mr. Scott
Nay
Mr. Webster
No Vote
Mr. Dreier, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 174
Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3.
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Sessions
Yea
Ms. Foxx
Yea
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Nugent
Yea
Mr. Scott
Yea
Mr. Webster
No Vote
Mr. Dreier, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
No Vote