Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 5:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
H.R. 2575 - Save American Workers Act of 2014
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Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on Tuesday, April 1, 2014.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 530:
AGREED to by record vote of 236-186, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 229-194, on Wednesday, April 2, 2014.
MANAGERS:Burgess/Slaughter
1. Closed rule.
2. Provides three hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Mean.s
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now pointed in the bill 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 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Establishes that an employee’s average commuting time would be included in the computation of hours worked for purposes of determining “full-time employment. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Delays the effective date of the bill until there is a full employment economy, which is defined as the first month after there has been two consecutive quarters in which the national unemployment rate is below 5 percent. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 121
Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated 3-8
Majority Member
Vote
Ms. Foxx
Nay
Mr. Bishop
Nay
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Nugent
Nay
Mr. Webster
Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen
No Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
No Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 122
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted 8-3
Majority Member
Vote
Ms. Foxx
Yea
Mr. Bishop
Yea
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Nugent
Yea
Mr. Webster
Yea
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen
No Vote
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
No Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
Nay