- Organizational Meeting for the 114th Congress

Bill Text

    Text of Proposed Rules of the Committee on Rules PDF

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 1

Amendment #1 offered by Mr. McGovern

Would require that our committee reports accompanying each special rule contain a running tally of emergency meetings, and a running tally of how many closed rules have been reported this Congress. Failed 4-7.

Majority Member
Vote
Ms. Foxx
Nay
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Stivers
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 2

Amendment #2 offered by Mr. McGovern

Would require that our committee reports accompanying each special rule contain a running tally of how many times we have waived the germaneness, cutgo, and 3-day rules for proposals by the Majority and the Minority. Failed 4-7.

Majority Member
Vote
Ms. Foxx
Nay
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Stivers
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 3

Amendment #3 offered by Mr. Hastings:

Would require notice to each Member of the House when the Committee anticipates reporting a closed rule (just as we do now for preprinting rules and structured rules). Failed 4-7.

Majority Member
Vote
Ms. Foxx
Nay
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Stivers
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 4

Amendment #5 offered by Mr. Polis.  

Would prohibit the Rules Committee from reporting a rule for a bill that addresses more than one issue, or make in order a manager’s amendment that addresses more than one issue.  Failed 4-7. 

Majority Member
Vote
Ms. Foxx
Nay
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Stivers
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 5

Amendment #4 offered by Mr. Polis.

Would require that any bill or substitute amendment considered by the Committee be accompanied by a cost estimate from CBO, and that the estimate not reflect macroeconomic effects. Failed 4-7. 

Majority Member
Vote
Ms. Foxx
Nay
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Stivers
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 6

Motion by Ms. Foxx to adopt the rules of the Committee on Rules for the 114th Congress. Adopted 7-4.

Majority Member
Vote
Ms. Foxx
Yea
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Stivers
Yea
Mr. Collins
Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
Nay