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- 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 MemberVote
Ms. FoxxNay
Mr. ColeNay
Mr. WoodallNay
Mr. BurgessNay
Mr. StiversNay
Mr. CollinsNay
Mr. Sessions, ChairmanNay
Minority MemberVote
Ms. SlaughterYea
Mr. McGovernYea
Mr. HastingsYea
Mr. PolisYea
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 MemberVote
Ms. FoxxNay
Mr. ColeNay
Mr. WoodallNay
Mr. BurgessNay
Mr. StiversNay
Mr. CollinsNay
Mr. Sessions, ChairmanNay
Minority MemberVote
Ms. SlaughterYea
Mr. McGovernYea
Mr. HastingsYea
Mr. PolisYea
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 MemberVote
Ms. FoxxNay
Mr. ColeNay
Mr. WoodallNay
Mr. BurgessNay
Mr. StiversNay
Mr. CollinsNay
Mr. Sessions, ChairmanNay
Minority MemberVote
Ms. SlaughterYea
Mr. McGovernYea
Mr. HastingsYea
Mr. PolisYea
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 MemberVote
Ms. FoxxNay
Mr. ColeNay
Mr. WoodallNay
Mr. BurgessNay
Mr. StiversNay
Mr. CollinsNay
Mr. Sessions, ChairmanNay
Minority MemberVote
Ms. SlaughterYea
Mr. McGovernYea
Mr. HastingsYea
Mr. PolisYea
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 MemberVote
Ms. FoxxNay
Mr. ColeNay
Mr. WoodallNay
Mr. BurgessNay
Mr. StiversNay
Mr. CollinsNay
Mr. Sessions, ChairmanNay
Minority MemberVote
Ms. SlaughterYea
Mr. McGovernYea
Mr. HastingsYea
Mr. PolisYea
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 MemberVote
Ms. FoxxYea
Mr. ColeYea
Mr. WoodallYea
Mr. BurgessYea
Mr. StiversYea
Mr. CollinsYea
Mr. Sessions, ChairmanYea
Minority MemberVote
Ms. SlaughterNay
Mr. McGovernNay
Mr. HastingsNay
Mr. PolisNay