H.R. 1155 - SCRUB Act of 2015

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 1155 PDF XML

    SCRUB Act of 2015 (as reported without amendment)

    H. Rept. 114-196 Part 1 PDF

    Report from the Committee on the Judiciary

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 .

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 580: 
Agreed to by reocrd vote of 239-176, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 241-176, on Wednesday, January 6, 2015. 

MANAGERS:Collins/Polis

1. Structured rule for H.R. 712.

2. Provides one hour of general debate with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-37 and provides that it shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.

6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered 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, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

9. Structured rule for H.R. 1155.

10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chairs and ranking minority members of the Committee on the Judiciary and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

12. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.

13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.

14. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered 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, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.

16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
2Version 1Cicilline (RI)DemocratExempts rules made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the additional provisions of the legislation. Made In Order
4Version 1Cummings (MD), Connolly (VA)DemocratStrikes Title IV of the bill (Judicial Review).Made In Order
5Version 1Cummings (MD), Connolly (VA)DemocratExempts independent establishments from the requirements of the bill.Made In Order
13Version 1DelBene (WA)DemocratLate Creates an exemption from regulatory “cut-go” requirements in the case of an emergency.Made In Order
3Version 1Foxx (NC), Messer, Luke (IN)RepublicanAdds consideration of unfunded mandates to the Commission's review of rules.Made In Order
11Version 1Jackson Lee (TX)DemocratLate Provides that the term “rule” has the meaning given in section 551 of title 5, United States Code, except for a special rule as made by the Secretary of Homeland Security.Made In Order
1Version 1Johnson, Hank (GA)DemocratStrikes title II of the bill, eliminating the legislation's regulatory "cut-go" process, which requires that agencies eliminate rules identified by the Regulatory Retrospective Review Commission prior to issuing a new rule.Made In Order
8Version 1Messer, Luke (IN)RepublicanWithdrawn Requires a report by the Commission to examine the impact of unfunded major rules on the balance of federalism. Withdrawn
7Version 3Murphy, Patrick (FL), Carney (DE), Peters, Scott (CA)DemocratSUBSTITUTE Revised Establishes an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations, and for other purposes.Made In Order
9Version 1Pocan (WI)DemocratLate Exempts from the bill rules put forth by the FDA for the purposes of consumer safety. Made In Order
10Version 1Schweikert (AZ)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Directs the commission to recommend a rule or set of rules be amended in order to ensure that rules or set of rules are taking advantage of new and emerging technologies. Withdrawn
12Version 1Schweikert (AZ)RepublicanLate Adds a new subsection (I) under 101(h)(2) requiring the commission to consider rules that are limiting or prohibiting government agencies from adopting technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Made In Order
6Version 1Walberg (MI)RepublicanDirects the Commission to highlight the role regulations have on wage stagnation and income inequality by examining the negative impact of regulations on wages, including wages for minimum wage and part-time workers. Made In Order