Senate amendment to H.R. 2029 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [Consolidated Appropriations and Tax Measures]

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 9-2 on Wednesday, December 16, 2015.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 566: 

MANAGERS:Cole/McGovern

1. Provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2029.

2. Makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment with two House amendments:

• Amendment #1 (consolidated appropriations) consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-39 modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report;
• Amendment #2 (tax extenders) consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-40.

3. Provides one hour of debate on House amendment #1 equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.

4. Provides one hour debate on House amendment #2 equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.

5. Waives all points of order against consideration of the motion and provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read.

6. Provides that the question shall be divided between the two House amendments. No further division of the question is in order.

7. Provides that either portion of the divided question may be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 of rule XX and shall be considered in the order specified by the chair.

8. Provides that clause 5(b) of rule XXI shall not apply to the motion.

9. Section 4 provides that if only House amendment #2 is adopted, that amendment shall be engrossed as an amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2029.

10. Section 5 provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations may insert in the Congressional Record at any time during the remainder of the first session of the 114th Congress such material as he may deem explanatory of the Senate amendment and the motion.

11. Section 6 provides that on any legislative day of the first session of the 114th Congress after December 18, 2015: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment.

12. Section 7 provides that on any legislative day of the second session of the 114th Congress before January 5, 2016: the Speaker may dispense with organizational and legislative business; the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved if applicable; and the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment.

13. Section 8 provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by sections 6 and 7.

14. Section 9 provides that each day during the period addressed by sections 6 and 7 of the resolution shall not constitute calendar days for the purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546).

15. Section 10 provides that each day during the period addressed by sections 6 and 7 of the resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for the purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII (resolutions of inquiry).

16. Section 11 provides that it shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of December 18, 2015, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules and that the Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section.

17. Section 12 waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported from the Rules Committee through the legislative day of December 18, 2015.