Hearing Information
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 3:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 3:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Text of Senate Amendments to H.R. 644 PDF XML
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Engrossed Senate amendments)
:: Amendment #1 offered by the Hon. Paul Ryan (WI) to the Senate amendment to H.R. 644 PDF
—Section-by-Section Summary, as provided by the Committee on Ways and Means PDF
—One Page Summary, as provided by the Committee on Ways and Means PDF
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Thursday, June 11, 2015.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 305:
Agreed to by record vote of 217-212 on Thursday, June 11, 2015.
MANAGERS: Sessions/Slaughter
1. Provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1314.
2. Makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1314.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the motion.
4. Provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read.
5. Provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
6. Provides that the question on adoption of the motion shall be divided as follows: (1) concurring in section 212 of the Senate amendment (relating to Medicare); (2) concurring in the matter comprising the remainder of title II of the Senate amendment (TAA); and (3) concurring in the matter preceding title II of the Senate amendment (TPA). The first portion of the divided question shall be considered as adopted.
7. Provides that if any remaining portion of the divided question fails, then the House shall be considered to have made no disposition of the Senate amendment.
8. Section 2 provides for the consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 644 .
9. Makes in order a single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House: (1) concur in the Senate amendment to the title; and (2) concur in the Senate amendment to the text with the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report modified by the amendment printed in part B of the report.
10. Waives all points of order against consideration of the motion and provides that the motion is not subject to a demand for division of the question.
11. Provides that the Senate amendments and the motion shall be considered as read.
12. Provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
13. Provides that if the motion is adopted, the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee is then authorized to move that the House insist on its amendment to the Senate amendment to the text of H.R. 644 and request a conference with the Senate thereon.
# | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
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4 | Version 1 | Lee, Barbara (CA) | Democrat | Strikes language in the bill that would weaken human trafficking standards. | Submitted |
3 | Version 1 | Nolan (MN) | Democrat | Allows qualified non-profits to provide for the import of donated fire-fighting and rescue and relief equipment and supplies free of duty and other restrictions for purposes of inspection and subsequent donation and export of such equipment and supplies to countries and organizations in need. | Submitted |
2 | Version 1 | Pitts (PA), Conyers (MI) | Bi-Partisan | Prohibits the imports of natural resources from disputed non-self-governing regions and territories unless the President certifies to Congress that such natural resources were extracted with the consent of the people of such non-self-governing region or territory. | Submitted |
5 | Version 1 | Polis (CO) | Democrat | Expresses the sense of congress that the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) should encourage other nations to follow the lead of the U.S. by increasing de minimis values to a commercially meaningful level. | Submitted |
1 | Version 1 | Ryan, Paul (WI) | Republican | SUBSTITUTE Establishes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), provides tools to streamline and facilitate legitimate trade, improve trade enforcement, and measure progress within CBP. Strengthens Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation and bolsters U.S.-Israel trade and commercial ties. | Considered As Adopted |
6 | Version 1 | Ryan, Paul (WI) | Republican | Improves the currency title by reducing the Administration's discretion and clearly directing action by the Administration to address unfair currency practices. Requires the Administration to issue clear guidance on how it intends to assess the objective criteria within 90 days of the Amendment's enactment. | Considered As Adopted |
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule so that the Ryan amendments to H.R. 644 and H.R. 1295, as well as the Senate amendment to H.R. 1314, are all subject to amendment on the floor, and considered under an open process. Defeated: 4–9
Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendments to H.R. 1314: amendment #3, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which sets out limitations and exceptions to exclusive rights as principal negotiating objectives with regard to trade-related intellectual property; amendment #4, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which amends the underlying bill to include the prohibition of illegal trade in wildlife, timber, and marine resources as a negotiating objective; amendment #5, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which requires the President to study the impacts of any new free trade agreement on global greenhouse gas emissions; amendment #7, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which clarifies that foreign investors do not receive greater rights than domestic investors in trade agreements; and amendment #8, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which clarifies that no foreign corporation has the right to repeal state, federal or local laws, including laws pertaining to public health and safety; as well as amendment #5 to H.R. 644, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which expresses the sense of congress that the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) should encourage other nations to follow the lead of the U.S. by increasing de minimis values to a commercially meaningful level. Defeated: 4–9
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4