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H.R. 50 - Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017
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COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 6-3 on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 985:
Agreed to by record vote of 229-183, after agreeing to the previous questions by record vote of 228-184 on Wednesday, July 11, 2018.
MANAGERS: Collins/Torres
1. Structured rule for H.R. 50.
2. Provides one hour of general debate 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. Provides that the amendment recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in 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 the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
9. Closed rule for H.R. 3281.
10. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
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. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Watson Coleman (NJ) | Democrat | Strikes Section 5, which repeals the exclusion of independent agencies from reporting requirements. | Made In Order |
| 2 | Version 2 | Connolly (VA) | Democrat | Revised Provides for a sunset of amendments made to the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and the Congressional Budget Act if GDP growth fails to increase at average annual rate of five percent or more. | Made In Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Vargas (CA) | Democrat | Strikes section 11 from the bill. | Made In Order |
| 4 | Version 1 | Meadows (NC) | Republican | Withdrawn Requires the timely publication of any research source code and data used by a Federal agency in assessing the costs and benefits of new regulations. | Withdrawn |
| 5 | Version 1 | Davidson (OH) | Republican | Late Requires the Congressional Budget Office to make available to Congress and the public the economic models used to estimate the costs and effects of legislation. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Vargas (CA) | Democrat | Late Exempts grants and programs attempting to address cross-border (transnational) pollution issues from the provisions of the bill. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 2 | Raskin (MD), Foxx (NC) | Bi-Partisan | Late Revised Requires a record of any consultation with any non-Federal party and any comments submitted by any non-Federal party to be posted on the agency website within five days after the consultation or date of submission. | Made In Order |
| 8 | Version 1 | Raskin (MD) | Democrat | Late Expands the category of impacted parties beyond the private sector to include representatives of other affected parties. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 255
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment # 8 to H.R. 50, offered by Rep. Raskin (MD), which expands the category of impacted parties beyond the private sector to include representatives of other affected parties. Defeated: 3–6
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
No Vote
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mr. Polis
Yea
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 256
Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 6-3
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Collins
Yea
Mr. Byrne
Yea
Mr. Newhouse
Yea
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
No Vote
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mr. Polis
Nay
Mrs. Torres
Nay