H.R. 7 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 7 PDF XML

    No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 (as introduced)

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Monday, January 23, 2017.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 55: 
Agreed to by record vote of 236-183, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 233-187, on Tuesday, January 24, 2017.

MANAGERS:Cheney/Slaughter

1.  Closed rule.

2.  Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their respective designees.  

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

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

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

6. Provides one motion to recommit. 

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
2Version 1Lee, Barbara (CA), Johnson, Hank (GA), Schakowsky (IL), DeGette (CO), Slaughter (NY), Jayapal (WA), Chu (CA)DemocratExpresses the sense of the Congress that women, not the employers of such women, nor politicians, should be making their own decisions regarding abortion and decisions that might impact access to or coverage of abortion care services. Submitted
1Version 1Norton (DC), Lee, Barbara (CA), Grijalva (AZ), Peters, Scott (CA), Jayapal (WA), Chu (CA)DemocratAllows the District of Columbia to spend its local funds on abortion services for low-income women, and strikes the bill's applicability to the District of Columbia government.Submitted
3Version 1Schakowsky (IL), DeGette (CO), Slaughter (NY), Johnson, Hank (GA), Grijalva (AZ), Jayapal (WA), Chu (CA), Keating (MA)DemocratStipulates that H.R. 7 cannot take effect if it would reduce access to comprehensive reproductive health services.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 15

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated: 4–8

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Byrne
No Vote
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
Nay
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 16

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to following amendments offered en bloc: amendment # 1, offered by Rep. Norton (DC) and Rep. Peters (CA) and Rep. Chu (CA) and Rep. Lee (CA) and Rep. Jayapal (WA) and Rep. Grijalva (AZ), which allows the District of Columbia to spend its local funds on abortion services for low-income women, and strikes the bill's applicability to the District of Columbia government; amendment # 2 by Rep. Lee (CA) and Rep. DeGette (CO) and Rep. Chu (CA) and Rep. Johnson (GA) and Rep. Jayapal (WA) and Rep. Slaughter (NY) and Rep. Schakowsky (IL), which expresses the sense of the Congress that women, not the employers of such women, nor politicians, should be making their own decisions regarding abortion and decisions that might impact access to or coverage of abortion care services; and amendment #3 by Rep. Schakowsky (IL) and Rep. DeGette (CO) and Rep. Keating (MA) and Rep. Chu (CA) and Rep. Johnson (GA) and Rep. Jayapal (WA) and Rep. Grijalva (AZ) and Rep. Slaughter (NY), which stipulates that H.R. 7 cannot take effect if it would reduce access to comprehensive reproductive health services. Defeated: 4–8

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Byrne
No Vote
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
Nay
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 17

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Collins
Yea
Mr. Byrne
No Vote
Mr. Newhouse
Yea
Mr. Buck
Yea
Ms. Cheney
Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
Nay