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

Bill Text

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    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 MemberVote
Mr. ColeNay
Mr. WoodallNay
Mr. BurgessNay
Mr. CollinsNay
Mr. ByrneNo Vote
Mr. NewhouseNay
Mr. BuckNay
Ms. CheneyNay
Mr. Sessions, ChairmanNay
Minority MemberVote
Ms. SlaughterYea
Mr. McGovernYea
Mr. HastingsYea
Mr. PolisYea
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 MemberVote
Mr. ColeNay
Mr. WoodallNay
Mr. BurgessNay
Mr. CollinsNay
Mr. ByrneNo Vote
Mr. NewhouseNay
Mr. BuckNay
Ms. CheneyNay
Mr. Sessions, ChairmanNay
Minority MemberVote
Ms. SlaughterYea
Mr. McGovernYea
Mr. HastingsYea
Mr. PolisYea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 17

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

Majority MemberVote
Mr. ColeYea
Mr. WoodallYea
Mr. BurgessYea
Mr. CollinsYea
Mr. ByrneNo Vote
Mr. NewhouseYea
Mr. BuckYea
Ms. CheneyYea
Mr. Sessions, ChairmanYea
Minority MemberVote
Ms. SlaughterNay
Mr. McGovernNay
Mr. HastingsNay
Mr. PolisNay