H.R. 79 - HALOS Act

Bill Text

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Monday, January 9, 2017.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 33: 
Agreed to by record vote of 233-183, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 234-179 on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

MANAGERS:Collins/Polis

1. Structured rule for H.R. 5.  

2. Provides one hour of general 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. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of 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 Part A of the report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.  

9. Structured rule for H.R. 79. 

10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees.   

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. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of 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.

15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.   

16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 2Velazquez (NY)DemocratRevised Requires the event sponsor to provide attendees with a written disclosure outlining the nature of the event and the risks of investing in the securities for sale. It would also clarify that attendance at an event does not in itself does not establish a pre-existing relationship for purposes of Rule 506(b).Made In Order
2Version 1Waters (CA)DemocratLimits the types of fees "demo day" sponsors can collect and requires an issuer to be a real business.Made In Order