H.R. 2119 - Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021

Bill Text

    Rules Committee Print 117-15 PDF XML

    Showing the text of H.R. 2119, as ordered reported by the Committee on Education and Labor.

    Text of H.R. 2119 PDF XML

    (as reported)

    H. Rept. 117-126 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Education and Labor to accompany H.R. 2119

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 716: 
Agreed to by record vote of 219-206 on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.

MANAGERS: McGovern/Fischbach

1. Structured rule for H.R. 2119.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor or their designees.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-15, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, 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. Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered 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debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the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 B of the report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution.
8. Section 3 provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Education and Labor or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B
of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
9. Provides one motion to recommit.

10. Structured rule for H.R. 3110.
11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor or their designees.
12. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
13. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
14. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
15. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part D of the Rules Committee report. Each further amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report shall be considered 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, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
16. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part D of the report.
17. Provides one motion to recommit.
18. Structured rule for H.R. 3992.
19. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor or their designees.
20. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
21. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-14 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
22. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
23. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in Part E of the
report. Each further amendment printed in part E of the Rules Committee report shall be considered 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, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
24. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in Part E of the report.
25. Provides one motion to recommit.
26. Provides that the House hereby concurs in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 1301.
27. Provides that at any time through the legislative day of Friday, October 22, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of July 26, September 29, October 19, October 20, October 21, or October 22, in the form as so offered, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed. The Chair shall put the question on any such motion without debate or intervening motion, and the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such measures is vacated.
28. Provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as most recently amended by H. Res. 667, agreed to September 21, 2021), is amended by striking "October 27, 2021" each place it appears and inserting (in each instance) "November 18, 2021".

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Beatty (OH)DemocratExpands the permissible uses of federal grants by local centers serving runaway and homeless youth to include the provision of menstrual hygiene products.Submitted
2Version 1Kahele (HI), Case (HI)DemocratEstablishes a Native Hawaiian Resource Center parallel to the included Alaska Native Resource Center to ensure all Indigenous people have access to culturally sensitive family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence resources.Made in Order
3Version 1Pappas (NH)DemocratRevises the Additional Grants Program of the FVPSA to create a grant program to establish Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Teams.Submitted
4Version 2Ocasio-Cortez (NY)DemocratRevised Defines "child" as an individual who is younger than age 18, including those who are emancipated minors.Made in Order
5Version 1Spartz (IN)RepublicanRequires the GAO to review the effectiveness of FVPSA’s resource centers and provide recommendations for improvement.Submitted
6Version 1Foxx (NC)RepublicanReinstates the match requirement.Made in Order
7Version 2Scott, Bobby (VA)DemocratMANAGER’S AMENDMENT Revised Clarifies the Secretary’s emergency authority provided in the bill and makes other minor and technical changes.Considered as Adopted
8Version 1Cohen (TN)DemocratClarifies grant eligibility to include legal aid organizations that provide violence prevention.Made in Order
9Version 1Newman (IL)DemocratClarifies that state, territorial, and Tribal domestic violence coalitions may partner with mental health providers and substance use disorder treatment providers.Made in Order
10Version 1Jackson Lee (TX)DemocratWithdrawn Requires a GAO report within 180 days of enactment on the impact the lack of a moratorium to prevent evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic has had on persons at risk of suffering domestic violence and their families.Withdrawn
11Version 2Jackson Lee (TX)DemocratRevised Requires the Comptroller General to include in the study and report described in Section 19 the results of outreach to groups - including racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, tribal populations, and individuals who are geographically isolated - regarding increasing the availability and ease of access to services.Made in Order
12Version 1Letlow, Julia (LA)RepublicanSUBSTITUTE Reauthorizes the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act at $270 million, includes additional program accountability and reporting measures, and prohibits the use of funding for abortion services or referrals.Made in Order
13Version 1Bush, Cori (MO)DemocratEnsures domestic violence coalitions can provide housing and shelter services as primary and secondary prevention programs.Made in Order
14Version 1Miller, Mary (IL)RepublicanLate Withdrawn No funds under this title shall be construed to go to pay for abortions.Withdrawn
15Version 1Miller, Mary (IL)RepublicanLate Nothing contained in this title shall be construed to 7 authorize the making of any payment under this title for 8 abortion services or referrals for receipt of such service.Submitted
16Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Prevents the Biden Administration from issuing a vaccine mandate.Submitted