H.R. 2494 - POLICE Act of 2023

Bill Text

    Rules Committee Print 118-4 PDF

    Showing the text of H.R. 2494, as ordered reported by the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Text of H.R. 2494 PDF XML

    (as introduced)

    H. Rept. 118-55 PDF

    Report from the Committee on the Judiciary to accompany H.R. 2494

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on Monday, May 15, 2023.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 398: 
Agreed to by a record vote of 222-203, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 220-209, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

MANAGERS: Fischbach/McGovern

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Structured rule for H.R. 2494.

2.

Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

3.

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

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Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-4 shall be considered an original bill for the purpose of amendment. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read.

5.

Waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute.

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Makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment made in order 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 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.

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

8.

Provides one motion to recommit.

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Structured rule for H.R. 3091.

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Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

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

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Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-5 shall be considered an original bill for the purpose of amendment. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read.

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Waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute.

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Further makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment made in order 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 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.

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

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Provides one motion to recommit.

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Structured rule for H. Con. Res. 40.

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Waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution.

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Provides that the concurrent resolution shall be considered as read.

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Waives all points of order against provisions in the concurrent resolution.

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

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Further makes in order only the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution.  Each amendment made in order 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.

 

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Fitzpatrick (PA)RepublicanAdds the "Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act," which would prohibit a jurisdiction that defunds the police from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program.Submitted
2Version 1Deluzio (PA)DemocratProvides an exception for anyone who is or has been a member of the U.S. Armed Forces or a state national guard.Submitted
3Version 1Arrington (TX)RepublicanIncreases the penalties for inciting, organizing, promoting, or participating in a riot to no less than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.Submitted
4Version 1Arrington (TX)RepublicanIncreases the penalties for assault on a federal officer in 18 USC Section 111 by heightening the fines and establishing mandatory imprisonment for assault with a deadly weapon.Submitted
5Version 2Rose (TN)RepublicanRevised Expands the definition of law enforcement officer to include police dogs.Revised
6Version 2Rose (TN)RepublicanRevised Adds a findings section stating that impersonating a police officer should be considered a crime of moral turpitude.Revised
7Version 1Jacobs (CA)DemocratWithdrawn Strikes alien and inserts undocumented noncitizen.Withdrawn
8Version 1Jackson Lee (TX), Houlahan (PA)DemocratAllows for mitigating factors to be taken into account before someone is deported as a result of an assault on a law enforcement officer.Submitted
9Version 1Ivey (MD), Houlahan (PA)DemocratClarifies that this Section would apply only if the person were convicted of such an act, and that the act had been undertaken with intent to cause harm or use violence.Submitted
10Version 1Mfume (MD)DemocratAdds the "Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023," which directs the Department of Justice to award competitive matching grants to state, local, and tribal governments to establish or maintain witness protection programs in cases involving homicide, serious violent felony, serious drug offenses, and gangs or organized crime.Submitted
11Version 1D'Esposito (NY)RepublicanRecognizes the important work that local law enforcement personnel do every day and states that officers should have certain rights during investigations into alleged misconduct such as legal resources and counsel. Encourages states across the nation to adopt their own “Bill of Rights” to protect our law enforcement and denounces calls to defund the police.Submitted
12Version 1Correa (CA), Leger Fernández (NM)DemocratAmends the bill to require a conviction.Made in Order
13Version 1Higgins (LA)RepublicanAdds aliens who have been convicted of or have admitted to committing cyber crimes to the list of deportable aliens.Submitted
14Version 1James (MI)RepublicanStrengthens laws to protect judges, law enforcement officers, or public safety officers.Submitted
15Version 1Rosendale (MT)RepublicanAdds the "Criminalize Fleeing from Immigration Enforcement Act," which revises the federal criminal offense involving flight from an immigration checkpoint or other law enforcement checkpoint at high speed in a motor vehicle.Submitted
16Version 1Miller (IL)RepublicanMakes assaulting a member of the Armed Forces a deportable offense.Submitted
17Version 1Moskowitz (FL), Houlahan (PA), Vasquez (NM)DemocratClarifies that the bill does not apply to lawful permanent residents or those who have been issued an immigrant or non-immigrant visa.Submitted
18Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Requires DHS to make publicly available on its website an annual report on the number of illegal aliens deported for assaulting a law enforcement officer.Made in Order

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 55

Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to report the rule. Adopted: 8–3 

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
No Vote
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay