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H.R. 347 - Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation Act
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COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Monday, February 27, 2023.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 166:
Agreed to by record vote of 216-205, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 213-201, on February 28, 2023.
MANAGERS: Burgess/McGovern
1. Structured rule for H.R. 347.
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 Oversight and Accountability or their respective designees.
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 further amendments printed in 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 the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit.
9. Closed rule for H.J. Res. 30.
10. Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution.
11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce or their respective designees.
12. Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution.
14. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 2 | Lee (NV) | Democrat | Revised Clarifies that nothing in this bill suggests that combatting inflation and bringing down the cost of living is the executive branch’s responsibility alone, and not also a key pursuit of the House of Representatives through thoughtful, productive legislative action. | Made in Order |
| 2 | Version 1 | Obernolte (CA) | Republican | Reduces the reporting threshold to $500,000,000. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Obernolte (CA) | Republican | Requires the President to include an estimate of the cost of implementing an Executive Order in the statement. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Takano (CA) | Democrat | Defines national security to include the national defense and foreign relations of the United States, security and resilience of electoral infrastructure, labor market strength, human right to adequate housing, medical readiness and accessible, affordable, and timely healthcare, energy independence, and access to clean water, air, and a healthy environment. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 2 | Roy (TX) | Republican | Revised Strikes exceptions to the mandatory inflation forecasting requirement. | Made in Order |
| 6 | Version 1 | Roy (TX), Brecheen (OK) | Republican | Clarifies that major Executive orders related to climate change or emissions may not be exempted from the mandatory inflation forecasting requirement. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Yakym (IN) | Republican | Requires the statement estimating inflationary effects to break down the type of inflation to the CPI's major categories of Food, Energy, and All Items Less Food and Energy. | Made in Order |
| 8 | Version 1 | Perry (PA), Brecheen (OK) | Republican | Applies the bill’s requirements to all “major Executive Orders” which cause an annual gross budgetary effect of at least $1 million. | Made in Order |
| 9 | Version 1 | Perry (PA) | Republican | Broadens the bill’s scope by ensuring all Executive orders are covered. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Perry (PA) | Republican | Strikes the exemption for Executive orders necessary for “the ratification or implementation of international treaty obligations.” | Submitted |
| 11 | Version 1 | Perry (PA) | Republican | Narrows the national security exemption to Executive orders that are necessary “to address an immediate adverse effect on military operations.” | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | Perry (PA), Brecheen (OK) | Republican | Withdrawn Strikes "consider" and inserts "submit to Congress" on page 2, line 7. | Withdrawn |
| 13 | Version 1 | Perry (PA) | Republican | Requires a detailed description of any impact on the consumer price index. | Made in Order |
| 14 | Version 1 | Perry (PA) | Republican | Amends section 2(a) to require the existing statement to include whether “any existing Executive order is similar or substantially similar to the proposed Executive order.” | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | Bost (IL), Molinaro (NY) | Republican | Requires that the inflationary report take into account the spending patterns of military personnel, rural areas, and farm households. | Made in Order |
| 16 | Version 2 | Rose (TN) | Republican | Revised Clarifies that the bill applies to President Biden's Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk | Revised |
| 17 | Version 1 | Clyde (GA) | Republican | Inserts major rules into the inflationary reporting requirements of the bill. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | Golden (ME) | Democrat | Substitutes the underlying bill with language amending the House Rules to reinstate PAYGO and require a 2/3rds vote of the House in order to waive PAYGO requirements for bills considered on the House Floor. Also requires committees to include a statement in the report accompanying legislation reported out of committee indicating whether or not the measure complies with PAYGO, and if not, why not. | Submitted |
| 19 | Version 1 | Omar (MN) | Democrat | Includes national emergency declarations among the executive actions that require inflation estimates. | Submitted |
| 20 | Version 2 | Kildee (MI), Craig (MN) | Democrat | Revised Exempts Executive Orders aimed to lower the cost of insulin from the requirements under the bill. | Revised |
| 21 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Exempts Executive Orders that combat terrorist groups. | Submitted |
| 22 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ), Panetta (CA) | Democrat | Exempts Executive Orders that fund law enforcement. | Submitted |
| 23 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Restricts the bill to only cover Executive Orders as listed in Sec.2 (d)(2)(A) (emergency assistance) and (B) (national security or treaties). | Made in Order |
| 24 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Adds an additional exclusion to Sec. 2 (d) (2), the major Executive Order measures to include “(C) advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities through the federal government subject to Executive Order 13985” | Submitted |
| 25 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Inserts into Sec. 2 (a) line 10 "or" after "inflations and Strikes Sec.(a) lines 11-14. To clarify and make consistent with economic policy on inflationary impacts and effects. | Made in Order |
| 26 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Adds at the end of section 2(d) the definition to "significant impact" in Sec.2 (a). “The term “significant impact on inflation” means an Executive order was estimated to increase or decrease Consumer Price Index inflation by at least 1% percentage point over the course of a year.” | Made in Order |
| 27 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Adds at the end of section 2(d), (4) “The term “quantifiable inflationary impact” means an Executive order was estimated to increase or decrease Consumer Price Index inflation by at least 1% percentage point over the course of a year.” | Made in Order |
| 28 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Requires the Executive Office of the President (EOP) to estimate whether a major Executive order has a quantifiable inflationary impact on the Producer Price Index (as well as the Consumer Price Index). | Made in Order |
| 29 | Version 1 | DeSaulnier (CA) | Democrat | Requires any estimates on inflationary impacts of executive orders produced under this bill to include a side-by-side comparison with the inflationary impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97). | Submitted |
| 30 | Version 1 | Bush (MO) | Democrat | Late Requires a study on the impact of domestic and global inflationary pressures on U.S. inflation and the consumer price index, separate from the impact of a major Executive Order on inflation. | Submitted |
| 31 | Version 1 | Perry (PA) | Republican | Late Adds a new section that prohibits Federal funds from being obligated or expended for any major Executive order until the President submits the existing annual report. | Submitted |
| 32 | Version 1 | Davis (NC) | Democrat | Late Withdrawn Revises the definition of a "major executive order" by tying the $1,000,000 threshold to inflation to ensure a consistent standard for applying the definition. | Withdrawn |
| 33 | Version 1 | Cloud (TX) | Republican | Late Amends the bill to direct OMB and CEA to incorporate the inflationary impact of the debt servicing costs. | Made in Order |
| 34 | Version 1 | Cloud (TX) | Republican | Late Lowers the threshold from $1,000,000,000 to $100,000,000 which is consistent with the REINS Act. | Submitted |
| 35 | Version 1 | Cloud (TX) | Republican | Late Provides a rule of construction to clarify that the exception under subsection (d)(2)(A) is pursuant to an emergency declared by the Federal Government. | Submitted |
| 36 | Version 1 | Strickland (WA) | Democrat | Late Revises Sec. 2(d) (2) to specifically exempt executive orders that increase military basic pay. | Submitted |
| 37 | Version 2 | Comer (KY) | Republican | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Late Revised Adds the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs as report recipients; and adds "economic" effect to the definition of "major executive order". | Made in Order |
| 38 | Version 1 | Omar (MN) | Democrat | Late Requires an impact assessment on racial, wealth, and income inequality for every qualifying inflation estimate | Submitted |
| 39 | Version 1 | Omar (MN) | Democrat | Late Requires supplementary Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) factors be considered and evaluated when assessing applicable major executive orders | Made in Order |
| 40 | Version 1 | Zinke (MT) | Republican | Late Defines "major Executive Order" to include “any Secretarial Order and Director Order with an estimated impact of at least $10,000,000,’’. | Submitted |
| 41 | Version 1 | Boebert (CO) | Republican | Late Requires the inflation estimate to be made publicly available by publishing on the OMB website. | Made in Order |
| 42 | Version 1 | Omar (MN) | Democrat | Late Exempts any EO that cancels part or all of the outstanding balance of interest or principal due on any Federal or private student loan. | Submitted |
| 43 | Version 1 | Zinke (MT) | Republican | Late Requires the inflationary report to include Rescinded Executive Orders from the most recently ended presidential administration. | Submitted |
| 44 | Version 1 | Leger Fernández (NM) | Democrat | Late Clarifies the definition of Indian Tribe. Clarifies that Tribal governments are separate from State governments. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 14
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order amendment #36 to H.R. 347, offered by Representative Strickland, which would revise Sec. 2(d) (2) to specifically exempt executive orders that increase military basic pay. Defeated: 3-9
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 15
Motion by Ms. Leger Fernández to amend the rule to make in order amendment #44 to H.R. 347, offered by Representative Leger Fernández, which clarifies the definition of Indian Tribe and clarifies that Tribal governments are separate from State governments. Defeated: 4-9
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 16
Motion by Mr. Burgess to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
Yea
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
Nay
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay