H.R. 7109 - Equal Representation Act

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 7109 PDF XML

    (as reported)

    H. Rept. 118-476 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Oversight and Accountability to accompany H.R. 7109

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Monday, May 6, 2024.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1194:
Agreed to by a record vote of 205-199, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 204-200, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

MANAGERS: Houchin/Neguse

1.

Structured rule for H.R. 6192.

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 Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.

4.

Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill 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.

Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each 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 Rules Committee report.

8.

Provides one motion to recommit.

9.

Closed rule for H.R. 7109.

10.

Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

11.

Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

12.

Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

13.

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.

14.

Provides one motion to recommit.

15.

Closed rule for H.J. Res. 109.

16.

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

17.

Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read.

18.

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

19.

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.

20.

Provides one motion to recommit.

21.

Closed rule for H.R. 2925.

22.

Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

23.

Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 118-416 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

24.

Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

25.

Provides thirty minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective designees.

26.

Provides one motion to recommit.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Ross (NC), Cleaver (MO)DemocratAdds to the bill the text of the End Prison Gerrymandering Act, which requires the Bureau of the Census, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, to attribute an individual incarcerated in a correctional facility or detention center to the individual's last place of residence before incarceration.Submitted
2Version 1Stansbury (NM)DemocratSUBSTITUTE Strikes all after the enacting clause and inserts a study by the Comptroller General to focus on barriers to the accurate representation of Hispanics in the decennial census.Submitted
3Version 1Nickel (NC)DemocratSUBSTITUTE Strikes all after the enacting clause and inserts H.R.7910 - FAIR MAPS Act, to implement independent redistricting commissions in every state.Submitted
4Version 2Hageman (WY)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Prohibits the Department of Commerce from issuing any rule or policy that would waive the requirements of the Act.Withdrawn
5Version 1Steube (FL)RepublicanLate Requires the Secretary of Commerce to issue a report beginning no later than July 1, 2026, and after every Census that details the number of aliens unlawfully present in the United States and mandates that each federal agency must provide any data requested by the Secretary for the purposes of completing the report.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 224

Motion by Ms. Leger Fernández to amend the rule to make in order amendments #2 and #3 to H.R. 7109, offered Representatives Stansbury and Nickel, respectively. Amendment #2 strikes all after the enacting clause and inserts a study by the Comptroller General to focus on barriers to the accurate representation of Hispanics in the decennial census. Amendment #3 strikes all after the enacting clause and inserts H.R.7910, the FAIR MAPS Act, to implement independent redistricting commissions in every state. Defeated: 4–8

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
No Vote
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Austin Scott
Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 225

Motion by Mrs. Houchin to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4

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