Hearing Information
Meeting Time
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 5:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Amendment Process
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 10:00am View Announcement »
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 5:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 10:00am View Announcement »
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Monday, April 16, 2012.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 614:
Adopted by record vote of 228-184, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 235-179 and the question of consideration by record vote 234-175, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012.
MANAGERS: Bishop (UT)/McGovern
1. Structured rule.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of Rules Committee Print 112-19 and provides that it shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute.
6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. 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 with or without instructions.
9. Provides that the House-passed budget resolution shall have force and effect until the adoption of a conference report on the budget resolution.
10. Provides that the reconciliation directives, provided in the House-passed budget resolution, to the Committee on Agriculture be decreased by $490 million and the directives to the Committee on Financial Services be increased by $490 million for the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.R. 4089 to report an open rule. Defeated: 2–8.
Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.R. 4089 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #10, offered by Rep. Connolly (VA), which would clarify that state "Stand Your Ground Laws" do not supersede federal public safety laws. Defeated: 2–8.