Hearing Information
Meeting Time
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 3:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 3:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A VOICE VOTE on Tuesday, March 1, 2011.
FLOOR ACTION H.RES. 128:
Adopted by record vote of 256-169 on Wednesday, March 2, 2011.
MANAGERS: Sessions/Hastings
1. Structured rule.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
5. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
6. Makes in order the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, if offered by Representative Mica of Florida, or his designee, which shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
# | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
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3 | Version 1 | Flake, Jeff (AZ) | Republican | Would provide states the option of keeping their share of gas tax revenue that they would otherwise be forced to contribute to the Highway Trust Fund. This would eliminate the practice of states receiving transportation funding through formula calculations, and would grants states greater flexibility in decide where these funds would best be spent. | Submitted |
1 | Version 1 | Mica (FL) | Republican | Would make three technical changes to correct drafting errors in H.R. 662. On page 12, line 4 the amendment adds a comma. On page 15, line 4 the amendment strikes an authorization amount that was included in the previous extension. On page 15, line 12 the amendment adds a comma. | Made In Order |
2 | Version 1 | Norton (DC), Moran, James (VA) | Democrat | Would permit the District of Columbia to expend local funds after March 4, 2011. | Submitted |
4 | Version 1 | Shuler (NC) | Democrat | This amendment would distribute the “Projects of National Significance” account and the “National Corridors” account to all states through existing formulas in SAFETEA-LU. It would no longer distribute these funds based on levels of currently non-existent earmarks received by states in Fiscal Year 2009. | Submitted |
Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule for consideration of H.R. 662. Defeated 4-7.
Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.R. 662 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #2, offered by Delegate Norton (DC) and Rep. Moran (VA), which would permit the District of Columbia to expend local funds after March 4, 2011. Defeated 4-7.