H.R. 2641—Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013
H.R. 2641 - Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 3:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
**UPDATED** Amendment Deadline
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 10:00am View Announcement »
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Bill Text
Text of Rules Committee Print 113-39PDFXML
Showing the text of H.R. 2641, as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary, with technical modifications.
Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Developmen tAct of 2013 (as reported)
Text of H. Rept. 113-363PDF
Report from the Committee on the Judiciary
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 113-374PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE 7-4 on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 501:
AGREED TO by record vote of 225-190, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 219-191, on Thursday, March 6, 2014.
MANAGERS: Webster/Hastings (FL)
1. Structured rule for H.R. 2824.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minoritry 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 the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee print 113-41, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, and provides that it shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.
6. Makes in order only those further amendments to H.R. 2824 printed in part B of 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 a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 2641.
10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-39 and provides that it shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.
14. Makes in order only those further amendments to H.R. 2641 printed in part C of 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 a demand for division of the question.
15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part C of the report.
16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
17. Section 3 of the rule provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of March 6, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the house suspend the rules relating to a measure addressing loan guarantees to Ukraine.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Strikes deemed approved language for any project for which an agency does not meet the deadlines contained in the bill. | Made In Order |
| 2 | Version 1 | Johnson, Hank (GA) | Democrat | Clarifies that nothing in the bill will change or limit any law or regulation allowing for public comment or participation in an agency decision making process. | Made In Order |
| 5 | Version 2 | McKinley (WV) | Republican | Late Revised Does not allow agencies under this legislation to take into account the “social cost of carbon” from the “Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order 12866 from May 2013 or November 2013. | Made In Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Nadler (NY) | Democrat | Exempts from the bill any construction project for a nuclear facility planned in an area designated as an earthquake fault zone. | Made In Order |
| 1 | Version 1 | Webster (FL), Rigell (VA) | Republican | Provides for projects that are under environmental review at the time of enactment to be completed within the deadlines that the underlying bill outlines. | Made In Order |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 114
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to grant open rules. Defeated 4-7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 115
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted 7-4.