Senate Amendment to H.R. 83—To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team...
Senate amendment to H.R. 83 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and... [Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015]
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 3:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
Rules Committee Print 113-59PDFXML
Showing the text of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
:: Explanatory Statement
—Introduction
—Division A
—Division B
—Division C
—Division D
—Division E
—Division F
—Division G
—Division H
—Division I
—Division J
—Division K
:: Committee on Appropriations' Bill Highlights
Text of Senate Amendment to H.R. 83PDFXML
To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes. [ Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 ] (engrossed Senate amendment)
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 113-655 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Wednesday, December 10, 2014.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 776:
Agreed to by record vote of 214-212, on Thursday, December 11, 2014.
MANAGERS: Cole/Slaughter
1. Provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 83.
2. Makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 83 with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-59 modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the motion.
4. Provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read.
5. Provides 80 minutes of debate on the motion, with 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
6. Section 2 provides that upon adoption of the motion specified in section 1, H. Con. Res. 122 (enrollment correction to the title) shall be considered as adopted.
7. Section 3 provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations may insert in the Congressional Record at any time during the remainder of the second session of the 113th Congress such material as he may deem explanatory of the Senate amendment and the motion specified in the first section of the resolution.
8. Section 4 waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported from the Rules Committee through the legislative day of December 12, 2014.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Version 1 | Coffman (CO) | Republican | Prohibits U.S. funds from being used to pay the salaries of the Iraqi security forces or to provide weapons or equipment to the Iraqi security forces. | Submitted |
| 13 | Version 1 | Deutch (FL), Hastings, Alcee (FL), McGovern (MA), Polis (CO), Edwards (MD), Sarbanes (MD) | Democrat | Strikes provisions creating new accounts to allow individual donors to contribute up to an additional $680,400 annually to national party committees and congressional campaign committees. | Submitted |
| 21 | Version 1 | Deutch (FL), Foster (IL) | Democrat | Strikes the provision in the bill requiring that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement maintain a level of not less than 34,000 detention beds for the duration of the continuing resolution. | Submitted |
| 17 | Version 1 | Gohmert (TX) | Republican | Prohibits funds, money from any source, or anything of value from being used to implement any Executive Order, memo, or directive by the executive branch on or after May 15, 2012 that in any way relates to immigration, naturalization, work authorization for aliens, or the conferring of any benefit to any alien unlawfully present in the United States. | Submitted |
| 20 | Version 1 | Jeffries (NY) | Democrat | Prevents the Department of Justice from using funding to prevent the state of New York from implementing its recently passed medical marijuana laws. New York passed a law in July, 2014, prior to this amendment being passed on the floor, but within the spirit of the exemption. | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 1 | King, Steve (IA), Gosar (AZ), Labrador (ID), McClintock (CA) | Republican | Extends the Continuing Resolution passed in September through January 30, 2015. It also attaches language prohibiting use of any fees, funds, or other revenue for DACA, the Morton Memos and the executive actions of the President first announced on November 20, 2014. | Submitted |
| 1 | Version 1 | Kline (MN), Miller, George (CA) | Bi-Partisan | Addresses pension reforms in two areas. First, the bipartisan pension reforms in Division O will permit trustees of severely underfunded plans to adjust vested benefits, enabling deeply troubled plans to survive without a federal bailout; require approval by plan participants of any proposed benefit adjustments that take effect, with a fail-safe mechanism for those plans that present a systemic risk the multiemployer pension system; provide participant protections to safeguard the most vulnerable retirees, including disabled retirees and individuals age 75 and older; give the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) the authority to take earlier action to help save failing plans, thereby reducing potential future costs; and adjust the premium structure in order to place the PBGC on more firm financial ground. Second, the bipartisan amendments in Division P amend the rules relating to PBGC enforcement and the rules governing certain charity and nonprofit pension plans. Also provides for the budgetary treatment of these divisions. | Considered As Adopted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Lowey (NY) | Democrat | Strikes the SWAPs push-out language and the provision raising contribution limits to national parties. | Submitted |
| 11 | Version 1 | Marino (PA) | Republican | Prohibits funds from going towards the implementation of the President's memorandum entitled, "Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigration Visa System for the 21st Century." | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | McGovern (MA), Jones (NC) | Bi-Partisan | Provides that no funds may be used to carry out military operations related to Operation Inherent Resolve (Iraq, Syria and the region) until Congress authorizes such operations. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | McGovern (MA), Jones (NC) | Bi-Partisan | Provides that no funds may be used to continue deployment of US Armed Forces in Afghanistan after March 31, 2015 unless and until Congress authorizes such missions. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | McGovern (MA), Jones (NC) | Bi-Partisan | Provides that no funds may be used to deploy U.S. ground forces in a combat role in Iraq, Syria, or other countries in the region related to Operation Inherent Resolve. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | McGovern (MA), DeLauro (CT), Huffman (CA) | Democrat | Strikes two sections that weaken the Child Nutrition Act regarding sodium and whole grains and one section that weakens WIC regarding white potatoes. | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | McGovern (MA) | Democrat | Strikes language included in the bill that suspends DOT provisions requiring drivers to be off duty from 1am to 5am on 2 consecutive days before restarting their weekly work clock. The amendment also strikes language that suspends the requirement that 168 hours (7 days) elapse before a driver can start a new week. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Mulvaney (SC), Huelskamp (KS), Schweikert (AZ), DeSantis (FL), Duncan (SC), Massie (KY), Jordan (OH), Labrador (ID), Cotton (AR), Bentivolio, (MI), Poe (TX), Bridenstine (OK), Weber (TX), Stockman (TX), Fleming (LA), Lamborn (CO), LaMalfa (CA), Yoho (FL), Palazzo (MS), Amash (MI), Perry (PA), Broun (GA), Griffith (VA), Ellmers (NC), Clawson (FL), Flores (TX), Neugebauer (TX), Gosar (AZ), Posey (FL), Cassidy (LA), Garrett (NJ), Sanford (SC), Brooks (AL), Barletta (PA), Ribble (WI), Wittman (VA), DesJarlais (TN), Rice (SC), Bachmann (MN), Jones (NC), Black (TN), Duncan (TN), Blackburn (TN), Hurt (VA), Graves, Tom (GA), Hunter (CA), Rothfus (PA), Forbes (VA), Stutzman (IN), Southerland (FL), Miller, Jeff (FL), Franks (AZ), Wilson, Joe (SC), Brat (VA), Salmon, (AZ), McClintock (CA), Bilirakis (FL), Marino (PA), Boustany (LA), Kelly (PA), Smith, Jason (MO), Scott, Austin (GA), Farenthold (TX), Barton (TX), Harris (MD), Hudson (NC), Hultgren (IL) | Republican | Prohibits funds to carry out or implement the President’s Executive Amnesty, as described in memorandum issued by the President and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on November 20, 2014. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Norton (DC), Polis (CO) | Democrat | Eliminates restrictions on the District of Columbia's local marijuana policies. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Norton (DC) | Democrat | Permits the District of Columbia to spend its local funds on abortion services for low-income women. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Polis (CO) | Democrat | Strikes $120 million in unrequested funding to upgrade the M1 Abrams Tank and re-purposes the funds for deficit reduction. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | Polis (CO) | Democrat | Prevents federal funds from being used to to carry out planning and long lead time material procurement associated with the refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. George Washington. | Submitted |
| 19 | Version 1 | Polis (CO) | Democrat | Cuts federal spending on research and development for fossil fuels, which was increased in the omnibus by roughly 2 percent above FY2014 appropriation levels. This amendment would bring spending for the program down to $475.5 million, the President's request for the program. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Price, David (NC), Roybal-Allard (CA), Cuellar (TX), Owens (NY) | Democrat | Extends funding for the Department of Homeland Security through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2015. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 204
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #20, offered by Rep. Jeffries (NY), which prevents the Department of Justice from using funding to prevent the state of New York from implementing its recently passed medical marijuana laws. New York passed a law in July, 2014, prior to this amendment being passed on the floor, but within the spirit of the exemption. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 205
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #3, offered by Rep. Coffman (CO), which prohibits U.S. funds from being used to pay the salaries of the Iraqi security forces or to provide weapons or equipment to the Iraqi security forces. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 206
Motion by Mr. McGovern to provide that the Kline-Miller pension reform amendment be made in order as a stand-alone amendment, with one hour of debate, evenly divided between the proponent and an opponent. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 207
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #7, offered by Rep. McGovern (MA) and Rep. Jones (NC), which provides that no funds may be used to deploy U.S. ground forces in a combat role in Iraq, Syria, or other countries in the region related to Operation Inherent Resolve. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 208
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #12, offered by Rep. McGovern (MA), Rep. Huffman (CA), and Rep. DeLauro (CT), which strikes two sections that weaken the Child Nutrition Act regarding sodium and whole grains and one section that weakens WIC regarding white potatoes. Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 209
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #15, offered by Rep. McGovern (MA), which strikes language included in the bill that suspends DOT provisions requiring drivers to be off duty from 1am to 5am on 2 consecutive days before restarting their weekly work clock. The amendment also strikes language that suspends the requirement that 168 hours (7 days) elapse before a driver can start a new week. Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 210
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #13, offered by Rep. Deutch (FL), Rep. Edwards (MD), Rep. Hastings (FL), Rep. McGovern (MA), Rep. Polis (CO), and Rep. Sarbanes (MD), which strikes provisions creating new accounts to allow individual donors to contribute up to an additional $680,400 annually to national party committees and congressional campaign committees. Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 211
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #10, offered by Rep. Lowey (NY), which strikes the SWAPs push-out language and the provision raising contribution limits to national parties. Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 212
Motion by Mr. Polis to add a section to the resolution to bring up H.R. 15, the House version of the Senate bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform bill, under a closed rule. Defeated: 5–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 213
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4