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H.R. 890—Preserving Work Requirements...

H.R. 890 - Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013

Bill Text

Text of H.R. 890PDFXML

Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013

Text of Rules Committee Print 113-3PDFXML

showing the text of H.R. 890 as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means and H.R. 987 as introduced

Text of H. Rept. 133-13PDF

Report from the Committee on Ways and Means

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 7-4 on Tuesday, March 12, 2013

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 107:
ADOPTED by record vote of 233-194, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 233-195, on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

MANAGERS: Cole/McGovern

1. Closed rule.

2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-3 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. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Amendments (click each header to sort table by that column)

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#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Bilirakis (FL)RepublicanPrevents payment of unemployment compensation to individuals discharged for drug or alcohol use.Submitted
2Version 1Lee, Barbara (CA), Chu (CA), Cleaver (MO), Grijalva, Raul (AZ)DemocratRestores the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund to further support our Nation's jobless workers.Submitted
3Version 1Pearce (NM)RepublicanRequires states to test TANF recipients and applicants for illegal drug use.Withdrawn
4Version 1Pierluisi (PR), Christensen (VI), Bordallo (GU), Faleomavaega (AS)DemocratAmends the Social Security Act to improve the treatment of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program by making these territories eligible for the TANF Contingency Fund and Child Care Entitlement Funds, which are made available under current law exclusively to the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 17

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 890 to report an open rule. Defeated: 4–7

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Ms. Foxx
No Vote
Mr. Bishop
Nay
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Nugent
Nay
Mr. Webster
Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chair
Nay
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 18

Motion by Mr. Bishop of Utah to amend the rule to H.R. 890 to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Ms. Foxx
No Vote
Mr. Bishop
Yea
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Nugent
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chair
Yea
Ms. Slaughter
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
Nay