H.R. 2353—Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015
H.R. 2353 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Monday, May 18, 2015 - 5:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 (as introduced)
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Res. 271 PDF
H. Rept. 114-120PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Monday, May 18, 2015.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 271:
Agreed to by record vote of 242-179, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015
MANAGERS: Newhouse/Polis
1. Structured rule for H.R. 1806.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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 114-15 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 printed in part A 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 demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 2250.
10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill and provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
12. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI.
13. Makes in order only those amendments 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 demand for division of the question.
14. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.
15. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
16. Closed rule for H.R. 2353.
17. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
19. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
20. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
21. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Version 1 | Blumenauer (OR) | Democrat | Makes out of order consideration by the House of any extension of the surface transportation programs beyond September 30, 2015 unless that legislation provides for a 6 year authorization and is funded at a level not less than current enacted levels, plus inflation. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure should hold hearings on transportation funding with relevant stakeholders before July 30, 2015. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Duffy (WI) | Republican | Raises the weight limit for logging trucks on a 12 mile stretch of I-39 in Marathon County, WI from 80,000 pounds to 98,000 pounds for these trucks. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Hudson (NC) | Republican | Prohibits funds from the Highway Trust Fund from being used for highway beautification or bike path facilitation activities. | Submitted |
| 1 | Version 1 | King, Steve (IA) | Republican | Prohibits the use of funds from the Highway Trust Fund from being used for any environmental or archeological programs and allows appropriations from the General Fund to be used for those specific projects. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 49
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 1806 and H.R. 2353. Defeated: 4-8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 51
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4