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H.R. 2685—Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

H.R. 2685 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

Hearing Information

Meeting Information

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 5:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »

Bill Text

Text of H.R. 2685PDFXML

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 (as reported)

Text of H. Rept. 114-139PDF

Report from the Committee on Appropriations

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Tuesday, June 9, 2015.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 303:
Agreed to by record vote of 244-187 on Wednesday, June 10, 2015.

1. Modified-open rule for H.R. 2685.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Waives points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI.
5. Provides that after general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule except that: 1) amendments shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to amendment; and 2) no pro forma amendments shall be in order except that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
6. Authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record.
7. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
8. Closed rule for H.R. 2393.
9. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture.
10. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
11. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
12. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 13. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 61

Motion by Ms. Slaughter report open rules for H.R. 2685 and H.R. 2393. Defeated: 4–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Ms. Foxx
Nay
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
No Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Stivers
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chair
Nay
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 62

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the necessary waivers for an amendment to H.R. 2685 to be offered by Mr. McGovern, to provide that no funds may be obligated or spent for U.S. Armed Forces engaged in combat operations in Iraq or Syria in the absence of the enactment of an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for such operations. Defeated: 4–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Ms. Foxx
Nay
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
No Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Stivers
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chair
Nay
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 63

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Ms. Foxx
Yea
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
No Vote
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Stivers
Yea
Mr. Collins
Yea
Mr. Byrne
Yea
Mr. Newhouse
Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chair
Yea
Ms. Slaughter
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
Nay