H.R. 3797—SENSE Act
H.R. 3797 - SENSE Act
Hearing Information
Amendment Deadline
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 10:00am View Announcement »
Meeting Information
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 4:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
SENSE Act (as reported)
H. Rept. 114-445PDF
Report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 114-453PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 6-4 on Monday, March 14, 2016.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 640:
Adopted by record vote of 235-176, after agreeing ot the previous question by record vote of 235-177, on Tuesday, March 17, 2016.
MANAGERS:Stivers/Polis
1. Structured rule for H.R. 4596.
2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill 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. Makes in order only the further amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, if offered by the Member designated in the report. The amendment 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 amendment printed in part A of the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 3797.
10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
14. 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.
15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.
16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Version 1 | Bera (CA) | Democrat | Requires a GAO report on the increase in sulfur dioxide and other air pollution emissions that result from this Act and the effect of such emissions on public health. | Made In Order |
| 6 | Version 1 | Butterfield (NC) | Democrat | Late Requires the Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to certify that the implementation of HR 3797 will not adversely affect vulnerable populations. The Act would not go into effect if the Administrator certifies that it will have an adverse impact on those populations. | Submitted |
| 1 | Version 1 | Engel (NY) | Democrat | Gives the Governor of a State the ability to opt-out of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule portion of the bill if the Governor determines that implementing that provision would increase the overall cost of complying with EPA’s rule. | Made In Order |
| 4 | Version 1 | Pallone (NJ) | Democrat | Strikes the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule portion of the bill. | Made In Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Peters, Scott (CA) | Democrat | Requires the EPA to provide notice to communities about the anticipated effects of this Act on air quality not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. | Made In Order |
| 5 | Version 1 | Veasey (TX) | Democrat | Ensures public health is taken into account by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency before law goes into effect. | Made In Order |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 153
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 3797 & H.R. 4596. Defeated: 4–6
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 154
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 6-4