H.R. 50—Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015
H.R. 50 - Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 3:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Amendment Deadline
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 3:00pm View Announcement »
Bill Text
Rules Committee Print 114-4PDFXML
Showing the text of the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 (as reported)
:: H.R. 50 (as introduced) PDFXML
H. Rept. 114-11 Part 1PDF
Report from the Committee on the Oversight and Government Reform
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 114-14PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 6-2 on Tuesday, February 3, 2015.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 78:
Agreed to by record vote of 243-179, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 242-174, on Wednesday, February 4, 2015
MANAGERS: Foxx/Polis
1. Structured rule for H.R. 527.
2. Provides one hour of general debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Small Business.
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 114-3 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 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.
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. 50.
10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-4, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
14. Makes in order only those further amendments to H.R. 50 printed in part C 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 C 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Version 1 | Connolly (VA) | Democrat | Provides that in the event that the average annual rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) growth remains below 5 percent over the first four calendar quarters occurring after the date of enactment of H.R. 50, then the amendments made by H.R. 50 are repealed. | Made In Order |
| 1 | Version 1 | Cummings (MD) | Democrat | Strikes section 12 of the bill. That section would require federal agencies to conduct a retrospective cost-benefit analysis of any regulation at the request of the Chairman or Ranking Member of a Congressional Committee. | Made In Order |
| 4 | Version 1 | Foxx (NC) | Republican | Late Limits the total budget authority which the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may request from the Federal Reserve to $550 million in FY 2016. This limitation is needed to ensure that the CFPB will comply with the requirements contained elsewhere within HR 50 without increasing their drawdown of funds from the federal reserve, which would otherwise add a direct spending cost to the bill. The limitation is set at $36 million below the CBO baseline projection for CFPB Budget Authority in FY 2016. | Considered As Adopted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Reed (NY) | Republican | Requires an assessment of the effects that a proposed or final rule are expected to have on private property owners, including the use and value of affected property. | Made In Order |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 21
Motion by Mr. McGovern to report open rules for H.R 527 and H.R. 50. Defeated: 2–6
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 22
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted 6-2