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H.R. 1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act
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COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 7-3 on Tuesday, February 28, 2017.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 156:
Agreed to by record vote of 234-180, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 233-189, on Wednesday, March 1, 2017.
MANAGERS: Sessions/Polis
1. Structured rule for H.R. 1004.
2. 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.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
6. Makes in order only those 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. 1009.
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. 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 115-4 and provides that it shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.
14. Makes in order only those further 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 headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Version 1 | Buck (CO) | Republican | Ensures that federal agencies engage their partners in state, local, and tribal government throughout the regulatory process. | Made In Order |
| 4 | Version 1 | Chaffetz (UT) | Republican | Requires OIRA to maintain records on each significant regulatory action reviewed such that it is easily accessible to provide to Congress upon request. | Made In Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Cicilline (RI) | Democrat | Requires that an agency's assessment of a significant regulatory action includes the direct and substantial pecuniary interests of the action to the President, senior advisors to the President, the head of the agency issuing the rule, or the director of the Office of Management and Budget, and prohibits the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs from waiving review of these actions. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Connolly (VA) | Democrat | Late Exempts independent agencies from the legislation. | Made In Order |
| 2 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Withdrawn Exempts any regulatory action relating to the prevention of theft of private personal information of United States citizens. | Withdrawn |
| 5 | Version 1 | Meadows (NC) | Republican | Requires OIRA to keep a log of the “consultation” – which is any communication that occurs about a specific regulation before the regulation is submitted for review – for each regulation and to publish a list of all the consultations when the regulation is published in the Federal Register. | Made In Order |
| 1 | Version 1 | Mitchell (MI) | Republican | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Makes technical changes to H.R. 1009 to ensure consistency in dates and terms, require OIRA to review significant guidance, and prohibit the authorization of additional funds. | Made In Order |
| 9 | Version 1 | Moore, Gwen (WI) | Democrat | Ensures that Executive Orders are subject to the same scrutiny as proposed and existing regulations under the bill. Requires a statement of the budgetary costs of any Executive order or presidential memorandum related to border security. Ensures that reviews of regulations and executive orders consider impacts on tribal communities and the federal government’s trust obligation with tribal communities. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Torres (CA) | Democrat | Exempts this act from applying to rules and regulations aimed to address and reduce human trafficking. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Young, David (IA) | Republican | Requires each agency to describe steps taken to determine a new rule or regulation is not duplicative or conflicting with any existing or planned regulatory action and to require agencies to maintain a list of active regulatory actions on website. | Made In Order |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 26
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 1004 and H.R. 1009. Defeated: 3–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 27
Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike the waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 1009 which includes waivers of CUTGO, statutory pay-go, and sections 303 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act. Defeated: 3–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 28
Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Yea
Mr. Newhouse
Yea
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
No Vote