H.R. 5788 - Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act of 2018

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 5788 PDF XML

    Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act of 2018 (as reported) 
            ::  Section by section summary as provided by the Committee on Ways and Means   PDF
                ::  Comparative print showing H.R. 5788, as reported, compared with H.R. 5788, as reported and amended by H.Res. 934 (pursuant to clause 12 of rule XXI)  PDF
                ::  Ramseyer for H.R. 5788 as amended by H.Res. 934 (pursuant to clause 12 of rule XXI) PDF

    H. Rept. 115-722, Part I PDF

    Report from the Committee on Ways and Means

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 7-4 on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 934: 
Agreed to by record vote of 233-175, after agreeing to the previous questions by record vote of 230-183 on Wednesday, June 13, 2018.  

MANAGERS: Buck/Polis

1. Structured rule for H.R. 2851.

2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 115-74 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. 5735.

10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services.

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 115-73 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.

17. Closed rule for H.R. 5788.

18. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.

19. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

20. Provides that the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report, modified by the amendment printed in part D of the report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

22. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 2Bishop, Mike (MI), Reichert (WA), Faso (NY)RepublicanSUBSTITUTE Revised Changes the title of the bill to the “Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2018” and further strengthens the requirement for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to transmit advance electronic data (AED) to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in several significant ways: (1) Expedites the second deadline for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to transmit advance electronic data (AED) from 95% by December 31, 2022 to 100% by December 21, 2020; (2) Removes the waivers (“foreign capacity,” “extraordinary reasons,” and “national security interest”) from the obligation to transmit AED; and (3) establishes civil penalties if USPS accepts international mail shipments without AED after December 31, 2020.Considered As Adopted
2Version 1Bishop, Mike (MI)RepublicanAllows a limited waiver from the requirement to provide 100 percent of data electronically for any country if the Commissioner determines that country: (1) does not have the capacity to collect and transmit advance electronic data; (2) represents a low risk for shipments that violate relevant U.S. laws and regulations; and (3) accounts for low volumes of mail shipments that can be effectively screened for compliance with relevant U.S. laws and regulations through an alternate means; Gives the Commissioner additional discretion to modify penalties upon making the findings already listed in the amendment.Considered As Adopted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 235

Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Collins
Yea
Mr. Byrne
No Vote
Mr. Newhouse
Yea
Mr. Buck
Yea
Ms. Cheney
Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
Nay
Mrs. Torres
Nay