H. Res. 430 - Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas and for other purposes.

Bill Text

    Text of H. Res. 430 PDF XML

    (as introduced)

    H. Rept. 116-105 PDF

    Report from the Committee on the Judiciary; Resolution Recommending That The House Of Representatives Find William P. Barr, Attorney General, U.S. Department Of Justice, In Contempt Of Congress For Refusal To Comply With A Subpoena Duly Issued By The Committee On The Judiciary

    Text of H. Res. 430 PDF XML

    (as reported)

    H. Rept. 116-108 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Rules to accompany H. Res. 430.

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 8-4 on Monday, June 10, 2019.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 431: 
Agreed to by record vote of 227-190, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 227-190, on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.

MANAGERS: Raskin/Cole

1.Structured rule for H.R. 2740.

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. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-17, modified by the amendment printed in Part A of the report, 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, for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI.

6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3, and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment printed in the report 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debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before action thereon, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by Section 4, and shall not be subject to a demand for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 B of the report or against amendments en bloc described in section 3.

8. Section 3 provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

9. Section 4 provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees may offer up to 15 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.

10. Provides that at the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion and no further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.

11. Provides that during consideration of H.R. 2740, it shall not be in order to use a decrease in Overseas Contingency Operations funds to offset an amendment that increases an appropriation not designated as Overseas Contingency Operations funds or vice versa, but does not apply to amendments between the Houses.

12. Closed rule for H. Res. 430.

13. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules.

14. Waives all points of order against consideration of the resolution.

15. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Rules now printed in the resolution shall be considered as adopted and the resolution, as amended, shall be considered as read.