H.R. 8015—Delivering for America Act
H.R. 8015 - Delivering for America Act
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Friday, August 21, 2020 - 11:00am Cisco Webex View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
Rules Committee Print 116-61 PDF XML
Showing the text of H.R. 8015, as introduced, with modifications.
(as introduced)
Comparative Print PDF
Comparing the base document H.R. 8015, as introduced, with the Rules Committee Print 116-61.
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 116-480PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 7-4 on Friday, August 21, 2020.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1092:
Agreed to by record vote of 230-171, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 230-171, on Saturday, August 22, 2020.
MANAGERS: McGovern/Woodall
1. Closed rule for H.R. 8015.
2. Provides two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 116-61, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee 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.
6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Burgess (TX) | Republican | Requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell a Veterans Health Care Stamp to help fund the medical care and treatment of veterans. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Burgess (TX) | Republican | Removes the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue semipostal stamps (stamps sold at a premium to raise funds for causes of national public interest) except as provided by an Act of Congress. Currently, the USPS issues semipostals using its own discretion to determine the causes it considers to be in the national public interest. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Amends Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) by inserting after section 303 a new section that directs methods that an absentee ballot may be requested, delivered, and how a voted ballot may be returned in a federal election. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Walker (NC) | Republican | Adds a Sense of Congress that any intimidation or harassment of the employees or chief administrators of the United States Postal Service is unlawful and not to be tolerated. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Pappas (NH) | Democrat | Requires USPS to return any mail sorting machine that has been removed, decommissioned, or otherwise taken offline since January 1, 2020 to be returned to service within 15 days of the passage of the bill. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Pappas (NH) | Democrat | Requires USPS to submit a report to Congress detailing mail sorting machines (and other similar equipment) that have been sold, destroyed, or discarded by the Postal Service since January 1, 2020. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Finkenauer (IA) | Democrat | Prevents any change at USPS that would impede timely delivery of medications or critical supplies, including those needed for response to a public health emergency or natural disaster. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Maloney, Carolyn (NY) | Democrat | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Strikes section 2(d). | Considered as Adopted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Smith, Jason (MO) | Republican | Requires the chief state election official of each state to certify that recipients of mail-in or absentee ballots are living, U.S. citizens, and eligible to vote prior to mailing a ballot for a federal election. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 344
Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule. Defeated: 4-8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 345
Motion by Mr. Hastings to report the rule. Adopted: 7–4