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H.J. Res. 17—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

H.J. Res. 17 - Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

Hearing Information

Meeting Information

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 - 11:00am Cisco Webex View Announcement »

Bill Text

Text of H.J. Res. 17PDFXML

(as introduced)

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 233:
Agreed to by record vote of 216-204, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 212-200, on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

MANAGERS: Torres/Fischbach

1.Structured rule for H.R. 1620.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
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 117-3, modified by the amendment printed in part A of 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 that following debate, each further amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered 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debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee 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 the Judiciary or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
8. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution.
9. Provides one motion to recommit.
10. Closed rule for H.R. 6.
11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
12. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
13. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-4 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
14. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
15. Provides one motion to recommit.
16. Closed rule for H.R. 1603.
17. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
19. Provides that the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
20. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
21. Provides one motion to recommit.
22. Closed rule for H.R. 1868.
23. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget or their designees.
24. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
25. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
26. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
27. Provides one motion to recommit.
28. Closed rule for H.J. Res. 17.
29. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
30. Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution.
31. Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read.
32. Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution.
33. Provides one motion to recommit.

34. House Resolution 232 is hereby adopted.
35. Provides that notwithstanding clause 7(a) of rule X (interim committee funding), during the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, the period described in such clause shall end at midnight on April 22.

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 61

Motion by Mr. Cole to add language to the resolution that would eliminate the tolling of days for Resolutions of Inquiry. Defeated: 3–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Ms. Ross
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chair
Nay
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Burgess
No Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 62

Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule for H.R. 1620, H.R. 1603, H.R. 6, H.J. Res. 17, and H.R. 1868. Defeated: 3–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Ms. Ross
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chair
Nay
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Burgess
No Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 64

Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to strike section 9 from the rule, which deems House Resolution 232 as passed. Defeated: 3–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Ms. Ross
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chair
Nay
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Burgess
No Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 66

Motion by Mrs. Torres to report the rule. Adopted: 8–3

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Mr. Perlmutter
Yea
Mr. Raskin
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Morelle
Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier
Yea
Ms. Ross
Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chair
Yea
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Burgess
No Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay