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H.R. 7910—Protecting Our Kids Act

H.R. 7910 - Protecting Our Kids Act

Hearing Information

Meeting Information

Tuesday, June 7, 2022 - 2:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »

Bill Text

Rules Committee Print 117-48 PDF XML

Showing the text of H.R. 7910, as ordered reported by the Committee on the Judiciary, with modifications.

Text of H.R. 7910PDFXML

(as reported)

H. Rept. 117–346, Part I PDF

Report from the Committee on the Judiciary to accompany H.R. 7910

Comparative Print PDF

Showing the differences between H.R. 7910, as reported, and Rules Committee Print 117-48.

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 7-4 on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1153:
Agreed to by record vote of 218-205, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 217-205, on June 8, 2022.

MANAGERS: McGovern/Fischbach

1. Closed rule for H.R. 2377.
2. Provides one hour of 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 117-46, 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.
7. Closed rule for H.R. 7910.
8. Provides two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
9. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
10. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-48 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
11. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
12. Provides that the Chair shall put the question on retaining each title of the bill, as amended, in the order specified by the Chair; provides that the yeas and nays be considered as ordered on each of the questions; and provides that the Chair shall then put the question on engrossment and third reading of the text comprising those portions of the bill retained.
13. Provides one motion to recommit.

14. Directs the Clerk, in the engrossment of H.R. 7910, to make technical and conforming changes in the event a portion of the bill is not retained.
15. Provides that House Resolution 1151 is hereby adopted.
16. Provides that House Resolution 1152 is hereby adopted.
17. Provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as most recently amended by House Resolution 1097, agreed to May 10, 2022), is amended by striking "June 10, 2022" each place it appears and inserting (in each instance) "June 17, 2022".

Amendments (click each header to sort table by that column)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
7Version 1Cawthorn (NC)RepublicanDirects School Districts to establish a "one-minute away" program, to establish protocols to keep Law Enforcement Officers within 60 seconds of schools during school hours.Submitted
4Version 1Chabot (OH)RepublicanAdds a sense of Congress that coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds should be used to harden and protect schools against gun violence.Submitted
3Version 1Evans (PA)DemocratEstablishes an interagency Advisory Council to gather and disseminate information about the resources, programs, and benefits that can help victims of gun violence.Submitted
6Version 1Hartzler (MO)RepublicanAmends the Gun Free School Zones Act to allow on and off-duty law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers the ability to carry a concealed firearm onto school grounds if the local school board passes a policy allowing it.Submitted
1Version 2Rice, Tom (SC)RepublicanRevised Grants NICS examiners access to the National Data Exchange (N-DEx) database when conducting background checks.Submitted
5Version 1Van Drew (NJ)RepublicanRequires the NICS system to notify federal, state, and local law enforcement when an illegal alien attempts to purchase a firearm.Submitted
2Version 2Van Duyne (TX)RepublicanRevised Ensures minors who commit violent felons would not be able to have their record expunged at 18 years old in order to pass a federal background check.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 230

Motion by Mr. Burgess to strike the language in the rule that deems a budget resolution passed by the House. Defeated: 4–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

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

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 231

Motion by Mrs. Torres to report the rule. Adopted: 7–4

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

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