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H.R. 7946—Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022

H.R. 7946 - Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022

Hearing Information

Meeting Information

Monday, December 5, 2022 - 3:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »

Bill Text

Text of H.R. 7946PDFXML

(as reported)

H. Rept. 117-558, Part IPDF

Report from the Committee on the Judiciary to accompany H.R. 7946

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Monday, December 5, 2022.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1508:
Agreed to by record vote of 215-201 on December 6, 2022.

MANAGERS: McGovern/Fischbach

1. Structured rule for H.R. 3648.
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 the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, 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. Makes in order only the further amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. The amendment 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 amendment printed in Part B of the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 7946.
10. 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.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
14. Makes in order only the further amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report. The amendment 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 amendment printed in part C of the report.
16. Provides one motion to recommit.

17. Provides that at any time through the legislative day of December 8, 2022, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative day of December 5, December 6, December 7, or December 8, 2022, on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed. The Chair shall put the question on any such motion without debate or intervening motion, and the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such measures is vacated.
18. Provides that proceedings may be postponed through December 8, 2022, on measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative day of December 5, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
19. Waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported through the remainder of the 117th Congress.

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

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Gonzalez, Vicente (TX)DemocratRequires the Secretary of Homeland to promulgate regulations to implement this Act not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.Made in Order
2Version 1Fitzgerald (WI)RepublicanPrevents the advisory committee from both blocking removal of those convicted of drug crimes, as well as granting a green card to an illegal alien who has committed drug crimes.Submitted
3Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanRequires that in order for the Advisory Committee to recommend an exercise of discretion regarding the removability of an alien, or in order for the DHS Secretary to grant LPR to a deported or removable veteran, if the removal of inadmissibility ground was based on a crime in which there was a victim, the victim must agree that discretion should be exercised and that all fines, fees, and restitution must have been satisfied.Submitted
4Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanProhibits the Secretary from waiving the unlawful voting ground of inadmissibility.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 301

Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 7946 to make in order amendment #3, offered by Rep. Biggs (AZ), which requires that in order for the Advisory Committee to recommend an exercise of discretion regarding the removability of an alien, or in order for the DHS Secretary to grant LPR to a deported or removable veteran, if the removal of inadmissibility ground was based on a crime in which there was a victim, the victim must agree that discretion should be exercised and that all fines, fees, and restitution must have been satisfied. 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. 302

Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 7946 to make in order amendment #4, offered by Rep. Biggs (AZ), which prohibits the Secretary from waiving the unlawful voting ground of inadmissibility. 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. 303

Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 7946 to make in order amendment #2, offered by Rep. Fitzgerald (WI), which prevents the advisory committee from both blocking removal of those convicted of drug crimes, aswell as granting a green card to an illegal alien who has committed drug crimes. 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. 304

Motion by Mr. Perlmutter to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Torres
Yea
Mr. Perlmutter
Yea
Mr. Raskin
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
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