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H.R. 8404—Respect for Marriage Act

H.R. 8404 - Respect for Marriage Act

Hearing Information

Meeting Information

Monday, July 18, 2022 - 1:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »

Bill Text

Text of H.R. 8404 PDF XML

(as introduced)

Hearing Documents

H. Res. 1230PDFXML

(as introduced by Chairman McGovern)

Rule PDF

H. Res. 1232PDFXML

H. Rept. 117-420PDF

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Tuesday, July 18, 2022.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1232:
Agreed to by record vote of 219-200, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 219-199, on July 19, 2022

MANAGERS: Scanlon/Reschenthaler

1. Structured rule for H.R. 8294.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations 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 117-55 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 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI.
6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in Part A of the Rules Committee report not considered as part of amendments en bloc, amendments en bloc described in section 3, and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment printed in the report not considered as part of amendments en bloc 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debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before action thereon, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by Section 4, and shall not be subject to a demand for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. Section 3 provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part A of the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 30 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 except as provided by section 4, 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 A of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution.
9. Section 4 provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees may offer up to 5 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 shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendments as may have been adopted. The question of such further amendments' adoption shall be put to the House en gros and without division of the question.
11. Provides one motion to recommit.
12. Provides that during consideration of H.R. 8294, the Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill.
13. Closed rule for H.R. 8373.
14. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their designees.
15. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
16. Provides that the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
17. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
18. Provides one motion to recommit.
19. Closed rule for H.R. 8404.
20. 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.
21. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
22. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
23. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
24. Provides one motion to recommit.

25. Provides that at any time through the legislative day of Thursday, July 21, 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 July 18, 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.
26. Provides that House Resolution 1230 is hereby adopted.
27. Provides that clause 7 of rule XIII shall not apply to any resolution introduced prior to the date of adoption of this resolution.

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 259

Motion by Mr. Cole to add language to the rule that would eliminate the ability to vote remotely by proxy. Defeated: 4–9

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
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chair
Nay
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 260

Motion by Mr. Cole to postpone consideration of H.R. 8404 until Thursday, July 21 at 1:00 PM. Defeated: 4–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

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

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 265

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4

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
Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chair
Yea
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay