H. Con. Res. 9—Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
H. Con. Res. 9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 2:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
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Bill Text
(as introduced)
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 118-2PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 83:
Agreed to by record vote of 218-209 on February 1, 2023.
MANAGERS: Reschenthaler/McGovern
1. Closed rule for H. Con. Res. 9.
2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their designee.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution.
4. Provides that the concurrent resolution shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the concurrent resolution.
6. Closed rule for H. Res. 76.
7. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ethics or their designee.
8. Waives all points of order against consideration of the resolution.
9. Provides that the resolution shall be considered as read.
10. Waives all points of order against provisions in the resolution.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Payne, Jr. (NJ), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Clarke, Yvette (NY) | Democrat | Adds clarifying language that socialists did not attack the United States Capitol on January 6, nor has any socialist movement ever staged an attack on the United States Capitol to prevent the lawful counting of the electoral votes and the certification of a presidential election. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Takano (CA) | Democrat | Clarifies that any opposition to "socialist" policy implementation in the United States does not include existing Federal programs such as Medicare, Social Security, TRICARE, VA Healthcare, the VA Home Loan program, VA burial benefits, and VA homelessness programs. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Adds language that fascism led to the mass murder of six million Jewish people by the Nazi regime. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Takano (CA) | Democrat | Adds a denunciation of other forms of political extremism, such as authoritarianism, fascism, nationalism, anarchism, and other extreme ideologies. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Moore (WI) | Democrat | Clarifying that the horrors of socialism relate to the improper us of the term to politicize and malign policies and people who are not actually socialist. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 9
Motion by Mr. McGovern providing for separate consideration of H. Res. 72 and H. Res. 789 as adopted by the House on a bipartisan basis in the 117th Congress, amended to reflect current committee assignments. Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 10
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to H. Con. Res. 9 to make in order amendment #3, offered by Rep. Gottheimer (NJ), which adds language that fascism led to the mass murder of six million Jewish people by the Nazi regime. Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 11
Motion by Ms. Leger Fernández to amend the rule to H. Con. Res. 9 to make in order amendment #2, offered by Rep. Takano (CA), which clarifies that any opposition to "socialist" policy implementation in the United States does not include existing Federal programs such as Medicare, Social Security, TRICARE, VA Healthcare, the VA Home Loan program, VA burial benefits, and VA homelessness programs. Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 12
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4