H.R. 2494 - POLICE Act of 2023

H.R. 2494 - POLICE Act of 2023

Bill Text

Rules Committee Print 118-4PDF

Showing the text of H.R. 2494, as ordered reported by the Committee on the Judiciary.

Text of H.R. 2494PDFXML

(as introduced)

H. Rept. 118-55PDF

Report from the Committee on the Judiciary to accompany H.R. 2494

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on Monday, May 15, 2023.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 398: 
Agreed to by record vote of 222-203 on May 16, 2023.

MANAGERS: Fischbach/McGovern

1.Structured rule for H.R. 2494.
2.Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3.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 respective designees.
4.Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-4 shall be considered an original bill for the purpose of amendment. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read.
5.Waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute.
6.Makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment made in order 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, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
7.Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the report.
8.Provides one motion to recommit.
9.Structured rule for H.R. 3091.
10.Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
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 respective designees.
12.Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-5 shall be considered an original bill for the purpose of amendment. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read.
13.Waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute.
14.Further makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment made in order 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, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
15.Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.
16.Provides one motion to recommit.
17.Structured rule for H. Con. Res. 40.
18.Waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution.
19.Provides that the concurrent resolution shall be considered as read.
20.Waives all points of order against provisions in the concurrent resolution.
21.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 respective designees.
22.Further makes in order only the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. Each amendment made in order 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, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

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

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Phillips (MN)DemocratAdds that Congress has a responsibility to provide law enforcement agencies with resources to recruit a diverse new generation of law enforcement officers, with an emphasis on recruiting individuals from nontraditional backgrounds and those living in the communities in which they serve.Submitted
2Version 1Pascrell (NJ)DemocratAdds whereas clause that the Congress does not agree with Republican Members of Congress who have called for defunding federal law enforcement agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and FirearmsSubmitted
3Version 1Pascrell (NJ)DemocratAdds a whereas clause that current Republican Members of Congress have made sympathetic visits to January 6, 2021, insurrectionists currently in jail, some who are accused of attacking law enforcement, and called for their release.Submitted
4Version 1Pascrell (NJ)DemocratAdds a whereas clause that on January 6, 2021, the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump incited a mob of armed extremists and insurrectionists to go to the United States Capitol, resulting in the death of five U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police officers, and the injury of approximately 150 U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police officers.Submitted
5Version 1Pascrell (NJ)DemocratAdds a whereas clause that three of the proposed budgets by the President of the United States Donald J. Trump called for eliminating the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services at the United States Department of Justice, which has placed more than 130,000 law enforcement officers in communities across the United States.Submitted
6Version 2Pascrell (NJ)DemocratRevised Adds a whereas the Congress is committed to increasing funding for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program and the Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring program.Revised
7Version 1Takano (CA), Leger Fernández (NM)DemocratStrikes certain clauses of the preamble and includes new historical examples of right-wing violence against police.Submitted
8Version 1McGovern (MA)DemocratExpresses gratitude to the United States Capitol Police who protected our Capitol on January 6, 2021.Submitted
9Version 1McGovern (MA)DemocratExpresses gratitude to the United States Capitol Police.Submitted
10Version 3D'Esposito (NY)RepublicanRevised Recognizes the important work that local law enforcement personnel do every day and states that officers should have certain rights during investigations into alleged misconduct such as legal resources and counsel. Encourages states across the nation to adopt their own Bill of Rights to protect our local law enforcement and denounces calls to defund the police.Made in Order
11Version 1Torres (CA)DemocratLate Strikes certain clauses and expresses support for Federal and local law enforcement officers, including officers of the United States Capitol Police, and condemns efforts to defund or dismantle such agencies.Submitted
12Version 1Wasserman Schultz (FL)DemocratLate Revises several clauses to reflect the history of the issue and adds the condemnation of violence or intimidation against members of law enforcement and their staff.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 55

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

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
No Vote
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Cole, Chair
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay