Vote No. 96 (H.R. 1231)
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted 7-3.
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted 7-3.
Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.R. 1231 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #19, offered by Rep. Hastings (FL), which would prohibit any lease-sale from going forward where either the National Academy of Science or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has determined that use by human beings of any non-renewable resource expected to be extracted from the subject property contributes to global climate change. Defeated 3-7.
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 1231 to amend the rule to add a new section at the end of rule to provide for the immediate consideration, upon the adoption of the rule, of amendment #7, offered by Reps. McGovern as a standalone bill under an open rule. Defeated 3-6.
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 1231 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #20 offered by Rep. Boswell (IA), which would require the Secretary of Interior to include requirements for any person awarded a lease under the program to give preference to hiring veterans for activities under the lease. Defeated 3-6.
Report from the Committee on Armed Srevices
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 1231 to report an open rule. Defeated 3-6.
Report from the Committee on Armed Services