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Amendments to H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017

Goodlatte (R-VA) - Amendment No. 1 - Manager's Amendment Revises section 2 of title II of the bill to restrain courts from making unwarranted findings of implied delegations of legislative rulemaking authority or reading ambiguous terms to extend agency authority expansively

Y    237

N    185

 
Chaffetz (R-UT) - Amendment No. 2 - Requires OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to issue within 270 days of the bill’s enactment government-wide guidelines for cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, and guidance practices

Adopted Voice

Y     ✓

N

 
Chabot (R-OH) - Amendment No. 3 - Requires agencies to include economic assessments or summaries thereof in certifications that proposed rules will not have a “significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities;” ensures that any agency decision not to conduct full regulatory flexibility analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act is supported by data

Adopted Voice

Y     ✓

N

 
Velazquez (D-NY) - Amendment No. 4 - Strikes title III of the bill and replaces it with a substitute set of less ambitious, incremental reforms to the Regulatory Flexibility Act

Rejected Voice

Y

N     ✓

 
Peterson (D-MN) - Amendment No. 5 - Prohibits agencies from engaging in biased advocacy to the public to solicit support or opposition to a proposed rule

Y   260

N   161

 
Graves (R-LA) - Amendment No. 6 - Strengthens the bill’s requirements for retrospective review of major rules by requiring retrospective review every five years; requires reports to Congress and reopening of major rule makings when reviews show actual costs of major rules exceed initially anticipated costs

Adopted Voice

Y     ✓

N

 
Young (R-IA) - Amendment No. 7 - Requires White House good-guidance guidelines to foster the provision of grace periods of at least 90 days for regulated entities to implement measures consistent with new agency guidance

Adopted Voice

Y     ✓

N

 
Castor (D-FL) - Amendment No. 8 - Ensures that any rule intended to protect public health and welfare is exempted from the requirements of the bill; strikes the bill's provisions assuring full judicial review of rules and eliminating judicial deference to agency interpretations of statutes and regulations

Y   189

N   231

 
Cicilline (D-RI) - Amendment No. 9 - Exempts from the bill’s rule making reforms rules regarding transmission of food-borne illness and other food safety issues; strikes the bill's provisions assuring full judicial review and eliminating judicial deference to agency interpretations of statutes and regulations

Y   190

N   232

 
Johnson (D-GA) - Amendment No. 10 - Exempts from the bill's rule making reforms rules that attempt to foster employment, retention, and higher wages for workplace participants, including those with significant barriers to employment, such as those with disabilities or limited English proficiency; strikes the bill's provisions assuring full judicial review and eliminating judicial deference to agency interpretations of statutes and regulations

Y   188

N   234

 
Ruiz (D-CA) - Amendment No. 11 - Exempts from the bill's rule making reforms rules regarding the safety of children's toys and other products; strikes the bill's provisions assuring full judicial review and eliminating judicial deference to agency interpretations of statutes and regulations

Y   190

N   233

 
Scott (D-VA) - Amendment No. 12 - Exempts from the bill's central rule making reforms workplace health and safety rules, including rules to prevent traumatic injury, cancer or irreversible lung disease at mining facilities subject to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 or workplaces subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Act; strikes the bill's provisions assuring full judicial review and eliminating judicial deference to agency interpretations of statutes and regulations

Y   195

N   227

 
Tonko (D-NY) - Amendment No. 13 - Exempts from the bill's rule making reforms rules made under the “Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century Act;” strikes the bill's provisions assuring full judicial review and eliminating judicial deference to agency interpretations of statutes and regulations

Y   188

N   235

 
Grijalva (D-AZ) - Amendment No. 14 - Exempts forest and land management plans from the bill’s requirements in title III to perform regulatory flexibility analyses

Y   185

N   236

 
Nadler (D-NY) - Amendment No. 15 - Adds requirements that agencies discuss specifically in initial and final regulatory flexibility analyses direct and indirect benefits of new agency rules

Not Offered

Y

N

 
Posey (R-FL) - Amendment No. 16 - Requires agencies to identify online significant scientific information and peer reviews relating to the bases for new rules in development
10 minutes of debate began at 5:19 p.m.

Y

N

 

Vote Series I

Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 40 - The combined rule providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act and of the bill H.R. 78 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act – 15 minute vote

Y   232

N   168

Adoption of H. Res. 40 - The combined rule providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act and of the bill H.R. 78 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act - 5 minute vote

Y   233

N   170

H. R. 39 TALENT Act of 2017 – 5 minute vote

Y   386

N    17

 

Next: H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
• One Hour of General Debate
• Debate 16 Amendments
• Vote Amendments, MTR, Passage at 5:00 p.m.

Out around 6:00 p.m.

Thursday: 12:00 p.m. for Legislative Business

H.R. 238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act
• One Hour of General Debate
• Debate Amendments

H.R. 78 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
• One Hour of General Debate
• Debate Amendments

Vote around 4:30 p.m.

Out around 6:00 p.m.

Friday: 9:00 a.m. for Legislative Business

Possible Consideration of Legislation Related to FY 2017 Budget Resolution

Possible Consideration of General Mattis Waiver

Weekly Schedule

MONDAY JANUARY 9, 2017
The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning Hour
Legislative Business will begin at 2:00 p.m.

Unlimited One Minutes per side

Suspension of the Rules (5 bills):
1) H.R. 309 - National Clinical Care Commission Act (Sponsored by Rep. Pete Olson / Energy and Commerce Committee)

Passed Voice

Y     ✓

N

2) H.R. 315 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act (Sponsored by Rep. Michael Burgess / Energy and Commerce Committee)

Y    405

N     0

 
3) H.R. 302 - Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Brett Guthrie / Energy and Commerce Committee)

Passed Voice

Y     ✓

N

 
4) H.R. 304 - Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson / Energy and Commerce Committee)

Y    404

N     0

 
5) H.R. 353 - Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Frank Lucas / Science, Space, and Technology Committee)

Passed Voice

Y     ✓

N

Special Orders: Democrats have the first hour

TUESDAY JANUARY 10, 2017
The House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour
Legislative Business will begin at 12:00 p.m.

Fifteen One Minutes per side

H. Res. 33 - The Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 79 - HALOS Act and for the bill H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017

H.R. 79 - HALOS Act (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Steve Chabot / Financial Services Committee) 

Structured Rule, One Hour of Debate
Passage	Y   344	N     73

Suspension of the Rules (8 bills):
1) H.R. 306 - Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (Sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo / Energy and Commerce Committee)

Passed Voice

Y     ✓

N

 
2) H.R. 288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (Sponsored by Rep. Greg Walden / Energy and Commerce Committee)

Passed Voice

Y     ✓

N

 
3) H.R. 321 - Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act (Sponsored by Rep. Barbara Comstock / Science, Space, and Technology Committee)

Passed Voice

Y     ✓

N

 
4) H.R. 255 - Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act (Sponsored by Rep. Elizabeth Esty / Science, Space, and Technology Committee)

Passed Voice

Y     ✓

N

 
5) H.R. 239 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. John Ratcliffe / Homeland Security Committee)

Passed Voice

Y     ✓

N

 
6) H.R. 240 - Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act of 2017, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. John Ratcliffe / Homeland Security Committee)

Passed Voice

Y     ✓

N

 
7) H.R. 274 - Modernizing Government Travel Act (Sponsored by Rep. Seth Moulton / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)

Passed Voice

Y     ✓

N

 
8) H.R. 39 - TALENT Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Kevin McCarthy / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)

Vote Requested

Y

N

Special Orders: Republicans have the first hour 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.

On Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.

On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.

H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Bob Goodlatte / Judiciary Committee)

H.R. 238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act, Rules Committee Print (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Michael Conaway / Agriculture Committee)

H.R. 78 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Ann Wagner / Financial Services Committee)

Possible Consideration of Legislation Related to FY 2017 Budget Resolution

**Additional Legislative Items are Possible**