H.Res. 876: H.R. 5461 - Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act

COMMITTEE ACTION: REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on Tuesday, September 20, 2016.

FLOOR ACTION: ADOPTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 236-178 AFTER ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION BY A RECORD VOTE OF 236-175 on Thursday, September 22, 2016.

MANAGERS:McGovern/Woodall 

114th Congress

2nd Session

Rule

H.RES. 876

Report No. 114-778

 

H.R. 5461 - Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act

  1. Structured rule.
  2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services.
  3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
  4. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
  5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
  6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment 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.
  7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.
  8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

 

RESOLUTION

Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5461) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment 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. All points of order against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO BE MADE IN ORDER

(summaries derived from information provided by sponsors)

Sponsor

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Description

Debate Time

1. Poliquin (ME)

1

MANAGER'S Adds Committee on Foreign Affairs to the reporting requirements in the Bill.

(10 minutes)

2. Young (IN)

2

Adds three additional provisions to the bill's required report on Iranian leadership financial assets.

(10 minutes)

3. Lance (NJ)

3

Adds head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran to list of Iranian leaders.

(10 minutes)