H.Res. 863: H.R. 5351- To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; H.R. 5226 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016

COMMITTEE ACTION: REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Tuesday, September 13, 2016.

FLOOR ACTION: ADOPTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 239-171 AFTER ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION BY A RECORD VOTE OF 232-172 on Wednesday, September 14, 2016.

MANAGERS: McGovern/Byrne

114th Congress

2nd Session

Rule

H.RES. 863

Report No. 114-744

 

H.R. 5351- To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

H.R. 5226 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016

  1. Closed rule for H.R. 5351.
  2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services.
  3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
  4. Provides that the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
  5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
  6. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
  7. Structured rule for H.R. 5226.
  8. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  9. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
  10. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-63 and provides that it shall be considered as read.
  11. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the name of a substitute.
  12. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part B of 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.
  13. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.
  14. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

 

RESOLUTION

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5351) to prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any fur'ther amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Sec. 2. 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. 5226) to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require the publication of information relating to pending agency regulatory actions, 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 Oversight and Government Reform. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-63. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B of 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. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 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 AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5351 IN PART A PROPOSED TO BE

CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

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Walorski (IN)

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Revises date in SEC 1. (b)(2)(B) from January 1, 2017 to January 21, 2017.

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 5226 IN PART B PROPOSED TO BE MADE IN ORDER

(summaries derived from information provided by sponsors)

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1. Boustany (LA), Loudermilk (GA)

#1

(REVISED) Requires the results of a Regulatory Impact  Analysis (RIA) or a similar cost-benefit analysis, as well as the formula and data for the analysis to be included in the details disclosed by the agency on either regulations.gov or on the executive agency's website.

(10 minutes)

2. Fleming (LA)

#2

Adds a requirement that proposed regulations that duplicate or overlap with other existing regulations must be disclosed.

(10 minutes)

3. McKinley (WV)

#5

(LATE) Restricts employees or officers of an Executive Agency from using private email accounts when discussing a pending agency regulatory action with the public.

(10 minutes)