H. Res. 673: H.R. 3293 – Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
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COMMITTEE ACTION: REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 7-4 on Thursday, July 23, 2009. |
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MANAGERS: Hastings (FL)/Sessions |
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111th Congress |
H.R. 3293 – Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
- Structured rule.
- Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
- Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
- Provides that the bill shall be considered as read through page 134, line 12.
- Waives points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI.
- Makes in order the amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
- Provides that 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, 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 except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
- Provides that for those amendments reported from the Committee of the Whole, the question of their adoption shall be put to the House en gros and without demand for division of the question.
- Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
- Provides that after disposition of the amendments specified in the first section of the resolution, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees each may offer one pro forma amendment to the bill for the purpose of debate, which shall be controlled by the proponent.
- Provides that the Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee.
- Provides that the Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII).
- Provides that during consideration of the bill, the Chair may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting.
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RESOLUTION
Resolved, That at any time after the 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. 3293) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 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 except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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 Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read through page 134, line 12. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, except as provided in section 2, no amendment shall be in order except the amendments 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, 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 except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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. In the case of sundry amendments reported from the Committee, the question of their adoption shall be put to the House en gros and without division of the question. 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.
Sec. 2. After disposition of the amendments specified in the first section of this resolution, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees each may offer one pro forma amendment to the bill for the purpose of debate, which shall be controlled by the proponent.
Sec. 3. The Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII).
Sec. 4. During consideration of H.R. 3293, the Chair may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of rule XX.
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SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO BE MADE IN ORDER (summaries derived from information provided by sponsors) |
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Sponsor |
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Description |
Debate Time |
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#20 |
REVISED Would (1) increase funding for the Careers Pathways Innovation Fund by $5 million, offset by a $5 million decrease to the funding for the Green Jobs Fund, both within the Training and Employment Services account in the Department of Labor; (2) increase funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration by $1 million for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program, offset by a $1 million decrease to the funding for Department of Labor Departmental Management; (3) increase funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics by $1 million to support the collection of vital statistics data, offset by a $1 million decrease to the funding for HHS General Departmental Management; (4) make a technical correction by inserting the legal citation (title IV of the Public Health Service Act) within the HHS Office of the Secretary for the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008; (5) increase funding for Mathematics and Science Partnership program in the School Improvement Programs account of the Department of Education by $5 million, offset by a reduction to the Fund for the Improvement of Education in the Innovation and Improvement account of the Department of Education; (6) provide $6.965 million for the Reach Out and Read program within the Fund for the Improvement of Education in the Innovation and Improvement account of the Department of Education; (7) increase by $10 million the funding that may be used for grants to charter management organizations to replicate successful charter models within the Charter School program under the Innovation and Improvement Account in the Department of Education; (8) provide $1 million for Modeling and Simulation programs authorized under section 891 of the Higher Education Act in the Higher Education account in the Department of Education, offset by a reduction to the Fund for the Improvement of Education in the Innovation and Improvement account of the Department of Education; (9) include a prohibition on the use of funds in this Act to purchase light bulbs unless the light bulbs are “Energy Star” qualified or have the “Federal Energy Management Program” designation; and (10) include a prohibition on the use of funds in this Act for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of Federal travel regulations. |
(20 minutes) |
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#16 |
REVISED Would prohibit funding for any program which distributes sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. |
(20 minutes) |
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#3 |
Would prohibit the National Institute of Health (NIH) from funding three grants that research alcohol and substance use and the increased HIV risks they may raise among prostitutes in Thailand and China and hospitalized Russian alcoholics. |
(10 minutes) |
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4. Pence (IN)/ |
#4 |
Would provide that none of the funds in the bill be available to Planned Parenthood for any purpose under title X of the Public Health Services Act (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs). |
(10 minutes) |
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#24 |
Would reduce appropriations in the bill by $803,270,000. |
(10 minutes) |
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