SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 22 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 26) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 11) objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace, and for other purposes.”
ADOPTED 235 – 188, Roll Call No. 9
Republican YEA – 234; NAY – 1
Democrat YEA – 1; NAY – 187
H. Res. 22 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 26) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 11) objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace, and for other purposes.”
ADOPTED 231 – 187, Roll Call No. 10
Republican YEA – 231; NAY – 1
Democrat YEA – 0; NAY – 186
H. Res. 11 – “Objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace, and for other purposes.”
ADOPTED 342 – 80, Roll Call No. 11
Republican YEA – 233; NAY – 4
Democrat YEA – 109; NAY – 76
H.R. 26 — “To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.”
PASSED 237 – 187, Roll Call No. 23
Republican YEA – 235; NAY – 0
Democrat YEA – 2; NAY – 187
Democrat Motion to Recommit –
FAILED 190 – 235, Roll Call No. 22
Republican YEA – 0; NAY – 235
Democrat YEA – 190; NAY – 0
Goodlatte (R-VA) – Amendment No. 1 – “Manager’s Amendment Classifies as major rules those rules that impose on the economy $100 million or more in costs per year, adjusted for inflation.” – ADOPTED BY VOICE
Messer (R-IN) – Amendment No. 2 – “Requires agencies, when promulgating new rules, to identify and repeal or amend existing rules to fully offset new rules’ annual costs to the economy.” –
ADOPTED 235 – 185, Roll Call No. 12
Republican YEA – 234; NAY – 0
Democrat YEA – 1; NAY – 185
Grijalva (D-AZ) – Amendment No. 3 – “Exempts from the bill rules that would increase carbon emissions or specified adverse health impacts in low-income or rural communities; inserts into the bill extraneous findings regarding climate change and human causes.”
REJECTED 193 – 230, Roll Call No. 13
Republican YEA – 5; NAY – 229
Democrat YEA – 188; NAY – 1
Castor (D-FL) – Amendment No. 4 – “Exempts from the bill rules that will result in reduced incidence of cancer, premature mortality, asthma attacks, or respiratory disease in children.”
REJECTED 190 – 233, Roll Call No. 14
Republican YEA – 2; NAY – 232
Democrat YEA – 188; NAY – 1
Cicilline (D-RI) – Amendment No. 5 – “Exempts from the bill rules pertaining to the protection of public health or safety.”
REJECTED 186 – 232, Roll Call No. 15
Republican YEA – 0; NAY – 231
Democrat YEA – 186; NAY – 1
Conyers (D-MI) – Amendment No. 6 – “Exempts from the bill rules that provide for the reduction of lead in public drinking water.”
REJECTED 192 – 231, Roll Call No. 16
Republican YEA – 3; NAY – 231
Democrat YEA – 189; NAY – 0
Johnson (D-GA) on behalf of Jackson Lee (D-TX) – Amendment No. 7 – “Exempts from the bill product safety rules for products used or consumed by children under 2 years of age.”
REJECTED 190 – 234, Roll Call No. 17
Republican YEA – 0; NAY – 234
Democrat YEA – 190; NAY – 0
Johnson (D-GA) – Amendment No. 8 – “Exempts from the bill rules that improve employment, retention, and wages of workforce participants, including those with significant barriers to employment.” – ADOPTED BY VOICE
Nadler (D-NY) – Amendment No. 9 – “Exempts from the bill rules pertaining to nuclear reactor safety standards.”
REJECTED 194 – 231, Roll Call No. 18
Republican YEA – 5; NAY – 230
Democrat YEA – 189; NAY – 1
McNerney (D-CA) on behalf of Pallone (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 10 – “Exempts from the bill rules pertaining to the safety of natural gas and hazardous materials pipelines, including rules related to pipeline spills.”
REJECTED 190 – 235, Roll Call No. 19
Republican YEA – 0; NAY – 235
Democrat YEA – 190; NAY – 0
Scott (D-VA) – Amendment No. 11 – “Exempts from the bill Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration rules intended to prevent or reduce the incidence of traumatic injury, cancer, or irreversible lung disease.”
REJECTED 193 – 232, Roll Call No. 20
Republican YEA – 3; NAY – 232
Democrat YEA – 190; NAY – 0
King (R-IA) – Amendment No. 12 – “Establishes procedures for agencies and Congress to comprehensively review existing federal rules and sunset unnecessary rules.”
ADOPTED 230 – 193, Roll Call No. 21
Republican YEA – 230; NAY – 4
Democrat YEA – 0; NAY – 189