H.R. 1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 1868 PDF XML

    (as introduced)

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 233: 
Agreed to by record vote of 216-204, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 212-200, on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

MANAGERS: Torres/Fischbach

1. Structured rule for H.R. 1620.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-3, modified by 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 that following debate, each further amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered 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debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
8. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution.
9. Provides one motion to recommit.
10. Closed rule for H.R. 6.
11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
12. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
13. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-4 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
14. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
15. Provides one motion to recommit.
16. Closed rule for H.R. 1603.
17. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
19. Provides that the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
20. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
21. Provides one motion to recommit.
22. Closed rule for H.R. 1868.
23. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget or their designees.
24. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
25. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
26. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
27. Provides one motion to recommit.

28. Closed rule for H.J. Res. 17.
29. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
30. Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution.
31. Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read.
32. Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution.
33. Provides one motion to recommit.
34. House Resolution 232 is hereby adopted.
35. Provides that notwithstanding clause 7(a) of rule X (interim committee funding), during the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, the period described in such clause shall end at midnight on April 22.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Duncan (SC), Norman (SC), Boebert, Lauren (CO)RepublicanRescinds $494B from the recently passed "American Rescue Plan", including the state and local funding; Amtrak funding; plus-ups for the NEA, NEH, CPB, and White House; and additional foreign aid.Submitted
2Version 1Donalds (FL)RepublicanStrikes section 1 (exempting the American Rescue Plan from PAYGO rules) and, if the American Rescue Plan results in a balance on the PAYGO scorecard that would result in a sequester to Medicare, would require cuts from the American Rescue Plan itself from funding for non-health care-related treatment and prevention of COVID-19 in the United States.Submitted