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H.R. 5129 - Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022
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COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-2 on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1097:
Agreed to by record vote of 217-202, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 218-203, on May 10, 2022.
MANAGERS: Raskin/Fischbach
1. Structured rule for H.R. 903
2. Provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security and 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 117-40, 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debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the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. Section 3 provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security 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 Homeland Security 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 report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution.
9. Provides one motion to recommit.
10. Structured rule for H.R. 2499.
11. Provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor 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 117-41, modified by 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.
14. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
15. Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 7 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.
16. Section 7 provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Education and Labor or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part D 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 Education and Labor or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
17. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part D of the report and amendments en bloc described in section 7 of the resolution.
18. Provides one motion to recommit.
19. Structured rule for H.R. 5129.
20. Provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor or their designees.
21. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
22. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-42, modified by the amendment printed in part E of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
23. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
24. Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part F of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 11 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.
25. Section 11 provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Education and Labor or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part F 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 Education and Labor or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
26. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part F of the report and amendments en bloc described in section 11 of the resolution.
27. Provides one motion to recommit.
28. Provides that House Resolution 1096 is hereby adopted.
29. Provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as most recently amended by House Resolution 1065, agreed to April 28, 2022), is amended by striking “May 13, 2022” each place it appears and inserting (in each instance) “June 10, 2022”.
30. Provides that proceedings may be postponed through May 18, 2022, on measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative day of May 10 and 11, 2022, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
31. Closed rule for H.R. 7691.
32. Provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees.
33. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
34. Provides that the amendment printed in part G of the Rules Committee Report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
35. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
36. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | McClain (MI) | Republican | Adds a funding prohibition on any voter registration activity and prohibits using grant funds for lobbying. | Made in Order |
| 2 | Version 1 | Grothman (WI) | Republican | Reinstates the current law eligibility and strikes the 200 percent federal poverty line increase from the bill. | Made in Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Letlow, Julia (LA) | Republican | Adds a new requirement directing the CSBG Tripartite Boards to establish their own conflict of interest policy for board members. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Moore (WI) | Democrat | Withdrawn Makes clear that an eligible use of funds is increasing transportation options and mobility, including to help get workers to jobs. | Withdrawn |
| 5 | Version 1 | Good (VA) | Republican | Prohibits CSBG funds from being used to reimburse health care services. | Made in Order |
| 6 | Version 1 | Walberg (MI), Foxx (NC) | Republican | Adds protections for faith-based providers that participate in the Community Services Block Grant Program. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Houlahan (PA) | Democrat | Revises the Eligibility Uses of Funds to specifically include behavioral health needs. | Made in Order |
| 8 | Version 1 | Moore (WI) | Democrat | Authorizes states to provide technical assistance to eligible entities on meeting the nutrition needs of the families and individuals they serve. | Made in Order |
| 9 | Version 1 | Adams (NC) | Democrat | Inserts language clarifying that institutions of higher education, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions, can be considered as partners for Community Service Block Grant projects. | Made in Order |
| 10 | Version 1 | Hayes (CT) | Democrat | Requires States to provide a warning notice to communities about potential scammers or fraudulent activity related to the programs administered, such as a notice on their website. | Made in Order |
| 11 | Version 1 | Tlaib (MI), Payne, Jr. (NJ), Newman (IL), Barragán (CA), Torres, Ritchie (NY) | Democrat | Requires a state plan to describe how the state and eligible entities will coordinate other programs related to critical household needs which includes reducing the burden of energy and water utility costs. | Made in Order |
| 12 | Version 1 | Torres, Ritchie (NY) | Democrat | Withdrawn Requires grantees to consult with and brief members of Congress in the applicable state or locality about the use of Community Service Block Grants. Requires recipients of a Community Services Block Grant to give priority to services that benefit residents of low-income areas when dispersing funding to localities. Requires grantees to issue a report after 90 days of completion of the grant period on programming and services expended, specifically pertaining to programs and services brought to residents of federally-owned or subsidized housing. | Withdrawn |
| 13 | Version 2 | Torres, Ritchie (NY) | Democrat | Withdrawn Requires grantees to consult with and brief the Members of Congress who represent the applicable state or locality on the use of funds in the state or district. | Withdrawn |
| 14 | Version 1 | Torres, Ritchie (NY) | Democrat | Withdrawn Requires grantees to give priority to providing services for the benefit of residents of low-income communities as a condition to receive the grant. | Withdrawn |
| 15 | Version 1 | Torres, Ritchie (NY) | Democrat | Withdrawn Requires the grantee to issue a report on the programs and services for which grants were expended, specifically pertaining to programs and services brought to residents of federally-owned or subsidized housing. The report shall include a description of the methodology and analysis and disaggregate findings by race and ethnicity. | Withdrawn |
| 16 | Version 1 | Payne, Jr. (NJ), Tlaib (MI) | Democrat | Ensures repairs to homes for health and safety, energy, and water purposes are permissible uses of funding. | Made in Order |
| 17 | Version 1 | Payne, Jr. (NJ) | Democrat | Clarifies that CSBG funds may be used by eligible state and local subgrantees on emergency materials or other assistance due to a national or public health emergency. | Made in Order |
| 18 | Version 2 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Revised Adds support for veterans, particularly homeless veterans, to the list of permissible purposes for which States may use remaining Community Services Block Grant Program funds. | Made in Order |
| 19 | Version 1 | Scott, Bobby (VA) | Democrat | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Specifies requirements for the conflict of interest policy for board members and makes a technical change. | Considered as Adopted |
| 20 | Version 3 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Withdrawn Ensures that if a State does not submit a State plan by the required deadline (or not later that 60 days after the beginning of the applicable fiscal year if an explicit deadline is not otherwise applicable), then a similar sub-State plan may be submitted to the Secretary by a city, county, Tribal authority, territory, or a combination of these jurisdictions. A sub-State plan shall meet requirements similar to the requirements applicable to State plans. | Withdrawn |
| 21 | Version 3 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Revised Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study to identify the uses, programs, and activities carried out with such funds that had the greatest impact, effectiveness, and results in achieving the purposes for which such funds were provided; and to identify best practices of States in implementing State plans and providing assistance to community action agencies to carry out activities, so that such practices can be used as models for States to follow to carry out this subtitle in the future. | Made in Order |
| 22 | Version 2 | Escobar (TX) | Democrat | Late Revised Broadens the resources directed to the elimination of poverty to promote partnerships that include entities or organizations that support innovative community-based approaches and research-driven responses to poverty. | Made in Order |
| 23 | Version 2 | Horsford (NV) | Democrat | Late Revised Revises the section relating to training and technical assistance provided by Department of Health and Human Services to eligible entities clarifying that place based poverty reduction strategies include addressing health inequities | Made in Order |
| 24 | Version 2 | Gottheimer (NJ), Golden (ME) | Democrat | Late Withdrawn None of the funds shall go to an eligible entity located in a jurisdiction that has abolished their local police department or reduced its funding for reasons other than the jurisdiction’s revenue shortfalls after enactment of this Act. | Withdrawn |
| 25 | Version 2 | Pressley (MA) | Democrat | Late Revised Revises the eligible uses of funds to include partnerships that promote healthy communities through preventing and mitigating trauma. | Made in Order |
| 26 | Version 1 | Wild (PA) | Democrat | Late Requires each eligible entity to publicly post on its website its strategic plan, community needs assessment, and community action plan. | Made in Order |
| 27 | Version 1 | Torres, Ritchie (NY) | Democrat | Late Revises the reporting requirements of the Community Action Innovation Program to include an analysis of best practices shown to be effective at reducing poverty. | Made in Order |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 220
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to strike the language in the rule that would continue all the pandemic authorities implemented on May 19, 2020. Defeated: 2–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Ms. Ross
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
No Vote
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Burgess
No Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 221
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to add language to the rule that would strike the tolling of days for motions to instruct conferees. Defeated: 2–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Ms. Ross
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
No Vote
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Burgess
No Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 222
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to strike the language in the rule that deems House Resolution 1096 as passed and instead consider that resolution under an open rule. Defeated: 2–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Ms. Ross
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
No Vote
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Burgess
No Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 223
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 5129 to make in order amendment #6, offered by Rep. Walberg (MI), which adds protections for faith-based providers that participate in the Community Services Block Grant Program. Defeated: 2–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Ms. Ross
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
No Vote
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Burgess
No Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 225
Motion by Mr. Raskin to report the rule. Adopted: 8–2
Majority Member
Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Mr. Perlmutter
Yea
Mr. Raskin
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Morelle
Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier
Yea
Ms. Ross
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
No Vote
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Burgess
No Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay