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hr 953 · 115th Congress · House

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
47 current · 47 total
Actions
28
Roll calls
4
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 282 · 2017-05-24
256 Yea · 165 Nay · 0 Present · 9 Not voting — Passed
R
2291 (Yea–Nay)
D
24164 (Yea–Nay)
I
20 (Yea–Nay)
L
10 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (28)
DateTimeAction
2017-02-07Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-02-07Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-02-07Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-02-07Introduced in House
2017-02-07Introduced in House
2017-05-18Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 115-131, Part I.
2017-05-18Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 115-131, Part I.
2017-05-2218:47:57Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 348 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 953 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. 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 115-21.
2017-05-2313:43:10Rule H. Res. 348 passed House.
2017-05-2415:00:18Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 348. (consideration: CR H4535-4553)
2017-05-2415:00:23Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 953 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. 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 115-21.
2017-05-2415:00:42House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 348 and Rule XVIII.
2017-05-2415:00:43The Speaker designated the Honorable Jeff Duncan to act as Chairman of the Committee.
2017-05-2415:02:03GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 953.
2017-05-2415:51:38DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Esty (CT) amendment.
2017-05-2416:00:10POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Esty (CT) amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Esty (CT) demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of the bill until later in the legislative day.
2017-05-2416:00:44DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huffman amendment.
2017-05-2416:09:25POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Huffman amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of the bill until later in the legislative day.
2017-05-2416:09:54UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on amendments, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
2017-05-2416:47:06The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 953.
2017-05-2416:47:19The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
2017-05-2416:48:52Mr. McGovern moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2017-05-2416:50:00DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prohibit the Act, including any amendments from applying to the discharge of a pesticide if the manufacturer or distributor of the pesticide has made a political contribution to the President or to any Federal official charged with registration, regulation, or approval of the use of the pesticide.
2017-05-2416:57:14The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2017-05-2417:04:10On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 183 - 230 (Roll no. 281).
2017-05-2417:11:19On passage Passed by recorded vote: 256 - 165 (Roll no. 282). (text: CR H4545)
2017-05-2417:11:19Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 256 - 165 (Roll no. 282).(text: CR H4545)
2017-05-2417:11:20Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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