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hr 535 · 116th Congress · House

PFAS Action Act of 2019

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
66 current · 66 total
Actions
55
Roll calls
5
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 12 · 2020-01-10
187 Yea · 219 Nay · 0 Present · 24 Not voting — Failed
D
4219 (Yea–Nay)
R
1810 (Yea–Nay)
L
10 (Yea–Nay)
I
10 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (55)
DateTimeAction
2019-01-14Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2019-01-14Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2019-01-14Introduced in House
2019-01-14Introduced in House
2020-01-02Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 289.
2020-01-02Committee on Transportation discharged.
2020-01-02Committee on Transportation discharged.
2020-01-02Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-364, Part I.
2020-01-02Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-364, Part I.
2020-01-0719:10:42Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 779 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 535 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.
2020-01-0817:14:33Rule H. Res. 779 passed House.
2020-01-0918:17:02Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 779. (consideration: CR H116-142; text: CR H125-127)
2020-01-0918:17:07Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 535 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.
2020-01-0918:17:12House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 779 and Rule XVIII.
2020-01-0918:17:13The Speaker designated the Honorable Daniel T. Kildee to act as Chairman of the Committee.
2020-01-0918:17:24GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 535.
2020-01-0919:21:48DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Woodall amendment No. 1.
2020-01-0919:31:01DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Burgess amendment No. 2.
2020-01-0919:41:13POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Burgess amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Burgess demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the Burgess amendment until a time to be announced.
2020-01-0919:41:54DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hudson amendment No. 4.
2020-01-0919:48:19DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hudson amendment No. 5.
2020-01-0919:53:27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Balderson amendment No. 6.
2020-01-0920:01:54POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Balderson amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Tonko demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the Balderson amendment until a time to be announced.
2020-01-0920:02:38DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Delgado amendment No. 7
2020-01-0920:10:28DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pingree amendment No. 8.
2020-01-0920:17:35DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee amendment No. 9
2020-01-0920:29:27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tonko amendment No. 10.
2020-01-0920:33:07DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rice (NY) amendment No. 11.
2020-01-0920:38:30DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 12.
2020-01-0920:45:54DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pappas amendment No. 13.
2020-01-0920:50:58POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pappas amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Tonko demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the Pappas amendment until a time to be announced.
2020-01-0920:51:49DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Plaskett amendment No. 14.
2020-01-0920:57:34DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brindisi amendment No. 15.
2020-01-0921:06:12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brindisi amendment No. 16.
2020-01-0921:09:25DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Golden amendment No. 17.
2020-01-0921:15:11DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Axne amendment No. 18, as modified.
2020-01-0921:21:20Mr. Tonko moved that the Committee rise.
2020-01-0921:21:29On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2020-01-0921:21:41Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 535 as unfinished business.
2020-01-1009:19:23Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H153-164)
2020-01-1009:19:39The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2020-01-1009:20:56DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tlaib amendment No. 19.
2020-01-1009:32:37DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Malinowski amendment No. 20, as modified.
2020-01-1009:40:52DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Levin (MI) amendment No. 21.
2020-01-1009:56:54DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Slotkin amendment No. 22.
2020-01-1010:46:59The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 535.
2020-01-1010:48:00The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2020-01-1010:48:11The 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.
2020-01-1010:49:17Mrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H162)
2020-01-1010:49:36DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rodgers (WA) 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 including language "unborn child" to the testing procedure described in such national primary drinking water regulation by publishing the procedure or method in the Federal Register in accordance with section 1401 (1)(D).
2020-01-1010:59:12The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2020-01-1011:07:04On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 219 (Roll no. 12).
2020-01-1011:21:46On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 159 (Roll no. 13).
2020-01-1011:21:46Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 159 (Roll no. 13).
2020-01-1011:21:48Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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