House Approves Rules for Voting on GOP-Led Sanctions, Safety, and Environmental Bills

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3 months ago - Politics

The House voted on several bills and a resolution:

  1. The Republicans wanted to:

    • Sanction Chinese Communist Party members.
    • Use Byrne grant funds for public safety reports.
    • Speed up environmental reviews to manage forests better.
    • Hold Biden-Harris administration officials accountable for failures during the Afghanistan withdrawal.

  2. Republicans passed the rules to discuss and vote on these proposals smoothly.

  3. The vote type was "Yea-and-Nay," meaning members voted 'yes' or 'no'.

  4. The vote resulted in passing the rules to consider these legislative actions.

This resolution sets the rules for the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss and vote on four different items. First, it allows for the discussion of a bill imposing sanctions on certain Chinese officials. Second, it covers changes to how crime-fighting grants can be used. Third, it speeds up forest management to reduce forest fires. Lastly, it seeks accountability for the decisions made during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Each item will be debated for a set amount of time, and certain amendments can be made during this discussion. The resolution aims to streamline the process and rules for these discussions and votes in Congress.

412 votes

Yes

208

No

204

Not Voting

20

  1. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  2. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 212 - 207 (Roll no. 444).
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  3. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 212 - 207 (Roll no. 444).
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  4. On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 204 (Roll no. 443).
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  5. Considered as unfinished business.
  6. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 1486, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  7. DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H. Res. 1486.
  8. UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Mr. Burgess asked unanimous consent that amendment No. 3 printed in part D of House Report 118-705, to be offered by Representative Valadao of California or a designee, be modified by an amendment placed at the desk. Agreed to without objection.
  9. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1486.
  10. Considered as privileged matter.
  11. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3334 and H.R. 8790 under a structured rule and H.R. 8205 and H. Res. 1469 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each measure with one motion to recommit on H.R. 3334, H.R. 8790, and H.R. 8205.
  12. Reported in House

    This resolution sets the rules for the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss and vote on four different items. First, it allows for the discussion of a bill imposing sanctions on certain Chinese officials. Second, it covers changes to how crime-fighting grants can be used. Third, it speeds up forest management to reduce forest fires. Lastly, it seeks accountability for the decisions made during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Each item will be debated for a set amount of time, and certain amendments can be made during this discussion. The resolution aims to streamline the process and rules for these discussions and votes in Congress.

  13. Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 91.
  14. The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 118-705, by Mr. Burgess.
  15. Introduced in House