HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ACTIONS 02/27/2014

DAILY FLOOR WRAP UP

 

February 27, 2014

 

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

 

Rothfus (R-PA), Barr, (R-KY) – Amendment No. 3 – Adds terms to define “negative-impact on jobs and wages” rules, helps agencies better identify such rules, and requires agency heads that approve such rules to state formally that they knew of the rules’ negative impacts on jobs and wages before approving them. – ADOPTED 249 – 162

 

Connolly (D-VA) – Amendment No. 7 – Exempts from the bill any rule pertaining to air quality or water quality. Also exempts from the bill any consent decree or settlement agreement pertaining to such a rule. – REJECTED 181 – 235

 

Jackson Lee (D-TX) – Amendment No. 8 – Exempts from the bill any rule made by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Also exempts from the bill any consent decree or settlement agreement pertaining to such a rule. – REJECTED 180 – 232

 

Jackson Lee (D-TX) [for Johnson (D-GA)] – Amendment No. 9 – Exempts from the bill any rule that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines would result in net job creation or for which the rule’s benefits exceeds its costs. Also exempts from the bill any consent decree or settlement agreement pertaining to such a rule. –  REJECTED 179 – 235   

 

George Miller (D-CA), Courtney (D-CT) – Amendment No. 10 – Exempts from the bill any rule made by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent combustible dust explosions and fires. Also exempts from the bill any consent decree or settlement agreement pertaining to such a rule. – REJECTED 183 – 229

 

George Miller (D-CA), Courtney (D-CT) – Amendment No. 11 – Exempts from the bill any regulations, or modifications thereto, which have been recommended in writing by the Inspector General of a federal agency, including but not limited to those which would improve protections for taxpayers, students, or public and workplace safety and health, or increase effectiveness or efficiency of federal agencies. Also exempts from the bill any consent decree or settlement agreement pertaining to such a rule. – REJECTED 181 – 232

 

Democrat Motion to Recommit – FAILED 187 – 229

 

Final Passage of H.R. 2804 — "To amend title 5, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish information about rules on the Internet, and for other purposes." – PASSED 236 – 179

 

Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 492 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 899) to provide for additional safeguards with respect to imposing Federal mandates, and for other purposes." – ADOPTED 225 – 192

 

H. Res. 492 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 899) to provide for additional safeguards with respect to imposing Federal mandates, and for other purposes." -  ADOPTED 227 – 190

 

Rigell (R-VA) – Amendment No. 1 – Requires the Financial Product Safety Commission to carry out a regulatory flexibility analysis, to be reported to the Financial Stability Oversight Council, for any proposed rule or regulation that analyzes (i) the financial impact of the proposed rule on those whom the rule would affect and (ii) whether the rule or regulation will impair access to credit by individuals and small businesses. – ADOPTED 250 – 167  

 

Stivers (R-OH), Walz (D-MN) – Amendment No. 2 – Creates an independent, Senate-confirmed Inspector General for the Financial Product Safety Commission.  – NOT OFFERED

 

DeSantis (R-FL) – Amendment No. 3 – Strikes language in Dodd-Frank that declares the CFPB (which, under the pending bill, is renamed the Financial Product Safety Commission) to have exclusive rulemaking authority for consumer financial laws. It also strikes language that requires Federal courts to defer to the CFPB’s interpretation of consumer financial law if another agency’s interpretation is different. – REJECTED 227 – 186

 

Moore (D-WI) – Amendment No. 4 – Adds a sense of Congress to the bill to praise, extol, and congratulate the CFPB for its allegedly “meritorious” work.  – REJECTED 181 – 236

 

Democrat Motion to Recommit – FAILED 194 – 223

 

Final Passage of H.R. 3193 — "To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to strengthen the review authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council of regulations issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes." – PASSED 232 – 182