Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015

Action history

1. 2016-02-22Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2. 2016-02-11The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3442.
3. 2016-02-11Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4. 2016-02-11On passage Passed by recorded vote: 267 - 151 (Roll no. 76).
5. 2016-02-11On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 179 - 238 (Roll no. 75).
6. 2016-02-11The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
7. 2016-02-11DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Doggett motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments to require an analysis of the long-term revenue lost from tax avoidance and evasion resulting from inversions and the exploitation of tax loopholes by businesses and wealthy individuals and the long-term revenue effect of a shrinking middle class.
8. 2016-02-11Mr. Doggett moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means.
9. 2016-02-11The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
10. 2016-02-11The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
11. 2016-02-11The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3442.
12. 2016-02-11POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Takano amendment No. 8, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Takano demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
13. 2016-02-11DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 609, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Takano amendment No. 8.
14. 2016-02-11POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 7, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grijavla demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
15. 2016-02-11DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 609, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 7.
16. 2016-02-11DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 609, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Messer amendment No. 6.
17. 2016-02-11POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Duffy amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Duffy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
18. 2016-02-11DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 609, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Duffy amendment No. 5.
19. 2016-02-11POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kelly (IL) amendment No. 4, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Kelly (IL) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
20. 2016-02-11DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 609, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kelly (IL) amendment No. 4.
21. 2016-02-11DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 609, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Newhouse amendment No. 3.
22. 2016-02-11DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 609, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huelskamp amendment No. 2.
23. 2016-02-11DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 609, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 1.
24. 2016-02-11GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3442.
25. 2016-02-11The Speaker designated the Honorable Bradley Byrne to act as Chairman of the Committee.