Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016

Action history

1. 2016-01-11Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2. 2016-01-07Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3. 2016-01-07On passage Passed by recorded vote: 244 - 173 (Roll no. 12).
4. 2016-01-07On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 171 - 244 (Roll no. 11).
5. 2016-01-07The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
6. 2016-01-07DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kelly (IL) of motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to ensure that the underlying bill would not apply to any rule that pertains to protecting Americans from gun violence, particularly in school zones or other vulnerable areas.
7. 2016-01-07Ms. Kelly (IL) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary.
8. 2016-01-07The 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.
9. 2016-01-07The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
10. 2016-01-07The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 712.
11. 2016-01-07UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
12. 2016-01-07DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cummings Part A amendment No. 7.
13. 2016-01-07POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Johnson (GA) demanded a recorded voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
14. 2016-01-07DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (GA) Part A amendment No. 6.
15. 2016-01-07DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx Part A amendment No. 5.
16. 2016-01-07POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lynch amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lynch demanded a recorded voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
17. 2016-01-07DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lynch Part A amendment No. 4.
18. 2016-01-07POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cummings amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Cummings demanded a recorded voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
19. 2016-01-07DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cummings Part A amendment No. 3.
20. 2016-01-07POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Johnson (GA) demanded a recorded voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
21. 2016-01-07DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (GA) Part A amendment No. 2.
22. 2016-01-07DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Marino Part A amendment No. 1.
23. 2016-01-07GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 712.
24. 2016-01-07The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Bost to act as Chairman of the Committee.
25. 2016-01-07House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 580 and Rule XVIII.