Previous Question
The Previous Question is another tool of the minority that affords the opportunity to offer an amendment to the Rule being considered on the Floor.
When voting on the PQ, a member is voting on “Ordering the Previous Question.” If the PQ is ordered, then we continue with a vote on Adoption of the Rule.
If the PQ is not ordered, however, the minority would control the House Floor for one hour of debate on the legislative item that was offered in the PQ.
| Date | Roll Call # | Rule # / Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/22 | 474 | H.Res.1404 – Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 6833) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8987) to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 7967, the Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (Malliotakis/Tiffany) to ensure that perpetrators of violent crimes are held accountable for their actions and victims receive the justice they deserve. Far too often, prosecutors decide to release criminals back into the communities they terrorize, instead of prosecuting them to the fullest extent of the law. As a result, our neighborhoods are less safe and more of our loved ones become victims. This critical bill brings much needed transparency to prosecutorial discretion and ensures prosecutors are held responsible if they decide to put criminals back on the streets instead of behind bars. |
| 9/28/22 | 455 | H.Res.1396 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7780) to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6184, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act (Griffith). This critical bill would permanently schedule fentanyl analogues, even though overdose deaths have increased more than 90 percent in just two years. Combined with Democrats soft on crime approach, Biden’s open border policy has allowed enough fentanyl into the country to provide every American a lethal dose. It is long overdue for the DEA to have the authority to keep these dangerous substances out of our communities. |
| 9/21/22 | 445 | H.Res.1372 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8873) to amend title 3, United States Code, to reform the process for the counting of electoral votes, and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6592, the Immigration Transparency and Transit Notification Act (Meuser). For the past year and a half, the Biden administration has been transporting illegal immigrants from the southern border to places all around the country – often in the dead of night – with no notification to local elected officials. This critical bill would require notification to state and local officials before an illegal immigrant is transported to the jurisdiction they represent. |
| 9/20/22 | 441 | H.Res.1361 – Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1098) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans; and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 8749 (Pfluger), to repeal the Democrats’ natural gas tax. With 40-year high inflation and the price of natural gas already surging, American families cannot afford even more costs to heat and power their homes. |
| 9/14/22 | 424 | H.Res.1339 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 302) to impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify and enhance protections for Federal Government whistleblowers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8326) to amend title 13, United States Code, to improve the operations of the Bureau of the Census, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 8589 (Hill), to prohibit the SEC from trading their independence and statutory authority away in the name of woke climate advocacy. The proposed climate change rule from the SEC will further crush our fragile economy, and struggling families will ultimately pay the price. |
| 8/12/22 | 418 | H.Res.1316 – Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5376) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to allow the House to consider an amendment that would stop the IRS from hiring 87,000 new agents to target and harass lower- and middle-income Americans with hundreds of thousands of additional audits. Instead of snooping on the bank accounts of Americans, the IRS should be focused on reducing the backlog of more than 21 million tax returns still pending. |
| 7/29/22 | 407 | H.Res.1302 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1808) to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 471, the PAUSE Act (Herrell). Our southern border continues to experience an unprecedented crisis. In this fiscal year alone, 56 suspects on the terrorist watchlist have been apprehended and the number of known “gotaways” who evade apprehension is over 800,000. Fentanyl, the vast majority of which is trafficked across the southern border, is now the leading killer of Americans age 18-45. All the while, Democrats insist on advancing their devastating open border policies by attempting to end Title 42, which would hold up a welcome sign to drug, sex, and human traffickers. It is past time they join with House Republicans to uphold the rule of law and protect the health and safety of our communities. |
| 7/29/22 | 405 | H.Res.1300 – Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 8589 (Hill – attached), to prohibit the SEC from trading their independence and statutory authority away in the name of woke climate advocacy. The proposed climate change rule from the SEC will further crush our fragile economy, and struggling families will ultimately pay the price. |
| 7/28/22 | 402 | H.Res.1289 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3771) to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5118) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6929) to increase the benefits guaranteed in connection with certain pension plans, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H. Res. 1290 (Schweikert – attached), expressing the sense of the House that two consecutive quarters of negative growth in GDP, as reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, constitutes a recession. |
| 7/27/22 | 394 | H.Res.1256 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 263) to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4040) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 8488, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act (Rodgers – attached). This critical bill prohibits the sale of oil drawn from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to entities under the control of the Chinese Communist Party or for export to China. With Americans still struggling from the effects of the Biden energy crisis, it would be unconscionable to reward China with fuel that the United States needs for emergencies. The President declared war on domestic energy production the day he took office, and Democrats have doubled down at every turn. It is time they stand with House Republicans and prevent our diminishing resources from aiding an adversarial nation. |
| 7/26/22 | 386 | H.Res.1254 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3771) to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5118) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6929) to increase the benefits guaranteed in connection with certain pension plans, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H. Res. 1255, expressing support for U.S. Border Patrol agents (Guest – attached). Biden’s border crisis is demoralizing our border agents. Charged with securing our southern border, these agents are rescuing women and children left to die by traffickers, confronting the drug trade, combatting gang violence, all the while attempting to perform their usual duties in the face of over three million illegal crossings. Yet instead of supporting these brave men and women, the Biden Administration has turned them into political pawns. As we saw in the fall of 2021, Democrats – including the President, Vice President and DHS Secretary – rushed to judgment and publicly accused border patrol agents of criminal wrongdoing in Del Rio, Texas. Despite being cleared by DHS’ Inspector General and the CBP Office of Professional Responsibility, the Administration still seeks to punish these agents in order to justify their initial criticism, all the while continuing Biden’s open border agenda. It is time for the House to stand with Border Patrol by denouncing these false claims and supporting their mission of securing the border. |
| 7/19/22 | 365 | H.Res.1232 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8294) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8373) to protect a person’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8404) to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H. Res. 1233, condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches (M. Johnson – attached). In communities across our country, crisis pregnancy centers are providing life-sustaining resources and education to pregnant women, infants, and families. Diapers, formula, access to safe housing, parenting and newborn care classes – these are just some of the critical services provided by pro-life and religious organizations. Rather than supporting the organizations that are supporting our most vulnerable, Democrats are turning a blind eye to the violence they are experiencing. Many times, these organizations are operating on razor-thin budgets and the funds used to repair vandalized buildings are funds that cannot be used to purchase basic necessities for women in their communities. Democrats have declared open season on these organizations through their inaction. It’s time for the House to condemn all forms of violence, and put the needs of women and infants ahead of the tantrums of radical left-wing activists. |
| 7/13/22 | 303 | H.Res.1224 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7900) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3373) to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8296) to protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8297) to prohibit the interference, under color of State law, with the provision of interstate abortion services, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6538) to create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H. J. Res. 11, proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court be composed of nine justices (Johnson-SD). The Supreme Court has been set at nine justices for one hundred and fifty-three years. Changing the composition of the Court would permanently erode the independence of the judicial branch, which is too sacred to be subjected to the political whims of the Democratic Party. |
| 6/24/22 | 297 | H.Res.1204 – Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the House amendment to the bill (S. 2938) to designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the “Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building”, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the bill (S. 2089) to amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes; relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4346) making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to strike consideration of the Senate Gun Control Act and instead immediately consider H.R. 7966, the Secure Every School and Protect our Nation’s Children (STOP II) Act (Hudson). This bill would fund school resource officers and mental health counselors, close gaps in school security, and strengthen active shooter preparedness efforts, with all costs being offset by unused state and local COVID funds. |
| 6/22/22 | 279 | H.Res.1191 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4176) to improve Federal population surveys by requiring the collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5585) to establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7666) to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to mental health and substance use disorders, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | If we defeat the Previous Question, Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 471, the PAUSE Act (Herrell). Our southern border continues to experience an unprecedented crisis. In this fiscal year alone, 50 suspects on the terrorist watchlist have been apprehended and the number of known “gotaways” who evade apprehension is nearing 500,000. Fentanyl, the vast majority of which is trafficked across the southern border, is now the leading killer of Americans age 18-45. All the while, Democrats insist on advancing their devastating open border policies by attempting to end Title 42, which would hold up a welcome sign to drug, sex, and human traffickers. It is past time they join with House Republicans to uphold the rule of law and protect the health and safety of our communities. |
| 6/14/22 | 259 | H.Res.1170 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2543) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to add additional demographic reporting requirements, to modify the goals of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2773) to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7606) to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters within the Department of Agriculture; and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6858, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act (Rodgers / Westerman). Despite rapidly rising prices at the pump, Democrats have denied consideration of this essential bill SIX times over the past three months. With the national average now over $5.00 per gallon for the first time in history and continuing to soar, when will the Democrats finally stop their assault on domestic energy production and join Republicans to put us on a path to American energy independence? |
| 6/8/22 | 235 | H.Res.1153 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2377) to authorize the issuance of extreme risk protection orders; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7910) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for an increased age limit on the purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize the prohibition on untraceable firearms, encourage the safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 7967, the Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (Malliotakis/Tiffany) to ensure that perpetrators of violent crimes are held accountable for their actions and victims receive the justice they deserve. Far too often, prosecutors decide to release criminals back into the communities they terrorize, instead of prosecuting them to the fullest extent of the law. As a result, our neighborhoods are less safe and more of our loved ones become victims. This critical bill brings much needed transparency to prosecutorial discretion and ensures prosecutors are held responsible if they decide to put criminals back on the streets instead of behind bars. |
| 5/18/2022 | 208 | H.Res.1124 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 350) to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7688) to protect consumers from price-gouging of consumer fuels, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7790) making emergency supplemental appropriations to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 7809, the Communities Deserve Cops Act (Rutherford) to get cops back in our communities and criminals off our streets. This critical bill would allow law enforcement agencies to use federal grant dollars to offer hiring and retention bonuses to police officers. Violent crime is at an all-time high while our police departments are understaffed and overworked because of Democrat radical defund the police rhetoric and policies. |
| 5/17/2022 | 186 | H.Res.1119 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6531) to provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in areas of persistent poverty, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7309) to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2938) to designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the ‘‘Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building’’, and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6858, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act (Rodgers / Westerman). In the past two months, Democrats have denied consideration of this essential bill FIVE times, choosing instead to continue their assault on domestic energy production through drilling and export restrictions and massive tax increases on producers. Meanwhile, Republicans remain committed to America’s energy independence through our bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, remove restrictions on U.S. LNG exports, restart oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, and protect energy and mineral development. |
| 5/10/2022 | 143 | H.Res.1097 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 903) to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration who provide screening of all passengers and property, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2499) to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5129) to amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and modernize the Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7691) making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 7690 (McCarthy) which prohibits the creation of Biden’s Orwellian Ministry of Truth at the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats are once again trying to silence the voices of those who disagree with their left wing agenda. Rather than focus on border and cyber security, this Administration would rather use DHS as a political tool to wield against free speech. |
| 4/28/2022 | 139 | H.Res.1065 – Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3522) to provide enhanced authority for the President to enter into agreements with the Government of Ukraine to lend or lease defense articles to that Government to protect civilian populations in Ukraine from Russian military invasion, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 471, the PAUSE Act (Herrell). Secretary Mayorkas admitted yesterday that Border Patrol wants Title 42 to remain. Yet Democrats continue to side with left-wing activists, ignore this unprecedented crisis, and continue their devastating open border policies by ending this essential tool. |
| 4/6/2022 | 119 | H.Res.1033 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3807) to amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to increase appropriations to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6858, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act (Rodgers / Westerman). In the past month, Democrats have denied consideration of this essential bill FOUR times, choosing instead to continue their assault on domestic energy production through drilling and export restrictions and massive tax increases on producers. Meanwhile, Republicans remained committed to America’s energy independence through our bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, remove restrictions on U.S. LNG exports, restart oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, and protect energy and mineral development. |
| 4/6/2022 | 116 | H.Res.1023 – Relating to the consideration of House Report 117–284 and an accompanying resolution. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 471, the PAUSE Act (Herrell). Our southern border is experiencing an unprecedented crisis, but instead of working to address the problem, Democrats are advancing their devastating open border policies by ending Title 42 at the expense of public health, safety, and the rule of law. The Administration’s decision to end Title 42 is a welcome sign to drug, sex, and human traffickers who inflict lasting harm on our most vulnerable. |
| 3/31/2022 | 98 | H.Res.1017 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6833) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6858, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act (Rodgers / Westerman). Democrats are doubling down on their harmful policies and are now proposing $45 billion in tax increases on oil and gas companies. Meanwhile, Republicans will continue fighting for America’s energy independence through our bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, remove restrictions on U.S. LNG exports, restart oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, and protect energy and mineral development. |
| 3/16/2022 | 73 | H.Res.979 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 963) to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2116) to prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6858, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act (Rodgers / Westerman). While Democrats have opposed consideration of this bill twice in as many weeks, Republicans remain focused on ensuring America’s energy independence. Our bill will approve the Keystone XL pipeline, remove restrictions on U.S. LNG exports, restart oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, and protect energy and mineral development. With gas prices skyrocketing, and the misguided Biden plan to make deals with Venezuela and Iran, will House Democrats finally realize that the key is to unleash American energy? |
| 3/9/2022 | 63 | H.Res.973 – Providing for consideration of Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2471) to measure the progress of post-disaster recovery and efforts to address corruption, governance, rule of law, and media freedoms in Haiti; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6968) to prohibit the importation of energy products of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7007) making emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus response and relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6858, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act (Rodgers / Westerman). This critical bill will promote America’s oil and natural gas production to offset Russian imports by approving the Keystone XL pipeline, unleashing U.S. LNG exports to boost natural gas production, restarting oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, and protecting energy and mineral development. |
| 3/1/2022 | 49 | H.Res. 950 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3967) to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6858, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act (Rodgers / Westerman). This critical bill will promote America’s oil and natural gas production to offset Russian imports by approving the Keystone XL pipeline, unleashing U.S. LNG exports to boost natural gas production, restarting oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, and protecting energy and mineral development. |
| 2/8/2022 | 35 | H.Res.912 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3076) to provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6617) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6619, the Unmask Our Kids Act (Hinson). The data is clear, masking children offers them no safety benefit and is instead causing social, developmental, and emotional harm from which some will never recover. Our bill would ensure that our nation’s children have access to in-person learning and that their parents have the right to choose not to mask their kids by opting out of anti-science mandates. |
| 2/2/2022 | 16 | H.Res.900 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3485) to impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4445) to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4521) to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology; and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6184, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act (Griffith). This critical bill would permanently schedule fentanyl analogues, which the Biden Justice Department has refused to do. Biden’s open border encourages trafficking of fentanyl so it is imperative that DEA has this authority to keep these dangerous substances out of our communities. |
| 1/12/2022 | 7 | H.Res. 868 – Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5746) to amend title 51, United States Code, to extend the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into leases of non-excess property of the Administration | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H. Res. 866 (Rep. Davis) to recognize that allowing illegal immigrants and non-citizens to vote fundamentally tarnishes this sacred right. |
| 1/11/2022 | 2 | H.Res. 860 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1836) to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the time during which members of the Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4673) to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act (Rep. Hinson) to ensure that previously appropriated funding is prioritized to reopen classrooms and give our nation’s children immediate access to in-person learning. |
| 12/14/2021 | 445 | H.Res. 852 – Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 33) joint resolution relating to increasing the debt limit. | Republicans will amend the rule to adopt an amendment to the Democrats FY 22 Budget Resolution to replace the socialist $5 trillion tax and spend reconciliation instructions with new instructions for authorizing committees to produce legislation to reduce the deficit, combat runaway inflation currently fueling the highest spike in prices in 40 years, and get American’s back to work. The Republican amendment will also table H.R. 5376, the Democrat reconciliation bill. |
| 12/14/2021 | 443 | H.Res. 849 – Providing for consideration of the (H.R. 5665) to establish in the Department of State the Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia, and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6235, the Strategic Production Response Act (Rep. McMorris Rodgers), which requires the Secretary of Energy to develop a plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal lands if the president uses our country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve for non-emergency reasons. |
| 12/14/2021 | 441 | H.Res. 848 – Relating to the consideration of House Report 117-216 and an accompanying resolution. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 2729, the Finish the Wall Act (Rep. C. Higgins). This critical bill requires DHS to resume construction of border wall projects and prohibits the Biden administration from canceling wall contracts entered into before Jan 20, 2021. |
| 12/7/2021 | 402 | H.Res. 838 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5314) to protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1605) to designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 610) to address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 1995, the Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act (Rep. Zeldin). This critical bill will ensure that illegal immigrant gang members are inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for asylum or temporary protected status, as well as authorize revocation of citizenship for members of a criminal gang. |
| 12/2/2021 | 396 | H.Res.829 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6119) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 6056, the Parents Bill of Rights Act (Rep. Letlow). This critical bill will ensure parents have a say in their child’s education and would add conditions to federal education funding to protect core parental rights. |
| 11/18/2021 | 382 | H.Res. 803 – Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5376) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14. | Republicans will amend the rule to allow for consideration of the Jordan amendment to strike the Judiciary Committee provisions from the Democrats’ Socialist Spending Spree. Democrats want to grant of amnesty to millions of people living in the country illegally. CBO estimates that their bill will provide nearly a half trillion dollars in benefits to illegal immigrants over the next 20 years. |
| 11/17/2021 | 377 | H.Res. 795 – Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 789) censuring Representative Paul Gosar. | Republicans will amend the rule to strike consideration of the Speier resolution and replace it with consideration of H. Res. 796 (Rep. Cole), which would ensure that removing a Member from a committee can only come to the floor with the agreement of that Member’s Leader. |
| 11/5/2021 | 371 | H.Res. 774 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5376) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 5854, the Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act (Rep. McClintock) to restrict the Attorney General from making settlement payments to those who violated our immigration laws. The Democrats’ socialist scam is raising taxes on the American people as President Biden plans to dole out $450,000 checks to illegal immigrants. Instead of solving the Biden border crisis, Democrats want to literally pay people to break our laws. |
| 10/21/2021 | 327 | H.Res. 727 – Relating to the consideration of House Report 117-152 and an accompanying resolution (Bannon Contempt) | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 5586, the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act (Rep. Ferguson). This bill is critical to stopping the Democratic Majority from sacrificing the privacy of all Americans in their quest to spend trillions of dollars on big government socialist policies. |
| 9/29/2021 | 305 | H.Res. 688 – Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1301) to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 1897, the REACT Act (Rep. Miller-Meeks) to require a negative COVID-19 test before any illegal immigrant arrivals are released from custody. Secretary Mayorkas admitted last week that 12,000 Haitian migrants were released into the U.S. without any testing or vaccination. |
| 9/21/2021 | 263 | H.Res. 667 – Providing for consideration of H.R. 3755, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021; H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022; and H.R. 5305, the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes | Republicans will amend the rule to provide for immediate consideration of H.R. 4828, the Border Security for America Act (Rep. Katko). This bill is essential to securing the border and fixing the worsening Biden Border Crisis. |
| 8/24/2021 | 257 | H.Res. 601 – Providing for consideration of (H.R. 4) John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act; providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to (H.R. 3684) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14); and for other purposes | Republicans will amend the rule to provide for immediate consideration of H.R. 5071 (Rep. Gallagher). This important bill will ensure that Congress is provided information about evacuations from Afghanistan and prohibit further troop withdrawal until that mission is complete. |
| 7/28/2021 | 232 | H.Res. 567 – Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 4346) Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022; (H.R. 4373) Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022; and (H.R. 4505) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 | Republicans will amend the rule to provide for the immediate consideration of H.R. 471, the Protecting Americans from Unnecessary Spread upon Entry from COVID–19 (PAUSE) Act (Rep. Herrell). This critical bill would maintain the authority to restrict border crossings in order to protect Americans from COVID-19. |
| 7/27/2021 | 222 | H.Res. 555 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4502) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; and for other purposes | Republicans will amend the rule to provide for the immediate consideration of H.R. 4698, the Say No to Indoctrination Act (Rep. Owens). Critical Race Theory is a radical, socialist construct aimed at indoctrinating Americans, even children, to commit racial discrimination in the name of ending racial discrimination. |
| 7/20/2021 | 210 | H.Res. 535 – Providing for consideration of H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act of 2021; H.R. 2668, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act; and H.R. 3985, the Allies Act of 2021, and for other purposes | Republicans will amend the rule to provide for the immediate consideration of S. 1867, the COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021 (Hawley). It has been 55 days since the Senate passed this critical bill by unanimous consent. Declassifying intelligence surrounding the origin of COVID is imperative and key to the House Republican plan to hold China accountable for the pandemic. |
| 6/30/2021 | 198 | H.Res. 508 – Providing for further consideration of the bil (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for Federal-Aid Highways, Highway Safety Programs, and Transit Programs, and for other purposes; and for other purposes | Republicans will amend the rule to provide for the immediate consideration of H.R. 751, the Protecting American Energy Production Act (Rep. Duncan), which prohibits a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing. Gas prices are skyrocketing and American consumers are paying the price for the misguided policies of the Biden Administration. Meanwhile, House Republicans are working to protect and promote American energy production and independence. |
| 6/29/2021 | 189 | H.Res. 504 – Providing for consideration of H.R. 2662, IG Independence and Empowerment Act; H.R. 3005, directing the Joint Committee on the Library to replace certain statues in the Capitol; H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act; H. Res. 503, establishing a Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on the Capitol | Republicans will amend the rule to provide for the immediate consideration of H.R. 471, the Protecting Americans from Unnecessary Spread upon Entry from COVID–19 (PAUSE) Act (Rep. Herrell). This critical bill would maintain the authority provided by the Trump Administration to CBP to restrict border crossings in order to protect Americans from COVID-19. |
| 6/23/2021 | 175 | H.Res. 486 – Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 2062) Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act; (H.R. 239) Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; (H.R. 1443) LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act; S.J.Res. 13; S.J.Res. 14 and S. J.Res. 15; and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to provide for the immediate consideration of H.R. 18, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (Rep. Chris Smith). This life-saving bill codifies into law the Hyde amendment, which is under attack by the Democratic Majority. |
| 6/14/2021 | 157 | H.Res. 473 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 256) to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1187) ESG Disclosure Simplification Act, and for other purposes; and for other purposes | Republicans will amend the rule to provide for immediate consideration of H.R. 3403, the See the Crisis Act (Rep. Hinson). It has been 82 days since the Vice President was tasked with managing the border crisis yet she still refuses to even visit the border. H.R. 3403 would prohibit federal funds for international travel by the Vice President until she finally sees the crisis firsthand. |
| 5/19/2021 | 151 | H.Res. 409 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3233) National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3237) Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act, 2021, and for other purposes | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H. Res. 153 (Rep. Steel), condemning recent hate crimes committed against Asian-American and Pacific Islanders. |
| 5/18/2021 | 146 | H.Res. 403 – Providing for consideration of H.R. 1629,the Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act; and H. Res. 275, condemning the horrific shootings in Atlanta, GA on March 16, 2021 | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 261, the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act (Rep. Mast). This bill sanctions foreign governments and persons that provide support for Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, such as Iran, and it critical to ensuring that the House continue to #StandWithIsrael. |
| 5/12/2021 | 135 | H.Res. 380 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2547) Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1065) Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and for other purposes | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 3079, the Protect and Serve Act (Rep. Rutherford), H.R. 3080, the Back the Blue Act (Rep. Bacon), and H.R. 2137, the Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act (Rep. Cuellar). It’s National Police Week and the Democrats have scheduled ZERO bills to recognize the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers. While they continue down their dangerous path of defunding and dismantling police departments, House Republicans will continue to stand with, and defend, law enforcement officers. |
| 4/20/2021 | 123 | H.Res. 330 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 51) Washington, D.C. Admission Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1573) Access to Counsel Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1333) NO BAN Act; and for other purposes | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 2321, the Border Surge Response and Resilience Act (Reps. Katko / Cuellar). For far too long, Democrats denied the crisis caused by Biden’s open border. This bipartisan bill will ensure that DHS develops a plan, and has the resources it needs, to address migrant surges and secure the border – something clearly missing from the current Administration |
| 4/14/2021 | 102 | H.Res. 303 – Providing for consideration of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act and H.R. 1195, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 2430, the Temporary Reauthorization of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act (Rep. McMorris Rodgers). This critical bill would extend DEA’s authority to temporarily schedule fentanyl analogues for another year. Biden’s open border encourages trafficking of fentanyl so it is imperative that DEA retain this authority to keep these dangerous substances out of our communities. |
| 3/16/2021 | 78 | H.Res. 233 – Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 1620, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act; H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act; H.R. 1603, Farm Workforce Modernization Act; H.R. 1868, to prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts and H.J.Res. 17, removing deadline for the ratification of the equal rights adt | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 1897, the REACT Act (Rep. Miller-Meeks) to require a negative COVID-19 test before any illegal immigrant arrivals are released from custody. |
| 3/9/2021 | 65 | H.Res. 198 – Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1319) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5 | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act (Rep. Hinson) to ensure that the $54.3 billion Congress appropriated in December in order to help schools reopen is in fact prioritized to meet the expenses of actually being open for in-person learning. |
| 3/8/2021 | 63 | H.Res. 188 – Providing for consideration of H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act; H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act; H.R. 1446, Enhanced Background Checks Act; and for other purposes | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act (Rep. Hinson) to ensure that the $54.3 billion Congress appropriated in December in order to help schools reopen is in fact prioritized to meet the expenses of actually being open for in-person learning. |
| 3/1/2021 | 50 | H.Res. 179 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) For the People Act and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1280) George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately adopt H. Res. 178 (Bice), to strike funding in the budget reconciliation bill for the Pelosi subway tunnel in California and instead direct that $140 million to support mental health and suicide prevention services in States where children do not have the option of in-person instruction at school. The Bice resolution is an engrossment correction that, if adopted, would change the reconciliation bill before it is sent to the Senate. |
| 2/26/2021 | 46 | H.Res. 166 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1319) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5 | Republicans will amend the rule to strike consideration of the Pelosi Payoff Bill and instead consider H.R. 1371, the Crush the Virus Act (Reed), which will provide over $160 billion to expand the administration of vaccines and to provide direct COVID-19 relief. |
| 2/24/2021 | 34 | H.Res. 147 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 803) the Colorado Wilderness Act, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) the Equality Act | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act (Hinson) to ensure that the $54.3 billion Congress appropriated just two months ago in order to help schools reopen is in fact prioritized to meet the expenses of actually being open for in-person learning. |
| 2/5/2021 | 26 | H.Res. 101 – Providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 5) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030 | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act (Rep. Hinson) to ensure that the $54.3 billion Congress appropriated just a month ago in order to help schools reopen is in fact prioritized to meet the expenses of actually being open for in-person learning. |
| 2/4/2021 | 22 | H.Res. 91 – Providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 72) removing a certain Member from certain standing committees of the House of Representatives | Republicans will amend the rule to strike the majority’s unprecedented power-grab and instead debate an amendment to House Rules that resolutions removing a Member from a committee can only come to the floor with the agreement of that Member’s Leader. |
| 2/2/2021 | 19 | H.Res. 85 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 447) National Apprenticeship Act and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H.Con.Res. 11) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2022 through 2030 | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act (Rep. Hinson) to ensure that the $54.3 billion Congress appropriated just a month ago in order to help schools reopen is in fact prioritized to meet the expenses of actually being open for in-person learning. |
| 1/13/2021 | 15 | H.Res. 41 – Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 24) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 275 (Rodney Davis) which establishes a bipartisan commission to examine the circumstances around the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. |
| 1/12/2021 | 12 | H.Res. 38 – Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 21) calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President; and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 275 (Rep. Rodney Davis) which establishes a bipartisan commission to examine the circumstances around the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. |
| 1/4/2021 | 6 | H.Res. 8 – Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, and for other purposes. | Republicans will amend the rule to restore the Motion to Recommit. |