H.R. 4346–Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022
H.R. 4346 - Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022
Hearing Information
Amendment Deadline
Friday, July 23, 2021 - 3:00pm Online View Announcement »
Meeting Information
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 2:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Rules Committee Meeting on H.R. 4373, H.R. 4346 and H.R. 4505
Rules Committee Meeting on H.R. 4373, H.R. 4346 and H.R. 4505 Part 2
Bill Text
(as reported)
Amendment Drafting Templates
H. Rept. 117-80 PDF
Report from the Committee on Appropriations to accompany H.R. 4346.
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 117-110 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-3 on Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 567:
Agreed to by record vote of 217-208, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 217-208, on Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
MANAGERS: Morelle/Reschenthaler
1. Structured rule for H.R. 4346.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part B of the report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Section 3 provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
8. Provides one motion to recommit.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 4373.
10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Provides that the amendment printed in part C of the report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
14. Provides that following debate pursuant to section 5, each further amendment printed in part D of the report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 7 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
15. Section 7 provides that at any time after debate pursuant to section 5, the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part D of the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
16. Provides one motion to recommit.
17. Structured rule for H.R. 4505.
18. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees.
19. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
20. Provides that the amendment printed in part E of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
22. Provides that following debate pursuant section 9, each further amendment printed in part F of the report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 11 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
23. Section 11 provides that at any time after debate pursuant to section 9, the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part F of the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
24. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in parts B, D, and F of the report or amendments en bloc described in sections 3, 7, and 11 of the resolution.
25. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Norton (DC) | Democrat | Prohibits the use of funds to install permanent, above-ground fencing on the United States Capitol Grounds. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Norton (DC) | Democrat | Prohibits the United States Capitol Police from using funds to enforce the prohibition on the use of scooters on the United States Capitol Grounds. | Made in Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Rosendale (MT) | Republican | Provides that no funds may be used to carry out H.Res. 73, which enables the Sergeant-at-Arms to fine Members for failure to complete security screening before entering the House Chamber. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Withdrawn Increases and decreases funds by $1,000,000 in the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Environmental Health account to emphasize the importance of every child having access to drinking water at school that’s free of lead and dangerous materials. | Withdrawn |
| 5 | Version 3 | Langevin (RI) | Democrat | Revised Increases funding by $3.504 million for the Capitol Grounds account with the intent that these funds be used to prioritize the removal of accessibility barriers on the Capitol Complex. | Made in Order |
| 6 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Increases and decreases funds by $100,000 from the Architect of the Capitol's Capital Construction and Operations account to emphasize the importance of the installation of electric vehicle charging stations on the House Office Building grounds. | Made in Order |
| 7 | Version 1 | Biggs (AZ) | Republican | Strike section 212 - Authority to Hire Individuals Covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 2 | Good (VA), Cawthorn (NC), Greene (GA), Miller, Mary (IL), Mast (FL), Van Duyne (TX), Duncan (SC), Perry (PA), Burgess (TX) | Republican | Revised Prohibits funding for the enforcement of a mask mandate in the United States Capitol Complex. | Revised |
| 9 | Version 1 | Biggs (AZ) | Republican | Prohibits use of funds to issue vaccine passports or to require proof of COVID–19 vaccination as a requirement for access to Federal property or Federal services, or for access to congressional grounds or services. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Foster (IL), Casten (IL), Takano (CA), Beyer (VA) | Democrat | Increases and decreases GAO appropriations by $6 million to support robust funding for thorough, up-to-date technical information and evaluations for Members of Congress, like those provided by the Office of Technology Assessment. | Made in Order |
| 11 | Version 2 | Bowman (NY) | Democrat | Revised Increases funding by $250,000 for the Library of Congress, which can partner with HBCU's, Hispanic Serving Institutions, other Minority Serving Institutions, and community colleges to form fellowship opportunities and curriculum program associations. Offsets the increase by decreasing $250,000 from Capital Construction and Operations. | Made in Order |
| 12 | Version 2 | Bowman (NY) | Democrat | Revised Increases funding by $250,000 for the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, with the intent of supporting translation services for official communication materials on behalf of constituents with Limited English Proficiency. Offsets the increase by decreasing $250,000 from the Capital Construction and Operations. | Made in Order |
| 13 | Version 1 | Boebert, Lauren (CO) | Republican | Strike Section 212 - Authority to Hire Individuals Covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Boebert, Lauren (CO) | Republican | Strikes Section 214 - Removal of Offensive United States Capitol Statuary. | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | Boebert, Lauren (CO) | Republican | Prohibits funds appropriated in this bill from being used for the Open World Leadership Center. | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 2 | Takano (CA), Foster (IL), Beyer (VA), Casten (IL) | Democrat | Revised Increases and decreases funding for the Congressional Research Service by $6 million to express the intent that the Office of Technology Assessment serves an unique role in providing technical expertise to Congress on issues of emerging technologies. | Revised |
| 17 | Version 1 | Boebert, Lauren (CO) | Republican | Prohibits funds appropriated in this bill from being used for the creation of a new position of a Deputy Assistant Inspector General. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | Boebert, Lauren (CO) | Republican | Strikes Section 210 - Plastic Waste Reduction. | Submitted |
| 19 | Version 1 | Graves, Garret (LA) | Republican | Establishes an increased maximum rate of pay for professional staff of personal, committee, and leadership offices of the House of Representatives that may be as great as an annual rate that is equal to 92 percent of the salary of a judge of the district court of the US. Does not affect the maximum rate of pay for a Member of the House of Representatives. | Submitted |
| 20 | Version 1 | Graves, Garret (LA) | Republican | Increases and decreases funds by $100,000 the appropriations for the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House to encourage the creation of a collaborative drafting program to help improve workflow between HOLC and Member Offices. | Made in Order |
| 21 | Version 1 | Graves, Garret (LA) | Republican | Establishes a Disaster Response Staff Reserve Fund to provide additional staffing services to address the overwhelming casework needs of an office whose district has been impacted by a federally declared disaster. | Submitted |
| 22 | Version 1 | Kelly, Robin (IL) | Democrat | Increases and decreases funding by $4.2 million to highlight the GAO's Center for Audit Excellence and their work with Foreign Supreme Audit Institutions. | Made in Order |
| 23 | Version 1 | Wexton (VA) | Democrat | Withdrawn Directs the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a plaque that honors officers and law enforcement agencies that defended the Capitol against the January 6 attack. Directs the Architect of the Capitol to obtain matching plaques to be presented to each law enforcement agency and protective entity that responded. | Withdrawn |
| 24 | Version 2 | Grothman (WI) | Republican | Revised Decreases funding to the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion by $1,500,000, to FY2021 levels. | Made in Order |
| 25 | Version 1 | Budd (NC) | Republican | Prohibits any funds appropriated by the Act from being spent until the U.S. Capitol, House, and Senate office buildings reopen to the general public and Capitol tours resume. | Submitted |
| 26 | Version 1 | Grothman (WI) | Republican | Increases and Decreases funding to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund to instruct the need to focus on educating future world leaders about the horrors of Marxism and Communism. | Submitted |
| 27 | Version 1 | Grothman (WI) | Republican | Strikes language that will enable non-citizens who meet requirements under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy to be employed by the U.S. Congress. | Made in Order |
| 28 | Version 2 | Raskin (MD) | Democrat | Revised Increases and decreases funding by $100,000 for the purpose of directing the House Sergeant at Arms to conduct a study on the Capitol switchboard and telephone system in the U.S. House of Representatives and provide a report to Congress. The report should identify the current system’s technical limitations and security risks, and make detailed recommendations for improving or replacing the current system. | Made in Order |
| 29 | Version 1 | Gosar (AZ) | Republican | Prevents Capitol Police funds from being obligated or expended until Capitol security footage from January 1-6, 2021, is released to the public. | Submitted |
| 30 | Version 1 | Clyde (GA) | Republican | Requires the head of an office to ensure the percentage of individuals regularly reporting to in person work is equal to or exceeds the average percentage of individuals regularly reporting to in person work in Fiscal Year 2020 prior to the issuance of Presidential Proclamation 9994, Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak. | Submitted |
| 31 | Version 1 | Jacobs, Sara (CA) | Democrat | Sets aside funds within the Sergeant of Arms account to administer TS/SCI clearances for one personal office staffer of each member serving on a committee related to national security. | Submitted |
| 32 | Version 1 | Bishop, Dan (NC), Duncan (SC), Rice, Tom (SC), Burgess (TX), Biggs (AZ), LaMalfa (CA), Budd (NC), Grothman (WI), Gooden (TX), Good (VA), Boebert, Lauren (CO), Greene (GA), Clyde (GA), Lesko (AZ), Aderholt (AL), Gaetz (FL), Moore, Barry (AL), Foxx (NC), Roy (TX), Posey (FL), Lamborn (CO), Barr (KY), Herrell (NM), Norman (SC), Rosendale (MT), Carter, Buddy (GA), Rose, John (TN) | Republican | Prohibits federal funds from being used to teach or advance Critical Race Theory concepts. | Submitted |
| 33 | Version 1 | Posey (FL) | Republican | None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the purchase, lease, or acquisition by other means, of goods that are a product of the People’s Republic of China pursuant to the Buy American Act. | Submitted |
| 34 | Version 1 | Escobar (TX) | Democrat | Increases and decreases funding to make clear that States must disburse all funds under this division in accordance with Congressional intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding report and bill text. | Made in Order |
| 35 | Version 1 | Estes (KS) | Republican | Reduces the amount made available by this Act by 1 percent. | Submitted |
| 36 | Version 1 | Taylor (TX), Fallon (TX), Babin (TX) | Republican | Prohibits funds from being used to disrupt the business of a State legislature. | Submitted |
| 37 | Version 1 | Burgess (TX), Good (VA) | Republican | Limits the Office of the Attending Physician from mandating masks in the U.S. Capitol Complex without first consulting with the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the Majority and Minority Leader of the Senate. | Submitted |
| 38 | Version 1 | Allen (GA) | Republican | Late Reduces spending by 5 percent. | Submitted |
| 39 | Version 1 | Bowman (NY) | Democrat | Late Withdrawn Increases and decreases funding for the Capitol Police by $56,057,000 to express support for prioritizing federal funding for the programs and initiatives that promote care and opportunities instead of overpolicing. | Withdrawn |
| 40 | Version 2 | Davis, Rodney (IL) | Republican | Late Revised No funds for individuals on Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol who violate or are found to have violated § 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234). | Revised |
| 41 | Version 2 | Ryan (OH) | Democrat | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Late Revised Directs the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a plaque that honors officers and law enforcement agencies that defended the Capitol against the January 6 attack; directs the Architect of the Capitol to obtain matching plaques to be presented to each law enforcement agency and protective entity that responded. Requires a report and makes technical corrections. | Considered as Adopted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 137
Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule for H.R. 4373, H.R. 4346, and H.R. 4505. Defeated: 3–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 140
Motion by Mr. Morelle to report the rule. Adopted: 9–3