H.R.5429: American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 835 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5429 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.

Rule H. Res. 835 passed House.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Bishop of Utah asked unanimous consent that, during consideration of H.R. 5429 pursuant to H. Res. 835, the Speaker may postpone further proceedings on a motion to recommit as though under clause 8(a)(1)(A) of Rule 20. Agreed to without objection.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 835.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5429 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5429.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Mr. Miller, George moved to recommit with instructions to Resources.

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the George Miller motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require that the bill be reported back forthwith, with an amendment to provide that under the bill, persons shall not be treated as qualified to obtain leases if such person is a lessee under an existing lease issued by he Department of Interior pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act that is not subject to limitations on royalty relief based on market price.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit H.R. 5429 with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller demanded the yeas and and nays and pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the motion until later in the legislative day.

Considered as unfinished business.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 201 - 223 (Roll no. 208).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 201 (Roll no. 209).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Received in the Senate.

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 464.