H.Res. 504House113th Congress (2013-2015)Failed

Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

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On motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 186, 10 Present (Roll no. 107).

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March 6, 2014 • 2:09 PM

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March 6, 2014

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A QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE - Ms. Fudge rose to a question of the privileges of the House and submitted a privileged resolution. Upon examination of the resolution, the Chair determined that the resolution qualified.

March 6, 2014 • 1:40 PM

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Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2236-2237; text of measure as introduced: CR H2236-2237)

March 6, 2014 • 1:40 PM

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Mr. Cantor moved to table the measure. (consideration: CR H2237)

March 6, 2014 • 1:43 PM

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On motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 186, 10 Present (Roll no. 107).

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March 6, 2014 • 2:09 PM

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HOUSE

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March 6, 2014 at 2:08 PM

On Motion to Table

Majority required: 1/2 (50%)

Passed

211 - 186

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What members said about H.Res. 504 on the floor

1 Democrat

Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29 · Mar 11, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I was not able to be in Washington on March 4 through March 6, 2014 for votes because of the inclement weather and meetings in the district with the Secretary of Energy and EPA…

Mr. Speaker, I was not able to be in Washington on March 4 through March 6, 2014 for votes because of the inclement weather and meetings in the district with the Secretary of Energy and EPA Administration.

If I had been here, I would have voted as follows:

On passage of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, as amended, I would have voted ``yes.''

On passage of the resolution supporting the people of Venezuela as they protest peacefully for democratic change and calling to end the violence, I would have voted ``yes.''

On the Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule for H.R. 3826, the Electricity Security and Affordability Act, and H.R. 4118, the SIMPLE Fairness Act, I would have voted ``no.''

On H. Res. 497, the resolution providing the rule for H.R. 3826 and H.R. 4118, I would have voted ``no.''

On the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act, as Amended, I would have voted ``yes.''

On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4118, I would have voted ``yes.''

On passage of H.R. 4118, I would have vote ``no.''

On passage of the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act, I would have voted ``yes.''

On the Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule for H.R. 2824, the Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America Act, and H.R. 2641, the RAPID Act, I would have voted ``no.''

On H. Res. 501, the resolution providing the rule for H.R. 2824 and H.R. 2641, I would have voted ``no.''

On the Smith of Texas and Schweikert Amendment, I would have voted ``no.''

On the Capps/McNerney Amendment, I would have voted ``yes.''

On the Schakowsky/Lowenthal Amendment, I would have voted ``yes.''

On the Waxman Amendment, I would have voted ``yes.''

On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 3826, I would have voted ``yes.''

On final passage of H.R. 3826, I would have voted ``no.''

On the Motion to Table H. Res. 504, I would have voted ``no.''

On the Jackson-Lee Amendment, I would have voted ``yes.''

On the McKinley Amendment, I would have voted ``no.''

On the Nadler Amendment, I would have voted ``yes.''

On the Johnson of Georgia Amendment, I would have voted ``yes.''

On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 2641, I would have voted ``yes.''

On final passage of H.R. 2641, I would have voted ``no.''

On passage to provide for the costs of loan guarantees for Ukraine, I would have voted ``yes.''

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Laid on Table in HouseIssued March 6, 2014

113th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. RES. 504

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 6, 2014

Ms. Fudge submitted the following resolution; which was laid on the table

RESOLUTION

Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Whereas on March 5, 2014, during a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Committee Chairman Darrell E. Issa gave a statement and then posed ten questions to former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner, who stated that she was invoking her Fifth Amendment right not to testify;

Whereas the Committee’s Ranking Member, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, clearly sought recognition to take his turn for questions under Committee and House Rules;

Whereas, Chairman Issa then quickly adjourned the hearing and refused to allow him to make any statement or ask any questions;

Whereas Ranking Member Cummings protested immediately, stating: Mr. Chairman, you cannot run a Committee like this. You just cannot do this. This is, we are better than that as a country, we are better than that as a Committee.

Whereas, Chairman Issa then returned and allowed Ranking Member Cummings to begin his statement, but when it became clear that Chairman Issa did not want to hear what Ranking Member Cummings was saying, turned off Ranking Member Cummings’ microphone, ordered Republican staff to close it down, and repeatedly signaled to end the hearing with his hand across his neck;

Whereas Ranking Member Cummings objected again, stating: You cannot have a one-sided investigation. There is absolutely something wrong with that;

Whereas Chairman Issa made a statement of his own and posed questions during the hearing, but refused to allow other members of the Committee, and in particular the Ranking Member who had sought recognition, to make statements under the five-minute rule in violation of House Rule XI;

Whereas Chairman Issa instructed the microphones to be turned off and adjourned the hearing without a vote or a unanimous consent agreement in violation of Rule XVI because he did not want to permit Ranking Member Cummings to speak;

Whereas Chairman Issa’s abusive behavior on March 5 is part of a continuing pattern in which he has routinely excluded members of the Committee from investigative meetings, and has routinely provided information to the press before sharing it with Committee members;

Whereas Chairman Issa has violated Clause 1 of Rule XXIII of the Code of Official Conduct which states that A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer or employee of the House shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives strongly condemns the offensive and disrespectful manner in which Chairman Darrell E. Issa conducted the hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 5, 2014, during which he turned off the microphones of the Ranking Member while he was speaking and adjourned the hearing without a vote or a unanimous consent agreement.