House Approves Fast-Track Funding Resolution for Israel, Ukraine, Indo-Pacific, and Sanctions on Russia, Iran

The House passed a resolution to speed up the process for approving emergency funding for Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific region, and sanctions against Russia and Iran, without specifying a dominant party's influence.

This is about rules for voting on different emergency money plans and sanctions related to countries like Israel, Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific region, Russia, and Iran.

  1. It sets the rules for voting on a plan that gives emergency money for Israel and related things for the year ending September 30, 2024. The plan will not be stopped by any usual objections, and the decision will be made after talking about it for 30 minutes and a possible last-chance change.

  2. It says how the House will discuss another money plan for Ukraine with the same rules and also talks about changes that are already accepted and those that can still be suggested.

  3. Next, it talks about a similar approach for a plan giving money for the Indo-Pacific region, with a special mention of an additional change that can be talked about and decided on.

  4. A plan to allow the President to put sanctions on Russia and Iran will also be discussed with the same method of talking and deciding on it, including specifics on who can suggest further changes and how.

  5. During these discussions on the Ukraine and the sanctions plans, only the Majority Leader or their choice can suggest stopping the debate. It is also mentioned that no one can suggest getting rid of the main action of the bills.

  6. Finally, it explains a bit of a technical process about how the House will agree to changes made by the Senate to a different law related to veterans' health care, including the steps like renaming parts of the law, correcting small mistakes, and swapping in the texts of the emergency money plans and sanctions plan.

This means, these rules make sure there is an organized way to talk about, make changes to, and decide on these important plans and laws.

410 votes
Yes316
No94
Not Voting21
Apr 19, 2024, 11:01 AM (Washington D.C.)
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  1. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  2. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 316 - 94 (Roll no. 142).
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  3. Passed/agreed to in House On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 316 - 94 (Roll no. 142).
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  4. Considered as unfinished business.
  5. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 1160, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Burgess demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  6. The previous question was ordered without objection.
  7. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1160.
  8. Considered as privileged matter.
  9. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8034 under a closed rule and H.R. 8035, H.R. 8036, and H.R. 8038 under a structured rule. Provides for 30 minutes of general debate and one motion recommit on each bill. Rule also provides that upon disposition of the bills under consideration, the House will be considered to have taken from the Speaker's table H.R. 815 and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with an amendment inserting the texts of all bills as passed by the House, if passed.
  10. Reported in House

    This is about a plan to look at and talk about several important bills in the U.S. Congress, all related to giving emergency money for specific issues and one that involves setting rules about sanctions.

    1. Emergency money for Israel (H.R. 8034): This bill will give money to help with problems in Israel and for other costs until September 30, 2024. They'll talk about it without stopping for 30 minutes and no one can criticize the plan during this time.

    2. Emergency money for Ukraine (H.R. 8035): This bill provides money to help with issues in Ukraine and similar expenses until September 30, 2024. The discussion will last 30 minutes, and they'll also consider a change to the bill decided in advance.

    3. Emergency money for the Indo-Pacific region (H.R. 8036): This bill will give money for help in the Indo-Pacific area and other costs by September 30, 2024. They will talk about it for 30 minutes and discuss a specific change to the bill.

    4. Sanctions on Russia and Iran (H.R. 8038): This bill allows the President to place specific sanctions on Russia and Iran. The talk about this bill will be 30 minutes long.

    All these steps include a chance to ask for the plans to be reconsidered once before making a final decision. They're designed to skip some usual steps to speed up the process because these issues are urgent.

  11. Engrossed in House

    After comparing the two documents, here are the changes:

    1. The current resolution specifies more detailed procedures for handling the bills mentioned, including how debates are to be conducted, how amendments are to be handled, and the order of operations for consideration of bills.
    2. It includes specific sections (Sec. 2 to Sec. 6) outlining the process for considering each bill mentioned, which did not appear in the same structured format in the previous version. This includes the handling of H.R. 8034, H.R. 8035, H.R. 8036, and H.R. 8038, detailing how debates and amendments should be managed for each bill.
    3. The current resolution allows for technical corrections and specifies how sections should be handled in terms of designations, cross-references, corrections, and headings adjustments.

    In simple terms, the new document provides a more organized approach to how these bills will be handled, debated, and amended in the House of Representatives. It lays out a structure for considering each bill, specifies what amendments are allowed, and outlines the process for debate.

  12. Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 72.
  13. The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 118-466, by Mr. Burgess.
  14. Introduced in House