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US HRes776

US HRes776
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.B. 83) to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes; waiving a requirement of cl


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Introduced
12/10/2014
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2015

Introduced Session

113th Congress

Bill Summary

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.B. 83) to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

AI Summary

This Resolution sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will consider a Senate amendment to a bill, H.R. 83, which aims to address the energy needs of U.S. insular areas and the Freely Associated States by having the Secretary of the Interior create a team of experts to develop energy action plans focused on affordable, reliable energy and increased use of clean energy resources. Specifically, the resolution allows for a motion to concur in the Senate amendment with a modification, waives certain procedural rules to allow for immediate consideration of this motion, and allocates debate time for it. It also states that if this motion is adopted, another measure, House Concurrent Resolution 122, will be considered adopted, and allows the chair of the Committee on Appropriations to insert explanatory material into the Congressional Record. Furthermore, it waives a requirement for a two-thirds vote to consider certain reports from the Committee on Rules on the same day they are presented, for a specific period.

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (on 12/11/2014)

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