Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, one of the most problematic provisions of this bill is the section that expands judicial review under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, also known as UMRA. UMRA…

So, therefore, Mr. Chairman, I will close. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, in closing, I want to go back to the legislative history of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, the law that would be amended by this…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 5. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 492, the gentleman from…

I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Clay), a distinguished member of the committee.

Mr. Chairman, I am offering this amendment to strike section 5 of H.R. 899. My amendment would preserve the integrity of independent agencies. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act currently exempts independent agencies. The bill we are…

As I close, let me say this, Mr. Chairman. Again, these are independent agencies. Independent agencies could be required to do cost-benefit analysis without requiring rules to go through OMB. This bill allows the administrator of OIRA to…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in opposition to H.R. 899, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act. This bill is the second major piece of legislation being considered this week that will add…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 234, noes 176, not voting 20, as follows: [Roll No. 90]…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maryland will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Connolly The Acting…

Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to how much time each side has remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 18 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 15 minutes remaining.

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Oklahoma for yielding and for shepherding this bill through the committee. I am especially grateful to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) for his tireless efforts on behalf of this…

Mr. Speaker, this is a final amendment to the bill. This will not delay the bill. This will not kill the bill. This will not send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will proceed immediately to final passage, as amended. Mr…

Mr. Speaker, the American people have lost faith in the President and his administration's ability to serve in an unbiased manner. Sadly, last year's scandal revealed the IRS is targeting organizations who disagree with the President's Big…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Garcia moves to recommit the bill H.R. 899 to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, with instructions to report…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if…

Mr. Chair, I strongly support efforts to make sure that government regulations are not overly burdensome and do not needlessly harm business growth. In fact the very first piece of legislation I introduced--the Small Business Paperwork…

Mr. Speaker, I use some time to talk about the 23rd District. It comprises nearly a quarter of the land area of Texas. Everybody has heard of the character Popeye and his penchant for spinach, and the spinach capital of the world is…

Mr. Chairman, I don't quite understand the opposition of my friend from Oklahoma; if it is duplicative, then it is harmless. I think clarification to make sure that citizens have the same rights as special interests and corporations is…