H.Res. 40Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 78) to improve the consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 238) to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end-users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

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Sponsor: Dan Newhouse [R-WA-04]
Policy area: Congress
Committee: Rules Committee
Latest action: Jan 11, 2017 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedJan 10, 2017
Passed the HouseJan 11, 2017

What the measure doesCRS summary

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 78) to improve the consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 238) to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end-users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 40 as introduced in House on Jan 10, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Jan 11, 2017Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 11, 2017

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House Jan 11, 2017 · the primary vote

On Ordering the Previous Question

Providing for consideration of H.R. 78, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 238, the Commodity End-User Relief Act; and for other purposes

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232 Yea 168 Nay 34 not voting

Party-line vote No voting member broke with their own party.

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members434 members

Democratic194 members

Republican240 members

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