HOUSE BILL: Harvey Aid Relief Act (HARA) (Passed-Sent to VP/PPT)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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People's House of Representatives
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Sponsor: LouisvilleThunder
House Designation: HB 1148

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The sponsor has 24 hours to commence an advocacy for this bill. All other members shall have a subsequent 48 hours to respond with their initial comments, questions or concerns.

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

I advocate this bill because it presents a fair, balanced, and competent approach to helping our most vulnerable citizens whose lives have the right to be protected by their government. This is one of our most important responsibilities as civil servants who the people have entrusted us in helping them during times of dire need. It would be shameful for us to not take action during this crucial moment for our nation. I wish for a speedy passage of this bill to fund whatever already has been destroyed by Hurricane Harvey. I am fully aware of Hurricane Irma's impending landfall somewhere along any coast of the Southern Region. However, I suggest that both houses of Congress pass this quickly enough, so that we can put Hurricane Irma funding in another bill for another day very soon. Thank you all very much, and if you feel like any amendments to this bill is absolutely necessary, please don't hesitate to post your thoughts.

[VPH]

I really like what I see and I urge swift passage of this legislation.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

I echo my fellow Representatives' views. This is needed.

[JGibson]

I recommend the swift passage of HARA, especially in the wake of Irma and maybe Jose coming to the US shores.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I also would recommend swift passage.


The only thing that comes to my mind though as a concern is that we might want to consider altering this with the other two storms potentially coming, in some fashion. Or was it already crafted with those in mind?

[RFayette]

I echo my fellow Representatives' views. This is needed.

This.  Let's get this passed ASAP.

[fhtagn]

Thank you LouisvilleThunder for introducing this bill.

With the damage done by Hurricane Harvey, this is something that is desperately needed to get the recovery process going, and I hope to see this pass soon.

I also have the same questions as Speaker NC Yankee, as far as would this be considering the next one or two potential storms that may be affecting the area in the very near future? Especially since it is likely by the time this is complete it is very likely that Irma will have at least hit and done damage already to an already weakened area.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Haslam, Illiniwek and Peebs have 24 hours left to speak on this.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

This needs to be passed. I have a bill that I'll soon introduce to help with some of y'alls concerns, though.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Given the urgency of the hour, I move the rules be suspended and the House proceed to a final vote on this bill.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Given the urgency of the hour, I move the rules be suspended and the House proceed to a final vote on this bill.

> Moves to suspend mandatory debate time
>After such has already expired.


Read my posts dude. It expired at 06:29:03 pm. 

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

A final vote on this legislation is now open, Representatives please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

If you guys can get five votes in here quickly, I can call 24 hours on vote changes and finish the vote faster.


AYE

[JGibson]

AYE

[RFayette]

Aye

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Aye

[Illiniwek]

AYE

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

AYE

[VPH]

AYE

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

AYE!

Given the urgency of the hour, I move the rules be suspended and the House proceed to a final vote on this bill.

> Moves to suspend mandatory debate time
>After such has already expired.


Read my posts dude. It expired at 06:29:03 pm. 

I wasn't sure if the cloture rule applied, as the last post of debate had been made fewer than 36 hours previously. D*mn, it's been a long time since I had to think about any of this.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

AYE!!!

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE!

Given the urgency of the hour, I move the rules be suspended and the House proceed to a final vote on this bill.

> Moves to suspend mandatory debate time
>After such has already expired.


Read my posts dude. It expired at 06:29:03 pm. 

I wasn't sure if the cloture rule applied, as the last post of debate had been made fewer than 36 hours previously. D*mn, it's been a long time since I had to think about any of this.

Never and I got rid of all the references to 36 hours. It is now 24's and 48's. We de-nixified the rules you might say in both chambers. So your experiences from early 2016 as PPT might not be too helpful. Rules for both chambers are in the noticeboard in the first post.

Also,

>Implies I have put to fine a point on enforcing cloture rules. It is not like anyone ever objects to anything here, It is a miracle to just get them to show up.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

With all votes present I am going to shamelessly break the ing the rules. If anyone objects, just try and ing stop me.


Vote on Final Passage of the Harvey Aid Relief Act:

Aye (9): Give Em Hell Harry, Haslam2020, Illiniwek, JGibson, LouisvilleThunder, NC Yankee, Peebs, Rfayette, and VPH
Nay (0):
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (0):

With a complete unanimous vote, the bill has passed the House of Representatives and is sent to the Vice President and PPT.

Technically I should have given 24 hours for vote changes, but I miss the old way of unanimous votes not requiring, and this is a big fing deal.