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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–410 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1) TO PROVIDE FOR 

RECONCILIATION PURSUANT TO TITLE II OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018, AND PROVIDING FOR 

PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 17, 2017, 

THROUGH NOVEMBER 27, 2017 

NOVEMBER 15 (legislative day of NOVEMBER 14), 2017.—Referred to the House 

Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 619] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 619, by a record vote of 8 to 3, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts 

and Jobs Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides four 

hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. 

The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 

the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature 

of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115– 

39 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall 

be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 

against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution provides 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution provides that clause 5(b) of rule XXI shall not apply to the bill 

or amendments thereto. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides that upon passage of H.R. 1, 

the amendment to the title of such bill recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. 

Section 3 of the resolution provides that on any legislative day 

during the period from November 17, 2017, through November 27, 

2017: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be 

considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the 


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House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be announced by 

the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

Section 4 of the resolution provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration 

of the period addressed by section 3 of the resolution as though 

under clause 8(a) of rule I. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

includes a waiver of the following: • Clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (Ramseyer), which requires a 

committee report accompanying a bill amending or repealing 

statutes to show, by typographical device, parts of statute affected; • Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits the consideration of 

a bill if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory spending 

over the five or ten year period. It is important to note that 

while the bill increases direct spending over five years, it reduces direct spending over ten years; • Section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation, as reported, providing new 

budget authority for a fiscal year until the budget resolution 

for that year has been agreed to; and • Section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

which prohibits consideration of legislation that would cause 

revenues to be less than the level of total revenues for the first 

fiscal year or for the total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years for which allocations are provided. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any 

points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution provides that clause 5b of rule XXI does 

not apply to this bill, the rule isolates only specified provisions and 

does not look at the essential interactions of all the tax provisions. 

While the bill as a whole provides broad tax relief, the provision 

is necessary because of the narrow focus of the rule. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 142 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #22, offered by Rep. Doggett (TX) and 

Rep. Davis (IL) and Rep. Thompson (CA) and Rep. DelBene (WA) 

and Rep. Crowley (NY), which would strike section 1204 of the bill 

(which repealed the above-and-line deductions for interest payments on qualified education loans and tuition and related expenses, and repealed the exclusions for interest on United States 

savings bonds used to pay for tuition, qualified tuition reductions, 

and employer-provided education assistance), and reinstates the 

$250 above the line deduction for out-of-pocket teacher expense. 

Expands the American Opportunity Act to increase the credit to a 

lifetime limit of $15,000, triples the refundable portion of the credit 


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(from $500 to $1,500), adds flexibility in the credit for part-time 

students, and addresses an inconsistency in the code that currently 

affects students who receive Pell Grants by allowing the AOTC to 

go towards the costs of education that the Pell Grant does not 

cover. Defeated: 3–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... ...................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 143 

Motion by Mr. Hastings to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #1, offered by Rep. Pascrell Jr. (NJ) 

and Rep. Davis (IL) and Rep. Higgins (NY) and Rep. Hanabusa 

(HI) and Rep. Thompson (CA) and Rep. Chu (CA) and Rep. Meng 

(NY) and Rep. Adams (NC) and Rep. Esty (CT) and Rep. Larson 

(CT) and Rep. Sa ́nchez (CA) and Rep. Crowley (NY) and Rep. 

Suozzi (NY) and Rep. Titus (NV) and Rep. Raskin (MD), which 

would restore the deduction for state and local taxes in full. Defeated: 3–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... ...................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 144 

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to make in order and provide 

the appropriate waivers to amendment #57, offered by Rep. Larson 

(CT) and Rep. Sewell (AL) and Rep. Beatty (OH) and Rep. Carbajal 

(CA) and Rep. Davis (IL) and Rep. Pascrell Jr. (NJ) and Rep. Blumenauer (OR) and Rep. Hanabusa (HI) and Rep. Barraga ́n (CA) 

and Rep. Scott (GA) and Rep. Maloney (NY) and Rep. Castor (FL) 

and Rep. Tonko (NY) and Rep. Larsen (WA) and Rep. Clarke (NY) 

and Rep. Pingree (ME) and Rep. Lipinski (IL) and Rep. Bonamici 

(OR) and Rep. Conyers Jr. (MI) and Rep. Frankel (FL) and Rep. 

Keating (MA) and Rep. Lewis (GA) and Rep. Welch (VT) and Rep. 

Chu (CA) and Rep. Garamendi (CA) and Rep. Adams (NC) and 

Rep. Esty (CT) and Rep. Watson Coleman (NJ) and Rep. Peterson 

(MN) and Rep. Langevin (RI) and Rep. Ellison (MN) and Rep. 

Crowley (NY) and Rep. Courtney (CT) and Rep. Torres (CA) and 

Rep. Cohen (TN) and Rep. Rush (IL) and Rep. Luja ́n (NM) and 

Rep. Ca ́ rdenas (CA) and Rep. Connolly (VA) and Rep. Espaillat 

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kowsky (IL) and Rep. DeFazio (OR) and Rep. DeLauro (CT), which 

would strike section 1308 and restores the 7.5% threshold for the 

medical expense deduction. Defeated: 3–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... ...................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... ................... Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 145 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #44, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), 

which would exempt Cannabis businesses from 280e of the federal 

tax code. Defeated: 3–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... ...................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 146 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #127, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), 

which would allow renewable energy projects to form Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs), which combine the funding advantages 

of corporations and the tax advantages of partnerships. Defeated: 

3–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... ...................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 147 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #43, offered by Rep. Polis (CO) and 

Rep. Pocan (WI) and Rep. Ellison (MN) and Rep. Huffman (CA), 

which would prevent oil, gas and coal industries from using Master 

Limited Partnerships (MLP’s). Defeated: 3–8 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... ...................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 148 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #67, offered by Rep. Buck (CO), 

which would prevent the deduction of settlements, or related legal 

fees, related to sexual assault or sexual harassment as a business 

expense. Defeated: 3–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... ...................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 149 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #106, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), 

which would repeal the eligibility of unborn children to be allowed 

as beneficiaries of 529 accounts. Defeated: 3–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... ...................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 150 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #62, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), 

which would eliminate federal alcohol taxes on kombucha and update regulations for kombucha manufacturers; and amendment 

#63, offered by Rep. Polis (CO) and Rep. Schweikert (AZ), which 

would create a structure for taxing purchases made with 

cryptocurrency, and allows small purchases to be made with 

cryptocurrency without extensive reporting requirements. Defeated: 

3–8 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... ...................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 151 

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 8–3 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea Mr. McGovern ................................................... ...................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... Nay 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Yea 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Yea 

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