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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–537 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE 

BILL (H.R. 695) TO AMEND THE NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 

1993 TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND 

CHECK SYSTEM AND CRIMINAL HISTORY REVIEW PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO, RELATED TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT, HAVE ACCESS TO CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, OR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JANUARY 29, 2018.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. CHENEY, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 714] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 714, by a record vote of 8 to 4, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for the consideration of the Senate 

amendments to H.R. 695, the Child Protection Improvements Act 

of 2017. The resolution makes in order a single motion offered by 

the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that 

the House concur in the Senate amendment to the title and concur 

in the Senate amendment to the text with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–56. The resolution 

waives all points of order against consideration of the motion and 

provides that it shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 

question. The resolution provides that the Senate amendments and 

the motion shall be considered as read. The resolution provides one 

hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the motion includes a waiver of the following: 

• Clause 4 of rule XXI, which prohibits reporting a bill or 

joint resolution carrying an appropriation from a committee 

not having jurisdiction to report an appropriation. 

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• Clause 7 of rule XVI, which requires that no motion or 

proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment. • 302(c) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits 

consideration of a measure until the Committee on Appropriations has made the suballocations required under section 

302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. • Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a 302(a) allocation of such authority. • Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction of the 

Committee on the Budget unless referred to or reported by the 

Budget Committee. • Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation that would cause the level of 

total new budget authority for the first fiscal year to be exceeded; and • Section 314(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits the consideration of legislation that provides budget authority for a fiscal year that exceeds either of the discretionary 

statutory spending limits. 

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. 183 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #2, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which 

reduces the total amount of defense appropriations by one percent. 

Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... ...................

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 184 

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Yea 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... ...................

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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