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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–476 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE 

BILL (H.R. 1) TO PROVIDE FOR RECONCILIATION PURSUANT TO TITLES 

II AND V OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 

DECEMBER 20, 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. 668] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 668, 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 

amendment to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The resolution 

makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on 

Ways and Means or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1. The resolution waives all points of order 

against consideration of the motion. The resolution provides that 

the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. 

The resolution provides 20 minutes of debate on the motion equally 

divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

of the Committee on Ways and Means. The resolution provides that 

clause 5(b) of rule XXI shall not apply to the motion. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the motion includes a waiver of Section 311 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 provides that clause 5(b) of rule XXI 

does not apply to the motion, the rule isolates only specified provisions and does not look at the essential interactions of all the tax 

provisions. While the underlying legislation as a whole provides 

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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. 166 

Motion by Mr. Polis to provide for consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 97, which would include the regulation of virtual currency; protections for small marijuana businesses from tax 

burdens; restrictions and clarifications on special interests deducting certain lobbying expenses; and provisions to allow kombucha 

manufacturers to be taxed fairly for the product they produce. Defeated: 3–8, Present—1 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Present 

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 ....................................................... Nay 

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 167 

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

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... 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 ....................................................... Yea 

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

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