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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–520 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE 

BILL (H.R. 195) TO AMEND TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE, TO RESTRICT 

THE DISTRIBUTION OF FREE PRINTED COPIES OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; WAIVING A 

REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(A) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES; AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS 

TO SUSPEND THE RULES 

JANUARY 17, 2018.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. COLE, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 696] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 696, by a record vote of 9 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 the consideration of the Senate 

amendment to H.R. 195, the Federal Register Printing Savings Act 

of 2017 [Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018]. The 

resolution makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House concur in 

the Senate amendment with an amendment consisting of the text 

of Rules Committee Print 115–55. 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 one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 

Section 2 of resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring 

a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported 

from the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported from 

the Rules Committee through the legislative day of January 20, 

2018. 


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Section 3 of the resolution provides that it shall be in order at 

any time through the legislative day of January 20, 2018, for the 

Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules and 

that the Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority 

Leader or her designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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

• 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; 

• 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; 

• Clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which prohibits a bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff measure from being reported by 

a committee not having jurisdiction to report tax or tariff 

measures; 

• 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-year or ten-year period; 

• 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, or 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; 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: 


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Rules Committee record vote No. 178 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to limit the waiver clause 6(a) of rule 

XIII to spending measures. Defeated: 3–9 

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 ................................... ...................

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. 179 

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

inserts the text of the DREAM Act. Defeated: 3–9 

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 ................................... ...................

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. 180 

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 9–3 

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 ................................... ...................

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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