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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–551 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE 

HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (H.R. 

1892) TO AMEND TITLE 4, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE 

FLYING OF THE FLAG AT HALF-STAFF IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF 

A FIRST RESPONDER IN THE LINE OF DUTY 

FEBRUARY 9 (legislative day of FEBRUARY 8), 2018.—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. 734] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 734, by a record vote of 9 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. 1892, the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act [Bipartisan Budget Act of 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 to H.R. 

1892. 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. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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

• 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; 

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• 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; 

• 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; and 

• 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. The Senate amendment 

increases over five years, but decreases over ten years. 

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. 190 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment # 3, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which 

inserts the text of H.R. 3440, the Dream Act. Defeated: 4–9 

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 ................................... 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. 191 

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4 

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 ....................................................... Yea 

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

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