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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–463 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1638) TO REQUIRE 

THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES ON THE ESTIMATED TOTAL 

ASSETS UNDER DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTROL BY CERTAIN SENIOR 

IRANIAN LEADERS AND OTHER FIGURES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, 

AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4324) TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO MAKE CERTIFICATIONS 

WITH RESPECT TO UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS’ AIRCRAFT-RELATED TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING IRAN, AND FOR 

OTHER PURPOSES 

DECEMBER 12, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BUCK, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 658] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 658, 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 consideration of H.R. 1638, the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act, under a structured rule. 

The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Financial Services. The resolution waives all points 

of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in 

order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment 

in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–47 and provides that it shall be considered as 

read. The resolution waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order 

only those further amendments printed in part A of this report. 

Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 

this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and 

shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 

House or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all 

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points of order against the amendment printed in part A of this report. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 

4324, the Strengthening Oversight of Iran’s Access to Finance Act, 

under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Financial Services. The resolution 

waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–48 shall be 

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

as read. The resolution waives all points of order against that 

amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in 

order only the further amendment printed in part B of this report, 

if offered by the Member designated in this report, which shall be 

considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this 

report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 

to a demand for division of the question. The resolution waives all 

points of order against the amendment printed in part B of this report. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 1638, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1638 made in 

order as original text, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments to H.R. 1638 printed in part A of this report, the 

Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 4324, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 4324, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any 

points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment to H.R. 4324 printed in part B of this report, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

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. 163 

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1638 IN PART A MADE IN

ORDER

1. Schneider (IL), Poe (TX): Amends the reporting requirement 

on recommendations for how U.S. economic sanctions against Iran 

may be revised to prevent funds or assets from being used to contribute to the continued development of Iran’s ballistic missile program to also include human rights abuses. (10 minutes) 

2. Meng (NY): Requires the report created by this bill to include 

‘‘an assessment of the impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic 

sanctions programs against Iran’’. (10 minutes) 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4324 IN PART B MADE IN

ORDER

1. Gaetz (FL): Includes, in the report already required in the underlying text, certification that the transaction will not benefit an 

Iranian person that has knowingly transported items used to establish in Syria a permanent military presence of either Iranian military forces or Iranian backed militia. (10 minutes) 

PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1638 MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 5, line 23, strike ‘‘to contribute to’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘by Iran;’’ on page 5, line 25 and insert the following: ‘‘to 

contribute—’’ 

(A) to the continued development, testing, and procurement of ballistic missile technology by Iran; and 

(B) to human rights abuses. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MENG OF

NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 6, line 3, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end. 

Page 6, after line 3, insert the following new paragraph (and redesignate the subsequent paragraph accordingly): 

(7) an assessment of the impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic sanctions programs against Iran; and 

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PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4324 MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GAETZ OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 6, line 18, strike ‘‘or’’. 

Page 6, after line 18 insert the following (and redesignate the 

subsequent subclause accordingly): 

(II) has knowingly transported items used to establish in Syria a permanent military presence of 

either Iranian military forces or Iranian backed 

militia; or 

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