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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–547 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF 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 6, 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. 727] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 727, 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. 1892, the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act 

[Further 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 115–58 modified by the amendment 

printed in this report. 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: 

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; 

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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; 

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 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; 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. 186 

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: 4–8 

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

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

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

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 187 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #4, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which 

prevents the DEA from interfering with legal and well-regulated 

state laws. Defeated: 3–8, Present—1 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Pres 

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

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

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

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... ...................

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

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

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 188 

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

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provides a one percent cut to overall defense spending, excluding 

health and personnel accounts. 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 .......................................................... ...................

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

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

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 189 

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

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

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

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

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

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Brady, Kevin (TX), Walden (OR): Corrects Prevention and Public 

Health funding modification to reflect current law funding for FY 

2028 and beyond. Corrects the date for the hospital-hospice policy, 

from 2023 to fiscal year 2023. Corrects the date for the Medicare 

Payment Advisory Commission’s hospital-hospice study. Corrects 

the date of the home health market basket policy from calendar 

year 2019 to calendar year 2020. Corrects the market basket adjustment of the home health policy from 1.4-percent to 1.5-percent. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 496, line 15 strike ‘‘2023’’ and insert ‘‘2022’’. 

Page 498, line 4, strike ‘‘2020’’ and insert ‘‘2024’’. 

Page 498, line 7, strike ‘‘2021’’ and insert ‘‘2025’’. 

Page 498, line 15, strike ‘‘2019 shall be 1.4 percent’’ and insert 

‘‘2020 shall be 1.5 percent’’. 

Page 498, line 16, strike ‘‘2019’’ and insert ‘‘2020’’. 

Page 514, line 21, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 514, strike lines 22 and 23 and insert the following: 

‘‘(3) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027, 

$1,100,000,000; and 

‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2028 and each subsequent fiscal year, 

$2,000,000,000.’’. 

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