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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–28 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 529) TO AMEND THE 

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO IMPROVE 529 PLANS; PROVIDING 

FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5) TO SUPPORT STATE AND 

LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, PROTECT STATE 

AND LOCAL AUTHORITY, INFORM PARENTS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF 

THEIR CHILDREN’S SCHOOLS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND FOR 

OTHER PURPOSES 

FEBRUARY 24, 2015.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 121] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 121, by a nonrecord vote, 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. 529, to amend 

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans, under a 

closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on Ways and Means. The resolution waives all 

points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in 

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

shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of 

order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution 

provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5, 

the Student Success Act. The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that no further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent 

order of the House. 


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Section 3 of the resolution waives the requirement of clause 6(a) 

of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with 

respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of 

March 2, 2015, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2015. 

Section 4 of the resolution provides that it shall be in order at 

any time through the calendar day of March 1, 2015, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though 

under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 

529 includes a waiver of the following: 

• Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits 

the 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; and 

• Clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (Ramseyer), requiring a committee 

report accompanying a bill amending or repealing statutes to show, 

by typographical device, parts of statute affected. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 529, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any 

points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 5 

includes a waiver of clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (Ramseyer), requiring a committee report accompanying a bill amending or repealing 

statutes to show, by typographical device, parts of statute affected. 

The waivers of clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (known as the 

‘‘Ramseyer’’ rule) are provided for both measures because the submission provided by the committees was insufficient to meet the 

standards established by the rule in its current form. The Committee on Rules continues to work with the House Office of Legislative Counsel and committees to determine the steps necessary to 

comply with the updated 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. 26 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #2 to H.R. 529, offered by Rep. 

Davis (IL), which ensures that the important improvements to 529 

programs within H.R. 529 will occur without adding to the deficit 

by making 529 plans available to taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of $3 million or less. Defeated: 4–6 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ ...................

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay 

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

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