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[House Report 114-28]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

114th Congress   }                                      {        Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session     }                                      {        114-28

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    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

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 February 24, 2015.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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               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.
    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
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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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