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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 113–617 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5682) 

TO APPROVE THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE 

NOVEMBER 12, 2014.—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. 748] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 748, by a record vote of 7 to 3, 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. 5682, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, under a closed rule. The resolution 

provides one hour of debate equally divided among and controlled 

by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure and the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The 

resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as 

read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions 

in the bill. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

includes a waiver of clause 11 of rule XXI, prohibiting the consideration of a bill or joint resolution which has not been reported by 

a committee until the third calendar day on which such measure 

has been available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner. 

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: 


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Rules Committee record vote No. 193 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated: 4–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... ................... Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen ............................................. Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay 

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 194 

Motion by Mr. Bishop of Utah to report the rule. Adopted: 7–3 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... Yea Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... ................... Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Yea 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen ............................................. Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea 

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

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