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

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3) TO APPROVE THE 

KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE 

BILL (H.R. 30) TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO REPEAL THE 30-HOUR THRESHOLD FOR CLASSIFICATION AS A FULL-TIME 

EMPLOYEE FOR PURPOSES OF THE EMPLOYER MANDATE IN THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND REPLACE IT 

WITH 40 HOURS 

JANUARY 7, 2015.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BURGESS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 19] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 19, by a record vote of 7 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. 3, the Keystone 

XL Pipeline Act, 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. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 30, 

the Save American Workers Act of 2015, 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 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. 


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EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 3, 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. 3, 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. 30 

includes a waivers of the following: 

• Clause 10 of rule XXI, prohibiting the consideration of a bill 

if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory spending over the 

five-year or ten-year period. 

• Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess 

of a 302(a) allocation of such authority. 

• Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting 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. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 30, 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. 7 

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 7–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Yea 

Mr. Collins of Georgia ...................................... Yea 

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

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