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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–4 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 7) 

TO PROHIBIT TAXPAYER FUNDED ABORTIONS 

JANUARY 21, 2015.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. FOXX, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 42] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 42, by a record vote of 7 to 1, 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. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure 

Act of 2015, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour 

of debate equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader 

and the Minority Leader or their respective designees. 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 the following: • Clause 9 of rule XXI, which requires a list of all earmarks, 

limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits contained in the 

measure, or a certification that the measure does not contain 

any of those items. It is important to note that the Committees 

on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary 

intend to file the required earmark statements tomorrow, prior 

to floor consideration of the bill; and 

• 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 


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

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, 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. 15 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated: 1–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Nay 

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 16 

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 7–1 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Yea 

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

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