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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–22 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 1) TO APPROVE THE 

KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE, AND PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING 

THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 16, 2015, THROUGH FEBRUARY 23, 2015 

FEBRUARY 10, 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. 100] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 100, by a record vote of 6 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 S. 1, the Keystone 

XL Pipeline Approval 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 Energy and Commerce and the chair and ranking minority member 

of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 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 commit. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides that on any legislative day 

during the period from February 16, 2015, through February 23, 

2015: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be 

considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the 

House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be announced by 

the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

Section 3 of the resolution provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration 

of the period addressed by section 2 of this resolution a though 

under clause 8(a) of rule 1. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 


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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. 24 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated: 3–6 

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 ........................................................... ...................

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

Mr. Collins ........................................................ ...................

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 25 

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 6–3 

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 ........................................................... ...................

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

Mr. Collins ........................................................ ...................

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

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