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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–23 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 644) TO AMEND THE 

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PERMANENTLY EXTEND AND EXPAND THE CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD INVENTORY, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 636) 

TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PERMANENTLY 

EXTEND INCREASED EXPENSING LIMITATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

FEBRUARY 10, 2015.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. COLE, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 101] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 101, 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. 644, the Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of 2015, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 90 minutes 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 an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

Committee Print 114–5 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. 636, 

America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015, under a closed 

rule. The resolution provides 90 minutes 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 an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

text of Rules Committee Print 114–6 shall be considered as adopted 

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tion waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as 

amended. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 

644 includes a waiver of the following: 

Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits 

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; 

Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits 

consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction of the Committee 

on the Budget unless referred to or reported by the Budget Committee; 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 rule waives all points of order against provisions in 

H.R. 644, 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. 

636 includes a waiver of the following: 

Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits 

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. 636, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any 

points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

The waiver of clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (known as the 

‘‘Ramseyer’’ rule) is 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. 23 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 644 and 

H.R. 636. Defeated: 3–5 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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