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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–307 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3697) TO AMEND THE 

IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT WITH RESPECT TO ALIENS ASSOCIATED WITH CRIMINAL GANGS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 15, 

2017, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 513] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 513, 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. 3697, the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act, 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 

the Judiciary. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment 

printed in this report 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 that on any legislative day 

during the period from September 15, 2017, through September 22, 

2017: 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 the resolution as though 

under clause 8(a) of rule I. 

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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. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 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. 110 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated: 3–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

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

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 111 

Motion by Mr. Burgess to report the rule. Adopted: 7–3 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

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

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Yea 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Yea 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Yea 

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

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Goodlatte (VA): Clarifies the burden of proof the federal government must meet to show that an alien is deportable for being a 

criminal gang member. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 4, line 22, strike ‘‘the’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to believe’’ on line 24. 

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