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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–338 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 36) 

TO AMEND TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROTECT PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILDREN, AND FOR 

OTHER PURPOSES 

OCTOBER 2, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. CHENEY, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 548] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 548, by a record vote of 8 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. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection 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 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: • Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a committee’s 302(a) allocation of such authority; 

• Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation providing new budget authority for a fiscal year until the budget resolution for that year 

has been agreed to; and 

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• Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a 

bill if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory spending 

over the five or ten-year period. 

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. 114 

Motion by Mr. Hastings to strike the waiver of all points of 

order. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 115 

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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