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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–369 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (H. CON. RES. 71) ESTABLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND SETTING FORTH THE APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY 

LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2019 THROUGH 2027 

OCTOBER 24, 2017.—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. 580] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 580, by a record vote of 7 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 the consideration of the Senate 

amendment to H. Con. Res. 71. The resolution makes in order a 

motion offered by the chair of the Committee on the Budget or her 

designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H. 

Con. Res. 71. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the motion. The resolution provides that the Senate 

amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The resolution provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on the Budget. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the motion, 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: 


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Rules Committee record vote No. 127 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #1 offered by Rep. Yarmuth (KY) and 

Rep. Slaughter (NY), which eliminates fast-track procedures for 

legislation that would increase deficits to provide tax cuts for millionaires and wealthy corporations; and amendment #2 offered by 

Rep. Pascrell Jr (NJ) and Rep. Yarmuth (KY) and Rep. Slaughter 

(NY), which establishes the policy that Congress shall retain the 

state and local tax deduction; and amendment #3 offered by Rep. 

Lee (CA) and Rep. Yarmuth (KY) and Rep. McGovern (MA) and 

Rep. Slaughter (NY), which restores funding for programs that ensure families can provide basic standard of living for themselves 

and their families; and amendment #4 offered by Rep. Khanna 

(CA) and Rep. Yarmuth (KY) and Rep. Slaughter (NY), which 

makes it the policy of Congress that the estate tax should not be 

repealed; and amendment #5 offered by Rep. Jayapal (WA) and 

Rep. Yarmuth (KY) and Rep. Slaughter (NY), which makes it the 

policy of Congress that the wealthiest Americans in the top one 

percent do not get a tax cut; and amendment #6 offered by Rep. 

Yarmuth (KY) and Rep. Slaughter (NY), which makes it the policy 

of Congress to not create a new tax loophole allowing wealthy passthrough owners to avoid paying their fair share of taxes; and 

amendment #7 offered by Rep. Schakowsky (IL) and Rep. Yarmuth 

(KY) and Rep. Slaughter (NY), which rejects cuts to Medicare, 

Medicaid, and other health programs, and prevents the repeal or 

replacement of the Affordable Care Act; and amendment #8 offered 

by Rep. Grothman (WI), which instructs House and Senate Committees to reduce mandatory spending by $203 billion for the period of Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 through 2027. Allows the Senate 

Committee on Finance to increase the deficit by not more than 

$1.434 Trillion for the period of FY2018 to FY2027, in addition to 

allowing the House Committee on Ways and Means to increase the 

deficit by not more than $1.448 Trillion for the period of FY2018 

to FY2027. Defeated: 4–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... 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 ........................................................... ...................

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 128 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #8, offered by Rep. Grothman 

(WI), which instructs House and Senate Committees to reduce 

mandatory spending by $203 billion for the period of Fiscal Years 

(FY) 2018 through 2027. Allows the Senate Committee on Finance 

to increase the deficit by not more than $1.434 Trillion for the period of FY2018 to FY2027, in addition to allowing the House Committee on Ways and Means to increase the deficit by not more than 


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$1.448 Trillion for the period of FY2018 to FY2027. Defeated: 4– 

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

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 129 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #3, offered by Rep. Lee (CA) and 

Rep. Yarmuth (KY) and Rep. McGovern (MA) and Rep. Slaughter 

(NY), which restores funding for programs that ensure families can 

provide basic standard of living for themselves and their families. 

Defeated: 4–7 

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

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 130 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 7–4 

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

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

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

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