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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–333 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3823) TO AMEND 

TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE, TO EXTEND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR 

THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL 

REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO EXTEND THE FUNDING AND EXPENDITURE 

AUTHORITY OF THE AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND, TO PROVIDE 

DISASTER TAX RELIEF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING 

FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 538] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 538, 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. 3823, the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017, 

under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate 

with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means, 

and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. 

The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 

the bill and provides that the bill shall not be subject to a question 

of consideration. 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 it shall be in order at 

any time on the legislative day of September 28, 2017, for the 

Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as 

though under clause 1 of rule XV, and that the Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the 

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designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. 

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. 113 

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

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... ................... 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

Curbelo (FL): Provides that the US Virgin Islands and Puerto 

Rico will be reimbursed for costs associated with disaster relief tax 

provisions. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CURBELO

OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 58, strike lines 6 through 13 and insert the following: 

(1) PAYMENTS TO UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO

RICO.— 

(A) UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.—The Secretary of 

the Treasury shall pay to the United States Virgin Islands 

amounts equal to the loss in revenues to the United States 

Virgin Islands by reason of the provisions of this title. 

Such amounts shall be determined by the Secretary of the 

Treasury based on information provided by the government of the United States Virgin Islands. 

(B) PUERTO RICO.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 

pay to Puerto Rico amounts estimated by the Secretary of 

the Treasury as being equal to the aggregate benefits that 

would have been provided to residents of Puerto Rico by 

reason of the provisions of this title if a mirror code tax 

system had been in effect in Puerto Rico. The preceding 

sentence shall not apply with respect to Puerto Rico unless 

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Puerto Rico has a plan, which has been approved by the 

Secretary of the Treasury, under which Puerto Rico will 

promptly distribute such payments to its residents. 

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