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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–8 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION (H.J. RES. 

36) PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 

OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF THE FINAL RULE OF THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT RELATING TO ‘‘WASTE PREVENTION, 

PRODUCTION SUBJECT TO ROYALTIES, AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION’’, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION (H.J. RES. 37) DISAPPROVING THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, 

AND THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION RELATING TO THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION 

JANUARY 31, 2017.—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. 74] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 74, 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.J. Res. 36, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 

United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation’’, 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 Natural Resources. The resolution waives all points of order against 

consideration of the joint resolution. The resolution provides that 

the joint resolution shall be considered as read. The resolution 

waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution. 

The resolution provides one motion to recommit. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 

37, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, 

the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 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 Oversight and Government ReVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:11 Feb 01, 2017 Jkt 069008 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR008.XXX HR008

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form. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution. The resolution provides that the joint 

resolution shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 

points of order against provisions in the joint resolution. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.J. Res. 36, 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 H.J. Res. 36, 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 consideration of H.J. Res. 37, 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 H.J. Res. 37, 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. 18 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #4 to H.J. Res. 36, offered by Rep. 

Polis (CO), which ensures the ‘‘substantially the same’’ clause 

doesn’t apply for this resolution; and amendment #5 to H.J. Res. 

36, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which allows for findings on the impact of methane, and the impact of the Methane Rule, and due to 

these findings states the agency shall be allowed to develop a new 

regulation on the same topic. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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