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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–614 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE 

BILL (H.R. 1625) TO AMEND THE STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1956 TO INCLUDE SEVERE FORMS OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME 

FOR PURPOSES OF THE REWARDS PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

STATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS 

DURING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 23, 2018, THROUGH APRIL 9, 2018 

MARCH 22 (legislative day of MARCH 21), 2018.—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. 796] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 796, by a record vote of 8 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 the consideration of the Senate 

amendment to H.R. 1625, the TARGET Act. The resolution makes 

in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House concur in the Senate 

amendment with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules 

Committee Print 115–66. 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 Appropriations. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides that on any legislative day 

during the period from March 23, 2018, through April 9, 2018: 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 


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of the period addressed by section 2 of the resolution as though 

under clause 8(a) of rule I. 

Section 4 of the resolution provides that each day during the period addressed by section 2 of the resolution shall not constitute 

calendar days for the purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). 

Section 5 of the resolution provides that each day during the period addressed by section 2 of the resolution shall not constitute a 

legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII (resolutions of 

inquiry). 

Section 6 of the resolution provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations may insert in the Congressional Record 

not later than March 23, 2018, such material as he may deem explanatory of the Senate amendment and the motion specified in 

section 1 of the resolution. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the motion includes a waiver of the following: 

• Clause 7 of rule XVI, which requires that no motion or 

proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment; 

• Section 302(c) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of a measure until the Committee on Appropriations has made the suballocations required under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act; and 

• Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction of the 

Committee on the Budget unless referred to or reported by the 

Budget Committee. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 195 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendments en bloc: amendment #7 offered by 

Rep. Polis (CO), which prohibits the federal government from 

spending DOJ funds to interfere with state marijuana laws; 

amendment #8 offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which reduces defense 

spending by one percent, excluding health and personnel accounts; 

and the amendment #9 offered by Rep. Polis (CO) which inserts the 

text of H.R. 3440. Defeated: 3–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

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

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

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

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 196 

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 8–3 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Yea Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... Nay 

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

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

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

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

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

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

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