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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–629 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4790) TO AMEND THE 

VOLCKER RULE TO GIVE THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL 

RESERVE SYSTEM SOLE RULEMAKING AUTHORITY, TO EXCLUDE COMMUNITY BANKS FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE VOLCKER RULE, 

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF 

MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES 

APRIL 10, 2018.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BUCK, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 811] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 811, by a record vote of 9 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. 4790, the 

Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization 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 Financial Services. The resolution waives all points of 

order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that 

an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 

of Rules Committee Print 115–67 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 April 12, 2018, for the Speaker 

to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though 

under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to H.J. Res. 2, proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 

The resolution provides that debate on such a motion shall be extended to four hours. The resolution provides that the Chair may 

postpone further consideration of such a motion to a time designated by the Speaker. 


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EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 4790, 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 H.R. 4790, 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. 197 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike section 2 of the rule. Defeated: 

3–7 

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 198 

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 9–3 

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 ........................................................... Yea 

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

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

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