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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–340 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1737) TO NULLIFY 

CERTAIN GUIDANCE OF THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR GUIDANCE ISSUED BY 

THE BUREAU WITH RESPECT TO INDIRECT AUTO LENDING; PROVIDING 

FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 511) TO CLARIFY THE RIGHTS 

OF INDIANS AND INDIAN TRIBES ON INDIAN LANDS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

NOVEMBER 16, 2015.—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. 526] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 526, 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.R. 1737, the Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act, under a 

structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general 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 the bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The 

resolution makes in order only those amendments to H.R. 1737 

printed in this report. Each such amendment may be offered only 

in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be 

debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and 

controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject 

to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The 

resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in this report. The resolution provides one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 511, 

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olution provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled 

by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Education and the Workforce. The resolution waives all points of 

order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that 

the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill 

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. 

For the purposes of requesting a conference with the Senate, section 3 of the resolution provides that the House has taken S. 1177, 

the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, from the Speaker’s table, 

adopts an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 

the text of H.R. 5, as passed by the House, and adopts S. 1177, as 

amended. 

The resolution provides that the chair of the Committee on Education and the Workforce or his designee is authorized to move that 

the House insist on its amendment to S. 1177 and request a conference with the Senate thereon. 

Section 4 of the resolution provides that in the engrossment of 

H.R. 3762, the Clerk shall strike title I and redesignate the subsequent titles accordingly. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 

1737 includes a waiver of a clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (‘‘Ramseyer’’), 

requiring a committee report accompanying a bill amending or repealing statutes to show, by typographical device, parts of statute 

affected. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 1737, 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 amendments to H.R. 1737 printed in this report, the Committee is not 

aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 

511 includes a waiver of a clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (‘‘Ramseyer’’), 

requiring a committee report accompanying a bill amending or repealing statutes to show, by typographical device, parts of statute 

affected. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 511, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any 

points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

The waivers of clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII are provided because 

the submissions provided by the Committees on Financial Services 

and Education and the Workforce were insufficient to meet the 

standards established by the rule in its current form. The Committee on Rules continues to work with the House Office of Legislative Counsel and committees to determine the steps necessary to 

comply with the updated rule. 


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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. 121 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 511 & 

H.R. 1737. Defeated: 3–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

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

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

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

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Nay 

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

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

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

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

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1737 MADE IN ORDER

1. Gosar (AZ): Ensures that the costs and impacts to any veteran-owned business are included in the study required by this bill 

for any future auto financing guidance put forth by the Consumer 

Financial Protection Bureau. (10 minutes) 

2. Smith, Jason (MO): Requires that CFPB, before issuing guidance on indirect auto financing, should also conduct a study on the 

cost and impacts such guidance to rural consumers and businesses. 

(10 minutes) 

3. Sewell (AL): Clarifies that nothing in this bill shall be construed to apply to guidance issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection that is not primarily related to indirect auto financing. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GOSAR OF

ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 4, line 11, insert ‘‘veteran-owned,’’ after ‘‘minority-owned,’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH OF

MISSOURI OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 4, line 12, strike the first period and insert ‘‘, including consumers and small businesses in rural areas.’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SEWELL OF

ALABAMA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of the bill the following: 


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SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

Nothing in this bill shall be construed to apply to guidance 

issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection that is not 

primarily related to indirect auto financing. 

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