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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–382 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE 

BILL (H.R. 2029) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016, AND FOR 

OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD 

FROM DECEMBER 19, 2015, THROUGH JANUARY 4, 2016; AND FOR OTHER 

PURPOSES 

DECEMBER 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. 566] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 566, by a record vote of 9 to 2, 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. 2029, the Military Construction and Veterans 

Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. 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 two House amendments: 

• Amendment #1 (consolidated appropriations) consisting of 

the text of Rules Committee Print 114–39 modified by the 

amendment printed in the this report; 

• Amendment #2 (tax extenders) consisting of the text of 

Rules Committee Print 114–40. 

The resolution provides one hour of debate on House Amendment 

#1 equally divided and controlled by the chairs and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The resolution 

provides one hour debate on House Amendment #2 equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Ways and Means. The resolution waives all points 

of order against consideration of the motion provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The 

resolution provides that the question shall be divided between the 

two House amendments. No further division of the question is in 


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order. The resolution provides that either portion of the divided 

question may be subject to postponement as though under clause 

8 of rule XX and shall be considered in the order specified by the 

chair. The resolution provides that clause 5(b) of rule XXI shall not 

apply to the motion. 

Section 4 of the resolution provides that if only House amendment #2 is adopted, that amendment shall be engrossed as an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Senate amendment 

to H.R. 2029. 

Section 5 of the resolution provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations may insert in the Congressional Record 

at any time during the remainder of the first session of the 114th 

Congress such material as he may deem explanatory of the Senate 

amendment and the motion. 

Section 6 of the resolution provides that on any legislative day 

of the first session of the 114th Congress after December 18, 2015: 

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 7 of the resolution provides that on any legislative day 

of the second session of the 114th Congress before January 5, 2016: 

the Speaker may dispense with organizational and legislative business; the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be 

considered as approved if applicable; 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 8 of the resolution provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration 

of the period addressed by sections 6 and 7 of the resolution. 

Section 9 of the resolution provides that each day during the period addressed by sections 6 and 7 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 10 of the resolution provides that each day during the period addressed by sections 6 and 7 of the resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for the purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII 

(resolutions of inquiry). 

Section 11 of the resolution provides that it shall be in order at 

any time through the legislative day of December 18, 2015, for the 

Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules and 

that the Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority 

Leader or her designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. 

Section 12 of the resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is 

reported from the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported from the Rules Committee through the legislative day of December 18, 2015. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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


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Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits 

consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a 302(a) or 302(b) allocation of such authority; 

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; 

Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, prohibiting 

consideration of legislation that would cause the level of total new 

budget authority for the first fiscal year to be exceeded, or would 

cause revenues to be less than the level of total revenues for the 

first fiscal year or for the total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years for which allocations are provided; 

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; 

Clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which prohibits a bill or joint resolution 

carrying a tax or tariff measure from being reported by a committee not having jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures, and 

prohibits an amendment in the House or proposed by the Senate 

carrying a tax or tariff measure from being in order during the consideration of a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee not 

having that jurisdiction; 

Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits the consideration of a bill 

if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory spending over the 

five-year or ten-year period. 

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. 130 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and give the necessary waivers for an amendment to the omnibus that would strike 

Division N—the Cybersecurity Act of 2015. Defeated: 2–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 131 

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 9–2 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Yea 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT #1 CONSIDERED AS

ADOPTED

Rogers, Harold (KY): MANAGER’S Fixes technical and drafting 

errors in Division O of House amendment #1. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT #1 CONSIDERED AS

ADOPTED

Page 1918, line 9, insert ‘‘such nonimmigrants or’’ after ‘‘are’’. 

Page 1994, line 22, strike ‘‘this division and division P’’ and insert ‘‘division M and each succeeding division’’. 

Page 1995, line 2, strike ‘‘this division and division P’’ and insert 

‘‘division M and each succeeding division’’. 

Page 1995, line 11, strike ‘‘this division and division P’’ and insert ‘‘division M and each succeeding division’’. 

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