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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–95 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1695) TO AMEND 

TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

APRIL 25, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 275] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 275, 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 consideration of H.R. 1695, the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017, 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 the Judiciary. The resolution 

waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in order an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–13 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 

points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only those further amendments 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 that H. Res. 254 shall be laid 

on the table. 


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EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, 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 the 

amendment in nature of a substitute made in order as original 

text, 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 printed in this report, 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. 47 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #1, offered by Rep. Lofgren (CA) and 

Rep. DeGette (CO) and Rep. Doyle (PA) and Rep. Brady (PA) and 

Rep. Butterfield (NC) and Rep. Cummings (MD), which ensures 

that the Librarian of Congress would remain responsible for filling 

just the current Register of Copyrights vacancy. Defeated: 3–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 48 

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

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... Nay 

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

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... ...................

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Yea 

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

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

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Deutch (FL): Requires the Register of Copyrights to be capable 

of identifying and supervising a Chief Information Officer or similar official responsible for managing information technology systems. (10 minutes) 


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2. Chu (CA): Specifies that nothing in the bill shall impact the 

mandatory deposit requirements of title 17. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEUTCH OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 1, line 18, insert after ‘‘law’’ the following: ‘‘, shall be capable of identifying and supervising a Chief Information Officer or 

other similar official responsible for managing modern information 

technology systems,’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CHU OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of the bill, add the following new section: 

SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION. 

Nothing in this Act may be construed to impact the mandatory 

deposit requirements in title 17, United States Code. 

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