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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–106 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1180) TO AMEND THE 

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO PROVIDE COMPENSATORY 

TIME FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR; PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM MAY 5, 2017, THROUGH MAY 15, 

2017; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

MAY 1, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BYRNE, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 299] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 299, 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. 1180, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017, 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 

Education and the Workforce. 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 115–15 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 on any legislative day 

during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017: 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 

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

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Section 4 of the resolution provides that it shall be in order at 

any time on the legislative day of May 4, 2017, or May 5, 2017, 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 5 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 

through the legislative day of May 5, 2017. 

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 provisions in the bill, 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. 52 

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to limit the waiver of clause 

6(a) of clause XIII to apply only to measures related to Appropriations. 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. 53 

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 

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