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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 113–439 

RELATING TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE REPORT 113–415 AND AN 

ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION 

OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 565) CALLING ON ATTORNEY GENERAL 

ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., TO APPOINT A SPECIAL COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE THE TARGETING OF CONSERVATIVE NONPROFIT GROUPS BY 

THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 

MAY 6, 2014.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. NUGENT, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 568] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 568, 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 that if H. Rept. 113–415 is called up by 

direction of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 

all points of order against the report shall be waived and it shall 

be considered as read. The resolution provides for consideration of 

the resolution accompanying House Report 113–415, under a closed 

rule. The resolution provides 50 minutes of debate equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform or their respective designees. The resolution waives all points of order against 

consideration of the resolution accompanying the report. The resolution provides that the resolution accompanying the report shall 

be considered as read and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The resolution provides one motion to refer at 

the conclusion of debate if offered by Rep. Cummings of Maryland 

or his designee, which shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The resolution provides one motion to recommit the resolution accompanying the report with or without instructions. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H. Res. 

565, Calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a 

special counsel to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service, under a closed rule. 


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The resolution provides 40 minutes of 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 resolution. The resolution provides 

that the resolution shall be considered as read and shall not be 

subject to a demand for division of the question. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against H. 

Rept. 113–415, 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 

resolution accompanying H. Rept. 113–415, 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 consideration of H. Res. 565, 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. 128 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H. Res. 565 and 

the Lois Lerner Contempt Resolution. Defeated: 3–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen ............................................. ...................

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 129 

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 8–3 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... Yea Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Yea 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen ............................................. ...................

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

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

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