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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 114–686 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE 

HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (S. 764) TO REAUTHORIZE AND 

AMEND THE NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT, AND FOR 

OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL 

(S. 304) TO IMPROVE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY BY ENCOURAGING THE 

SHARING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION 

JULY 12, 2016.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to printed. 

Ms. FOXX, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 822] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 822, 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 the consideration of the Senate 

amendment to the House amendment to S. 764, an Act to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and 

for other purposes [GMO Labeling Requirements]. The resolution 

makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on 

Agriculture or his designee that the House concur in the Senate 

amendment to the House amendment S. 764. The resolution waives 

all points of order against consideration of the motion. The resolution provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be 

considered as read. The resolution provides one hour of debate on 

the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Agriculture. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of S. 304, 

the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act [Conscience Protection 

Act of 2016], 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 Energy and Commerce. 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 114– 

61 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall 

be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 


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against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution provides 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Section 3 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 on the legislative day of July 14, 2016 

or July 15, 2016. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the 

House amendment to S. 764, 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 S. 304, 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 S. 304, 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. 203 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #1 to the Senate amendment to the 

House amendment to S. 764, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which prohibits the use of QR codes and digital web addresses as a means 

of disclosing GMO ingredients, and removes the related provision 

of a one year study of the effects of the digital program, with one 

hour of debate. Defeated: 3–5 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

Mr. Collins ........................................................ ...................

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

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

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

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