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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 114–741 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3590) 

TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO 

REPEAL THE INCREASE IN THE INCOME THRESHOLD 

USED IN DETERMINING THE DEDUCTION FOR MEDICAL 

CARE 

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

Mr. BURGESS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 858] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 858, by a record vote of 7 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. 3590, the Halt 

Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act, 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 Ways and Means. The resolution waives all points 

of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides 

that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill 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. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

includes waivers of the following: 

• Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

which prohibits consideration of legislation providing a change 

in revenues for a fiscal year until the budget resolution for that 

year has been agreed to; and 


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• Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

which prohibits consideration of legislation that would cause 

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

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

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. 206 

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 7–3 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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