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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 114–791 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 954) TO AMEND THE 

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO EXEMPT FROM THE INDIVIDUAL 

MANDATE CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD COVERAGE UNDER A TERMINATED QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN FUNDED THROUGH THE CONSUMER OPERATED AND ORIENTED PLAN (CO–OP) PROGRAM 

SEPTEMBER 26, 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. 893] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 893, 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 consideration of H.R. 954, the CO–OP 

Consumer 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 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 a waiver of the following: • Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, prohibiting consideration of legislation that provides a change in 

revenues for a fiscal year until the budget resolution for that 

year has been agreed to; and 

• Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, prohibiting consideration of legislation that would cause revenues 

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


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year or for the total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing 

fiscal years for which allocations are provided. 

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. 215 

Motion by Mr. Hastings to strike the waiver of all points of order 

against the bill, which includes waivers of sections 303 and 311 of 

the Congressional Budget Act. Defeated: 2–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay 

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

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

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

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