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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 114–458 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 639) AUTHORIZING THE SPEAKER TO APPEAR AS AMICUS CURIAE ON BEHALF 

OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE MATTER OF UNITED 

STATES, ET AL. V. TEXAS, ET AL., NO. 15–674 

MARCH 16, 2016.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 649] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 649, 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. Res. 639, authorizing the Speaker to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the 

House of Representatives in the matter of United States, et al. v. 

Texas, et al., No. 15–674, 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 Rules. 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. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration 

of the resolution, 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. 157 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #1, offered by Rep. Lofgren (CA), 


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Rep. Schrader (OR), Rep. Clyburn (SC), Rep. Conyers Jr. (MI), Rep. 

Gutierrez (IL), Rep. Hoyer (MD), Rep. Chu (CA), Rep. Pelosi (CA), 

Rep. Sa ́nchez (CA), Rep. Becerra (CA), Rep. Ellison (MN), Rep. 

Crowley (NY), Rep. Grijalva (AZ), Rep. Slaughter (NY), Rep. 

Butterfield (NC) and Rep. Honda (CA), which expresses a position 

of the House of Representatives in support of the Obama Administration in U.S. v. Texas. Defeated: 3–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 158 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 7–3 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Yea 

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

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