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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 113–521 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5021) TO PROVIDE AN 

EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY SAFETY, MOTOR 

CARRIER SAFETY, TRANSIT, AND OTHER PROGRAMS FUNDED OUT OF 

THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JULY 14, 2014.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. WEBSTER, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 669] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 669, 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. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, under a closed rule. 

The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided among 

and controlled by the chairs and ranking minority members of the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and 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, as modified by the amendments 

printed in this report, 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: 

• Clause 4(a) of rule XIII, which requires the three-day layover 

of a committee report. It is important to note that the text of the 

bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means was 

made publicly available on Thursday, July 10, 2014. The report 

was filed July 14, 2014 to allow Members time to file views. 


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• Clause 10 of rule XXI, prohibiting the consideration of a bill 

if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory spending over the 

five-year or ten-year period. • Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess 

of a 302(a) or 302(b) allocation of such authority. • Section 401 of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting consideration of a measure providing new authority to enter into contracts under which the Unites States is obligated to make outlays, 

incur debt or credit authority. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, the committee is not aware of any 

point 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. 152 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #4, offered by Rep. Blumenauer 

(OR), which express that the House should enact a long-term transportation authorization, through at least 2020, during the 113th 

Congress. Provides funding to the highway trust fund adequate to 

ensure financing of surface transportation projects through the period necessary to enact such policy. Defeated: 4–7 

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 ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... ...................

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

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

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 153 

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to report an open rule. Defeated: 4–7 

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 ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... ...................

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

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

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

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

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

1. Shuster (PA): Makes three technical changes to Title I. 


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2. Graves, Tom (GA): Adds Congressional findings that the current transportation funding system is unsustainable, and Congress 

should consider reforms that increase the authority of states over 

their transportation systems and transportation funding, while 

maintaining an appropriate federal role in transportation. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

In section 1001(c)(3)(E)(i), strike subclause (II) and insert the following: 

(II) by inserting ‘‘or period’’ after ‘‘the fiscal 

year’’ each place it appears; and 

In section 1101(a)(5), strike subparagraph (B) and insert the following: 

(B) LAW ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGNS.—Section 2009(a) of 

SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended— 

(i) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘and in the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 

31, 2015’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2013 and 2014’’; and 

(ii) in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘and in the 

period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on 

May 31, 2015,’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2013 and 2014’’. 

In section 1301(b), strike paragraph (1) and insert the following: 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and by adjusting the margins accordingly; 

At the end of section 1, insert the following (and conform the 

table of contents accordingly): 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

Congress finds that— 

(1) the existing Highway Trust Fund system is 

unsustainable and unable to meet our Nation’s 21st century 

transportation needs; 

(2) MAP-21 included important reforms that must be built 

upon in the next reauthorization bill to increase the efficient 

and effective utilization of Federal funding; 

(3) these reforms should include the elimination of duplicative Federal regulations and increase the authority and responsibility of the States to safely and efficiently build, operate, 

and fund transportation systems that best serve the needs of 

their citizens, including the ability of each State to implement 

innovative solutions, while also maintaining the appropriate 

Federal role in transportation; and 

(4) Congress should enact and the President should sign a 

surface transportation reauthorization and reform bill prior to 

the expiration of this Act. 

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