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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 113–522 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4719) TO AMEND THE 

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PERMANENTLY EXTEND AND EXPAND THE CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD INVENTORY 

JULY 15, 2014.—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. 670] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 670, 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. 4719, the Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of 2014, 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 consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113–51 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 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits 

consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction of the Committee 

on the Budget unless referred to or reported by the Budget Committee; and 

• Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, 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 


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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. 154 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated: 3–7 

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 ........................................................... ...................

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

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

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

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 155 

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

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... Yea Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

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

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Yea 

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

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

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

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