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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 113–601 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2) TO REMOVE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OBSTACLES TO THE PRODUCTION OF MORE DOMESTIC ENERGY; TO ENSURE TRANSPORT OF THAT ENERGY RELIABLY 

TO BUSINESSES, CONSUMERS, AND OTHER END USERS; TO LOWER THE 

COST OF ENERGY TO CONSUMERS; TO ENABLE MANUFACTURERS AND 

OTHER BUSINESSES TO ACCESS DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED ENERGY 

AFFORDABLY AND RELIABLY IN ORDER TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN MORE 

SECURE AND WELL-PAYING AMERICAN JOBS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4) TO MAKE 

REVISIONS TO FEDERAL LAW TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION, AND FOR OTHER 

PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD 

FROM SEPTEMBER 22, 2014, THROUGH NOVEMBER 11, 2014 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014.—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. 727] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 727, by a record vote of 8 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. 2, the American 

Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, 

under a closed rule. The resolution provides two hours of debate 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective 

designees. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be 

considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 

against provisions in the bill. The resolution provides one motion 

to recommit. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4, 

the Jobs for America Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 

Means or their designees. The resolution waives all points of order 

against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the 


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bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of 

order against provisions in the bill. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. 

Section 3 of the resolution provides that on any legislative day 

during the period from September 22, 2014 through November 11, 

2014: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be 

considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the 

House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be announced by 

the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

Section 4 of the resolution provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration 

of the period addressed by section 3 of the resolution as though 

under clause 8(a) of rule I. 

Section 5 of the resolution provides that each day during the period addressed by section 3 shall not constitute a calendar day for 

purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 

1546). 

Section 6 of the resolution provides that each day during the period addressed by section 3 of the resolution shall not constitute a 

legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII (resolutions of 

inquiry). 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 2, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 2, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. 

The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 4 

includes waivers of the following: 

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. The waiver is necessary because the 

Congressional Budget Office estimated that H.R. 2575, the Save 

American Workers Act, which repeals the Affordable Care Act’s 30- 

hour definition of full time employment, and is contained in Title 

I of Division I of H.R. 4, would increase direct spending over both 

five and ten years. 

Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess 

of a 302(a) allocation of such authority. 

Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting consideration of legislation that would cause the level of total new budget 

authority for the first fiscal year to be exceeded, or would cause 

revenues to be less than the level of total revenues for the first fiscal 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 H.R. 4, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. 

The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 


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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. 188 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 2 and H.R. 

4. Defeated: 3–8 

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

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

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Nay 

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

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

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... ...................

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 189 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike section 5 of the rule. Defeated: 

3–8 

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

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

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Nay 

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

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

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... ...................

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 190 

Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule for H.R. 4 to make in 

order and provide the necessary waivers for amendment #1, offered 

by Rep. Polis (CO) and Rep. Blumenauer (OR), which provides an 

offset to H.R. 4 by eliminating certain oil and gas tax subsidies. Defeated: 3–8 

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

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

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Nay 

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

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

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... ...................

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 191 

Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule for H.R. 2 to make in 

order and provide the necessary waivers for amendment #7, offered 

by Rep. Perlmutter (CO) and Rep. Polis (CO), which extends the 

wind energy production tax credit (PTC) through December 31, 


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2016 while making it retroactive from January 1, 2014. Defeated: 

3–8 

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

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

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Nay 

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

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

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... ...................

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 192 

Motion by Mr. Bishop of Utah to report the rule. Adopted: 8–3 

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

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

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Yea 

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

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

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... ...................

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

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