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116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 116–2 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 268) MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 

30, 2019, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF 

CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES 

JANUARY 15, 2019.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. RASKIN, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 43] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 43, by a record vote of 8 to 4, 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. 268, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019, under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The 

resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–2, modified by the amendment printed in part A of 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 that clause 2(e) of 

rule XXI shall not apply during consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in order only those further amendments printed in 

part B of this report. Each such further amendment may be offered 

only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a 

Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, 

shall be debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 

be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 

division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

Whole. The resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in this report. The resolution provides one motion to 


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recommit with or without instructions. The resolution waives 

clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a 

rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) with 

respect to resolutions reported from the Rules Committee through 

the legislative day of January 23, 2019, making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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

268 includes waivers of the following: • Clause 12(a)(1) of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration 

of a bill unless there is a searchable electronic comparative 

print that shows how the bill proposes to change current law. • Section 302(f)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act, which 

prohibits consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a 302(b) allocation of such authority. 

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. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in part B of this report, 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. 4 

Motion by Mr. Cole to strike the provision that would self-execute amendment #45, offered by Rep. Lowey (NY). The Lowey 

amendment would fund the Federal government through February 

8, 2019. Defeated 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Ms. Matsui ....................................................... ................... Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 5 

Motion by Mr. Burgess to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #46 to H.R. 268, offered by Mr. 

Mullin (OK), which would fund the Indian Health Service for FY19. 

Defeated 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Ms. Matsui ....................................................... ................... Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 6 

Motion by Mrs. Lesko to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #47 to H.R. 268, offered by Mr. 

Grothman (WI), which would increase funding for the Department 

of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection-Procurement, Construction, and Improvements account by 

$5,700,000,000. This amendment would also state that none of the 

funds made available by this bill could be restricted from constructing any new border barrier, including walls or fences, along 

the border between the United States and Mexico. Defeated 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Ms. Matsui ....................................................... ................... Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 7 

Motion by Mr. Hastings to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Yea Mr. Cole ........................................................... Nay 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay 

Ms. Matsui ....................................................... ................... Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Nay 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Yea Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Yea 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Yea 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT IN PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

1. Lowey (NY): Funds the Federal government through February 

8, 2019. 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

1. Bishop, Sanford (GA), Scott, Austin (GA), Aderholt (AL), Dunn 

(FL), Harder (CA), Lawson (FL), Rice (SC), Roby (AL), Rouzer 

(NC), Scott, David (GA), Sewell (AL), Soto (FL), Wilson, Joe (SC), 

Yoho (FL): Increases emergency assistance funding to agricultural 

producers who suffered losses from hurricanes, wildfires and other 

agricultural related losses in 2018. (10 minutes) 

2. McGovern (MA), Vela ́zquez (NY), Hastings, Alcee (FL), Torres 

(CA), Jayapal (WA), Pocan (WI), Escobar (TX): States that none of 

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ment of Homeland Security may be used to plan, develop, or construct the border wall. (10 minutes) 

3. Rice (SC): Remove the prohibition on the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s ability to waive requirements related to the environment. (10 minutes) 

4. Vela ́zquez (NY): Provides $5 million to conduct an independent 

study, including a survey of participants, on the impact of the additional benefits provided through disaster nutrition assistance on 

the food insecurity, health status, and well-being of program participants (10 minutes) 

5. Vela ́zquez (NY): Provides $25 million for Can ̃ o Martı ́n Pen ̃ a 

channel ecosystem restoration. (10 minutes) 

6. Stewart (UT): Provides increased funding for hazardous fuels 

management activities to increase the resiliency of federal forests, 

to protect against catastrophic wildfires and reduce the amount of 

damage caused by such fires. (10 minutes) 

7. Thompson, Mike (CA): Clarifies that winegrape growers whose 

crops were tainted by smoke from a 2018 wildfire are eligible for 

assistance under this Act, even if the damage is discovered after 

the grapes have been removed from the vine. (10 minutes) 

8. Thompson, Mike (CA), Torres (CA): Increases funding by $50 

million for the Community Development Fund to help address 

unmet infrastructure needs for grantees that received allocations 

for disasters that occurred in 2017. (10 minutes) 

9. Graves, Garret (LA), Richmond (LA), Rouzer (NC): Extend eligibility to Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA projects, but ensures they do not receive funding in excess of the amount at which 

they are authorized. (10 minutes) 

10. Richmond (LA), Graves, Garret (LA), Rouzer (NC): Amends 

section to clarify that the process for addressing duplication of benefits should be handled in accordance with current law. (10 minutes) 

11. Westerman (AR), Panetta (CA): Increases the funding for 

USFS State and Private Forestry account, with the goals of helping 

state and private forest managers recover from the catastrophic 

fires of 2018 and helping these land managers prepare for the next 

fire season. (10 minutes) 

12. Jayapal (WA): Restricts DHS funding from being used for the 

construction or expansion of immigration detention facilities. (10 

minutes) 

13. Sablan (MP): Increases the funding for the Northern Marianas Medicaid program by $16 million to help the islands in recovery from Typhoon Mangkhut and Super Typhoon Yutu. (10 minutes) 

14. Sablan (MP): Increases funding for the Marianas food stamps 

block grant by $15,000,000 to cover the cost of households, not previously eligible for aid, who remain in need of assistance because 

of continuing income loss after Typhoon Mangkhut and Super Typhoon Yutu. Out of total population of 53,883, the Food and Nutrition Service reports 40,377 people qualified for disaster nutrition 

benefits. (10 minutes) 

15. Radewagen (AS): Increases the amount of nutritional assistance appropriated in Sec. 101 by $5,000,000. (10 minutes) 


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PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: 

TITLE XII—FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS 

SEC. 1201. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (division C 

of Public Law 115–245) is further amended by striking the date 

specified in section 105(3) and inserting ‘‘February 8, 2019’’. 

PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP JR. 

OF GEORGIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 1, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by $1,900,000,000)’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCGOVERN

OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: 

SEC. lll. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act for the Army Corps of Engineers or Department of Homeland Security may be obligated or expended to plan, 

develop, or construct a new physical barrier along the Southwest 

border. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RICE OF

SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 59, line 17, strike ‘‘labor standards, and the environment’’ 

and insert ‘‘and labor standards’’. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE VELA ́ ZQUEZ

OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 5, line 23, insert ‘‘(increased by $5,000,000)’’ after the dollar 

amount. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE VELA ́ ZQUEZ

OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 16, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by 

$25,000,000)’’. 

Page 17, line 5, after the colon, insert: 

Provided further, That of this amount $25,000,000 shall be used for 

Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects. 

6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE STEWART

OF UTAH OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 35, beginning line 5, strike ‘‘$63,960,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,’’ and insert ‘‘$84,960,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, that of this amount 


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$21,000,000 shall be used for hazardous fuels management activities: Provided further,’’. 

7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 1, line 15, insert ‘‘and harvested adulterated wine grapes’’ 

after ‘‘milk’’. 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 54, line 18, after the dollar amount insert ‘‘(increased by 

$50,000,000)’’. 

Page 55, strike line 9 and all that follows through ‘‘up to’’ in line 

12. 

Page 55, line 12, after the dollar amount insert ‘‘(increased by 

$50,000,000)’’. 

9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES OF

LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 58, line 10, strike ‘‘That such’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘of Engineers:’’ on line 13 and insert ‘‘That such funds may not be 

used for activities reimbursed by, or for which funds have been 

made available by, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or 

the Army Corps of Engineers, in excess of the authorized amount 

of the project or its components:’’. 

10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHMOND OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 57, line 13, strike ‘‘and any grantee’’ and all that follows 

through line 19 and insert the following: ‘‘shall act in accordance 

with section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 3442) and section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155):’’. 

11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

WESTERMAN OF ARKANSAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 34, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by $10,000,000)’’. 

12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL

OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: 

SEC. llll. None of the funds made available by this Act for 

the Department of Homeland Security may be used for the construction or expansion of immigration detention facilities. 


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13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SABLAN

OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 44, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by 

$16,000,000)’’. 

14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SABLAN

OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 6, line 13, insert ‘‘(increased by $15,000,000)’’ after the dollar amount. 

15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

RADEWAGEN OF AMERICAN SAMOA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 5, line 23, insert ‘‘(increased by $5,000,000)’’ after the dollar 

amount. 

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