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116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 116–10 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE JOINT RESOLUTION (H.J. RES. 31) MAKING FURTHER 

CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND 

PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 

15, 2019, THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2019 

FEBRUARY 14, 2019.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. PERLMUTTER, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 131] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 131, 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 the Conference Report to accompany H.J. Res. 31, the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2019. The resolution waives all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration. The resolution provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. The 

resolution provides that the previous question shall be considered 

as ordered without intervention of any motion except one hour of 

debate and one motion to recommit if applicable. Debate on the 

conference report is divided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule XXII. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides that on any legislative day during the period from February 15, 2019, through February 22, 2019: 

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 3 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 2 of the resolution as though under clause 8(a) of rule I. 


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EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against the conference report 

and its consideration includes waivers of the following: 

• Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a 

measure that has a net effect of increasing the deficit or reducing the surplus over the five- or 10-year period. 

• Clause 8 of rule XXII, which prohibits the consideration of 

a conference report which has not been available for 72 hours. 

• Clause 9 of rule XXII, which prohibits the inclusion of 

matter in a conference report not committed to the conference 

by either House. 

• Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a 302(a) or 302(b) allocation of such authority. 

• 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 

Committee. 

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. 14 

Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule for the Conference Report to accompany H.J. Res. 31 to make in order and provide the 

appropriate waivers for amendment #2, offered by Rep. Burgess 

(TX), to transfer $1 billion from SFOPS Development Assistance 

account and $800 million from the Economic Support Fund to CBP 

for construction of fencing in the Rio Grande Valley Sector. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

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

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

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

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

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


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Rules Committee record vote No. 15 

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

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Yea Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Nay 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Yea Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Nay 

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

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

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

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Yea 

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

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