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116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 116–13 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION (H.J. RES. 

46) RELATING TO A NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE PRESIDENT ON FEBRUARY 15, 2019 

FEBRUARY 25, 2019.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mrs. TORRES of California, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 144] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 144, 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.J. Res. 46, Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 

15, 2019, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration 

of the joint resolution. The resolution provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points 

of order against provisions in the joint resolution. The resolution 

provides one motion to recommit. The resolution provides that the 

provisions of section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 

U.S.C. 1622) shall not apply during the remainder of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress to a joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019. 

This provision was included to avoid privileged legislative action on 

redundant resolutions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration 

of the joint resolution, the Committee is not aware of any points 

of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the rule waives all points of order against provisions in 

the joint resolution, 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. 27 

Motion by Mrs. Torres 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 

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

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

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

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... ...................

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

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

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

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