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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 114–564 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 524) TO AUTHORIZE 

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO AWARD GRANTS TO ADDRESS THE NATIONAL EPIDEMICS OF PRESCRIPTION OPIOID ABUSE AND HEROIN USE 

MAY 12, 2016.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 725] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 725, by a nonrecord vote, 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 S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, under a closed 

rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided 

among and controlled by the chairs and ranking minority members 

of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on 

the Judiciary. 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 respective texts of 

the bills as specified in the resolution 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 commit with or 

without instructions. 

The resolution directs the Clerk to, in forming the amendment 

in the nature of a substitute, assign appropriate designations, conform cross-references and provisions for short titles, and authorizes 

the Clerk to make technical and conforming changes. 

The resolution provides that upon passage of S. 524, the title of 

such bill is amended as specified in the resolution. 

The resolution provides that if S. 524 is passed, then it shall be 

in order for the chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

or his designee to move that the House insist on its amendments 

to S. 524 and request a conference with the Senate thereon. 


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EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, 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 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. 166 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the necessary waivers for an amendment to S. 524 consisting of the text 

of H.R. 5189, the Democratic alternative opioid bill that in addition 

to including all of the opioid bills passed by the House this week, 

also provides $600 million in funding. Defeated: 3–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... ...................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

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

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