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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 114–621 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5053) TO AMEND THE 

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PROHIBIT THE SECRETARY OF 

THE TREASURY FROM REQUIRING THAT THE IDENTITY OF CONTRIBUTORS TO 501(C) ORGANIZATIONS BE INCLUDED IN ANNUAL RETURNS; 

AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5293) MAKING 

APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL 

YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JUNE 13, 2016.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. STIVERS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 778] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 778, 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 H.R. 5053, the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act, 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 Ways and Means. 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 114–58 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 recommit with or 

without instructions. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides a general debate rule for 

H.R. 5293, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017. 

The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Appropriations. The resolution waives all points of 

order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that 

no further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. 


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Section 3 of the resolution provides that section 10002 of H.R. 

5293 shall be considered to be a spending reduction account for 

purposes of section 3(d) of House Resolution 5. 

Section 4 of the resolution provides that during consideration of 

H.R. 5293, it shall not be in order to use a decrease in Overseas 

Contingency Operations funds to offset an amendment that increases an appropriation not designated as Overseas Contingency 

Operations funds or vice versa. This section does not apply to 

amendments between the Houses. 

Section 5 of the resolution provides that during consideration of 

H.R. 5293, section 3304 of Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 shall 

not apply. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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

5053 includes a waiver of the following: 

• Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting 

consideration of legislation, providing a change in revenues for 

a fiscal year until the budget resolution for that year has been 

agreed to; and 

• Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, prohibiting consideration of legislation that 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. 5053, 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. 

5293 includes a waiver of 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 Budget 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. 187 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 5053 and 

H.R. 5293. Defeated: 4–9 

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 ................................... Yea 

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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Rules Committee record vote No. 188 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike section 4 of the rule which 

prevents amendments from using OCO funds to increase base 

budget programs. Defeated: 4–8 

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 ................................... Yea 

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

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

Mr. Collins ........................................................ ...................

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

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

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

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