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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–262 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3134) TO PROVIDE 

FOR A MORATORIUM ON FEDERAL FUNDING TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3504) TO AMEND TITLE 18, UNITED STATES 

CODE, TO PROHIBIT A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER FROM FAILING TO 

EXERCISE THE PROPER DEGREE OF CARE IN THE CASE OF A CHILD 

WHO SURVIVES AN ABORTION OR ATTEMPTED ABORTION; AND FOR 

OTHER PURPOSES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. FOXX, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 421] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 421, by a record vote of 9 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. 3134, the 

Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015, 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 Energy and Commerce or their respective designees. The 

resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill. The resolution provides that the amendment printed in 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 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 

3504, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection 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 the Judiciary or their respective designees. The 

resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as 

read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions 

in the bill. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. 


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Section 3 of the resolution provides that upon passage of H.R. 

3134 the House shall be considered to have: (1) stricken all after 

the enacting clause of S. 764 and inserted the provisions of H.R. 

3134, as passed by the House; and (2) passed the Senate bill as so 

amended. 

Section 4 of the resolution provides that upon passage of H.R. 

3504 the House shall be considered to have: (1) stricken all after 

the enacting clause of S. 1603 and inserted the provisions of H.R. 

3504, as passed by the House; and (2) passed the Senate bill as so 

amended. 

Section 5 of the resolution provides that H. Res. 408 shall be laid 

on the table. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 3134, 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 H.R. 3134, 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 consideration of H.R. 3504, 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 H.R. 3504, 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. 101 

Motion by Mr. Hastings to report open rules for H.R. 3134 and 

H.R. 3504. 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 

Rules Committee record vote No. 102 

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Yea 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Yea 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Yea 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3134 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

1. Ellmers (NC): Redirects funding from Planned Parenthood facilities to Federally Qualified Health Centers (Community Health 

Centers) in efforts to provide quality women’s health. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3134 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Redesignate section 2 as section 3. 

After section 1, insert the following: 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

Congress finds the following: 

(1) State and county health departments, community health 

centers, hospitals, physicians offices, and other entities currently provide, and will continue to provide, health services to 

women. Such health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and 

postpartum care, immunization, family planning services (including contraception), cervical and breast cancer screenings 

and referrals, and sexually transmitted disease testing. 

(2) Many such entities provide services to all persons, regardless of the person’s ability to pay, and provide services in 

medically underserved areas and to medically underserved 

populations. 

(3) All funds that are no longer available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. and its affiliates and clinics 

pursuant to this Act will continue to be made available to 

other eligible entities to provide women’s health care services. 

(4) Funds authorized to be appropriated, and appropriated, 

by section 4 are offset by the funding limitation under section 

3(a). 

Add at the end the following: 

SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated, and appropriated, $235,000,000 for the community health center program 

under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

254b), in addition to any other funds made available to such program, for the period for which the funding limitation under section 

3(a) applies. 

(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized or appropriated 

pursuant to subsection (a) may be expended for an abortion other 

than as described in section 3(b). 

SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to reduce overall Federal 

funding available in support of women’s health. 

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