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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–976 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE BILL (H.R. 6157) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 

2019, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF 

THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 1071) RECOGNIZING THAT ALLOWING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS THE RIGHT TO VOTE DEVALUES THE FRANCHISE AND 

DIMINISHES THE VOTING POWER OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS; AND 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. COLE, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 1077] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 1077, by a record vote of 5 to 3, 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.R. 6157, the Department of Defense and Labor, 

Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 

2019 and Continuing 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 for consideration of H. Res. 

1071, recognizing that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote 

devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of United 

States citizens, 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. The 

resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the 

resolution. The resolution provides that the resolution shall be considered as read and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

of the question. 

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Section 3 of the resolution provides that it shall be in order at 

any time on the legislative day of September 27, 2018, or September 28, 2018, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the 

House suspend the rules and that the Speaker or his designee shall 

consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against the conference report 

and its consideration includes a waiver of the following: 

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

Budget Committee; and 

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

matter in a conference report not committed to the conference 

by either House. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H. Res. 1071, 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. 276 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #1 to H. Res. 1071, offered by 

Rep. Swalwell (CA), which adds the following to the resolution: 

‘‘Whereas United States intelligence agencies have concluded that 

Russia developed a plan to, and did in fact, interfere in the 2016 

presidential election, and multiple Russian nationals and organizations have been indicted for Federal crimes arising out of this interference campaign’’. Defeated: 3–5 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

Mr. Collins ........................................................ ................... Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea 

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

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... ...................

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

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

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Rules Committee record vote No. 277 

Motion by Mr. Burgess to report the rule. Adopted: 5–3 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

Mr. Collins ........................................................ ................... Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay 

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

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... ...................

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Yea 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Yea 

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

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