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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–1074 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE BILL (H.R. 2) TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFORM AND CONTINUATION OF AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2023, AND FOR 

OTHER PURPOSES 

DECEMBER 11, 2018.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. NEWHOUSE, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 1176] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 1176, 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 the conference report 

to accompany H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. 

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 the provisions of section 7 of 

the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546) not apply during the 

remainder of the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress to a concurrent 

resolution introduced pursuant to section 5 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544) with respect to Yemen. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against the conference report 

and its consideration includes a waiver of the following: 

• Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits the consideration of 

a bill if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory spending 

over the five-year or ten-year period; 

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

matter in a conference report not committed to the conference 

by either House. 

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. 284 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike section 2 of the rule. Defeated: 

2–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

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

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

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