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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–812 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 50) TO PROVIDE FOR 

ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS WITH RESPECT TO IMPOSING FEDERAL MANDATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3281) TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE 

INTERIOR TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER TO NON-FEDERAL OWNERSHIP OF APPROPRIATE RECLAMATION PROJECTS OR FACILITIES, AND 

FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JULY 10, 2018.—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. 985] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 985, by a record vote of 6 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 H.R. 50, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017, under 

a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the 

House and in the Committee of the Whole 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 

makes in order only those further amendments printed in this report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in 

this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 

time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the 

proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 

and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution 

waives all points of order against the amendments printed in this 


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report. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. 

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

3281, the Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization 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 Natural Resources. 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. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 50, 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. 50, 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 the 

amendments to H.R. 50 printed in this report, 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. 3281, 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. 3281, 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. 255 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #8 to H.R. 50, offered by Rep. 

Raskin (MD), which expands the category of impacted parties beyond the private sector to include representatives of other affected 

parties. Defeated: 3–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... ...................

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 256 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 6–3 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... ...................

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

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 50 MADE IN ORDER

1. Watson Coleman (NJ): Strikes Section 5, which repeals the exclusion of independent agencies from reporting requirements. (10 

minutes) 

2. Raskin (MD), Foxx (NC): Requires a record of any consultation 

with any non-Federal party and any comments submitted by any 

non-Federal party to be posted on the agency website within five 

days after the consultation or date of submission. (10 minutes) 

3. Vargas (CA): Strikes section 11 from the bill. (10 minutes) 

4. Connolly (VA): Provides for a sunset of amendments made to 

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and the Congressional Budget 

Act if GDP growth fails to increase at average annual rate of five 

percent or more. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 50 MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WATSON

COLEMAN OF NEW JERSEY OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Strike section 5. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RASKIN OF

MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 14, after line 4, insert the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) A record of any consultation with any non-Federal party 

during the development of regulatory proposals containing a 

significant Federal mandate shall be posted on the website of 

the agency within five days after the consultation. Any comments submitted by a non-Federal party shall be posted on the 

website of the agency within five days after the date of submission to the agency. 

Page 14, line 5, strike ‘‘(4)’’ and insert ‘‘(5)’’. 

Page 14, line 15, strike ‘‘(5)’’ and insert ‘‘(6)’’. 

Page 14, line 17, strike ‘‘(6)’’ and insert ‘‘(7)’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE VARGAS OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike section 11. 


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4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNOLLY

OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 19, after line 7, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 15. SUNSET OF UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT AMENDMENTS IF GDP 

GROWTH FAILS TO INCREASE AT AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE 

OF 5 PERCENT OR MORE. 

If the real gross domestic product of the United States fails to 

increase at an average annual rate of 5 percent or more for the 

first 4 calendar quarters occurring after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, as released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the 

Department of Commerce, then the amendments made by this Act 

to the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-4; 

2 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.) and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

(2 U.S.C. 602 et seq.) are repealed. 

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