[House Report 115-976]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
115th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 115-976
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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
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September 25, 2018.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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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.
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
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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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
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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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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