[House Report 115-333]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


115th Congress    }                                   {         Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session      }                                   {        115-333

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3823) TO AMEND TITLE 49, 
     UNITED STATES CODE, TO EXTEND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE AIRPORT 
  IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO 
EXTEND THE FUNDING AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY OF THE AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 
TRUST FUND, TO PROVIDE DISASTER TAX RELIEF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND 
      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES

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 September 26, 2017.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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              Mr. Sessions, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 538]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 538, by a record vote of 7 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. 3823, the 
Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 
2017, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of 
debate with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial 
Services. The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill and provides that the bill shall not 
be subject to a question of consideration. 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 that it shall be in 
order at any time on the legislative day of September 28, 2017, 
for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the 
rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV, 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

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill, 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 the bill as amended, 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. 113

    Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Yea   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Nay
Mr. Woodall.....................................  ............  Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Mr. Burgess.....................................  ............  Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Nay
Mr. Collins.....................................          Yea   Mr. Polis.........................  ............
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Yea
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Yea
Mr. Buck........................................          Yea
Ms. Cheney......................................          Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Yea
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             SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    Curbelo (FL): Provides that the US Virgin Islands and 
Puerto Rico will be reimbursed for costs associated with 
disaster relief tax provisions.

                TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Curbelo of Florida or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 58, strike lines 6 through 13 and insert the following:
          (1) Payments to united states virgin islands and 
        puerto rico.--
                  (A) United states virgin islands.--The 
                Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the 
                United States Virgin Islands amounts equal to 
                the loss in revenues to the United States 
                Virgin Islands by reason of the provisions of 
                this title. Such amounts shall be determined by 
                the Secretary of the Treasury based on 
                information provided by the government of the 
                United States Virgin Islands.
                  (B) Puerto rico.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall pay to Puerto Rico amounts 
                estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as 
                being equal to the aggregate benefits that 
                would have been provided to residents of Puerto 
                Rico by reason of the provisions of this title 
                if a mirror code tax system had been in effect 
                in Puerto Rico. The preceding sentence shall 
                not apply with respect to Puerto Rico unless 
                Puerto Rico has a plan, which has been approved 
                by the Secretary of the Treasury, under which 
                Puerto Rico will promptly distribute such 
                payments to its residents.

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