[House Report 115-614]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
115th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 115-614
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (H.R.
1625) TO AMEND THE STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1956 TO
INCLUDE SEVERE FORMS OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF
TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME FOR PURPOSES OF THE REWARDS PROGRAM OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 23, 2018, THROUGH APRIL 9,
2018
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March 22 (legislative day of March 21), 2018.--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. 796]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 796, by a record vote of 8 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 the consideration of the Senate
amendment to H.R. 1625, the TARGET Act. The resolution makes in
order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on
Appropriations or his designee that the House concur in the
Senate amendment with an amendment consisting of the text of
Rules Committee Print 115-66. The resolution waives all points
of order against consideration of the motion. The resolution
provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be
considered as read. The resolution provides one hour of debate
on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
Section 2 of the resolution provides that on any
legislative day during the period from March 23, 2018, through
April 9, 2018: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous
day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at any
time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to
be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment.
Section 3 of the resolution provides that the Speaker may
appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the
duration of the period addressed by section 2 of the resolution
as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
Section 4 of the resolution provides that each day during
the period addressed by section 2 of the resolution shall not
constitute calendar days for the purposes of section 7 of the
War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546).
Section 5 of the resolution provides that each day during
the period addressed by section 2 of the resolution shall not
constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule
XIII (resolutions of inquiry).
Section 6 of the resolution provides that the chair of the
Committee on Appropriations may insert in the Congressional
Record not later than March 23, 2018, such material as he may
deem explanatory of the Senate amendment and the motion
specified in section 1 of the resolution.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
the motion includes a waiver of the following:
Clause 7 of rule XVI, which requires that no
motion or proposition on a subject different from that
under consideration shall be admitted under color of
amendment;
Section 302(c) of the Congressional Budget
Act, which prohibits consideration of a measure until
the Committee on Appropriations has made the
suballocations required under section 302(b) of the
Congressional Budget Act; and
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.
Rules Committee record vote No. 195
Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the
appropriate waivers to amendments en bloc: amendment #7 offered
by Rep. Polis (CO), which prohibits the federal government from
spending DOJ funds to interfere with state marijuana laws;
amendment #8 offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which reduces defense
spending by one percent, excluding health and personnel
accounts; and the amendment #9 offered by Rep. Polis (CO) which
inserts the text of H.R. 3440. Defeated: 3-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................ Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... Yea
Mr. Collins..................................... Nay
Mr. Byrne....................................... Nay
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Nay
Mr. Buck........................................ ............
Ms. Cheney...................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 196
Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 8-3
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................ Yea Mr. McGovern...................... Nay
Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay
Mr. Burgess..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... Nay
Mr. Collins..................................... Yea
Mr. Byrne....................................... Yea
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Yea
Mr. Buck........................................ ............
Ms. Cheney...................................... Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Yea
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