House Report 116-556 - PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL (H.R. 925) TO EXTEND THE AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ALLOCATION TO CARRY OUT APPROVED WETLANDS CONSERVATION PROJECTS UNDER THE NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2024

[House Report 116-556]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

116th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 116-556

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL (H.R.
925) TO EXTEND THE AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ALLOCATION TO
CARRY OUT APPROVED WETLANDS CONSERVATION PROJECTS UNDER THE NORTH
AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2024

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September 30, 2020.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed

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

R E P O R T

[To accompany H. Res. 1161]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 1161, 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 the consideration of the Senate
amendments to H.R. 925, the America's Conservation Enhancement
Act. The resolution makes in order a single motion offered by
the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee
that the House: (1) concur in the Senate amendment to the
title; and (2) concur in the Senate amendment to the text with
an amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print
116-66. The resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the motion and provides that it shall not be
subject to a question of consideration or demand for division
of the question. The resolution provides that the Senate
amendments and the motion shall be considered as read. The
resolution provides two hours of debate on the motion equally
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Appropriations.

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
the motion includes waivers of the following:
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.
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.
Clause 4 of rule XXI, which prohibits
reporting a bill carrying an appropriation from a
committee not having jurisdiction to report an
appropriation.
Clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which prohibits a
bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff
measure from being reported by a committee not having
jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures.

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. 351

Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule. Defeated: 3-7

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... ............
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... Nay
Ms. Matsui...................................... ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 352

Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend the rule to provide for one
motion to recommit with or without instructions and make the
necessary changes in the rule. Defeated: 3-7

Rules Committee record vote No. 353

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

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Nay
Mrs. Torres..................................... Yea Mr. Woodall....................... Nay
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Yea Mr. Burgess....................... ............
Mr. Raskin...................................... Yea Mrs. Lesko........................ Nay
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Yea
Ms. Shalala..................................... Yea
Ms. Matsui...................................... ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Yea
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