[House Report 117-173] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 117th Congress } { Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session } { 117-173 ====================================================================== PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5376) TO PROVIDE FOR RECONCILIATION PURSUANT TO TITLE II OF S. CON. RES. 14; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES _______ November 4, 2021.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. McGovern, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 774] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 774, by a record vote of 9 to 4, 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. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides two hours of debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget or their respective designees and the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117- 18, modified by 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. The resolution provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as most recently amended by H. Res. 716, agreed to October 12, 2021), is amended by striking ``November 18, 2021'' each place it appears and inserting (in each instance) ``December 3, 2021''. EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill includes waivers of the following: --Clause 3(d) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of a committee cost estimate in a committee report. --Clause 3(e) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of a comparative print for a bill or joint resolution proposing to repeal or amend a statute. The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, includes waivers of the following: --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. 164 Motion by Mr. Cole to make the necessary changes to the rule which would prevent consideration of H.R. 5376 until the House receives a complete CBO and JCT score of the legislation. Defeated: 4-9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay Ms. Ross........................................ Nay Mr. Neguse...................................... Nay Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rules Committee Record Vote No. 165 Motion by Mrs. Torres to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Torres..................................... Yea Mr. Cole.......................... Nay Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Yea Mr. Burgess....................... Nay Mr. Raskin...................................... Yea Mr. Reschenthaler................. Nay Ms. Scanlon..................................... Yea Mrs. Fischbach.................... Nay Mr. Morelle..................................... Yea Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Yea Ms. Ross........................................ Yea Mr. Neguse...................................... Yea Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Yea ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5376 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED 1. Yarmuth (KY): Clarifies the definition of qualifying single source drug and updates the year for the purposes of the non-federal average manufacturer price; adjusts the cap for the state and local tax deduction relief; restores funding to information technology programs; makes clarifying changes to ensure the District of Columbia is included in certain programs; and makes other technical and conforming corrections. TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5376 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED [all]