[House Report 117-630]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 117-630
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1948) TO AMEND TITLE 38,
UNITED STATES CODE, TO MODIFY AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING OF EMPLOYEES IN THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 3905) TO PREVENT
ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 4003) TO
AMEND THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 TO PROVIDE
FOR TRAINING ON ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF FORCE, DE-ESCALATION, AND MENTAL
AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUICIDAL CRISES; PROVIDING FOR THE
CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (H.R. 1437) TO AMEND
THE WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING INNOVATION ACT OF 2017 TO DIRECT
THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE
COMPREHENSIVE AND REGULARLY UPDATED FEDERAL PRECIPITATION INFORMATION,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE
AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL (H.R. 2617) TO AMEND SECTION 1115 OF TITLE 31,
UNITED STATES CODE, TO AMEND THE DESCRIPTION OF HOW PERFORMANCE GOALS
ARE ACHIEVED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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December 14, 2022.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. DeSaulnier, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 1518]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 1518, by a record vote of 7 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. 1948, the
VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021, under a closed rule. The
resolution provides one hour of general debate on the bill
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs or their
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 117-71 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 rule further provides for consideration of S.
3905, the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in
Federal Acquisition Act, under a closed rule. The resolution
provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Oversight and Reform or their designees. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order
against provisions in the bill. The resolution provides for one
motion to commit. The resolution further provides for
consideration of S. 4003, the Law Enforcement De-Escalation
Training Act of 2022, under a closed rule. The resolution
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Judiciary or their designees. The resolution
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
The resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as
read. The resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in the bill. The resolution provides one motion to
commit. The resolution provides that House Resolution 1516 is
hereby adopted. The resolution provides that at any time
through the legislative day of December 15, 2022, the Speaker
may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a
designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to
multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend
the rules on the legislative day of December 12, December 13,
December 14, or December 15, 2022, on which the yeas and nays
were ordered and further proceedings postponed. The Chair shall
put the question on any such motion without debate or
intervening motion, and the ordering of the yeas and nays on
postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such
measures is vacated. The resolution provides that proceedings
may be postponed through December 15, 2022, on measures that
were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the
legislative day of December 12, and on which the yeas and nays
were ordered. The resolution provides for the consideration of
the Senate amendment to H.R. 1437. The resolution makes in
order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on
Appropriations or her designee that the House concur in the
Senate amendment with an amendment consisting of the text of
Rules Committee Print 117-72. 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 or
their designees. The resolution provides that the House shall
be considered to have taken from the Speaker's table H.R. 2617,
with the Senate amendments thereto, to have concurred in the
Senate amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, and 5, and to have
concurred in the Senate amendment numbered 4 with an amendment
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-73. The
resolution provides that House Concurrent Resolution 124 is
hereby adopted.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of H.R. 1948, 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 H.R. 1948, as amended, 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
consideration of S. 3905, 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 S. 3905, 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
consideration of S. 4003, 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 S. 4003, the Committee is not aware of any points
of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
the motion to concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1437
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 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 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.
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. 306
Motion by Mr. DeSaulnier to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Yea Mr. Cole.......................... Nay
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Yea Mr. Burgess....................... Nay
Mr. Raskin...................................... Yea Mr. Reschenthaler................. Nay
Ms. Scanlon..................................... ............ Mrs. Fischbach.................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Yea
Ms. Ross........................................ Yea
Mr. Neguse...................................... ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Yea
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