[House Report 113-439]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 113-439
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RELATING TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE REPORT 113-415 AND AN
ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE
RESOLUTION (H. RES. 565) CALLING ON ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC H. HOLDER,
JR., TO APPOINT A SPECIAL COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE THE TARGETING OF
CONSERVATIVE NONPROFIT GROUPS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
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May 6, 2014.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Nugent, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 568]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 568, 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 that if H. Rept. 113-415 is called
up by direction of the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform, all points of order against the report shall be waived
and it shall be considered as read. The resolution provides for
consideration of the resolution accompanying House Report 113-
415, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 50 minutes of
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform or their respective designees. The resolution waives all
points of order against consideration of the resolution
accompanying the report. The resolution provides that the
resolution accompanying the report shall be considered as read
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the
question. The resolution provides one motion to refer at the
conclusion of debate if offered by Rep. Cummings of Maryland or
his designee, which shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The
resolution provides one motion to recommit the resolution
accompanying the report with or without instructions.
Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of
H. Res. 565, Calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.,
to appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting of
conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service,
under a closed rule. The resolution provides 40 minutes of
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the resolution. The resolution provides that the resolution
shall be considered as read and shall not be subject to a
demand for division of the question.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
H. Rept. 113-415, 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
the resolution accompanying H. Rept. 113-415, 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 H. Res. 565, 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. 128
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H. Res.
565 and the Lois Lerner Contempt Resolution. Defeated: 3-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Cole........................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... ............
Mr. Nugent...................................... Nay
Mr. Webster..................................... Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................ ............
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 129
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 8-3
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter..................... Nay
Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Yea Mr. McGovern...................... Nay
Mr. Cole........................................ Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay
Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... ............
Mr. Nugent...................................... Yea
Mr. Webster..................................... Yea
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................ ............
Mr. Burgess..................................... Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Yea
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