[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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