[House Report 113-601]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


113th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     113-601

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2) TO REMOVE FEDERAL 
  GOVERNMENT OBSTACLES TO THE PRODUCTION OF MORE DOMESTIC ENERGY; TO 
ENSURE TRANSPORT OF THAT ENERGY RELIABLY TO BUSINESSES, CONSUMERS, AND 
 OTHER END USERS; TO LOWER THE COST OF ENERGY TO CONSUMERS; TO ENABLE 
  MANUFACTURERS AND OTHER BUSINESSES TO ACCESS DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED 
  ENERGY AFFORDABLY AND RELIABLY IN ORDER TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN MORE 
SECURE AND WELL-PAYING AMERICAN JOBS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING 
FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4) TO MAKE REVISIONS TO FEDERAL LAW 
    TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB 
CREATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING 
     THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 22, 2014, THROUGH NOVEMBER 11, 2014

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 September 16, 2014.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 727]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 727, 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 for consideration of H.R. 2, the 
American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American 
Jobs Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides two 
hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources 
or their respective 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 recommit.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of 
H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act, under a closed rule. The 
resolution provides two hours of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means 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 
recommit.
    Section 3 of the resolution provides that on any 
legislative day during the period from September 22, 2014 
through November 11, 2014: the Journal of the proceedings of 
the previous day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair 
may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date 
and time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the 
adjournment.
    Section 4 of the resolution provides that the Speaker may 
appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the 
duration of the period addressed by section 3 of the resolution 
as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
    Section 5 of the resolution provides that each day during 
the period addressed by section 3 shall not constitute a 
calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546).
    Section 6 of the resolution provides that each day during 
the period addressed by section 3 of the resolution shall not 
constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule 
XIII (resolutions of inquiry).

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 2, 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. 2, 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 
H.R. 4 includes waivers of the following:
    Clause 10 of rule XXI, prohibiting the consideration of a 
bill if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory spending 
over the five-year or ten-year period. The waiver is necessary 
because the Congressional Budget Office estimated that H.R. 
2575, the Save American Workers Act, which repeals the 
Affordable Care Act's 30-hour definition of full time 
employment, and is contained in Title I of Division I of H.R. 
4, would increase direct spending over both five and ten years.
    Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting 
consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in 
excess of a 302(a) allocation of such authority.
    Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting 
consideration of legislation that would cause the level of 
total new budget authority for the first fiscal year to be 
exceeded, or would cause revenues to be less than the level of 
total revenues for the first fiscal year or for the total of 
that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years for which 
allocations are provided.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 4, 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. 188

    Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 2 and 
H.R. 4. 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...........  ............
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Nugent......................................          Nay
Mr. Webster.....................................          Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess.....................................  ............
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 189

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike section 5 of the rule. 
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...........  ............
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Nugent......................................          Nay
Mr. Webster.....................................          Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess.....................................  ............
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 190

    Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule for H.R. 4 to make in 
order and provide the necessary waivers for amendment #1, 
offered by Rep. Polis (CO) and Rep. Blumenauer (OR), which 
provides an offset to H.R. 4 by eliminating certain oil and gas 
tax subsidies. 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...........  ............
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Nugent......................................          Nay
Mr. Webster.....................................          Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess.....................................  ............
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 191

    Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule for H.R. 2 to make in 
order and provide the necessary waivers for amendment #7, 
offered by Rep. Perlmutter (CO) and Rep. Polis (CO), which 
extends the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) through 
December 31, 2016 while making it retroactive from January 1, 
2014. 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...........  ............
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Nugent......................................          Nay
Mr. Webster.....................................          Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess.....................................  ............
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 192

    Motion by Mr. Bishop of Utah 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...........  ............
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Yea   Mr. Polis.........................          Nay
Mr. Nugent......................................          Yea
Mr. Webster.....................................          Yea
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................  ............
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Yea
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