[House Report 114-22]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


114th Congress   }                                       {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session     }                                       {       114-22

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 1) TO APPROVE THE KEYSTONE 
   XL PIPELINE, AND PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 
              FEBRUARY 16, 2015, THROUGH FEBRUARY 23, 2015

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 February 10, 2015.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 100]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 100, by a record vote of 6 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 S. 1, the 
Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, under a closed rule. The 
resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided among 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce and the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. 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.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides that on any 
legislative day during the period from February 16, 2015, 
through February 23, 2015: 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 3 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 2 of this 
resolution a though under clause 8(a) of rule 1.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill, 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 the bill, 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. 24

    Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated: 
3-6

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................          Nay   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Cole........................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................  ............
Mr. Stivers.....................................          Nay
Mr. Collins.....................................  ............
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 25

    Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 6-3

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................          Yea   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Nay
Mr. Cole........................................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Yea   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Nay
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Yea   Mr. Polis.........................  ............
Mr. Stivers.....................................          Yea
Mr. Collins.....................................  ............
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Yea
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