[House Report 114-3]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


114th Congress  }                                         {      Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session    }                                         {       114-3

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 161) TO PROVIDE FOR THE 
 TIMELY CONSIDERATION OF ALL LICENSES, PERMITS, AND APPROVALS REQUIRED 
UNDER FEDERAL LAW WITH RESPECT TO THE SITING, CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION, 
 OR OPERATION OF ANY NATURAL GAS PIPELINE PROJECTS, AND PROVIDING FOR 
 CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 36) TO AMEND TITLE 18, UNITED STATES 
 CODE, TO PROTECT PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILDREN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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  January 20, 2015.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                Ms. Foxx, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 38]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 38, by a record vote of 5 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. 161, the 
Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, under a closed 
rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, under a 
closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on the Judiciary 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.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 161, 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. 161, 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. 36 includes a waiver of the following:
           Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget 
        Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation 
        providing new budget authority in excess of a 
        committee's 302(a) allocation of such authority;
           Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act, 
        which prohibits consideration of legislation providing 
        new budget authority for a fiscal year until the budget 
        resolution for that year has been agreed to; and
           Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits 
        consideration of a bill if it has the net effect of 
        increasing mandatory spending over the five- or ten-
        year period.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 36, 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. 12

    Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 161 
and H.R. 36. Defeated: 3-5

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................          Nay   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Cole........................................  ............  Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........  ............
Mr. Burgess.....................................  ............  Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Stivers.....................................          Nay
Mr. Collins.....................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 13

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for amendment #1, offered by Rep. Tsongas 
(MA), which exempts pipelines from the timelines established in 
the underlying legislation if the pipeline passes through lands 
required under Federal, State, or local law to be managed for 
purposes of natural resource conservation or recreation. 
Defeated: 3-5

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................          Nay   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Cole........................................  ............  Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........  ............
Mr. Burgess.....................................  ............  Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Stivers.....................................          Nay
Mr. Collins.....................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 14

    Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 5-3

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