[House Report 114-458]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


114th Congress    }                                      {      Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                      {     114-458

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 639) AUTHORIZING 
   THE SPEAKER TO APPEAR AS AMICUS CURIAE ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSE OF 
  REPRESENTATIVES IN THE MATTER OF UNITED STATES, ET AL. V. TEXAS, ET 
                            AL., NO. 15-674

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   March 16, 2016.--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. 649]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 649, by a record vote of 7 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. Res. 639, 
authorizing the Speaker to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of 
the House of Representatives in the matter of United States, et 
al. v. Texas, et al., No. 15-674, 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 Rules. 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. 
The resolution provides one motion to recommit.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the resolution, 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. 157

    Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for amendment #1, offered by Rep. Lofgren 
(CA), Rep. Schrader (OR), Rep. Clyburn (SC), Rep. Conyers Jr. 
(MI), Rep. Gutierrez (IL), Rep. Hoyer (MD), Rep. Chu (CA), Rep. 
Pelosi (CA), Rep. Sanchez (CA), Rep. Becerra (CA), Rep. Ellison 
(MN), Rep. Crowley (NY), Rep. Grijalva (AZ), Rep. Slaughter 
(NY), Rep. Butterfield (NC) and Rep. Honda (CA), which 
expresses a position of the House of Representatives in support 
of the Obama Administration in U.S. v. Texas. Defeated: 3-7

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................  ............  Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Cole........................................  ............  Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........  ............
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Stivers.....................................          Nay
Mr. Collins.....................................          Nay
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Nay
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 158

    Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3

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