[House Report 114-686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


114th Congress   }                                         {    Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session      }                                         {   114-686

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE 
 AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (S. 764) TO REAUTHORIZE AND AMEND THE NATIONAL 
 SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING 
FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 304) TO IMPROVE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY 
           BY ENCOURAGING THE SHARING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION

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 July 12, 2016.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to 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. 822]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 822, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for the consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the House amendment to S. 764, an Act to 
reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program 
Act, and for other purposes [GMO Labeling Requirements]. The 
resolution makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the 
Committee on Agriculture or his designee that the House concur 
in the Senate amendment to the House amendment S. 764. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the motion. The resolution provides that the Senate amendment 
and the motion shall be considered as read. The resolution 
provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Agriculture.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of 
S. 304, the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act [Conscience 
Protection Act of 2016], 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 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 114-61 shall be considered as 
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in 
the bill, as amended. The resolution provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.
    Section 3 of the resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
(requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day 
it is reported from the Rules Committee) against any resolution 
reported from the Rules Committee on the legislative day of 
July 14, 2016 or July 15, 2016.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the motion to concur in the Senate amendment 
to the House amendment to S. 764, 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 S. 304, 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 S. 304, as amended, 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. 203

    Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for amendment #1 to the Senate amendment to 
the House amendment to S. 764, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), 
which prohibits the use of QR codes and digital web addresses 
as a means of disclosing GMO ingredients, and removes the 
related provision of a one year study of the effects of the 
digital program, with one hour of debate. Defeated: 3-5

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