[House Report 114-778]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 114-778
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5461) TO REQUIRE THE
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES ON THE ESTIMATED TOTAL ASSETS UNDER DIRECT OR
INDIRECT CONTROL BY CERTAIN SENIOR IRANIAN LEADERS AND OTHER FIGURES,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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September 20, 2016.--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. 876]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 876, 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 consideration of H.R. 5461, the
Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act, under a structured
rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. 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 makes in order
only those amendments printed in this report. Each such
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the
time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of
the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The
resolution waives all points of order against the amendments
printed in this report. The resolution provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions.
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.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in this report, 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. 213
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open 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. Cole........................................ Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay Mr. Polis.........................
Mr. Stivers..................................... Nay
Mr. Collins..................................... Nay
Mr. Byrne....................................... Nay
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. Poliquin (ME): MANAGER'S Adds Committee on Foreign
Affairs to the reporting requirements in the Bill. (10 minutes)
2. Young (IN): Adds three additional provisions to the
bill's required report on Iranian leadership financial assets.
(10 minutes)
3. Lance (NJ): Adds head of Atomic Energy Organization of
Iran to list of Iranian leaders. (10 minutes)
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Poliquin of Maine or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 9, line 23, strike ``Committee on Financial Services''
and insert ``Committees on Financial Services and Foreign
Affairs''.
Page 9, line 24, strike ``Committee'' and insert
``Committees''.
Page 10, line 1, after ``Affairs'' insert the following:
``and Foreign Relations''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Young of Indiana or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, line 7, strike ``and''.
Page 7, line 13, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
Page 7, after line 13, insert the following:
(5) recommendations for how U.S. economic sanctions
against Iran may be revised to prevent the funds or
assets described under this subsection from being used
by the natural persons described in subsection (b) to
contribute to the continued development, testing, and
procurement of ballistic missile technology by Iran;
(6) a description of how the Department of the
Treasury assesses the impact and effectiveness of U.S.
economic sanctions programs against Iran; and
(7) recommendations for improving the ability of the
Department of the Treasury to rapidly and effectively
develop, implement, and enforce additional economic
sanctions against Iran if so ordered by the President
under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
or other corresponding legislation.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lance of New Jersey or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 8, after line 23, insert the following:
(21) The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of
Iran.
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