[House Report 115-10]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


115th Congress    }                                             Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session      }                                             115-10

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 428) TO SURVEY THE 
  GRADIENT BOUNDARY ALONG THE RED RIVER IN THE STATES OF OKLAHOMA AND 
 TEXAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE 
JOINT RESOLUTION (H.J. RES. 42) DISAPPROVING THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE 
     DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RELATING TO DRUG TESTING OF UNEMPLOYMENT 
                        COMPENSATION APPLICANTS

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  February 7, 2017.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 99]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 99, 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. 428, the 
Red River Gradient Boundary Survey 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 Natural Resources. 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.J. Res. 42, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department 
of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation 
applicants, 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 Ways and Means. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the joint resolution. The resolution provides that the joint 
resolution shall be considered as read. The resolution waives 
all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution. 
The resolution provides one motion to recommit.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 428, 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. 428, 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 H.J. Res. 42, 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.J. Res. 42, 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. 20

    Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers to amendment #1 to H.R. 428, offered by 
Rep. Grijalva (AZ), which requires the states to pay for the 
cost of the survey. Defeated: 1-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Nay   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................  ............
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........  ............
Mr. Collins.....................................  ............  Mr. Polis.........................  ............
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Nay
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Nay
Mr. Buck........................................          Nay
Ms. Cheney......................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 21

    Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers to amendment #2 to H.R. 428, offered by 
Rep. Hanabusa (HI), which restores authority to the Secretary 
of the Interior to review, approve or disapprove any survey of 
a parcel of land that is considered as a result of the 
underlying bill. Defeated: 1-8

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