[House Report 115-26]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


115th Congress    }                                       {     Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session      }                                       {     115-26

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      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1301) MAKING 
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 
               SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 174]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 174, 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. 1301, the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017, 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 Appropriations. 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 that the chair of the 
Committee on Appropriations may insert in the Congressional 
Record not later than Wednesday, March 8, 2017, such material 
as he may deem explanatory of H.R. 1301.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule 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 rule 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.

                            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. 31

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers to amendment #2, offered by Rep. Lee (CA), 
which prohibits the funding for the 2001 Authorization for the 
Use of Military Force (AUMF) beginning on September 30, 2017. 
Defeated: 3-7

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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......................          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................  ............  Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Collins.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................  ............
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Nay
Mr. Newhouse....................................  ............
Mr. Buck........................................          Nay
Ms. Cheney......................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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