[House Report 115-369]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
115th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 115-369
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION (H. CON. RES. 71) ESTABLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND SETTING FORTH THE
APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2019 THROUGH 2027
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October 24, 2017.--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. 580]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 580, by a record vote of 7 to 4, 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 H. Con. Res. 71. The resolution makes in order a
motion offered by the chair of the Committee on the Budget or
her designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to
H. Con. Res. 71. 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 the Budget.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the motion, 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. 127
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the
appropriate waivers to amendment #1 offered by Rep. Yarmuth
(KY) and Rep. Slaughter (NY), which eliminates fast-track
procedures for legislation that would increase deficits to
provide tax cuts for millionaires and wealthy corporations; and
amendment #2 offered by Rep. Pascrell Jr (NJ) and Rep. Yarmuth
(KY) and Rep. Slaughter (NY), which establishes the policy that
Congress shall retain the state and local tax deduction; and
amendment #3 offered by Rep. Lee (CA) and Rep. Yarmuth (KY) and
Rep. McGovern (MA) and Rep. Slaughter (NY), which restores
funding for programs that ensure families can provide basic
standard of living for themselves and their families; and
amendment #4 offered by Rep. Khanna (CA) and Rep. Yarmuth (KY)
and Rep. Slaughter (NY), which makes it the policy of Congress
that the estate tax should not be repealed; and amendment #5
offered by Rep. Jayapal (WA) and Rep. Yarmuth (KY) and Rep.
Slaughter (NY), which makes it the policy of Congress that the
wealthiest Americans in the top one percent do not get a tax
cut; and amendment #6 offered by Rep. Yarmuth (KY) and Rep.
Slaughter (NY), which makes it the policy of Congress to not
create a new tax loophole allowing wealthy pass-through owners
to avoid paying their fair share of taxes; and amendment #7
offered by Rep. Schakowsky (IL) and Rep. Yarmuth (KY) and Rep.
Slaughter (NY), which rejects cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and
other health programs, and prevents the repeal or replacement
of the Affordable Care Act; and amendment #8 offered by Rep.
Grothman (WI), which instructs House and Senate Committees to
reduce mandatory spending by $203 billion for the period of
Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 through 2027. Allows the Senate
Committee on Finance to increase the deficit by not more than
$1.434 Trillion for the period of FY2018 to FY2027, in addition
to allowing the House Committee on Ways and Means to increase
the deficit by not more than $1.448 Trillion for the period of
FY2018 to FY2027. Defeated: 4-6
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................ ............ Ms. Slaughter..................... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Burgess..................................... ............ Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Collins..................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... Yea
Mr. Byrne....................................... Nay
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Nay
Mr. Buck........................................ ............
Ms. Cheney...................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 128
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the
appropriate waivers to amendment #8, offered by Rep. Grothman
(WI), which instructs House and Senate Committees to reduce
mandatory spending by $203 billion for the period of Fiscal
Years (FY) 2018 through 2027. Allows the Senate Committee on
Finance to increase the deficit by not more than $1.434
Trillion for the period of FY2018 to FY2027, in addition to
allowing the House Committee on Ways and Means to increase the
deficit by not more than $1.448 Trillion for the period of
FY2018 to FY2027. Defeated: 4-7
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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......................... Yea
Mr. Byrne....................................... Nay
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Nay
Mr. Buck........................................ ............
Ms. Cheney...................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 129
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the
appropriate waivers to amendment #3, offered by Rep. Lee (CA)
and Rep. Yarmuth (KY) and Rep. McGovern (MA) and Rep. Slaughter
(NY), which restores funding for programs that ensure families
can provide basic standard of living for themselves and their
families. Defeated: 4-7
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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......................... Yea
Mr. Byrne....................................... Nay
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Nay
Mr. Buck........................................ ............
Ms. Cheney...................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 130
Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter..................... Nay
Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. McGovern...................... Nay
Mr. Burgess..................................... ............ Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay
Mr. Collins..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... Nay
Mr. Byrne....................................... Yea
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Yea
Mr. Buck........................................ ............
Ms. Cheney...................................... Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Yea
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