[House Report 115-463]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
115th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 115-463
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1638) 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, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL
(H.R. 4324) TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO MAKE
CERTIFICATIONS WITH RESPECT TO UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS' AIRCRAFT-RELATED TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING IRAN, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
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December 12, 2017.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Buck, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 658]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 658, by a record vote of 8 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 consideration of H.R. 1638, 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 makes in order as original text for
the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-
47 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The
resolution waives all points of order against that amendment in
the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only
those further amendments printed in part A of 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 amendment
printed in part A of this report. The resolution provides one
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of
H.R. 4324, the Strengthening Oversight of Iran's Access to
Finance Act, under a structured rule. The resolution provides
one hour of 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 an
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text
of Rules Committee Print 115-48 shall be considered as adopted
and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The
resolution waives all points of order against that amendment in
the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only
the further amendment printed in part B of this report, if
offered by the Member designated in this report, which 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. The
resolution waives all points of order against the amendment
printed in part B of this report. The resolution provides for
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of H.R. 1638, 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1638 made
in order as original text, 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 to H.R. 1638 printed in part A of this report,
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.R. 4324, 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. 4324, as amended, 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 amendment to H.R. 4324 printed in part B of 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. 163
Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4
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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..................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay
Mr. Collins..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... Nay
Mr. Byrne....................................... ............
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Yea
Mr. Buck........................................ Yea
Ms. Cheney...................................... Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1638 IN PART A MADE IN ORDER
1. Schneider (IL), Poe (TX): Amends the reporting
requirement on recommendations for how U.S. economic sanctions
against Iran may be revised to prevent funds or assets from
being used to contribute to the continued development of Iran's
ballistic missile program to also include human rights abuses.
(10 minutes)
2. Meng (NY): Requires the report created by this bill to
include ``an assessment of the impact and effectiveness of U.S.
economic sanctions programs against Iran''. (10 minutes)
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4324 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER
1. Gaetz (FL): Includes, in the report already required in
the underlying text, certification that the transaction will
not benefit an Iranian person that has knowingly transported
items used to establish in Syria a permanent military presence
of either Iranian military forces or Iranian backed militia.
(10 minutes)
PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1638 MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schneider of Illinois
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 5, line 23, strike ``to contribute to'' and all that
follows through ``by Iran;'' on page 5, line 25 and insert the
following: ``to contribute--''
(A) to the continued development, testing,
and procurement of ballistic missile technology
by Iran; and
(B) to human rights abuses.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meng of New York or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 6, line 3, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 6, after line 3, insert the following new paragraph (and
redesignate the subsequent paragraph accordingly):
(7) an assessment of the impact and effectiveness of
U.S. economic sanctions programs against Iran; and
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PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4324 MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gaetz of Florida or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 6, line 18, strike ``or''.
Page 6, after line 18 insert the following (and redesignate
the subsequent subclause accordingly):
(II) has knowingly
transported items used to
establish in Syria a permanent
military presence of either
Iranian military forces or
Iranian backed militia; or
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