[House Report 115-771]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


115th Congress     }                                {        Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session        }                                {         115-771
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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6136) TO AMEND THE 
    IMMIGRATION LAWS AND PROVIDE FOR BORDER SECURITY, AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

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   June 20, 2018.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 953]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 953, by a record vote of 7 to 3, 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. 6136, the 
Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018, under a 
closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate, with 
40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 
20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security. 
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.

                         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.

                            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. 244

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers to the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute #2, offered by Rep. McGovern (MA) and Rep. Velazquez 
(NY), which provides permanent residency to eligible long-term 
TPS and DED holders. Defeated: 3-7

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................  ............
Mr. Collins.....................................  ............  Mrs. Torres.......................          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. 245

    Motion by Mrs. Torres to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers to amendment #4, offered by Rep. Torres 
(CA), which strikes the bill and replace it with Rep. Nadler's 
``Keep Families Together Act'' which would keep families 
together, limit criminal prosecutions for asylum seekers, 
increase child welfare training, and establish a preference for 
family unity. Defeated: 3-7

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................  ............
Mr. Collins.....................................  ............  Mrs. Torres.......................          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. 246

    Motion by Mrs. Torres to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers to amendment #7, offered by Rep. Roybal-
Allard (CA) and Rep. Torres (CA) and Rep. Polis (CO), which 
directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel 
removal and grant lawful permanent resident status on a 
conditional basis to an alien who is inadmissible or deportable 
or is in temporary protected status who meet certain criteria. 
Defeated: 3-7

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................  ............
Mr. Collins.....................................  ............  Mrs. Torres.......................          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. 247

    Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3

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