[House Report 115-834]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


115th Congress   }                                     {        Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session      }                                     {       115-834

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (H. CON. RES. 
   119) EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT A CARBON TAX WOULD BE 
                DETRIMENTAL TO THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY

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   July 17, 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. 1001]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1001, 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. Con. Res. 
119, the Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax 
would be detrimental to the United States economy, 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 concurrent 
resolution. The resolution provides that the concurrent 
resolution shall be considered as read and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question. The resolution waives 
all points of order against provisions in the concurrent 
resolution.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the concurrent resolution, 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 concurrent resolution, 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. 265

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to provide for the consideration of 
H. Res. 999, and make the necessary changes in the rule. 
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.........................          Yea
Mr. Collins.....................................  ............  Mrs. Torres.......................  ............
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Nay
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Nay
Mr. Buck........................................  ............
Ms. Cheney......................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 266

    Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers to amendment #2, offered by Rep. Polis 
(CO), which expresses the sense of congress that a carbon tax 
would be beneficial to the U.S. economy. 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.........................          Yea
Mr. Collins.....................................  ............  Mrs. Torres.......................  ............
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Nay
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Nay
Mr. Buck........................................          Nay
Ms. Cheney......................................  ............
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 267

    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.........................          Nay
Mr. Collins.....................................  ............  Mrs. Torres.......................  ............
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Yea
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Yea
Mr. Buck........................................          Yea
Ms. Cheney......................................  ............
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Yea
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