[House Report 117-173]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 117-173
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5376) TO PROVIDE FOR
RECONCILIATION PURSUANT TO TITLE II OF S. CON. RES. 14; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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November 4, 2021.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. McGovern, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 774]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 774, by a record vote of 9 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. 5376, the
Build Back Better Act, under a closed rule. The resolution
provides two hours of debate equally divided among and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Budget or their respective designees and the
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and
Means or their respective designees. 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 117-
18, modified by the amendment printed in this report, shall be
considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order
against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution
provides one motion to recommit. The resolution provides that
House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as most recently
amended by H. Res. 716, agreed to October 12, 2021), is amended
by striking ``November 18, 2021'' each place it appears and
inserting (in each instance) ``December 3, 2021''.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
the bill includes waivers of the following:
--Clause 3(d) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of
a committee cost estimate in a committee report.
--Clause 3(e) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of
a comparative print for a bill or joint resolution proposing to
repeal or amend a statute.
The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the
bill, as amended, includes waivers of the following:
--Clause 4 of rule XXI, which prohibits reporting a bill
carrying an appropriation from a committee not having
jurisdiction to report an appropriation.
--Clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which prohibits a bill or joint
resolution carrying a tax or tariff measure from being reported
by a committee not having jurisdiction to report tax or tariff
measures.
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. 164
Motion by Mr. Cole to make the necessary changes to the
rule which would prevent consideration of H.R. 5376 until the
House receives a complete CBO and JCT score of the legislation.
Defeated: 4-9
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Ms. Ross........................................ Nay
Mr. Neguse...................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee Record Vote No. 165
Motion by Mrs. Torres to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Yea Mr. Cole.......................... Nay
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Yea Mr. Burgess....................... Nay
Mr. Raskin...................................... Yea Mr. Reschenthaler................. Nay
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Yea Mrs. Fischbach.................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Yea
Ms. Ross........................................ Yea
Mr. Neguse...................................... Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5376 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
1. Yarmuth (KY): Clarifies the definition of qualifying
single source drug and updates the year for the purposes of the
non-federal average manufacturer price; adjusts the cap for the
state and local tax deduction relief; restores funding to
information technology programs; makes clarifying changes to
ensure the District of Columbia is included in certain
programs; and makes other technical and conforming corrections.
TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5376 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
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