[House Report 117-483]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress     }                                 {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session        }                                 {       117-483

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4118) TO AUTHORIZE THE 
    SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO BUILD SAFER, THRIVING 
COMMUNITIES, AND SAVE LIVES, BY INVESTING IN EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY BASED 
 VIOLENCE REDUCTION INITIATIVES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR 
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5768) TO DIRECT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO 
  ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH, CREATE, AND ADMINISTER THE 
VIOLENT INCIDENT CLEARANCE AND TECHNOLOGY INVESTIGATIVE METHOD, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6448) TO 
   DIRECT THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING 
 SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO CARRY OUT A GRANT PROGRAM TO 
   PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS WITH FEWER THAN 200 LAW 
    ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR 
   CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8542) TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
   SERVICE ACT TO AUTHORIZE GRANTS TO STATES, INDIAN TRIBES, TRIBAL 
 ORGANIZATIONS, URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS, AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 
      THEREOF TO HIRE, EMPLOY, TRAIN, AND DISPATCH MENTAL HEALTH 
    PROFESSIONALS TO RESPOND IN LIEU OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN 
 EMERGENCIES INVOLVING ONE OR MORE PERSONS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS OR AN 
    INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 September 21, 2022.--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. 1377]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1377, 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 consideration of H.R. 4118, the 
Break the Cycle of Violence Act, under a closed rule. The 
resolution provides 30 minutes of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary or their designees. 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. The resolution further provides for consideration of 
H.R. 5768, the VICTIM Act of 2022, under a closed rule. The 
resolution provides 30 minutes of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary or their 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-
62, 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 further 
provides for consideration of H.R. 6448, the Invest to Protect 
Act of 2022, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 30 
minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary 
or their 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 117-65 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 for one motion to recommit. The 
rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 8542, the 
Mental Health Justice Act of 2022, under a closed rule. The 
resolution provides 30 minutes of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce or their designees.
    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

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 4118 includes a waiver of clause 12 of rule XXI, which 
prohibits consideration of a bill pursuant to a special order 
of business reported by the Committee on Rules that has not 
been reported by a committee.
    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 4118, 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. 5768, 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. 5768, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 6448 includes a waiver of clause 12 of rule XXI, which 
prohibits consideration of a bill pursuant to a special order 
of business reported by the Committee on Rules that has not 
been reported by a committee.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 6448, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 8542 includes a waiver of clause 12 of rule XXI, which 
prohibits consideration of a bill pursuant to a special order 
of business reported by the Committee on Rules that has not 
been reported by a committee.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 8542, 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. 292

    Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to add a section to the rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 7421, the Law Enforcement 
Education Grant Program Act of 2022, under a closed rule. 
Defeated: 3-7

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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......................................  ............  Mr. Reschenthaler.................  ............
Ms. Scanlon.....................................          Nay   Mrs. Fischbach....................          Yea
Mr. Morelle.....................................          Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier..................................          Nay
Ms. Ross........................................          Nay
Mr. Neguse......................................  ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 293

    Motion by Mrs. Torres to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4

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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......................................  ............  Mr. Reschenthaler.................          Nay
Ms. Scanlon.....................................          Yea   Mrs. Fischbach....................          Nay
Mr. Morelle.....................................          Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier..................................          Yea
Ms. Ross........................................          Yea
Mr. Neguse......................................  ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman..........................          Yea
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      SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5768 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    1. Nadler (NY): Amends the list of crimes included for 
eligible grant programs to improve clearance rates.

          TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5768 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Page 2, beginning on line 8, strike ``homicides and nonfatal 
shootings'' and insert ``violent crimes committed against a 
person''.
  Page 3, line 15, strike ``homicides and nonfatal shootings'' 
and insert ``violent crimes committed against a person''.
  Page 3, beginning on line 18, strike ``homicides and nonfatal 
shootings'' and insert ``violent crimes committed against a 
person''.
  Page 8, beginning on line 1, strike ``other aggravated 
felonies'' and insert ``sexual assaults, kidnappings''.
  Page 8, line 6, strike ``other aggravated felonies'' and 
insert ``sexual assaults, kidnappings''.
  Page 8, line 10, strike ``other aggravated felonies'' and 
insert ``sexual assaults, kidnappings''.
  Page 8, line 14, strike ``other aggravated felonies'' and 
insert ``sexual assaults, kidnappings''.
  Page 8, line 19, strike ``other aggravated felonies'' and 
insert ``sexual assaults, kidnappings''.
  Page 9, beginning on line 12, strike ``other aggravated 
felonies, and'' and insert ``sexual assaults, kidnappings, 
or''.
  Page 10, beginning on line 3, strike ``other aggravated 
felonies, and shootings'' and insert ``sexual assaults, 
kidnappings, and nonfatal shootings''.
  Page 10, beginning on line 6, strike ``, rapes, other 
aggravated felonies,''.
  Page 14, line 8, strike ``other aggravated felonies'' and 
insert ``sexual assaults, kidnappings''.
  Page 14, line 12, strike ``other aggravated felonies'' and 
insert ``sexual assaults, kidnappings''.

                                  
                                  
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