[House Report 117-630]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress    }                                    {    Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                    {    117-630

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1948) TO AMEND TITLE 38, 
 UNITED STATES CODE, TO MODIFY AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE COLLECTIVE 
    BARGAINING OF EMPLOYEES IN THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; 
     PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 3905) TO PREVENT 
 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION, AND FOR 
 OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 4003) TO 
AMEND THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 TO PROVIDE 
FOR TRAINING ON ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF FORCE, DE-ESCALATION, AND MENTAL 
     AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUICIDAL CRISES; PROVIDING FOR THE 
CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (H.R. 1437) TO AMEND 
 THE WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING INNOVATION ACT OF 2017 TO DIRECT 
    THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE 
COMPREHENSIVE AND REGULARLY UPDATED FEDERAL PRECIPITATION INFORMATION, 
    AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE 
 AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL (H.R. 2617) TO AMEND SECTION 1115 OF TITLE 31, 
 UNITED STATES CODE, TO AMEND THE DESCRIPTION OF HOW PERFORMANCE GOALS 
      ARE ACHIEVED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 December 14, 2022.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1518]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1518, 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. 1948, the 
VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021, under a closed rule. The 
resolution provides one hour of general debate on the bill 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 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 117-71 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 rule further provides for consideration of S. 
3905, the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in 
Federal Acquisition Act, under a closed rule. The resolution 
provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 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 for one 
motion to commit. The resolution further provides for 
consideration of S. 4003, the Law Enforcement De-Escalation 
Training Act of 2022, under a closed rule. The resolution 
provides one hour of general 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 
commit. The resolution provides that House Resolution 1516 is 
hereby adopted. The resolution provides that at any time 
through the legislative day of December 15, 2022, the Speaker 
may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a 
designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to 
multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend 
the rules on the legislative day of December 12, December 13, 
December 14, or December 15, 2022, on which the yeas and nays 
were ordered and further proceedings postponed. The Chair shall 
put the question on any such motion without debate or 
intervening motion, and the ordering of the yeas and nays on 
postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such 
measures is vacated. The resolution provides that proceedings 
may be postponed through December 15, 2022, on measures that 
were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the 
legislative day of December 12, and on which the yeas and nays 
were ordered. The resolution provides for the consideration of 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 1437. The resolution makes in 
order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations or her designee that the House concur in the 
Senate amendment with an amendment consisting of the text of 
Rules Committee Print 117-72. The resolution waives all points 
of order against consideration of the motion. The resolution 
provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be 
considered as read. The resolution provides one hour of debate 
on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or 
their designees. The resolution provides that the House shall 
be considered to have taken from the Speaker's table H.R. 2617, 
with the Senate amendments thereto, to have concurred in the 
Senate amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, and 5, and to have 
concurred in the Senate amendment numbered 4 with an amendment 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-73. The 
resolution provides that House Concurrent Resolution 124 is 
hereby adopted.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 1948, 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. 1948, 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 
consideration of S. 3905, 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 S. 3905, 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 S. 4003, 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 S. 4003, 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 
the motion to concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1437 
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 7 of rule XVI, which requires that no motion or 
proposition on a subject different from that under 
consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
    --Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which 
prohibits consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction 
of the Committee on the Budget unless referred to or reported 
by the Budget Committee.

                            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. 306

    Motion by Mr. DeSaulnier 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......................................          Yea   Mr. Reschenthaler.................          Nay
Ms. Scanlon.....................................  ............  Mrs. Fischbach....................          Nay
Mr. Morelle.....................................          Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier..................................          Yea
Ms. Ross........................................          Yea
Mr. Neguse......................................  ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman..........................          Yea
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