[House Report 117-660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress   }                                   {      Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session      }                                   {      117-660

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 9640) TO AMEND THE 
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PROVIDE FOR EXAMINATION AND DISCLOSURE 
    WITH RESPECT TO PRESIDENTIAL INCOME TAX RETURNS; PROVIDING FOR 
 CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 1942) TO STANDARDIZE THE DESIGNATION OF 
NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 December 21, 2022.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
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              Mr. McGovern, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1529]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1529, by a record vote of 8 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. 9640, the 
Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022, 
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 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 provides for 
consideration of S. 1942, National Heritage Area Act, 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 Natural Resources 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 
693 is hereby adopted. The resolution provides that House 
Resolution 1434 is hereby adopted. The resolution provides that 
at any time through the legislative day of December 23, 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 21, 
December 22, or December 23, 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. Section 6 of the resolution provides that 
on any legislative day of the second session of the One Hundred 
Seventeenth Congress after December 22, 2022, the Journal of 
the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as 
approved. Section 7 of the resolution provides that the Speaker 
may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the 
duration of the period addressed by section 6 of the resolution 
as though under clause 8(a) of rule I. Section 8 of the 
resolution provides that each day during the period addressed 
by section 6 of the resolution shall not constitute a calendar 
day for the purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution 
(50 U.S.C. 1546). The resolution provides that each day during 
the period addressed by section 6 of this resolution shall not 
constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule 
XIII. The resolution provides that each day during the period 
addressed by section 6 of this resolution shall not constitute 
a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of 
rule XXII.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 9640 includes waivers of the following:
    Clause 11 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a 
bill or joint resolution which has not been reported by a 
committee until such measure has been available to Members, 
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner for 72 hours.
    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. 9640, 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 
S. 1942 includes a waiver of clause 11 of rule XXI, which 
prohibits consideration of a bill or joint resolution which has 
not been reported by a committee until such measure has been 
available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner 
for 72 hours.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in S. 1942, 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. 309

    Motion by Mrs. Torres to report the rule. Adopted: 8-3

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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.......................  ............
Mr. Raskin......................................          Yea   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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