[House Report 118-51]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress    }                                     {      Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session      }                                     {      118-51

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2) TO SECURE THE BORDERS 
    OF THE UNITED STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR 
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1163) TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR STATES 
      TO RECOVER FRAUDULENTLY PAID FEDERAL AND STATE UNEMPLOYMENT 
                  COMPENSATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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May 10, 2023.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 383]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 383, 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. 2, the 
Secure the Border Act of 2023, under a closed rule. 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 five 
hours of general debate with two hours equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Homeland Security or their respective designees, 
two hours equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or 
their respective designees, and one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees. The 
resolution provides for one motion to recommit. The resolution 
provides for consideration of H.R. 1163, the Protecting 
Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act, under a closed 
rule. The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, modified 
by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee 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 hour of general debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees. The 
resolution provides for one motion to recommit.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 2 includes:
    --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. 
However, H.R. 2 is comprised of the text of H.R. 2640, as 
reported by the Committee on the Judiciary, H.R. 2794, as 
reported by the Committee on Homeland Security, and H.R. 1690, 
as reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
    --Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act, which 
prohibits consideration of legislation providing a change in 
revenue during a fiscal year until the budget resolution for 
that year has been agreed to.
    --Section 425 of the Congressional Budget Act, which 
prohibits consideration of any legislation that would increase 
the direct costs of Federal intergovernmental mandates beyond 
$50,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) unless the legislation 
provides for new budget authority or the legislation 
appropriates sufficient funds to cover the new costs.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 2, 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. 1163 includes a waiver of 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.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 1163, as amended, 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. 46

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order 
the following amendments to H.R. 2: numbers 17, 41, and 44, 
offered by Representative Jackson Lee; number 13 offered by 
Representative Griffith; numbers 49, 50, and 51, offered by 
Representative Grothman; and numbers 8, 10, 33, 34, 35, and 48, 
offered by Representative Correa, as well as the following 
amendments to H.R. 1163: numbers 14, 18, 20, and 27, offered by 
Representative Davis; numbers 36, 37, 38, and 39, offered by 
Representative Moore; and numbers 41, 42, and 43, offered by 
Representative Jackson Lee. Defeated: 4-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................  ............  Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 47

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order 
amendment #6 to H.R. 2, offered by Representative Jayapal, 
which codifies the Uniting for Ukraine Program. Defeated: 4-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................  ............  Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 48

    Motion by Ms. Scanlon make in order amendment #7 to H.R. 2, 
offered by Representative Scanlon, which allows unaccompanied 
minors under five years old to be eligible for asylum, whether 
or not they arrive at a port of entry. Defeated: 4-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................  ............  Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 49

    Motion by Ms. Leger Fernandez to amend the rule and make in 
order the following amendments to H.R. 2: numbers 8, 10, 33, 
34, 35, and 48, offered by Representative Correa; numbers 55 
and 56, offered by Representative Vasquez; number 47, offered 
by Representative Castro; number 4, offered by Representative 
Garcia; and number 65, offered by Representative Sorenson. 
Defeated: 4-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................  ............  Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 50

    Motion by Ms. Leger Fernandez to amend the rule to make in 
order amendment #5 to H.R. 2, offered by Representative Nadler, 
which strikes the E-Verify Title. Defeated: 4-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................  ............  Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 51

    Motion by Mr. Roy to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Yea   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Nay
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Yea   Mr. Neguse........................          Nay
Mr. Massie......................................          Yea   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Nay
Mr. Norman......................................          Yea
Mr. Roy.........................................          Yea
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Yea
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Yea
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Yea
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      SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1163 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    1. Smith (MO): Ensures that state unemployment trust fund 
balances will be held harmless. If a state's unemployment trust 
fund balance goes below where it otherwise would have been 
absent this law, the amendment directs the Treasury Secretary, 
to use the offsets in the bill, subject to appropriations, to 
replace the funds in equal amounts so the state will not 
increase unemployment taxes.

          TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1163 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Page 16, after line 5, insert the following:

SEC. 8. STATE FUND CONTINGENCY.

  Subject to appropriations, the unobligated balance as of the 
day before the date of the enactment of this Act of amounts 
made available under section 2118 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9034) shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury and 
periodically credited, on an as-needed basis, to the 
appropriate State account in the Unemployment Trust Fund 
established by section 904 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1104) in an amount that replaces the amount deposited by 
a State in a State fund in accordance with subparagraph (H) or 
(I) of section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(as amended by section 3(a) of this Act) if the amount in such 
State account is less than the amount that would be in such 
State account if such subparagraphs had not been enacted.

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