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115TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115-56
WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT
TO CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE
COMMITTEE ON RULES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MO-
TIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES
MARCH 22, 2017.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H. Res. 221]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House
Resolution 221, by a record vote of 9 to 3, report the same to the
House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-
thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from
the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported from the
Rules Committee through the legislative day of March 27, 2017.
Section 2 of the resolution provides that it shall be in order at
any time through the calendar day of March 26, 2017, for the
Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules and
that the Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority
Leader or her designee on the designation of any matter for consid-
eration pursuant to this section.
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. 37
Motion by Mr. Polis to strike the blanket waiver of clause 6(a)
of rule XIII and instead restrict the same-day, martial law author-
ity to H.R. 1628, the American Healthcare Act. Defeated: 3-9
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