[House Report 117-22] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 117th Congress } { Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session } { 117-22 ====================================================================== PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 51) TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMISSION OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. INTO THE UNION; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1573) TO CLARIFY THE RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS WHO ARE HELD OR DETAINED AT A PORT OF ENTRY OR AT ANY DETENTION FACILITY OVERSEEN BY U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OR U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1333) TO TRANSFER AND LIMIT EXECUTIVE BRANCH AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND OR RESTRICT THE ENTRY OF A CLASS OF ALIENS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES _______ April 20, 2021.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Raskin, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 330] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 330, 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. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, 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 Oversight and Reform or their designees. 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 Oversight and Reform now printed in the bill 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 provides for consideration of H.R. 1573, the Access to Counsel Act of 2021, 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill 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 provides for consideration of H.R. 1333, the NO BAN Act, 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill 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 provides that House Resolution 316 is hereby adopted. The resolution provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended in section 11, by striking ``April 22, 2021'' and inserting ``May 20, 2021''; in section 16, by striking ``calendar day of April 22, 2021'' and inserting ``legislative day of May 20, 2021''; and in section 17, by striking ``April 22, 2021'' and inserting ``May 20, 2021''. The resolution provides that at any time through the legislative day of Thursday, April 22, 2021, 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 days of April 19 or 20, 2021, and 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 House Concurrent Resolution 30 is hereby adopted. The resolution provides that for the purposes of the joint session to receive the President of the United States on April 28, 2021, former Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners shall not be admitted to the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto. EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 51 includes waivers of the following:Section 302(f)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a 302(a) or 302(b) allocation of such authority. Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a measure that has a net effect of increasing the deficit or reducing the surplus over the five- or 10-year period. Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 51, 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 H.R. 1573, 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. 1573, 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. 1333 includes a waiver of clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of committee cost estimate in a committee report. A CBO cost estimate on H.R. 1333 was not available at the time the Committee on the Judiciary filed its report; however, the CBO cost estimate was submitted for printing in the Congressional Record on April 20. Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 1333, 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. 69 Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule for the H.R. 51, H.R. 1333, and H.R. 1573. Defeated: 3-7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea Ms. Scanlon..................................... Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay Ms. Ross........................................ Nay Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rules Committee record vote No. 70 Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 51 to make in order amendment #5, offered by Rep. Keller (PA), which requires the Statehood Transition Commission established under Sec. 402 of the bill to create a report showing what expenses the new state will need to assume responsibility for on the first day of admission into the union and prevents subsidization of the new state by federal taxpayers. Defeated: 3-7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea Ms. Scanlon..................................... Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay Ms. Ross........................................ Nay Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rules Committee record vote No. 71 Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 51 to make in order amendment #1, offered by Rep. Comer (KY), which amends the bill such that H.R. 51 will only take effect upon repeal of the 23rd amendment; the amendment which grants Presidential electors to the District. Defeated: 4-7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea Ms. Scanlon..................................... Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay Ms. Ross........................................ Nay Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rules Committee record vote No. 72 Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 1573 to make in order amendment #1, offered by Rep. Issa (CA), which delays effectuation until the Secretary certifies the bill will not cause a substantial negative impact to CBP's ability to facilitate lawful trade and travel into the US. Defeated: 4-7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea Ms. Scanlon..................................... Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay Ms. Ross........................................ Nay Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rules Committee record vote No. 73 Motion by Mr. Raskin to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Yea ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [all]