Monday, November 13, 2017

7:44 PM

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            The Committee granted, by record vote of 8-2, a closed rule for H.R. 2874.  The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services.  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.  The rule provides that the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.  The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.  The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.           

                In section 2, the rule provides for the consideration of the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2810.  The rule waives all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration.  The rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read.  The rule provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate and one motion to recommit if applicable.  The rule provides that debate on the conference report is divided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule XXII.

                In section 3, the rule provides that the Clerk shall not transmit to the Senate a message that the House has adopted the conference report to accompany H.R. 2810 until notified by the Speaker or by message from the Senate that the Senate has passed H.R. 4374 without amendment.