[House Report 111-266]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    111-266

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE 
 BILL (H.R. 2918) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FOR 
   THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 September 24, 2009.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 772]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 772, by a nonrecord vote, 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 the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 2918, the ``Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act.'' The resolution waives all points of order 
against the conference report and against its consideration. 
The resolution provides that the conference report shall be 
considered as read. The resolution 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.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the conference report and against its consideration, the 
Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waivers are 
prophylactic.

                            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. 252

    Date: September 24, 2009.
    Measure: Conference report on H.R. 2918.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To amend the rule to provide for a 
separate vote on the continuing resolution portion of the 
conference report, by dividing the question of adoption of the 
conference report between division A and B.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings--Nay; Matsui--Nay; 
Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; Polis--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Foxx--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 253

    Date: September 24, 2009.
    Measure: Conference report on H.R. 2918.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment offered by Rep. Jordan, Jim (OH), #1, 
to provide that appropriations in division B of the conference 
report be made for one year based on FY 2008 enacting funding 
levels (excluding Department of Defense, Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security Appropriations).
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings--Nay; Matsui--Nay; 
Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; Polis--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Yea; 
Sessions--Yea; Foxx--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

                                  
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