[House Report 111-714]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


                                                 Union Calendar No. 437

111th Congress }                                             {   Report
 2d Session    }         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES            {  111-714
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                          SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES

                                 of the

                        HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES

                             111TH CONGRESS

                               __________



                              R E P O R T

                                 of the

                           COMMITTEE ON RULES

                             together with

                             MINORITY VIEWS




January 3, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed


                             ______________

               U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                           WASHINGTON : 2011








                           COMMITTEE ON RULES

            LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New York, Chairwoman
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts,    DAVID DREIER, California
    Vice Chair                       LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida
ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida           PETE SESSIONS, Texas
DORIS O. MATSUI, California          VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina
DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California
MICHAEL A. ARCURI, New York
ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado
CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine
JARED POLIS, Colorado
                      Miles Lackey, Staff Director
            Hugh Nathanial Halpern, Minority Staff Director
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             Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process

                  ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida, Chairman
DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California        LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida
CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine               DAVID DREIER, California
JARED POLIS, Colorado
LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New York
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          Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House

               JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts, Chairman
DORIS O. MATSUI, California          PETE SESSIONS, Texas
MICHAEL A. ARCURI, New York          VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina
ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado
LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New York

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*This survey was the product of diligence and hard work by a number of 
professional staff. A special acknowledgement of their efforts go to 
Miles Lackey, Sophie Hayford, Sampak Garg, Don Sisson, Liz Pardue, Adam 
Berg, Tim Sheehan, Sonny Sinha, Tony Abate, Stefanie Winzeler, Deb 
Delaney, George Agurkis, and Selam Maru.
                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                          House of Representatives,
                                        Committee on Rules,
                                   Washington, DC, January 2, 2011.
Hon. Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk, United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Ms. Miller: Pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives for the 111th Congress, I 
present herewith a report entitled ``Survey of Activities of 
the House Committee on Rules, 111th Congress.''
            Sincerely,
                                   Louise M. Slaughter, Chairwoman.














                            C O N T E N T S

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                                                                   Page
  I.  History, Function, and Organization of the Committee on Rules...1
      A. Introduction............................................     1
      B. History and Function....................................     2
      C. Committee Organization During the 111th Congress........     5
      D. Rules Committee on the Internet.........................     6
      E. Rules of the Committee on Rules.........................     6
 II.  House Rules Changes Adopted at the Beginning of the 111th 
     Congress........................................................14
      A. Introduction............................................    14
      B. Summary of Substantive Rules Changes Contained in H. 
          Res. 5, Adopting House Rules for the 111th Congress....    15
III.  Committee Oversight Plan.......................................17
 IV.  Committee Jurisdiction and Activities..........................19
      A. Introduction............................................    19
      B. Special Orders or Rules.................................    20
          1. Rule Requests.......................................    20
          2. Hearings............................................    20
          3. Types of Special Orders or Rules....................    21
              a. Background......................................    21
              b. Categories of Rules Granted with Amendment 
                  Structures.....................................    22
                  (1) Open Rules.................................    22
                  (2) Modified Open Rules........................    22
                  (3) Structured or Modified Closed Rules........    22
                  (4) Closed Rules...............................    23
              c. Categories of Rules Granted with Certain Floor 
                  Management Tools...............................    23
                  (1) Expedited Procedure Rules..................    23
                  (2) Suspension Day Rules.......................    23
                  (3) Chair's En Bloc Authority Rules............    23
              d. Categories of Rules Granted to Resolve 
                  Differences Among and Responding to the 
                  Legislative Actions of Committees..............    24
                  (1) Self-Executing Rules.......................    24
                  (2) Original Text Rules........................    24
              e. Categories of Rules Granted Dealing with House-
                  Senate Relations...............................    24
                  (1) Senate Hook-up Rules.......................    24
                  (2) Motion to go to Conference Rules...........    25
                  (3) Disposition of Senate Amendment Rules......    25
                  (4) Conference Report Rules....................    25
                  (5) Engrossment of Multiple Measures Rules.....    25
          4. Floor Consideration of a Special Rule...............    26
          5. Rules Rejected, Tabled, or Pending..................    26
              a. Rules Rejected by the House.....................    26
              b. Rules Tabled by the House.......................    26
              c. Rules Pending...................................    27
          6. Waivers of House Rules..............................    27
          7. Waivers of the Budget Act (except for the unfunded 
              mandate point of order under section 425 and 426 of 
              the congressional budget act of 1974)..............    36
          8. Waiving All Points of Order.........................    36
      C. Original Jurisdiction Matter............................    41
          1. Committee Consideration of Original Jurisdiction 
              Measures...........................................    41
          2. Original Jurisdiction Full Committee Hearings.......    41
          3. Original Jurisdiction Measures Reported or 
              Discharged.........................................    42
              a. Consideration of H.R. 384, to Reform the 
                  Troubled Assets Relief Program, and for Other 
                  Purposes.......................................    42
              b. Clarification of the Earmark Rule...............    43
              c. Inquiry into Impeachment of Samuel Kent, a Judge 
                  of the United States District Court for the 
                  Southern District of Texas.....................    44
              d. House Budget Enforcement and Adjustments of 
                  Direct Spending and Revenues...................    44
              e. Upper Big Branch Mine Accident..................    45
              f. Budget Enforcement and Paygo Alignment..........    45
          4. Other Original Jurisdiction Measures Subject to 
              Floor Consideration................................    45
              a. Inquiry into Impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, 
                  a Judge of the United States District Court for 
                  the Eastern District of Louisiana..............    45
              b. Requiring Hearings on Waste, Fraud, Abuse, or 
                  Mismanagement in Government programs...........    46
              c. Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and 
                  Transparency Act of 2009.......................    46
              d. Budget Enforcement Resolution...................    46
  V.  Activities of the Subcommittees................................46
      A. The Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process......    46
          1. Jurisdiction and Purpose............................    46
      B. The Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House.    47
          1. Jurisdiction and Purpose............................    47
          2. Legislation Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules 
              and Organization of the House......................    47
 VI.  Statistical Profile of the Committee on Rules, 111th Congress..48
      A. Statistics on Special Orders or ``Rules''...............    48
      B. Statistics on Original Jurisdiction Measures............    49
VII.  Appendices.....................................................50
      A. Table 1.--Types of Rules Granted........................    50
      B. Table 2.--Resolutions Reported..........................    60
      C. Table 3.--Measures Discharged...........................    77
      D. Table 4.--Resolutions Laid on the Table.................    77
      E. Table 5.--Resolutions Amended...........................    77
      F. Table 6.--List of Original Jurisdiction Referrals.......    78
VIII. Publications...................................................94

 IX.  Minority Views.................................................95






                                                 Union Calendar No. 437
111th Congress }                                              {  Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session    }                                              { 111-714

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 REPORT ON SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES, 111TH 
                                CONGRESS

                                _______
                                

January 3, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
             State of the Union and Ordered to be printed.

                                _______
                                

              Ms. Slaughter, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                             MINORITY VIEWS

    Pursuant to the provisions of Rule XI, clause 1(d) of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules 
submits the following report on its activities during the 111th 
Congress.

    I. HISTORY, FUNCTION, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES


                            A. Introduction

    In the 111th Congress, the Committee on Rules retained its 
traditional structure and purpose in the House of 
Representatives. Its size and super-majority party ratio 
remained the same as in previous Congresses, under both 
Democratic and Republican control. Its central function 
continued to be setting the conditions under which major 
legislation is considered on the House floor, particularly 
regarding the terms of debate and the process for consideration 
of amendments.
    Underscoring this role, scholars of Congress and Members 
have described the Rules Committee as a ``traffic cop,'' 
``gatekeeper,'' and ``the Speaker's Committee.'' All of these 
terms highlight the critical role the Committee plays in the 
conduct of legislative business in the House. While the primary 
responsibility of the Committee is to be the scheduling arm of 
the majority leadership, it also exercises ``original 
jurisdiction'' over the rules of the House, joint rules of the 
House and Senate, the order of business in the House, and the 
budget process. Although the principal purpose of this report 
is to summarize the activities of the Rules Committee in the 
111th Congress, its secondary purpose is to view these 
activities in the context of the evolution of the Committee and 
the House of Representatives since the First Congress in 1789.

                        B. History and Function

    The Rules Committee has a long and storied history. The 
House established the first Rules Committee as a select 
committee on the second day of the First Congress, April 2, 
1789, pursuant to the mandate in Article I, section 5, clause 
2, of the Constitution that ``[e]ach House may determine the 
rules of its proceedings.'' The House order creating the 
Committee stated that a committee be appointed ``to prepare and 
report such standing rules and orders of proceedings as may be 
proper to be observed in the House.'' Since the moment of its 
inception, the Committee has followed these mandates.
    From the beginning, the members serving on the Rules 
Committee included not only some of the most prominent members 
of the House but also many distinguished Founders of the 
nation. Among others, the first eleven Members on the Committee 
included: (1) Mr. James Madison of Virginia, the ``Father of 
the Constitution'' and future President of the United States; 
(2) Mr. Roger Sherman of Connecticut, the only one of the 
Founding Fathers to help prepare and sign all four of the most 
important documents of the early nation, namely the Articles of 
Association, the Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of 
Independence, and the Constitution; (3) Mr. Elias Boudinot of 
New Jersey, President of the Continental Congress from November 
1782 to November 1783; and (4) Mr. Elbridge Gerry of 
Massachusetts, a future Vice President of the United States and 
a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of 
Confederation.
    Five days after its appointment, the first Select Committee 
on Rules began exercising its responsibilities. It reported 
four rules on: (1) the duties of the Speaker, (2) decorum and 
debate, (3) the disposition of bills, and (4) the operations of 
the Committee of the Whole. Six days later, on April 13, 1789 
the Select Committee reported an additional eight rules dealing 
with such matters as the service of Members on committees, 
Members' attendance during floor proceedings, the creation of a 
standing Committee on Elections, the duties of the Clerk, and 
the duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms. With the adoption by the 
House of these rules, the Select Committee was dissolved.
    During the first 90 years of the House, this pattern 
continued. At the beginning of each congress, the House would 
establish a Select Committee on Rules, the Select Committee 
would report any recommended revisions in the standing rules 
from those of the previous Congress, and then it would 
dissolve. In some Congresses, the House did not appoint a 
Select Committee on Rules and instead operated under the rules 
adopted in the preceding congress.
    The status of the Select Committee changed over the next 
several decades. Although the House in its early years relied 
primarily on select committees to draft legislation, by the 
mid-nineteenth century the House established thirty-four 
standing committees that would take over such responsibilities. 
In 1880, the House ultimately converted the Rules Committee 
into a permanent standing committee chaired by the Speaker of 
the House. It was this Speaker-Chairman position, combined with 
the newly-emerging role of the Committee to report rules 
managing consideration of legislation on the floor, that 
cemented the Committee's place in political history.
    In 1883, the modern Rules Committee began to emerge when 
the House upheld the right of the Committee to issue ``special 
orders of business'' or ``special rules'' providing for the 
consideration of legislation from other committees. By 1890, 
this new role had become the exclusive prerogative of the Rules 
Committee.
    Special rules, which were and are House resolutions 
reported from the Rules Committee, were important because they 
required only a majority vote of the House to provide for the 
consideration of bills out of the order in which they appeared 
on the floor Calendar. This is notable because, until the use 
of special rules, a two-thirds vote was required to suspend the 
general rule and consider a bill out of order. In short, a 
majority now could do what before required a super-majority. 
Special rules gained importance because they gave the House 
flexibility in its legislative agenda, which in turn, allowed 
for House leadership to respond to changing judgments about the 
nation's needs at any given time.
    Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine was the individual 
most responsible for recognizing and utilizing the full 
potential of the combined powers of Speaker and Rules Committee 
Chairman; this is because he served in those two roles from 
1889 to 1891 and then again from l895 to 1899. Not only did he 
use his authority as Speaker to make rulings from the Chair 
that outlawed certain obstructionist tactics on the House 
floor; he also proceeded to codify these rulings, known as 
``Reed's Rules,'' in the standing rules of the House through 
his capacity as Rules Committee Chairman. Speaker Reed also 
made regular use of the Rules Committee to report special rules 
that enabled him to schedule bills he wanted on the floor when 
he wished, and under his terms of debate and amendment.
    This powerful Speaker-Chairman position ended in 1910 in a 
revolt against Speaker Joseph Cannon of Illinois. Speaker 
Cannon had served as Speaker and Rules Committee Chairman since 
1903. Disaffected by Speaker Cannon's autocratic rule, a group 
of Republican insurgents joined with the Democratic minority to 
bypass the Rules Committee and directly amend House Rules from 
the floor. The group amended the Rules to strip the Speaker of 
his chairmanship and membership on the Rules Committee, as well 
as his power to appoint Members to the Committee. They also 
voted to enlarge the Committee from five to ten members elected 
by the House. The following year, a new Democratic majority 
completed the revolution by taking away the Speaker's power to 
appoint members to all of the other committees of the House. 
Since then, the House has elected all members to standing 
committees.
    This revolt had far-reaching and long-lasting consequences. 
While the Rules Committee continued to serve as the scheduling 
arm of the House leadership, it developed a more independent 
streak around the time of the New Deal, when many Rules 
Committee members were opposed to the policies of President 
Roosevelt. Between the years of 1937 and 1961, the Committee 
was dominated by a conservative coalition of Southern Democrats 
and Republicans who sometimes would refuse to report rules on 
bills that the majority leadership wanted on the floor, or they 
would report such rules only under their own terms and timing. 
In 1961, Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas and President John F. 
Kennedy led a successful effort to enlarge the membership of 
the Committee, from 12 to 15 Members, however this did not 
produce the desired effect. It was not until the mid-1970s, 
with a large influx of new Democratic members, that the Rules 
Committee was fully restored as an arm of the majority 
leadership.
    The reform movement of the mid-1970s also produced further 
decentralization in the House with the emergence of more 
independent Members and the proliferation of semi-autonomous 
subcommittees. This decentralization soon led to pressures to 
give the majority leadership, in particular the Speaker acting 
through the Rules Committee, more authority to direct the 
business of the House.
    In 1975, with a Democratic majority in the House, 
Democratic Caucus rules, which govern how the Democratic 
members will carry out their roles, gave the Democratic Speaker 
the authority to appoint all Rules Committee Democrats, subject 
to Caucus ratification. In 1989, with a Republican minority in 
the House, the Republican Conference, which governs how 
Republican members exercise their duties, gave the Minority 
Leader the same authority to appoint Republican members to the 
Rules Committee.
    Today, the slates of appointees recommended by the majority 
and minority leaders are still subject to approval by the whole 
House in the form of a House resolution. In the 111th Congress, 
the Democratic Members were appointed to the Rules Committee 
through the adoption of H. Res. 8 and H. Res. 51. The 
Republican Members of the Committee were appointed through the 
adoption of H. Res. 12, H. Res. 38, and H. Res. 59.
    While the most high-profile role of the Rules Committee is 
to direct legislative traffic to the House floor, the Committee 
is also responsible for other important business. For instance, 
as part of its gate-keeping work, the Committee must help 
resolve jurisdictional disputes between other standing 
committees. As is often the case, committees will report 
legislation with amendments that impact the jurisdiction of 
other committees. When legislation with such cross-
jurisdictional language comes to the Committee, the Rules 
Committee must ensure that disputes are worked out so that 
legislation can reach the floor without controversy between 
House committees.
    Finally, with the aid of the Office of the Parliamentarian, 
the Committee plays a role in ensuring compliance with the 
House Rules. Authorizing and appropriating committees often 
seek guidance in how to conduct their oversight and legislative 
responsibilities in accordance with the Rules. When questions 
arise regarding the propriety of certain courses of action, 
they turn to the Rules Committee or the Parliamentarian for the 
answer.
    Overall, and notwithstanding changes in majority control, 
the Rules Committee continues its role of facilitating the 
deliberation and amending of legislation in the House.

          C. Committee Organization During the 111th Congress

    At the beginning of the 94th Congress, the Committee 
membership was increased from fifteen Members (ten Democrats 
and five Republicans) to sixteen Members (eleven Democrats and 
five Republicans). This ratio remained until the 98th Congress, 
when the membership was reduced to thirteen Members (nine 
Democrats and four Republicans). The membership has remained at 
thirteen, through the 111th Congress. The ratio of majority 
party Members to minority party Members also has remained the 
same. However, in the 104th through the 109th Congresses, 
Republicans were in the majority and Democrats were in the 
minority. During the 110th and 111th Congresses, Democrats were 
in the majority.
    Nine of the thirteen Members of the Rules Committee in the 
111th Congress served on the Committee during the previous 
Congress. The returning Democratic Representatives were Louise 
McIntosh Slaughter of New York, James McGovern of 
Massachusetts, Alcee Hastings of Florida, Doris Matsui of 
California, Dennis Cardoza of California, and Michael Arcuri of 
New York. The new Democratic Representatives on the Committee 
for the 111th Congress were Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, Chellie 
Pingree of Maine, and Jared Polis of Colorado. The returning 
Republican Representatives were David Dreier of California, 
Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Pete Sessions of Texas. The 
new Republican Representative on the Committee for the 111th 
Congress was Virginia Foxx of North Carolina.
    The Committee held its organizational meeting on January 7, 
2009. Chairwoman Louise Slaughter of New York opened the 
meeting and welcomed all of the committee Members.
    Chairwoman Slaughter announced that the proposed Rules 
Committee rules would be considered as read and open for 
amendment at any point. She explained that the proposal called 
for the adoption of the Committee's rules for the previous 
Congress with no modifications.
    Mr. McGovern offered a motion that the Rules Committee 
adopt the proposed Committee rules for the 111th Congress. No 
amendments were offered to the Committee rules. Mr. McGovern's 
motion to adopt the Committee rules was agreed to by a voice 
vote.
    By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Rules and 
Organization of the House and the Subcommittee on Legislative 
and Budget Process continued to be composed of five majority 
and two minority Members, identical to the ratio used in recent 
Congresses.
    At a later meeting, Chairwoman Slaughter appointed Mr. 
McGovern as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rules and 
Organization of the House, and Mr. Hastings of Florida as 
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process. 
Chairwoman Slaughter and Ranking Member Dreier appointed the 
majority and minority Members of the two subcommittees as 
follows:
    Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House: Mr. 
McGovern (Chairman), Ms. Matsui, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Perlmutter, 
Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sessions, and Ms. Foxx.
    Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process: Mr. 
Hastings of Florida (Chairman), Mr. Cardoza, Ms. Pingree, Mr. 
Polis, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dreier.
    On February 3, 2009, the Rules Committee adopted by voice 
vote the Committee oversight plan for the 111th Congress. On 
February 3 Chairwoman Slaughter also submitted the Committee's 
budget to the Committee on House Administration.

                   D. Rules Committee on the Internet

    In the 111th Congress, the Committee on Rules Majority 
website (www.rules.house.gov) continued to provide up-to-the-
minute information on all legislation considered on the House 
Floor under a rule from the Committee. The website offered 
substantial resources regarding the operations of Congress such 
as the Rules of the House and all House committees, the House 
Practice Manual, Precedents of the House, Congressional 
Research Service reports, detailed information on the budget 
process, and information on Senate procedure.
    The website also provided resources related to the daily 
activities of the Rules Committee. Bills, amendments, committee 
reports, amendments between the House and Senate, and 
conference reports were regularly posted to the site as soon as 
they became available. Often, the Rules Committee website was 
the only source for such vital information. The usefulness of 
the site for providing the most current legislative 
developments is shown by an average daily usage of 21,226 page 
views in the 111th Congress, with a total of 15,516,836 pages 
viewed. Of all of the information on the website, legislative 
text received the most user requests.
    The website provided the Committee's schedule and 
announcements, text of all special rules reported, a membership 
list, the opening day rules package and other publications 
including a history of the Rules Committee. The site also 
facilitated the amendment process by providing the necessary 
forms and instructions for proper amendment filing and gave 
Members and staff the ability to submit amendments 
electronically.
    In keeping with tradition, the Rules Committee website 
remained a non-partisan tool for legislative research and 
information on Rules Committee process. With minor revisions 
from the overhaul of the previous Congress, the Legislative 
Process and Procedure program section of the website continued 
to be a valued resource for those interested in learning about 
House and Senate procedure.

                   E. Rules of the Committee on Rules


                     U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             111TH CONGRESS

                      Rule 1.--General Provisions

    (a) The rules of the House are the rules of the Committee 
and its subcommittees so far as applicable, except that a 
motion to recess from day to day, and a motion to dispense with 
the first reading (in full) of a bill or resolution, if printed 
copies are available, are non-debatable privileged motions in 
the Committee. A proposed investigative or oversight report 
shall be considered as read if it has been available to the 
members of the Committee for at least 24 hours (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is 
in session on such day).
    (b) Each subcommittee is a part of the Committee, and is 
subject to the authority and direction of the Committee and to 
its rules so far as applicable.
    (c) The provisions of clause 2 of rule XI of the rules of 
the House are incorporated by reference as the rules of the 
Committee to the extent applicable.
    (d) The Committee's rules shall be published in the 
Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the Committee 
is elected in each odd-numbered year.

           Rule 2.--Regular, Additional, and Special Meetings


                            REGULAR MEETINGS

    (a)(1) The Committee shall regularly meet at 10:00 a.m. on 
Tuesday of each week when the House is in session.
    (2) A regular meeting of the Committee may be dispensed 
with if, in the judgment of the Chairman of the Committee 
(hereafter in these rules referred to as the ``Chair''), there 
is no need for the meeting.
    (3) Additional regular meetings and hearings of the 
Committee may be called by the Chair.

                      NOTICE FOR REGULAR MEETINGS

    (b) The Chair shall notify in electronic or written form 
each member of the Committee of the agenda of each regular 
meeting of the Committee at least 48 hours before the time of 
the meeting and shall provide to each member of the Committee, 
at least 24 hours before the time of each regular meeting.
          (1) for each bill or resolution scheduled on the 
        agenda for consideration of a rule, a copy of--
                  (A) the bill or resolution;
                  (B) any committee reports thereon; and
                  (C) any letter requesting a rule for the bill 
                or resolution; and
          (2) for each other bill, resolution, report, or other 
        matter on the agenda a copy of--
                  (A) the bill, resolution, report, or 
                materials relating to the other matter in 
                question; and
                  (B) any report on the bill, resolution, 
                report, or any other matter made by any 
                subcommittee of the Committee.

                           EMERGENCY MEETINGS

    (c)(1) The Chair may call an emergency meeting of the 
Committee at any time on any measure or matter which the Chair 
determines to be of an emergency nature; provided, however, 
that the Chair has made an effort to consult the ranking 
minority member, or, in such member's absence, the next ranking 
minority party member of the Committee.
    (2) As soon as possible after calling an emergency meeting 
of the Committee, the Chair shall notify each member of the 
Committee of the time and location of the meeting.
    (3) To the extent feasible, the notice provided under 
paragraph (2) shall include the agenda for the emergency 
meeting and copies of available materials which would otherwise 
have been provided under subsection (b) if the emergency 
meeting was a regular meeting.

                            SPECIAL MEETINGS

    (d) Special meetings shall be called and convened as 
provided in clause 2(c)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House.

                Rule 3.--Meeting and Hearing Procedures


                               IN GENERAL

    (a)(1) Meetings and hearings of the Committee shall be 
called to order and presided over by the Chair or, in the 
Chair's absence, by the member designated by the Chair as the 
Vice Chair of the Committee, or by the ranking majority member 
of the Committee present as Acting Chair.
    (2) Meetings and hearings of the committee shall be open to 
the public unless closed in accordance with clause 2(g) of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (3) Any meeting or hearing of the Committee that is open to 
the public shall be open to coverage by television, radio, and 
still photography in accordance with the provisions of clause 4 
of rule XI of the rules of the House (which are incorporated by 
reference as part of these rules).
    (4) When a recommendation is made as to the kind of rule 
which should be granted for consideration of a bill or 
resolution, a copy of the language recommended shall be 
furnished to each member of the Committee at the beginning of 
the Committee meeting at which the rule is to be considered or 
as soon thereafter as the proposed language becomes available.

                                 QUORUM

    (b)(1) For the purpose of hearing testimony on requests for 
rules, five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
    (2) For the purpose of taking testimony and receiving 
evidence on measures or matters of original jurisdiction before 
the Committee, three members of the Committee shall constitute 
a quorum.
    (3) A majority of the members of the Committee shall 
constitute a quorum for the purposes of reporting any measure 
or matter, of authorizing a subpoena, of closing a meeting or 
hearing pursuant to clause 2(g) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House (except as provided in clause 2(g)(2)(A) and (B), or of 
taking any other action.

                                 VOTING

    (c)(1) No vote may be conducted on any measure or motion 
pending before the Committee unless a majority of the members 
of the Committee is actually present for such purpose.
    (2) A record vote of the Committee shall be provided on any 
question before the Committee upon the request of any member.
    (3) No vote by any member of the Committee on any measure 
or matter may be cast by proxy.
    (4) A record of the vote of each Member of the Committee on 
each record vote on any matter before the Committee shall be 
available for public inspection at the offices of the 
Committee, and with respect to any record vote on any motion to 
amend or report, shall be included in the report of the 
Committee showing the total number of votes cast for and 
against and the names of those members voting for and against.

                           HEARING PROCEDURES

    (d)(1) With regard to hearings on matters of original 
jurisdiction, to the greatest extent practicable:
          (A) each witness who is to appear before the 
        Committee shall file with the committee at least 24 
        hours in advance of the appearance a statement of 
        proposed testimony in written and electronic form and 
        shall limit the oral presentation to the Committee to a 
        brief summary thereof; and
          (B) each witness appearing in a non-governmental 
        capacity shall include with the statement of proposed 
        testimony provided in written and electronic form a 
        curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the amount and 
        source (by agency and program) of any Federal grant (or 
        subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) 
        received during the current fiscal year or either of 
        the two preceding fiscal years.
    (2) The five-minute rule shall be observed in the 
interrogation of each witness before the Committee until each 
member of the Committee has had an opportunity to question the 
witness.
    (3) The provisions of clause 2(k) of rule XI of the rules 
of the House shall apply to any hearing conducted by the 
committee.

                          SUBPOENAS AND OATHS

    (e)(1) Pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI of the rules of 
the House of Representatives, a subpoena may be authorized and 
issued by the Committee or a subcommittee in the conduct of any 
investigation or series of investigations or activities, only 
when authorized by a majority of the members voting, a majority 
being present.
    (2) The Chair may authorize and issue subpoenas under such 
clause during any period in which the House has adjourned for a 
period of longer than three days.
    (3) Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chair or by 
any member designated by the Committee, and may be served by 
any person designated by the Chair or such member.
    (4) The Chair, or any member of the Committee designated by 
the Chair, may administer oaths to witnesses before the 
Committee.

              Rule 4.--General Oversight Responsibilities

    (a) The Committee shall review and study, on a continuing 
basis, the application, administration, execution, and 
effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject 
matter of which is within its jurisdiction.
    (b) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a 
Congress, the committee shall meet in open session, with a 
quorum present, to adopt its oversight plans for that Congress 
for submission to the Committee on House Administration and the 
Committee on Government Reform, in accordance with the 
provisions of clause 2(d) of House rule X.

                         Rule 5.--Subcommittees


          ESTABLISHMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUBCOMMITTEES

    (a)(1) There shall be two subcommittees of the Committee as 
follows:
          (A) Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, 
        which shall have general responsibility for measures or 
        matters related to relations between the Congress and 
        the Executive Branch.
          (B) Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the 
        House, which shall have general responsibility for 
        measures or matters related to process and procedures 
        of the House, relations between the two Houses of 
        Congress, relations between the Congress and the 
        Judiciary, and internal operations of the House.
    (2) In addition, each such subcommittee shall have specific 
responsibility for such other measures or matters as the Chair 
refers to it.
    (3) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall review and 
study, on a continuing basis, the application, administration, 
execution, and effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, 
the subject matter of which is within its general 
responsibility.

           REFERRAL OF MEASURES AND MATTERS TO SUBCOMMITTEES

    (b)(1) In view of the unique procedural responsibilities of 
the Committee, no special order providing for the consideration 
of any bill or resolution shall be referred to a subcommittee 
of the Committee.
    (2) The Chair shall refer to a subcommittee such measures 
or matters of original jurisdiction as the Chair deems 
appropriate given its jurisdiction and responsibilities.
    (3) All other measures or matters of original jurisdiction 
shall be subject to consideration by the full Committee.
    (4) In referring any measure or matter of original 
jurisdiction to a subcommittee, the Chair may specify a date by 
which the subcommittee shall report thereon to the Committee.
    (5) The Committee by motion may discharge a subcommittee 
from consideration of any measure or matter referred to a 
subcommittee of the Committee.

                      COMPOSITION OF SUBCOMMITTEES

    (c) The size and ratio of each subcommittee shall be 
determined by the Committee and members shall be elected to 
each subcommittee, and to the positions of chairman and ranking 
minority member thereof, in accordance with the rules of the 
respective party caucuses. The Chair of the full committee 
shall designate a member of the majority party on each 
subcommittee as its vice chairman.

                   SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS AND HEARINGS

    (d)(1) Each subcommittee of the Committee is authorized to 
meet, hold hearings, receive testimony, mark up legislation, 
and report to the full Committee on any measure or matter 
referred to it.
    (2) No subcommittee of the Committee may meet or hold a 
hearing at the same time as a meeting or hearing of the full 
Committee is being held.
    (3) The chairman of each subcommittee shall schedule 
meetings and hearings of the subcommittee only after 
consultation with the Chair.

                                 QUORUM

    (e)(1) For the purpose of taking testimony, two members of 
the subcommittee shall constitute a quorum.
    (2) For all other purposes, a quorum shall consist of a 
majority of the members of a subcommittee.

                          EFFECT OF A VACANCY

    (f) Any vacancy in the membership of a subcommittee shall 
not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the 
functions of the subcommittee.

                                RECORDS

    (g) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall provide the 
full Committee with copies of such records of votes taken in 
the subcommittee and such other records with respect to the 
subcommittee necessary for the Committee to comply with all 
rules and regulations of the House.

                             Rule 6.--Staff


                               IN GENERAL

    (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
professional and other staff of the Committee shall be 
appointed, by the Chair, and shall work under the general 
supervision and direction of the Chair.
    (2) All professional, and other staff provided to the 
minority party members of the Committee shall be appointed, by 
the ranking minority member of the Committee, and shall work 
under the general supervision and direction of such member.
    (3) The appointment of all professional staff shall be 
subject to the approval of the Committee as provided by, and 
subject to the provisions of, clause 9 of rule X of the Rules 
of the House.

                            ASSOCIATE STAFF

    (b) Associate staff for members of the Committee may be 
appointed only at the discretion of the Chair (in consultation 
with the ranking minority member regarding any minority party 
associate staff), after taking into account any staff ceilings 
and budgetary constraints in effect at the time, and any terms, 
limits, or conditions established by the Committee on House 
Administration under clause 9 of rule X of the rules of the 
House.

                           SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF

    (c) From funds made available for the appointment of staff, 
the Chair of the Committee shall, pursuant to clause 6(d) of 
rule X of the rules of the House, ensure that sufficient staff 
is made available to each subcommittee to carry out its 
responsibilities under the rules of the Committee, and, after 
consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee, 
that the minority party of the Committee is treated fairly in 
the appointment of such staff.

                         COMPENSATION OF STAFF

    (d) The Chair shall fix the compensation of all 
professional and other staff of the Committee, after 
consultation with the ranking minority member regarding any 
minority party staff.

                         CERTIFICATION OF STAFF

    (e)(1) To the extent any staff member of the Committee or 
any of its subcommittees does not work under the direct 
supervision and direction of the Chair, the Member of the 
Committee who supervises and directs the staff member's work 
shall file with the Chief of Staff of the Committee (not later 
than the tenth day of each month) a certification regarding the 
staff member's work for that member for the preceding calendar 
month.
    (2) The certification required by paragraph (1) shall be in 
such form as the Chair may prescribe, shall identify each staff 
member by name, and shall state that the work engaged in by the 
staff member and the duties assigned to the staff member for 
the member of the Committee with respect to the month in 
question met the requirements of clause 9 of rule X of the 
rules of the House.
    (3) Any certification of staff of the Committee, or any of 
its subcommittees, made by the Chair in compliance with any 
provision of law or regulation shall be made--
          (A) on the basis of the certifications filed under 
        paragraph (1) to the extent the staff is not under the 
        Chair's supervision and direction, and
          (B) on his own responsibility to the extent the staff 
        is under the Chair's direct supervision and direction.

               Rule 7.--Budget, Travel, Pay of Witnesses


                                 BUDGET

    (a) The Chair, in consultation with other members of the 
Committee, shall prepare for each Congress a budget providing 
amounts for staff, necessary travel, investigation, and other 
expenses of the Committee and its subcommittees.

                                 TRAVEL

    (b)(1) The Chair may authorize travel for any member and 
any staff member of the Committee in connection with activities 
or subject matters under the general jurisdiction of the 
Committee. Before such authorization is granted, there shall be 
submitted to the Chair in writing the following:
          (A) The purpose of the travel.
          (B) The dates during which the travel is to occur.
          (C) The names of the States or countries to be 
        visited and the length of time to be spent in each.
          (D) The names of members and staff of the Committee 
        for whom the authorization is sought.
    (2) Members and staff of the Committee shall make a written 
report to the Chair on any travel they have conducted under 
this subsection, including a description of their itinerary, 
expenses, and activities, and of pertinent information gained 
as a result of such travel.
    (3) Members and staff of the Committee performing 
authorized travel on official business shall be governed by 
applicable laws, resolutions, and regulations of the House and 
of the Committee on House Administration.

                            PAY OF WITNESSES

    (c) Witnesses may be paid from funds made available to the 
Committee in its expense resolution subject to the provisions 
of clause 5 of rule XI of the rules of the House.

                   Rule 8.--Committee Administration


                               REPORTING

    (a) Whenever the Committee authorizes the favorable 
reporting of a bill or resolution from the Committee--
          (1) the Chair or acting Chair shall report it to the 
        House or designate a member of the Committee to do so, 
        and
          (2) in the case of a bill or resolution in which the 
        Committee has original jurisdiction, the Chair shall 
        allow, to the extent that the anticipated floor 
        schedule permits, any member of the Committee a 
        reasonable amount of time to submit views for inclusion 
        in the Committee report on the bill or resolution. Any 
        such report shall contain all matters required by the 
        rules of the House of Representatives (or by any 
        provision of law enacted as an exercise of the 
        rulemaking power of the House) and such other 
        information as the Chair deems appropriate.

                                RECORDS

    (b)(1) There shall be a transcript made of each regular 
meeting and hearing of the Committee, and the transcript may be 
printed if the Chair decides it is appropriate or if a majority 
of the Members of the Committee requests such printing. Any 
such transcripts shall be a substantially verbatim account of 
remarks actually made during the proceedings, subject only to 
technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections 
authorized by the person making the remarks. Nothing in this 
paragraph shall be construed to require that all such 
transcripts be subject to correction and publication.
    (2) The Committee shall keep a record of all actions of the 
Committee and of its subcommittees. The record shall contain 
all information required by clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI of the 
rules of the House of Representatives and shall be available 
for public inspection at reasonable times in the offices of the 
Committee.
    (3) All Committee hearings, records, data, charts, and 
files shall be kept separate and distinct from the 
congressional office records of the Chair, shall be the 
property of the House, and all Members of the House shall have 
access thereto as provided in clause 2(e)(2) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House.
    (4) The records of the Committee at the National Archives 
and Records Administration shall be made available for public 
use in accordance with rule VII of the rules of the House. The 
Chair shall notify the ranking minority member of any decision, 
pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of the rule, to 
withhold a record otherwise available, and the matter shall be 
presented to the Committee for a determination on written 
request of any member of the Committee.

                 COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS ON THE INTERNET

    (c) To the maximum extent feasible, the Committee shall 
make its publications available in electronic form.

                               CALENDARS

    (d)(1) The Committee shall maintain a Committee Calendar, 
which shall include all bills, resolutions, and other matters 
referred to or reported by the Committee and all bills, 
resolutions, and other matters reported by any other committee 
on which a rule has been granted or formally requested, and 
such other matters as the Chair shall direct. The Calendar 
shall be published periodically, but in no case less often than 
once in each session of Congress.
    (2) The staff of the Committee shall furnish each member of 
the Committee with a list of all bills or resolutions (A) 
reported from the Committee but not yet considered by the 
House, and (B) on which a rule has been formally requested but 
not yet granted. The list shall be updated each week when the 
House is in session.
    (3) For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a rule is 
considered as formally requested when the Chairman of a 
committee which has reported a bill or resolution (or a member 
of such committee authorized to act on the Chairman's behalf):
          (A) has requested, in writing to the Chair, that a 
        hearing be scheduled on a rule for the consideration of 
        the bill or resolution, and
          (B) has supplied the Committee with an adequate 
        number of copies of the bill or resolution, as 
        reported, together with the final printed committee 
        report thereon.

                            OTHER PROCEDURES

    (e) The Chair may establish such other Committee procedures 
and take such actions as may be necessary to carry out these 
rules or to facilitate the effective operation of the Committee 
and its subcommittees in a manner consistent with these rules.

                 Rule 9.--Amendments to Committee Rules

    The rules of the Committee may be modified, amended or 
repealed, in the same manner and method as prescribed for the 
adoption of committee rules in clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules 
of the House, but only if written notice of the proposed change 
has been provided to each such Member at least 48 hours before 
the time of the meeting at which the vote on the change occurs. 
Any such change in the rules of the Committee shall be 
published in the Congressional Record within 30 calendar days 
after their approval.

 II. HOUSE RULES CHANGES ADOPTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 111TH CONGRESS


                            A. Introduction

    The rules for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress were called 
up by the Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and adopted on January 6, 
2009. The Rules Committee has always played a major role in the 
changes to the House rules in the beginning of each new 
Congress pursuant to House Resolution 5. In the beginning of 
the 111th Congress the following reforms to the House Rules 
were made in the opening day rules package contained in House 
Resolution 5 (virtually all changes that are within the 
jurisdiction and oversight responsibilities of the Rules 
Committee):

    B. Summary of Substantive Rules Changes Contained in H. Res. 5, 
              Adopting House Rules for the 111th Congress


                 SEC. 2. CHANGES TO THE STANDING RULES

    (a) Inspector General Audits.--
    In response to the recommendation of the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on House 
Administration, this provision amends clause 6(c)(1) of rule II 
to clarify the non-traditional audit work that the Inspector 
General does in the areas of business process improvements, 
services to enhance the efficiency of House support operations, 
and risk management assessments. The change also will allow the 
Inspector General to implement guidance and standards published 
in the Government Accountability Office's Government Auditing 
Standards.
    (b) Homeland Security.--
    This provision amends clause 3(g) of rule X to direct the 
Committee on Homeland Security to review and study on a primary 
and continuing basis all Government activities, programs, and 
organizations relating to homeland security within its primary 
legislative jurisdiction.
    Nothing in this rule shall affect the oversight or 
legislative authority of other committees under the Rules of 
the House.
    The change in clause 3 of rule X clarifies the Committee on 
Homeland Security's oversight jurisdiction over government 
activities relating to homeland security within its primary 
legislative jurisdiction, including the interaction of all 
departments and agencies with the Department of Homeland 
Security. Consistent with the designation of the Committee on 
Homeland Security as the committee of oversight in these vital 
areas, the House expects that the President and the relevant 
executive agencies will forward copies of all reports in this 
area, in addition to those already covered by clause 2(b) of 
rule XIV, to the Committee on Homeland Security to assist it in 
carrying out this important responsibility.
    This change is meant to clarify that the various agencies 
have a reporting relationship with the Homeland Security 
Committee on matters within its jurisdiction in addition to the 
agencies' reporting relationships with other committees of 
jurisdiction.
    (c) Additional Functions of the Committee on House 
Administration.-- 
    This provision amends clause 4(d) of rule X to give the 
Committee on House Administration oversight of the management 
of services provided to the House by the Architect of the 
Capitol, except those services that lie within the jurisdiction 
of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure under 
clause 1(r).
    (d) Terms of Committee Chairmen.--
    This provision strikes clause 5(c)(2) of rule X to 
eliminate term limits for committee and subcommittee chairs and 
includes a conforming amendment to clause 5(a)(2)(C) of rule X 
to provide an exception to the Budget Committee tenure 
limitations for a chair or ranking minority member serving a 
second consecutive term in the respective position.
    (e) Calendar Wednesday.--
    This provision amends clause 6 of rule XV to require the 
Clerk to read only those committees where the committee chair 
has given notice to the House on Tuesday that he or she will 
seek recognition to call up a bill under the Calendar Wednesday 
rule. This will replace the requirement that the Clerk read the 
list of all committees, regardless of whether a committee 
intends to utilize the rule. The provision makes conforming 
changes to clause 6 of rule XV and clause 6 of rule XIII, 
including the deletion of the requirement of a two-thirds vote 
to dispense with the proceedings under Calendar Wednesday.
    (f) Postponement Authority.--
    This provision adds a new paragraph (c) to clause 1 of rule 
XIX to give permanent authority to the Chair to postpone 
further consideration of legislation prior to final passage 
when the previous question is operating to adoption or passage 
of a measure pursuant to a special order of business. This 
codified a practice that had become routine during the 110th 
Congress.
    (g) Instructions in the Motion to Recommit.--
    This provision amends clause 2(b) of rule XIX to provide 
that a motion to recommit a bill or joint resolution may 
include instructions only in the form of a direction to report 
a textual amendment or amendments back to the House forthwith. 
The provision makes no change to the straight motion to 
recommit.
    (h) Conduct of Votes.--
    In response to the bipartisan recommendation of the Select 
Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 
2007, this provision deletes the following sentence in clause 
2(a) of rule XX: ``A record vote by electronic device shall not 
be held open for the sole purpose of reversing the outcome of 
such vote.''
    (i) General Appropriation Conference Reports.--
    This provision codifies House Resolution 491, 110th 
Congress, which was adopted by unanimous consent. The provision 
provides a point of order against any general appropriations 
conference report containing earmarks that are included in 
conference reports but not committed to conference by either 
House and not in a House or Senate committee report on the 
legislation. A point of order under the provision would be 
disposed of by the question of consideration, which would be 
debatable for 20 minutes equally divided.
    (j) PAYGO.--
    This provision amends clause 10 of rule XXI to make the 
following changes:
          (1) A technical amendment to align the PAYGO rules of 
        the House with those of the Senate so that both houses 
        use the same CBO baselines;
          (2) The changes would also allow one House-passed 
        measure to pay for spending in a separate House-passed 
        measure if the two are linked at the engrossment stage; 
        and
          (3) The changes would also allow for emergency 
        exceptions to PAYGO for provisions designated as 
        emergency spending in a bill, joint resolution, 
        amendment made in order as original text, conference 
        report, or amendment between the Houses (but not other 
        amendments).
    The new clause 10(c)(3) of rule XXI provides that the Chair 
will put the question of consideration on a bill, joint 
resolution, an amendment made in order as original text by a 
special order of business, a conference report, or an amendment 
between the Houses that includes an emergency PAYGO 
designation. The Chair will put the question of consideration 
on such a measure without regard to a waiver of points of order 
under clause 10 of rule XXI or language providing for immediate 
consideration of such a measure.
    The intent of this exception to pay-as-you-go principles is 
to allow for consideration of measures that respond to 
emergency situations. Provisions of legislation may receive an 
emergency designation if such provisions are necessary to 
respond to an act of war, an act of terrorism, a natural 
disaster, or a period of sustained low economic growth. A 
measure that includes any provision designated as emergency 
shall be accompanied by a report or a joint statement of 
managers, as the case may be, or include an applicable 
``Findings'' section in the legislation, stating the reasons 
why such provision meets the emergency requirement according to 
the following criteria.
    In general, the criteria to be considered in determining 
whether a proposed expenditure or tax change meets an emergency 
designation include: (1) necessary, essential, or vital (not 
merely useful or beneficial); (2) sudden, quickly coming into 
being, and not building up over time; (3) an urgent, pressing, 
and compelling need requiring immediate action; (4) unforeseen, 
unpredictable, and unanticipated; and (5) not permanent, but 
rather temporary in nature. With respect to the fourth 
criterion above, an emergency that is part of an aggregate 
level of anticipated emergencies, particularly when normally 
estimated in advance, is not ``unforeseen.''
    (k) Disclosure by Members of Employment Negotiations.--
    This provision amends clause 1 of rule XXVII to close the 
loophole in the rule that allowed lame-duck Members, Delegates, 
and the Resident Commissioner to directly negotiate future 
employment or compensation without public disclosure. The rule 
will now apply to all current Members, Delegates, and the 
Resident Commissioner requiring them, within 3 business days 
after the commencement of such negotiation or agreement of 
future employment or compensation, to file with the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct a statement regarding such 
negotiations or agreement.
    (l) Gender Neutrality.--
    This provision amends the Rules of the House to render them 
neutral with respect to gender. These changes are not intended 
to effect any substantive changes.

                     III. COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PLAN

    Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of House rule X, the Committee 
on Rules met in public session on February 3, 2009, and adopted 
by voice vote, an oversight plan for the 111th Congress for 
submission to the Committee on House Administration and the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in accordance with 
the rule. As required by clause 1(d)(3) of rule XI, the 
following is a summary of that plan.
    Rule X of the Rules of the House vests in the Committee on 
Rules broad responsibility over the House rules in general and 
the congressional budget process. Specifically the rule defines 
in clause 1(n) of rule X; (1) Rules and joint rules (other than 
those relating to the Code of Official Conduct) and the order 
of business of the House, and (2) Recesses and final 
adjournments of Congress.
    The House rules also grant special oversight responsibility 
to the Rules Committee in clause 3(j) of rule X over the 
congressional budget process. It provides that the Committee on 
Rules shall review and study on a continuing basis the 
congressional budget process, and the committee shall report 
its findings and recommendations to the House periodically. The 
Committee has worked with the Budget Committee both formally 
and informally during the 111th Congress on oversight 
activities regarding the Congressional budget process. 
Specifically the Rules Committee brought to the House Floor 
legislation that provided for statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) 
budget enforcement. On opening day of the 110th Congress, the 
House of Representatives began its commitment to responsible 
spending through the implementation of clause 10 of rule XXI, 
which precludes any direct spending or revenues from increasing 
the deficit (or reducing the surplus). In the 111th Congress, 
the Rules Committee was involved in efforts to expand the PAYGO 
rule even further by giving it the force of law. The House then 
adopted H.R. 2920, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009. 
That legislation passed the House on July 22, 2009 and was 
later included in H. J. Res. 45, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go 
Act of 2010, and signed into law by the President on January 
12, 2010. The Rules Committee also reported H. Res. 1493 which 
provided for budget enforcement for FY2011 and also modified 
clause 10 of rule XXI to make it compatible with the newly 
enacted statutory PAYGO law.
    In addition to the jurisdictional areas contained in the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, the Rules Committee has 
always played a major role in the changes to the House rules in 
the beginning of each new Congress pursuant to House Resolution 
5. In the beginning of the 111th Congress a number of reforms 
to the House Rules were made in the opening day rules package 
contained in House Resolution 5. Virtually all of those changes 
were within the jurisdiction and oversight responsibilities of 
the Rules Committee. Because of its key role and involvement in 
advancing the ambitious agenda of the Democratic House and the 
new Administration, time constraints prevented the committee 
from playing a more active and formal role in its oversight 
activities. However, as in the 110th Congress, the committee 
staff continued to maintain constant monitoring of those areas 
within the oversight responsibilities of the Rules Committee 
and remained involved with the Leadership on several original 
jurisdiction measures that were brought to the House Floor by 
the Committee. This included an original jurisdiction measure 
reported from Rules on May 19, 2010 and passed by the House on 
May 20, 2010 which granted special, temporary deposition 
authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X to the 
Committee on Education and Labor for purposes of its 
investigation into underground coal mining safety.

               IV. COMMITTEE JURISDICTION AND ACTIVITIES


                            A. Introduction

    The jurisdictional mandate of the Committee on Rules is set 
forth in clause 1(n) of Rule X as follows:
          (n) Committee on Rules--
                  (1) Rules and joint rules (other than those 
                relating to the Code of Official Conduct) and 
                the order of business of the House.
                  (2) Recesses and final adjournments of 
                Congress.
    The special oversight function of the Committee is outlined 
in clause 3(j) of Rule X as follows:
          (j) The Committee on Rules shall review and study on 
        a continuing basis the congressional budget process, 
        and the committee shall report its findings and 
        recommendations to the House from time to time.
    The jurisdictional mandate of the Committee for the 
purposes of this Survey of Activities is broken down into two 
subcategories: original jurisdiction matters and special rules 
(or order of business resolutions). In practice, these 
subgroups are intertwined in a manner that greatly affects the 
way in which the House conducts its business. Original 
jurisdiction matters include all measures pertaining to the 
rules of the House, the budget process and joint rules. These 
measures are either referred directly to the Committee by the 
Speaker or originate in the Committee itself. They not only 
pertain to changes in House procedures, but also cover the 
Committee's power to establish select committees, authorize 
certain investigations, provide enforcement procedures for the 
budget process, and to establish Congressional procedures for 
considering certain executive branch proposals.
    The Committee held four hearings and markups on matters of 
original jurisdiction during the 111th Congress. The measures 
were reported to the House for consideration, and subsequently 
adopted by the House.
    The other subgroup of the Committee's jurisdictional 
mandate, referred to as order of business resolutions or 
`special rules,' is used by the Committee to direct the manner 
in which a bill or resolution will be considered by the House. 
`Special rules,' in the form of House resolutions, tailor the 
time allotted for debate and the process by which a bill can be 
amended. This is done to allow the House to consider the 
subject matter in a way which best suits the bill's individual 
issues and/or controversies. These `rules' also may contain 
waivers of specific House rules or provisions in the 
Congressional Budget Act. It is sometimes necessary to waive 
the rules of the House in order to allow the House to consider 
all the facets of the particular issue or to facilitate the 
House resolving its differences with the Senate. Special rules 
also allow the House to consider measures according to the 
majority leadership's legislative scheduling priorities rather 
than the numerical order in which they were reported.
    During the 111th Congress, the Committee received 165 
written requests received from Committee chairs seeking rules. 
In addition, there was one formal request ultimately disposed 
of by procedures other than the Rules Committee (such as 
unanimous consent or suspension), and no formal requests were 
pending at the end of the Congress. These formal requests do 
not reflect additional requests of an emergency nature made in 
person by the chairs of the various legislative committees. The 
Committee granted 165 rules: 109 rules provided for 
consideration of bills and resolutions, 38 dealt with 
conference reports or consideration of Senate amendments, and 
42 rules provided for consideration of measures but stopped 
short of the amending process (e.g., providing for debate only, 
creating suspension days for considering specific measures, or 
waiving the two-thirds requirement to bring up a rule for a 
certain measure on the same day the rule is reported from the 
Committee on Rules).
    The Committee granted 1 modified open rule, 73 structured 
rules, and 35 closed rules. The Committee granted no waivers of 
specific sections of the Budget Act. The Committee granted 77 
rules waiving all points of order to permit consideration of 
either the underlying measure or matter made in order as 
original text, motions, or against the amendments made in 
order.
    In summary, the Committee on Rules reported 165 rules. Of 
these the House adopted 156, rejected none, and tabled 9. No 
rules remained pending on the House Calendar when Congress 
adjourned in December of 2010. In addition, the Committee on 
Rules reported four original jurisdiction measures, which were 
ultimately adopted by the House and did not remain pending on 
the Union Calendar at the end of the 111th Congress.

                       B. Special Orders or Rules


                            1. RULE REQUESTS

    The process of considering requests for special orders or 
``rules'' usually begins when the Committee on Rules receives a 
letter from a legislative committee chairman requesting that it 
hold a hearing and recommend a rule for that particular 
measure. The letter is signed by the full committee chairman 
and most often makes a specific request for the type of rule 
desired by the legislative committee. In some cases, the 
emergency nature of the legislation does not allow adequate 
time for a formal request to be registered. In these cases, the 
requests are made in person by the chairman of the committee 
with jurisdiction. Once a hearing has been scheduled, the 
Committee on Rules allows any House Member who has an interest 
in testifying to do so. Under normal circumstances and pursuant 
to Committee rules, printed copies of the legislation and 
accompanying committee report or conference report are provided 
to the Committee Members at least 24 hours in advance of the 
meeting on the rule request for the legislation.
    The Committee gives written notice to its Members and 
notifies the pertinent committee of the scheduled hearing date 
at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the hearing, 
unless an emergency situation exists.

                              2. HEARINGS

    The Rules Committee chairman controls the order in which 
witnesses appear and also initiates the questioning. Typically, 
the chairman of the committee of jurisdiction or a designee 
requesting the rule makes a short statement, followed by the 
ranking minority member. Sometimes the subcommittee chair and 
ranking minority member appear on behalf of their full 
committee counterparts on the rule request. It is often the 
case that Members wishing to testify in favor of or in 
opposition to a bill, amendment, or type of procedure may do so 
as part of a panel of witnesses.
    In many cases, the components of the proposed special order 
form the basis for the dialogue between substantive committee 
leaders asking for the rule and the Rules Committee Members. 
More often than not, the questioning escalates into discussions 
about the merits of the bill itself. If the legislation is 
particularly wide-ranging or controversial, Representatives who 
do not sit on the relevant legislative committee seek to 
testify. (Except in the most unusual circumstances, only House 
Members are allowed to testify during a rule request hearing.) 
Questioning of each witness takes place under the five-minute 
rule until each Committee Member has had an opportunity to 
question each witness. Questioning is rather informal. The 
chairman rarely enforces the five-minute rule, and Committee 
Members yield to one another to allow their colleagues to make 
a specific point or follow up on a line of questioning.
    A quorum, at least seven Members of the thirteen, must be 
present before a recommendation on a rule can be ordered 
reported, postponed, or tabled (killed).
    After the Committee votes to approve a rule, the chairman 
and ranking minority member each assign one of their Members to 
manage the rule on the floor. The majority manager's name 
appears on the rule and report, and that Member usually files 
the rule from the House floor, at which time the resolution and 
report are assigned a number.
    Any Member may ask for a record or a division vote. In the 
past, most decisions of the Committee were made by voice vote, 
but in the last several Congresses there has been an increase 
in the number of record votes demanded. For the entire 100th 
Congress there were 18 roll call votes demanded; in the 101st 
Congress there were 26; in the 102d there were 193; in the 103d 
there were 533; in the 104th there were 327; in the 105th there 
were 104; in the 106th there were 119; in the 107th there were 
176; in the 108th there were 326; in the 109th there were 254; 
in the 110th there were 620; and in the 111th there were 517.
    Once a special rule has been reported, the Majority 
Leader--working closely with the Speaker, the Rules Committee 
chairman, and the substantive committee chairman--decides upon 
an appropriate date and time for the consideration of the rule 
on the floor. Rules can be considered on the same day they are 
reported, if the House agrees to consideration of the rule by a 
two-thirds vote. After a one-day layover, rules may be 
considered at any time without being subject to a question of 
consideration. The Committee may occasionally report a rule 
waiving this requirement with respect to another rule.

                  3. TYPES OF SPECIAL ORDERS OR RULES

a. Background

    Table 1 in the Appendix categorizes all special rules 
granted by the Committee. These special rules are broken down 
into a number of different categories dealing with all stages 
of the legislative process in the House.
    During the 111th Congress, the Rules Committee granted 
special rules that provided for specified amendment and debate 
structures, which assisted floor managers in managing the 
schedule and consideration of legislation, that resolved 
differences among and responded to the legislative actions of 
committees, and that addressed House-Senate relations. The 
explanations of these types of special rules and their methods 
of categorization are outlined below.

b. Categories of Rules Granted with Amendment Structures

    In categorizing special rules which specified an amendment 
structure, this report focuses only on those rules which 
provided for the initial consideration of bills, joint 
resolutions or budget resolutions and which provided for an 
amending process. Therefore, rules providing for general debate 
only, stopping short of consideration of the measure for 
amendment, or providing for consideration of a conference 
report (which are otherwise privileged and, under regular 
order, non-amendable) are not included in these categories. The 
amendment structure categories are as follows: (1) open rules, 
(2) modified open rules--requiring amendment pre-printing in 
the Congressional Record, (3) structured or modified closed 
rules, and (4) closed rules.
    (1) Open Rules: Under an open rule, any Member may offer an 
amendment that complies with the standing rules of the House 
and the Budget Act. Also included in the category of open rules 
are those special rules that are often referred to as ``open 
plus.'' These rules allow the offering of any amendment 
normally in order under an open rule plus the consideration of 
any amendments for which waivers of points of order have been 
granted by the special rule.
    (2) Modified Open Rules (Required Amendment Preprinting in 
the Congressional Record): This type of rule permits the 
offering of only those amendments preprinted in the 
Congressional Record. In some cases the rule requires 
amendments to be printed by a specific date; in some cases the 
amendment must be printed before its consideration; and in 
other cases before the consideration of the bill for any 
amendment. In most cases these rules do not prohibit second 
degree amendments. Requiring that amendments be printed in 
advance of their consideration affords Members a better idea of 
the range of issues to be debated and voted on during 
consideration of the bill. This can particularly be true of 
bills or joint resolutions involving complex or confidential 
matters.
    (3) Structured or Modified Closed Rules: Under a structured 
or modified closed rule, the Rules Committee limits the 
amendments that may be offered to only those amendments 
designated in the special rule or in the Rules Committee report 
to accompany the rule, or which precludes amendments to a 
particular portion of a bill, even though the rest of the bill 
may be completely open to amendment. A modified closed rule is 
one which allows the offering of only one or two amendments. A 
structured rule is one which allows three or more amendments. 
In the case of a structured or modified closed rule, the 
Chairman will announce through a one minute speech on the floor 
of the House and through a ``Dear Colleague'' letter the 
intention of the Committee to hold a hearing on a measure and 
to review all amendments. The Chairman requests that Members 
provide the Rules Committee with copies of their proposed 
amendments in advance of the Committee meeting date. In some 
instances, the amendments made in order represent all of the 
amendments submitted to the Committee.
    (4) Closed Rules: This type of rule is one under which no 
amendments may be offered other than amendments recommended by 
the committee reporting the bill. However, the Rules Committee 
is prohibited under the rules of the House from reporting a 
special rule providing for consideration of a bill or joint 
resolution that denies the minority the right to offer 
amendatory instructions in a motion to recommit if offered by 
the Minority Leader or a designee.

c. Categories of Rules Granted with Certain Floor Management Tools

    During the 111th Congress, special rules often were 
utilized to assist the Majority Leader in setting the Floor 
schedule of the House, as well as to equip committee chairmen 
and ranking minority members with the special procedural tools 
necessary to efficiently manage the floor consideration of a 
bill. These categories include (1) expedited procedure rules, 
(2) suspension day rules, and (3) chairman's en bloc authority 
rules.
    (1) Expedited Procedure Rules: This type of rule waives 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to 
consider a special rule on the same day it is reported from the 
Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the 
Rules Committee. These rules generally specify the resolutions 
to which the waiver applies, as well as a defined time period 
for its application.
    (2) Suspension Day Rules: Under clause 1(a) of House Rule 
XV, it is in order on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of each 
week, and during the last six days of a session, for the 
Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules and pass 
legislation. This category of rule authorizes the Speaker to 
entertain motions to suspend the rules on days other than 
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Generally, these rules 
provide that the object of any motion to suspend the rules be 
announced (sometimes with an hour or two notice) from the floor 
prior to its consideration or that the Speaker or his designee 
shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on the 
object of any suspension considered under the rule.
    (3) Chair's En Bloc Authority Rules: This category of rule 
authorizes the chairman of a committee (usually the majority 
floor manager of the bill under consideration) or his designee 
to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments made in 
order by the special rule that have not earlier been disposed 
of, as well as germane modifications to any such amendments. 
With the exception of rules on appropriations bills (which 
permit en bloc amendments that do not increase budget authority 
or outlays in the bill), a Member seeking to offer amendments 
en bloc must obtain unanimous consent if they amend portions of 
the bill not yet open to amendment, unless a special rule 
authorizes several amendments to be offered and considered as a 
group. There usually is a specified time for divided debate on 
the amendment and a prohibition on amendments to and demands 
for a division of the question on the en bloc amendment. 
Generally, the original sponsor of the amendment must agree to 
having the amendment considered en bloc, and these rules 
generally provide that the original proponent of an amendment 
included in such an en bloc amendment may insert a statement in 
the Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of 
the en bloc amendment. Such a rule enables the floor manager to 
maximize efficiency and consensus while minimizing duplicative 
floor time and consideration.

d. Categories of Rules Granted To Resolve Differences Among and 
        Responding to the Legislative Actions of Committees

    As the nexus of the legislative process in the House, the 
Rules Committee often is the institutional mechanism used to 
reconcile differences in legislative recommendations among 
multiple committees. Two often used, and often misunderstood, 
special rule features utilized to achieve these goals are (1) 
self-executing rules and (2) original text rules.
    (1) Self-Executing Rules: This type of rule provides that, 
upon the adoption of the special rule, the text of a reported 
or introduced bill, as the case may be, is modified or amended 
in some specified manner. Therefore, the House's adoption of 
the rule itself has the effect of amending the underlying bill. 
Occasionally, a self-executing rule may also provide for the 
adoption of other unrelated measures or actions, such as 
adopting another simple resolution. Self-executing rules may be 
utilized by the Rules Committee for a variety of reasons, 
including but not limited to: the correction of rule or Budget 
Act violations, the reconciling of multiple committee 
legislative recommendations, the elimination of procedural 
votes, the separation of policy issues or the complete 
redrafting of the legislation.
    (2) Original Text Rules: When a committee reports a 
measure, it often will favorably report the measure with a 
recommendation that an amendment or amendments be adopted by 
the full House. These amendments reflect the collegial action 
of the committee on that measure. This type of rule generally 
provides that the committee recommended amendment be adopted by 
the House and become the base text for the purpose of further 
amendment to the bill. This is often done to acknowledge the 
actions of the committee at the beginning of the consideration 
of a bill, and also to simplify the amendment process.

e. Categories of Rules Granted Dealing with House-Senate Relations

    While resolving differences with the Senate often involves 
privileged motions in the House, the Rules Committee is often 
called upon to expedite such procedural situations or to 
address unique procedural circumstances. The categories of such 
special rules are (1) Senate hook-up rules, (2) motion to go to 
conference rules, (3) disposition of Senate amendments rules, 
(4) conference report rules, and (5) engrossment of multiple 
measures rules.
    (1) Senate Hook-up Rules: The rules of the House provide 
for three methods of getting to conference with the Senate: (1) 
agreeing to a motion to go to conference by unanimous consent; 
(2) obtaining a special rule from the Rules Committee; or (3) 
receiving specific authorization from each committee which 
received an initial referral of and reported the bill (clause 1 
of Rule XXII). Most often chairmen obtain conference authority 
from their committee at the time a bill is ordered reported. 
Most special rules allowing for a Senate hook-up provide that 
after passage of a House bill, it shall be in order to take a 
specific Senate bill from the Speaker's table, consider it in 
the House, and to move to strike all after the enacting clause 
and insert the text of the House bill as passed by the House. 
These special rules further provide that if the motion is 
adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it 
shall be in order to move that the House insist on its 
amendment and request a conference with the Senate. These hook-
up provisions can be included either in the original rule 
providing for consideration of the House bill or in a separate 
special rule only providing for the motion to go to conference.
    (2) Motion to go to Conference Rules: These special rules 
are those separate rules that only provide for the motion to go 
to conference with the Senate.
    (3) Disposition of Senate Amendment Rules: This type of 
rule generally provides for the consideration of a Senate 
amendment or amendments in the House and for a motion to concur 
in the Senate amendment with or without an amendment. These 
rules also usually specify a period of time for debate on the 
motion equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the committee of jurisdiction, as 
well as any necessary waivers against consideration of either 
the Senate amendment or against the motion to concur.
    (4) Conference Report Rules: Under the standing rules of 
the House, conference reports are privileged matters. Unless 
the requirement is waived, House rules require that a 
conference report be available for at least three calendar days 
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) before it 
can be called up for consideration. After that time, because it 
is privileged, it can be called up at any time without a rule 
from the Rules Committee. However, if a conference report is in 
violation of a rule of the House or some extraordinary 
procedure for consideration of the report is desired, a special 
rule may be necessary for the conference report to be 
considered. Consequently, conference report rules generally 
provide waivers of all points of order against consideration of 
the conference report and provide that the conference report be 
considered as read, which effectively waives the three day 
availability requirement.
    It should be noted that points of order against a 
conference report lie against its consideration, not against 
individual provisions contained within the report. A conference 
report represents the collective agreement of the House and the 
Senate. Changing individual components of the agreement 
violates the sanctity of the agreement itself. Consequently, 
agreeing to a conference report is an all-or-nothing question. 
This is also the reason why, even as privileged matters, 
conference reports are not amendable on the floor of the House 
(except on recommit).
    (5) Engrossment of Multiple Measures Rules: These types of 
special rules generally provide for separate consideration and 
final passage votes on multiple bills, generally relating to a 
similar issue. The rule then instructs the House enrolling 
clerk to enroll the individually-passed bills into one bill 
before transmitting them to the Senate for consideration.

                4. FLOOR CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL RULE

    When the time comes to call up a special rule, the majority 
Member who filed the rule (a privileged House resolution), or 
another majority Member of the Rules Committee designated by 
the chairman, is recognized by the Speaker. That Member stands 
at the majority committee table on the House Floor. Once 
recognized, the Member States:
          Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
        I call up House Resolution __________, and ask for its 
        immediate consideration.
    Any Member of the Committee on Rules may be recognized to 
call up a rule that has been on the House Calendar for at least 
seven legislative days, and the Speaker is required to 
recognize the Rules Committee Member as a privilege, as long as 
the Member has given one day's notice of an intent to seek 
recognition for that purpose.
    Once the Clerk has read the resolution, the Speaker 
recognizes the majority Rules Committee Member handling the 
rule for one hour. The majority floor manager then customarily 
yields thirty minutes to a minority counterpart for the 
purposes of debate only. The length of debate on the rule 
varies according to the complexity of the rule and the degree 
of controversy over the bill, but debate on most non-
controversial rules is over within fifteen or twenty minutes 
and the rule may be adopted by voice vote.
    Because a rule is considered in the House under the hour 
rule, no amendments are in order unless the majority floor 
manager offers an amendment or yields to another Member for 
that purpose. At the conclusion of debate on the rule, the 
floor manager moves the previous question. If no objection is 
heard, the House proceeds to vote on the rule. If objection is 
heard, a vote occurs on the previous question. If the previous 
question is rejected, however, a Member who opposed the 
previous question (usually the Rules Committee minority floor 
manager) is recognized. That Member then controls one hour of 
debate time on the rule. The Member controlling the time may 
offer an amendment to the rule and then move the previous 
question on the amendment and on the rule when debate has 
concluded. Once the rule is adopted (with or without 
amendments), the legislation it concerns is eligible for 
consideration under the terms of the rule.

                 5. RULES REJECTED, TABLED, OR PENDING

    In the 111th Congress, the Committee on Rules reported 165 
rules. The House adopted 156 of these rules and tabled 9 rules. 
During the 111th Congress, no rules were rejected by the House. 
There were no rules pending at the end of the 111th Congress.

a. Rules Rejected by the House

    There were no rules rejected by the House during the 111th 
Congress.

b. Rules Tabled by the House

     House Resolution 158, waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions from the Committee on Rules.
     House Resolution 218, waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions from the Committee on Rules.
     House Resolution 219, providing for consideration 
of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 38) making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2009, and for 
other purposes.
     House Resolution 229, waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions from the Committee on Rules.
     House Resolution 289, waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions from the Committee on Rules.
     House Resolution 450, waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
     House Resolution 618, providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2701) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities 
of the United States Government, the Community Management 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, and for other purposes.
     House Resolution 1392, waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions from the Committee on Rules, and providing 
for motions under suspension of the rules.
     House Resolution 1496, waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions from the Committee on Rules.

c. Rules Pending

    There were no rules pending in the House during the 111th 
Congress.

                       6. WAIVERS OF HOUSE RULES

    The following compilation identifies the Rules of the House 
which were waived in specific resolutions and the legislation 
which required the waiver. There is also an indication whether 
the rule was waived against the bill (B), consideration of a 
bill (CB), a joint resolution (JR), consideration of a joint 
resolution (CJR), a concurrent resolution (C. Res.), 
consideration of a concurrent resolution (CC. Res.) original 
text (OT), an amendment (A), a motion (M), a conference report 
(CR), consideration of a conference report (CCR), or a 
resolution (R).

                                     Except for clause 9 and 10 of Rule XXI

H. Res. 52...................  H.R. 2.......................  Children's Health     CB
                                                               Insurance Program
                                                               Reauthorization Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 62...................  H.R. 384.....................  TARP Reform and       A
                                                               Accountability Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 88...................  H.R. 1.......................  American Recovery     CB
                                                               and Reinvestment
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 184..................  H.R. 1105....................  Omnibus               CB
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 190..................  H.R. 1106....................  Helping Families      A
                                                               Save Their Homes
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 235..................  H.R. 1262....................  Water Quality         CB, A
                                                               Investment Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 250..................  H.R. 1388....................  Generations           CB, A
                                                               Invigorating
                                                               Volunteerism and
                                                               Education (GIVE)
                                                               Act.
H. Res. 281..................  H.R. 1404....................  Federal Land          CB, A
                                                               Assistance,
                                                               Management and
                                                               Enhancement (FLAME)
                                                               Act.
H. Res. 306..................  H.R. 1664....................  Amending the          CB, A
                                                               executive
                                                               compensation
                                                               provisions of the
                                                               Emergency Economic
                                                               Stabilization Act
                                                               of 2008 to prohibit
                                                               unreasonable and
                                                               excessive
                                                               compensation and
                                                               compensation not
                                                               based on
                                                               performance
                                                               standards.
H. Res. 307..................  H.R. 1256....................  Family Smoking        CB, A
                                                               Prevention and
                                                               Tobacco Control Act.
H. Res. 352..................  H.R. 1145....................  National Water        CB, A
                                                               Research and
                                                               Development
                                                               Initiative Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 372..................  H.R. 1913....................  Local Law             CB
                                                               Enforcement Hate
                                                               Crimes Prevention
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 379..................  H.R. 627.....................  Credit Cardholders'   A
                                                               Bill of Rights Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 400..................  H.R. 1728....................  Mortgage Reform and   CB
                                                               Anti-Predatory
                                                               Lending Act.
H. Res. 406..................  H.R. 1728....................  Mortgage Reform and   A
                                                               Anti-Predatory
                                                               Lending Act.
H. Res. 427..................  H.R. 2187....................  21st Century Green    CB, A
                                                               High-Performing
                                                               Public School
                                                               Facilities Act.
H. Res. 434..................  H.R. 2346....................  Supplemental          CB
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 457..................  H.R. 2352....................  Job Creation Through  CB, A
                                                               Entrepreneurship
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 464..................  H.R. 915.....................  FAA Reauthorization   CB, A
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 474..................  H.R. 2200....................  Transportation        CB, A
                                                               Security
                                                               Administration
                                                               Authorization Act.
H. Res. 490..................  H.R. 1385....................  Thomasina E. Jordan   CB, A
                                                               Indian Tribes of
                                                               Virginia Federal
                                                               Recognition Act of
                                                               2009.
                               H.R. 31......................  Lumbee Recognition
                                                               Act.
H. Res. 501..................  H.R. 626.....................  Federal Employees     CB, A
                                                               Paid Parental Leave
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 522..................  H.R. 1886....................  Pakistan Enduring     CB, A
                                                               Assistance and
                                                               Cooperation
                                                               Enhancement Act of
                                                               2009.
                               H.R. 2410....................  Foreign Relations
                                                               Authorization Act,
                                                               Fiscal Years 2010
                                                               and 2011.
H. Res. 544..................  H.R. 2847....................  Commerce, Justice,    CB
                                                               Science, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 559..................  H.R. 2918....................  Legislative Branch    CB, A
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 572..................  H.R. 2647....................  National Defense      CB, A
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 573..................  H.R. 2892....................  Department of         CB, A
                                                               Homeland Security
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 578..................  H.R. 2996....................  Department of the     CB, A
                                                               Interior,
                                                               Environment, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 587..................  H.R. 2454....................  American Clean        CB, A
                                                               Energy and Security
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 609..................  H.R. 2997....................  Agriculture, Rural    CB, A
                                                               Development, Food
                                                               and Drug
                                                               Administration, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 610..................  H.R. 2965....................  Enhancing Small       CB, A
                                                               Business Research
                                                               and Innovation Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 617..................  H.R. 3081....................  Department of State,  CB, A
                                                               Foreign Operations,
                                                               and Related
                                                               Programs
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 618..................  H.R. 2701....................  Intelligence          A
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 622..................  H.R. 3082....................  Military              CB, A
                                                               Construction and
                                                               Veterans Affairs
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 644..................  H.R. 3170....................  Financial Services    CB, A
                                                               and General
                                                               Government
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 645..................  H.R. 3183....................  Energy and Water      CB, A
                                                               Development and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 653..................  H.R. 1018....................  Restore Our American  CB, A
                                                               Mustangs Act.
H. Res. 665..................  H.R. 2920....................  Statutory Pay-As-You- CB, A
                                                               Go Act of 2009.
H. Res. 669..................  H.R. 3288....................  Transportation,       CB, A
                                                               Housing and Urban
                                                               Development, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 673..................  H.R. 3293....................  Departments of        CB, A
                                                               Labor, Health and
                                                               Human Services, and
                                                               Education, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 685..................  H.R. 3326....................  Department of         CB, A
                                                               Defense
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 691..................  H.R. 2749....................  Food Safety           CB
                                                               Enhancement Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 697..................  H.R. 3269....................  Corporate and         CB, A
                                                               Financial
                                                               Institution
                                                               Compensation
                                                               Fairness Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 726..................  H.R. 965.....................  Chesapeake Bay        CB, A
                                                               Gateways and
                                                               Watertrails Network
                                                               Continuing
                                                               Authorization Act.
H. Res. 745..................  H.R. 3246....................  Advanced Vehicle      CB, A
                                                               Technology Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 746..................  H.R. 3221....................  Student Aid and       CB, A
                                                               Fiscal
                                                               Responsibility Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 760..................  H.R. 324.....................  Santa Cruz Valley     CB
                                                               National Heritage
                                                               Area Act.
H. Res. 830..................  H.R. 2442....................  Bay Area Regional     CB
                                                               Water Recycling
                                                               Program Expansion
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 846..................  H.R. 3585....................  Solar Technology      CB, A
                                                               Roadmap Act.
H. Res. 853..................  H.R. 3619....................  Coast Guard           CB, A
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               of 2010.
H. Res. 875..................  H.R. 3854....................  Small Business        CB, A
                                                               Financing and
                                                               Investment Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 884..................  H.R. 3639....................  Expedited CARD        CB, A
                                                               Reform for
                                                               Consumers Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 885..................  H.R. 2868....................  Chemical Facility     CB, A
                                                               Anti-Terrorism Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 903..................  H.R. 3962....................  Affordable Health     CB
                                                               Care for America
                                                               Act.
                               H.R. 3961....................  Medicare Physician
                                                               Payment Reform Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 908..................  H.R. 2781....................  To amend the Wild     CB
                                                               and Scenic Rivers
                                                               Act to designate
                                                               segments of the
                                                               Molalla River in
                                                               Oregon, as
                                                               components of the
                                                               National Wild and
                                                               Scenic Rivers
                                                               System, and for
                                                               other purposes.
H. Res. 909..................  H.R. 3791....................  Fire Grants           CB, A
                                                               Reauthorization Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 941..................  H.R. 4154....................  Permanent Estate Tax  CB
                                                               Relief for
                                                               Families, Farmers,
                                                               and Small
                                                               Businesses Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 955..................  H.R. 4213....................  Tax Extenders Act of  CB
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 956..................  H.R. 4173....................  Wall Street Reform    CB
                                                               and Consumer
                                                               Protection Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 964..................  H.R. 4173....................  Wall Street Reform    A
                                                               and Consumer
                                                               Protection Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 976..................  S.A. to H.R. 3326............  Department of         CB, CJR
                                                               Defense
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
                               H.J. Res. 64.................  Making further
                                                               continuing
                                                               appropriations for
                                                               fiscal year 2010,
                                                               and for other
                                                               purposes.
                               H.R. 4314....................  To permit continued
                                                               financing of
                                                               Government
                                                               operations.
                               S.A to H.R. 2847.............  Commerce, Justice,
                                                               Science and Related
                                                               Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1017.................  H.R. 3254....................  Taos Pueblo Indian    CB, A
                                                               Water Rights
                                                               Settlement Act.
                               H.R. 3342....................  Aamodt Litigation
                                                               Settlement Act.
                               H.R. 1065....................  White Mountain
                                                               Apache Tribe Water
                                                               Rights
                                                               Quantification Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 1038.................  H.R. 3726....................  Castle Nugent         CB
                                                               National Historic
                                                               Site Establishment
                                                               Act of 2010.
                               H.R. 4474....................  Idaho Wilderness
                                                               Water Facilities
                                                               Act.
H. Res. 1051.................  H.R. 4061....................  Cybersecurity         CB, A
                                                               Enhancement Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 1083.................  H.R. 2314....................  Native Hawaiian       CB, A
                                                               Government
                                                               Reorganization Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 1098.................  H.R. 4626....................  Health Insurance      CB
                                                               Industry Fair
                                                               Competition Act.
H. Res. 1105.................  H.R. 2701....................  Intelligence          A
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1126.................  H.R. 4247....................  Preventing Harmful    CB, A
                                                               Restraint and
                                                               Seclusion in
                                                               Schools Act.
H. Res. 1168.................  H.R. 3650....................  Harmful Algal Blooms  CB, A
                                                               and Hypoxia
                                                               Research and
                                                               Control Amendments
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1192.................  H.R. 3644....................  Ocean, Coastal, and   CB, A
                                                               Watershed Education
                                                               Act.
                               H.R. 1612....................  Public Lands Service
                                                               Corps Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1204.................  H.R. 4899....................  Supplemental          CB
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1205.................  H.R. 4849....................  Small Business and    CB
                                                               Infrastructure Jobs
                                                               Tax Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1248.................  H.R. 4715....................  Clean Estuaries Act   CB, A
                                                               of 2010.
H. Res. 1300.................  H.R. 5013....................  Implementing          CB, A
                                                               Management for
                                                               Performance and
                                                               Related Reforms to
                                                               Obtain Value in
                                                               Every Acquisition
                                                               Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1305.................  H.R. 2499....................  Puerto Rico           CB, A
                                                               Democracy Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 1329.................  H.R. 5019....................  Home Star Energy      CB, A
                                                               Retrofit Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1344.................  H.R. 5116....................  America COMPETES      CB, A
                                                               Reauthorization Act
                                                               of 2010.
H. Res. 1404.................  H.R. 5136....................  National Defense      CB, A
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2011.
H. Res. 1424.................  H.R. 5072....................  FHA Reform Act of     CB, A
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1436.................  H.R. 5486....................  Small Business Jobs   CB, A
                                                               Tax Relief Act of
                                                               2010.
                               H.R. 5297....................  Small Business
                                                               Lending Fund Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1468.................  H.R. 5175....................  Democracy is          CB, A
                                                               Strengthened by
                                                               Casting Light on
                                                               Spending in
                                                               Elections
                                                               (DISCLOSE) Act.
H. Res. 1495.................  H.R. 5618....................  Restoration of        CB
                                                               Emergency
                                                               Unemployment
                                                               Compensation Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1509.................  H.R. 1722....................  Telework              CB
                                                               Improvements Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1517.................  H.R. 5114....................  Flood Insurance       CB, A
                                                               Reform Priorities
                                                               Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1549.................  H.R. 1264....................  Multiple Peril        CB
                                                               Insurance Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 1559.................  H.R. 5822....................  Military              CB, A
                                                               Construction and
                                                               Veterans Affairs
                                                               and Related
                                                               Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2011.
H. Res. 1568.................  H.R. 5893....................  Investing in          CB
                                                               American Jobs and
                                                               Closing Tax
                                                               Loopholes Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1574.................  H.R. 3534....................  Consolidated Land,    CB, A
                                                               Energy, and Aquatic
                                                               Resources Act of
                                                               2009.
                               H.R. 5851....................  Offshore Oil and Gas
                                                               Worker
                                                               Whistleblower
                                                               Protection Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1569.................  H.R. 5850....................  Transportation,       CB, A
                                                               Housing and Urban
                                                               Development, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2011.
H. Res. 1620.................  H.R. 4785....................  Rural Energy Savings  CB, A
                                                               Program Act.
H. Res. 1674.................  H.R. 847.....................  James Zadroga 9/11    CB
                                                               Health and
                                                               Compensation Act of
                                                               2010.
                               H.R. 2378....................  Currency Reform for   ............................
                                                               Fair Trade Act.
                               S.A. to H.R. 2701............  Intelligence          ............................
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1741.................  H.J. Res. 101................  Making further        CJR
                                                               continuing
                                                               appropriations for
                                                               fiscal year 2011,
                                                               and for other
                                                               purposes.
H. Res. 1776.................  H.J. Res. 105................  Making further        CJR
                                                               continuing
                                                               appropriations for
                                                               fiscal year 2011,
                                                               and for other
                                                               purposes.

                                        Except for clause 9 of Rule XXI

H. Res. 53...................  H.R. 384.....................  TARP Reform and       CB
                                                               Accountability Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 92...................  H.R. 1.......................  American Recovery     A
                                                               and Reinvestment
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 168..................  H.R. 1.......................  American Recovery     CR
                                                               and Reinvestment
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 190..................  H.R. 1106....................  Helping Families      CB
                                                               Save Their Homes
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 618..................  H.R. 2701....................  Intelligence          CB
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 903..................  H.R. 3962....................  Affordable Health     A
                                                               Care for America
                                                               Act.
                               H.R. 3961....................  Medicare Physician    ............................
                                                               Payment Reform Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 1105.................  H.R. 2701....................  Intelligence          CB
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1742.................  S. 3307......................  Healthy, Hunger-Free  CB
                                                               Kids Act of 2010.

                                        Except for clause 10 of Rule XXI

H. Res. 87...................  S. 181.......................  Lilly Ledbetter Fair  CB
                                                               Pay Act of 2009.
H. Res. 107..................  S.A. to H.R. 2...............  Children's Health     M
                                                               Insurance Program
                                                               Reauthorization Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 108..................  S. 352.......................  DTV Delay Act.......  CB
H. Res. 219..................  H.J. Res. 38.................  Making further        CJR
                                                               continuing
                                                               appropriations for
                                                               the fiscal year
                                                               2009, and for other
                                                               purposes.
H. Res. 235..................  H.R. 1262....................  Water Quality         OT
                                                               Investment Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 250..................  H.R. 1388....................  Generations           OT
                                                               Invigorating
                                                               Volunteerism and
                                                               Education (GIVE)
                                                               Act.
H. Res. 280..................  S.A. to H.R. 146.............  Omnibus Public Land   M
                                                               Management Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 296..................  S.A. to H.R. 1388............  Generations           M
                                                               Invigorating
                                                               Volunteerism and
                                                               Education (GIVE)
                                                               Act.
H. Res. 306..................  H.R. 1664....................  To amend the          OT
                                                               executive
                                                               compensation
                                                               provisions of the
                                                               Emergency Economic
                                                               Stabilization Act
                                                               of 2008 to prohibit
                                                               unreasonable and
                                                               excessive
                                                               compensation and
                                                               compensation not
                                                               based on
                                                               performance
                                                               standards.
H. Res. 352..................  H.R. 1145....................  National Water        OT
                                                               Research and
                                                               Development
                                                               Initiative Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 379..................  H.R. 627.....................  Credit Cardholders'   OT
                                                               Bill of Rights Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 406..................  H.R. 1728....................  Mortgage Reform and   OT
                                                               Anti-Predatory
                                                               Lending Act.
H. Res. 427..................  H.R. 2187....................  21st Century Green    OT
                                                               High-Performing
                                                               Public School
                                                               Facilities Act.
H. Res. 456..................  S.A. to H.R. 627.............  Credit Cardholders'   M
                                                               Bill of Rights Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 457..................  H.R. 2352....................  Job Creation Through  OT
                                                               Entrepreneurship
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 474..................  H.R. 2200....................  Transportation        OT
                                                               Security
                                                               Administration
                                                               Authorization Act.
H. Res. 490..................  H.R. 1385....................  Thomasina E. Jordan   OT
                                                               Indian Tribes of
                                                               Virginia Federal
                                                               Recognition Act of
                                                               2009.
                               H.R. 31......................  Lumbee Recognition    OT
                                                               Act.
H. Res. 522..................  H.R. 1886....................  Pakistan Enduring     OT
                                                               Assistance and
                                                               Cooperation
                                                               Enhancement Act of
                                                               2009.
                               H.R. 2410....................  Foreign Relations     OT
                                                               Authorization Act,
                                                               Fiscal Years 2010
                                                               and 2011.
H. Res. 532..................  S.A. to H.R. 1256............  Family Smoking        M
                                                               Prevention and
                                                               Tobacco Control Act.
H. Res. 572..................  H.R. 2647....................  National Defense      OT
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 610..................  H.R. 2965....................  Enhancing Small       OT
                                                               Business Research
                                                               and Innovation Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 745..................  H.R. 3246....................  Advanced Vehicle      OT
                                                               Technology Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 746..................  H.R. 3221....................  Student Aid and       OT
                                                               Fiscal
                                                               Responsibility Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 846..................  H.R. 3585....................  Solar Technology      OT
                                                               Roadmap Act.
H. Res. 885..................  H.R. 2868....................  Chemical Facility     OT
                                                               Anti-Terrorism Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 909..................  H.R. 3791....................  Fire Grants           OT
                                                               Reauthorization Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 976..................  S.A. to H.R. 3326............  Department of         M
                                                               Defense
                                                               Appropriations Act
                                                               2010.
                               H.J. Res. 64.................  Making further        ............................
                                                               continuing
                                                               appropriations for
                                                               fiscal year 2010,
                                                               and for other
                                                               purposes.
                               H.R. 4314....................  To permit continued   ............................
                                                               financing of
                                                               Government
                                                               operations.
                               S.A. to H.R. 2847............  Commerce, Justice,    ............................
                                                               Science, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1051.................  H.R. 4061....................  Cybersecurity         OT
                                                               Enhancement Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1065.................  H.J. Res. 45.................  Increasing the        M
                                                               statutory limit on
                                                               the public debt..
H. Res. 1083.................  H.R. 2314....................  Native Hawaiian       A
                                                               Government
                                                               Reorganization Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 1109.................  H.R. 3961....................  To amend title XVIII  M
                                                               of the Social
                                                               Security Act to
                                                               reform the Medicare
                                                               SGR payment system
                                                               for physicians and
                                                               to reinstitute and
                                                               update the Pay-As-
                                                               You-Go requirement
                                                               of budget
                                                               neutrality on new
                                                               tax and mandatory
                                                               spending
                                                               legislation,
                                                               enforced by the
                                                               threat of annual,
                                                               automatic
                                                               sequestration.
H. Res. 1137.................  S.A. to H.R. 2847............  Hiring Incentives to  M
                                                               Restore Employment
                                                               Act.
H. Res. 1203.................  S.A. to H.R. 3590............  Patient Protection    CB, M
                                                               and Affordable Care
                                                               Act.
                               H.R. 4872....................  Reconciliation Act
                                                               of 2010.
H. Res. 1212.................  S.A. to H.R. 1586............  Aviation Safety and   M
                                                               Investment Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1225.................  S.A. to H.R. 4872............  Health Care and       M
                                                               Education
                                                               Reconciliation Act
                                                               of 2010.
H. Res. 1300.................  H.R. 5013....................  Implementing          OT
                                                               Management for
                                                               Performance and
                                                               Related Reforms to
                                                               Obtain Value in
                                                               Every Acquisition
                                                               Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1305.................  H.R. 2499....................  Puerto Rico           OT
                                                               Democracy Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 1329.................  H.R. 5019....................  Home Star Energy      OT
                                                               Retrofit Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1344.................  H.R. 5116....................  America COMPETES      OT
                                                               Reauthorization Act
                                                               of 2010.
H. Res. 1404.................  H.R. 5136....................  National Defense      OT
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2011.
H. Res. 1424.................  H.R. 5072....................  FHA Reform Act of     OT
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1500.................  S.A. to H.R. 4899............  Supplemental          M
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1517.................  H.R. 5114....................  Flood Insurance       OT
                                                               Reform Priorities
                                                               Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1550.................  H.R. 4213....................  Unemployment          M
                                                               Compensation
                                                               Extension Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1574.................  H.R. 3534....................  Consolidated Land,    OT
                                                               Energy, and Aquatic
                                                               Resources Act of
                                                               2010.
                               H.R. 5851....................  Offshore Oil and Gas  ............................
                                                               Worker
                                                               Whistleblower
                                                               Protection Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1620.................  H.R. 4785....................  Rural Energy Savings  OT
                                                               Program Act.
H. Res. 1674.................  H.R. 847.....................  James Zadroga 9/11    M
                                                               Health and
                                                               Compensation Act of
                                                               2010.
                               H.R. 2378....................  Currency Reform for
                                                               Fair Trade Act.
                               S.A. to H.R. 2701............  Intelligence
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1682.................  S.A to H.R. 3081.............  Continuing            M
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2011.
H. Res. 1721.................  S.A to H.R. 1722.............  Telework              M
                                                               Improvements Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1745.................  S.A to H.R. 4853.............  Middle Class Tax      M
                                                               Relief Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1756.................  S.A to H.R. 5281.............  Removal               M
                                                               Clarification Act
                                                               of 2010
                                                               (Development,
                                                               Relief, and
                                                               Education for Alien
                                                               Minors (DREAM) Act).
H. Res. 1764.................  S.A. to H.R. 2965............  SBIR/STTR             M
                                                               Reauthorization Act
                                                               of 2009 (Don't Ask,
                                                               Don't Tell Repeal
                                                               Act of 2010).
H. Res. 1766.................  S.A. to H.R. 4853............  Tax Relief,           M
                                                               Unemployment
                                                               Insurance
                                                               Reauthorization,
                                                               and Job Creation
                                                               Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1776.................  H.J. Res. 105................  Making further        JR
                                                               continuing
                                                               appropriations for
                                                               fiscal year 2011,
                                                               and for other
                                                               purposes.
H. Res. 1781.................  S.A. to H.R. 5116............  America COMPETES      M
                                                               Reauthorization Act
                                                               of 2010.
                               S.A. to H.R. 2751............  FDA Food Safety
                                                               Modernization Act.
                               S.A. to H.R. 2142............  GPRA Modernization
                                                               Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1782.................  S.A to H.R. 3082.............  Continuing            M
                                                               Appropriations and
                                                               Surface
                                                               Transportation
                                                               Extensions Act,
                                                               2011.

  Rule XXI, clause 2--Prohibiting unauthorized appropriations, reappropriations or legislative provisions in a
                                           general appropriations billH. Res. 544..................  H.R. 2847....................  Commerce, Justice,    B
                                                               Science, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 559..................  H.R. 2918....................  Legislative Branch    B
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 573..................  H.R. 2892....................  Department of         B
                                                               Homeland Security
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 578..................  H.R. 2996....................  Department of the     B
                                                               Interior,
                                                               Environment, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 609..................  H.R. 2997....................  Agriculture, Rural    B
                                                               Development, Food
                                                               and Drug
                                                               Administration, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 617..................  H.R. 3081....................  Department of State,  B
                                                               Foreign Operations,
                                                               and Related
                                                               Programs
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 622..................  H.R. 3082....................  Military              B
                                                               Construction and
                                                               Veterans Affairs
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 644..................  H.R. 3170....................  Financial Services    B
                                                               and General
                                                               Government
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 645..................  H.R. 3183....................  Energy and Water      B
                                                               Development and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 669..................  H.R. 3288....................  Transportation,       B
                                                               Housing and Urban
                                                               Development, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 673..................  H.R. 3293....................  Departments of        B
                                                               Labor, Health and
                                                               Human Services, and
                                                               Education, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations
                                                               Bill, 2010.
H. Res. 685..................  H.R. 3326....................  Department of         B
                                                               Defense
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1559.................  H.R. 5822....................  Military              B
                                                               Construction and
                                                               Veterans Affairs
                                                               and Related
                                                               Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2011.
H. Res. 1569.................  H.R. 5850....................  Transportation,       B
                                                               Housing and Urban
                                                               Development, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2011.


7. WAIVERS OF THE BUDGET ACT (EXCEPT FOR THE UNFUNDED MANDATE POINT OF 
  ORDER UNDER SECTION 425 AND 426 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 
                                 1974)

    The following compilation identifies the sections of the 
Budget Act that were waived in specific resolutions and the 
legislation that required the waiver. There is also an 
indication whether the rule was waived against the bill (B), 
consideration of a bill (CB), a joint resolution (JR), 
consideration of a joint resolution (CJR), a concurrent 
resolution (C. Res.), consideration of a concurrent resolution 
(CC. Res.) original text (OT), an amendment (A), a motion (M), 
a conference report (CR), consideration of a conference report 
(CCR), or a resolution (R).
          There were no specific waivers of the Budget Act in 
        the 111th Congress.

                     8. WAIVING ALL POINTS OF ORDER

    The following compilation identifies House Resolutions 
reported by the Committee on Rules which waived all points of 
order against a bill, text, resolution, motion, or conference 
report, or consideration thereof. There is also an indication 
whether the rule was waived against the bill (B), consideration 
of a bill (CB), a joint resolution (JR), consideration of a 
joint resolution (CJR), a concurrent resolution (C. Res.), 
consideration of a concurrent resolution (CC. Res.) original 
text (OT), an amendment (A), a motion (M), a conference report 
(CR), consideration of a conference report (CCR), or a 
resolution (R).

H. Res. 52...................  H.R. 2.......................  Children's Health     B
                                                               Insurance Program
                                                               Reauthorization Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 62...................  H.R. 384.....................  TARP Reform and       B
                                                               Accountability Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 87...................  S. 181.......................  Lilly Ledbetter Fair  B
                                                               Pay Act of 2009.
H. Res. 92...................  H.R. 1.......................  American Recovery     B
                                                               and Reinvestment
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 108..................  S. 352.......................  DTV Delay Act.......  B
H. Res. 168..................  H.R. 1.......................  American Recovery     CR
                                                               and Reinvestment
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 184..................  H.R. 1105....................  Omnibus               B
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 190..................  H.R. 1106....................  Helping Families      B
                                                               Save Their Homes
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 219..................  H.J. Res. 38.................  Making further        JR
                                                               continuing
                                                               appropriations for
                                                               fiscal year 2009,
                                                               and for other
                                                               purposes.
H. Res. 281..................  H.R. 1404....................  Federal Land          B
                                                               Assistance,
                                                               Management and
                                                               Enhancement Act.
H. Res. 294..................  H. Res. 279..................  Providing for the     R
                                                               expenses of certain
                                                               committees of the
                                                               House of
                                                               Representatives in
                                                               the One Hundred
                                                               Eleventh Congress.
H. Res. 305..................  H. Con. Res. 85..............  Setting forth the     CC. Res.
                                                               congressional
                                                               budget for the
                                                               United States
                                                               Government for
                                                               fiscal year 2010
                                                               and including the
                                                               appropriate
                                                               budgetary levels
                                                               for fiscal years
                                                               2009 and 2011
                                                               through 2014.
H. Res. 307..................  H.R. 1256....................  Family Smoking        B
                                                               Prevention and
                                                               Tobacco Control Act.
H. Res. 316..................  H. Con. Res. 85..............  Setting forth the     A
                                                               congressional
                                                               budget for the
                                                               United States
                                                               Government for
                                                               fiscal year 2010
                                                               and including the
                                                               appropriate
                                                               budgetary levels
                                                               for fiscal years
                                                               2009 and 2011
                                                               through 2014.
H. Res. 371..................  S. Con. Res. 13..............  An original           CC. Res, CR, CCR
                                                               concurrent
                                                               resolution setting
                                                               forth the
                                                               congressional
                                                               budget for the
                                                               United States
                                                               Government for
                                                               fiscal year 2010,
                                                               revising the
                                                               appropriate
                                                               budgetary levels
                                                               for fiscal year
                                                               2009, and setting
                                                               forth the
                                                               appropriate
                                                               budgetary levels
                                                               for fiscal years
                                                               2011 through 2014.
H. Res. 372..................  H.R. 1913....................  Local Law             B
                                                               Enforcement Hate
                                                               Crimes Prevention
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 434..................  H.R. 2346....................  Supplemental          B
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 463..................  S. 454.......................  Weapon Systems        CR, CCR
                                                               Acquisition Reform
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 464..................  H.R. 915.....................  FAA Reauthorization   B
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 490..................  H.R. 1385....................  Thomasina E. Jordan   B
                                                               Indian Tribes of
                                                               Virginia Federal
                                                               Recognition Act of
                                                               2009.
                               H.R. 31......................  Lumbee Recognition
                                                               Act.
H. Res. 501..................  H.R. 626.....................  Federal Employees     B
                                                               Paid Parental Leave
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 522..................  H.R. 1886....................  Pakistan Enduring     B
                                                               Assistance and
                                                               Cooperation
                                                               Enhancement Act of
                                                               2009.
                               H.R. 2410....................  Foreign Relations
                                                               Authorization Act,
                                                               Fiscal Years 2010
                                                               and 2011.
H. Res. 545..................  H.R. 2346....................  Supplemental          CR, CCR
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 552..................  H.R. 2847....................  Commerce, Justice,    A
                                                               Science, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 587..................  H.R. 2454....................  American Clean        B
                                                               Energy and Security
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 618..................  H.R. 2701....................  Intelligence          OT
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 653..................  H.R. 1018....................  Restore Our American  B
                                                               Mustangs Act.
H. Res. 665..................  H.R. 2920....................  Statutory Pay-As-You- B
                                                               Go Act of 2009.
H. Res. 691..................  H.R. 2749....................  Food Safety           B
                                                               Enhancement Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 697..................  H.R. 3269....................  Corporate and         B
                                                               Financial
                                                               Institution
                                                               Compensation
                                                               Fairness Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 726..................  H.R. 965.....................  Chesapeake Bay        B
                                                               Gateways and
                                                               Watertrails Network
                                                               Continuing
                                                               Authorization Act.
H. Res. 760..................  H.R. 324.....................  Santa Cruz Valley     B
                                                               National Heritage
                                                               Area Act.
H. Res. 772..................  H.R. 2918....................  Legislative Branch    CR, CCR
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 788..................  H.R. 3183....................  Energy and Water      CR, CCR
                                                               Development and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 799..................  H.R. 2997....................  Agriculture, Rural    CR, CCR
                                                               Development, Food
                                                               and Drug
                                                               Administration, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 808..................  H.R. 2647....................  National Defense      CR, CCR
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 829..................  H.R. 2892....................  Department of         B
                                                               Homeland Security
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 830..................  H.R. 2442....................  Bay Area Regional     CR
                                                               Water Recycling
                                                               Program Expansion
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 853..................  H.R. 3619....................  Coast Guard           B
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               of 2010.
H. Res. 875..................  H.R. 3854....................  Small Business        B
                                                               Financing and
                                                               Investment Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 876..................  H.R. 2996....................  Department of the     CR, CCR
                                                               Interior,
                                                               Environment, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 884..................  H.R. 3639....................  Expedited CARD        B
                                                               Reform for
                                                               Consumers Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 903..................  H.R. 3962....................  Affordable Health     B
                                                               Care for America
                                                               Act.
                               H.R. 3961....................  Medicare Physician
                                                               Payment Reform Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 908..................  H.R. 2781....................  To amend the Wild     B
                                                               and Scenic Rivers
                                                               Act to designate
                                                               segments of the
                                                               Molalla River in
                                                               Oregon, as
                                                               components of the
                                                               National Wild and
                                                               Scenic Rivers
                                                               System, and for
                                                               other purposes.
H. Res. 941..................  H.R. 4154....................  Permanent Estate Tax  B
                                                               Relief for
                                                               Families, Farmers,
                                                               and Small
                                                               Businesses Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 955..................  H.R. 4213....................  Tax Extenders Act of  B
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 961..................  H.R. 3288....................  Transportation,       CR, CCR
                                                               Housing and Urban
                                                               Development, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 964..................  H.R. 4173....................  Wall Street Reform    B
                                                               and Consumer
                                                               Protection Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 976..................  H.R. 3326....................  Department of         B
                                                               Defense
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
                               H.J. Res. 64.................  Making further
                                                               continuing
                                                               appropriations for
                                                               fiscal year 2010,
                                                               and for other
                                                               purposes.
                               H.R. 4314....................  To permit continued
                                                               financing of
                                                               Government
                                                               operations.
                               H.R. 2847....................  Commerce, Justice,
                                                               Science, and
                                                               Related Agencies
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1017.................  H.R. 3254....................  Taos Pueblo Indian    B
                                                               Water Rights
                                                               Settlement Act.
                               H.R. 3342....................  Aamodt Litigation
                                                               Settlement Act.
                               H.R. 1065....................  White Mountain
                                                               Apache Tribe Water
                                                               Rights
                                                               Quantification Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 1038.................  H.R. 3726....................  Castle Nugent         B
                                                               National Historic
                                                               Site Establishment
                                                               Act of 2010.
                               H.R. 4474....................  Idaho Wilderness
                                                               Water Facilities
                                                               Act.
H. Res. 1083.................  H.R. 2314....................  Native Hawaiian       B
                                                               Government
                                                               Reorganization Act
                                                               of 2009.
H. Res. 1098.................  H.R. 4626....................  Health Insurance      B
                                                               Industry Fair
                                                               Competition Act.
H. Res. 1105.................  H.R. 2701....................  Intelligence          OT
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2010.
                               S. 1494......................  Intelligence          B, CB, M
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for Fiscal Year
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1126.................  H.R. 4247....................  Preventing Harmful    B
                                                               Restraint and
                                                               Seclusion in
                                                               Schools Act.
H. Res. 1146.................  H. Con. Res. 248.............  Directing the         C. Res.
                                                               President, pursuant
                                                               to section 5(c) of
                                                               the War Powers
                                                               Resolution, to
                                                               remove the United
                                                               States Armed Forces
                                                               from Afghanistan.
H. Res. 1168.................  H.R. 3650....................  Harmful Algal Blooms  B
                                                               and Hypoxia
                                                               Research and
                                                               Control Amendments
                                                               Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1192.................  H.R. 3644....................  Ocean, Coastal, and   B
                                                               Watershed Education
                                                               Act.
                               H.R. 1612....................  Public Lands Service
                                                               Corps Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1203.................  H.R. 3590....................  Patient Protection    B
                                                               and Affordable Care
                                                               Act.
                               H.R. 4872....................  Reconciliation Act
                                                               of 2010.
H. Res. 1204.................  H.R. 4899....................  Disaster Relief and   B
                                                               Summer Jobs Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1205.................  H.R. 4849....................  Small Business and    B
                                                               Infrastructure Jobs
                                                               Tax Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1248.................  H.R. 4715....................  Clean Estuaries Act   B
                                                               of 2010.
H. Res. 1403.................  H.R. 4213....................  American Workers,     M
                                                               State, and Business
                                                               Relief Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1436.................  H.R. 5486....................  Small Business Jobs   B, A
                                                               Tax Relief Act of
                                                               2010.
                               H.R. 5297....................  Small Business
                                                               Lending Fund Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1468.................  H.R. 5175....................  Democracy is          OT
                                                               Strengthened by
                                                               Casting Light on
                                                               Spending in
                                                               Elections Act.
H. Res. 1490.................  H.R. 4173....................  Dodd-Frank Wall       CR
                                                               Street Reform and
                                                               Consumer Protection
                                                               Act.
H. Res. 1495.................  H.R. 5618....................  Restoration of        B
                                                               Emergency
                                                               Unemployment
                                                               Compensation Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1509.................  H.R. 1722....................  Telework              B
                                                               Improvements Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 1549.................  H.R. 1264....................  Multiple Peril
                                                               Insurance Act of
                                                               2009.
H. Res. 1556.................  H. Con. Res. 301.............  Directing the         CC. Res.
                                                               President, pursuant
                                                               to section 5(c) of
                                                               the War Powers
                                                               Resolution, to
                                                               remove the Armed
                                                               Forces from
                                                               Pakistan.
H. Res. 1568.................  H.R. 5893....................  Investing in          B
                                                               American Jobs and
                                                               Closing Tax
                                                               Loopholes Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1574.................  H.R. 3534....................  Consolidated Land,    B
                                                               Energy, and Aquatic
                                                               Resources Act of
                                                               2009.
                               H.R. 5851....................  Offshore Oil and Gas
                                                               Worker
                                                               Whistleblower
                                                               Protection Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1606.................  H.R. 1586....................  Education Jobs and    M
                                                               Medicaid Funding
                                                               Bill.
H. Res. 1640.................  H.R. 5297....................  Small Business Jobs   M
                                                               and Credit Act of
                                                               2010.
H. Res. 1674.................  H.R. 847.....................  James Zadroga 9/11    B
                                                               Health and
                                                               Compensation Act of
                                                               2010.
                               H.R. 2378....................  Currency Reform for
                                                               Fair Trade Act.
                               H.R. 2701....................  Intelligence
                                                               Authorization Act
                                                               for 2010.
H. Res. 1736.................  H.R. 4783....................  Claims Resolution     M
                                                               Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1741.................  H.J. Res. 101................  Making further        JR
                                                               continuing
                                                               appropriations for
                                                               fiscal year 2011,
                                                               and for other
                                                               purposes.
H. Res. 1742.................  S. 3307......................  Healthy, Hunger-Free  B
                                                               Kids Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1755.................  H.R. 3082....................  Military              M
                                                               Construction and
                                                               Veterans Affairs
                                                               Appropriations Act,
                                                               2010 (Full-Year
                                                               FY11 CR and Food
                                                               Safety).
H. Res. 1776.................  H.J. Res. 105................  Making further        JR
                                                               continuing
                                                               appropriations for
                                                               fiscal year 2011,
                                                               and for other
                                                               purposes.


                    C. Original Jurisdiction Matter


      1. COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES

    The following is a list of original jurisdiction measures 
that the Committee considered during the 111th Congress. The 
list identifies the measures by number and title or subject and 
includes the action and date the action was taken by the 
Committee and by the House.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Measure              Title             Reported          Passed
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H. Res. 62......  Providing for         January 14,      January 15,
                   further               2009.            2009
                   consideration of
                   the bill (H.R. 384)
                   to reform the
                   Troubled Assets
                   Relief Program of
                   the Secretary of
                   the Treasury and
                   ensure
                   accountability
                   under such Program,
                   and for other
                   purposes.
H. Res. 544.....  Providing for         June 15, 2009..  June 16, 2009
                   consideration of
                   the bill (H.R.
                   2847) making
                   appropriations for
                   the Departments of
                   Commerce and
                   Justice, and
                   Science, and
                   Related Agencies
                   for the fiscal year
                   ending September
                   30, 2010, and for
                   other purposes.
H. Res. 665.....  Providing for         July 21, 2009..  July 22, 2009
                   consideration of
                   the bill (H.R.
                   2920) to
                   reinstitute and
                   update the Pay-As-
                   You-Go requirement
                   of budget
                   neutrality on new
                   tax and mandatory
                   spending
                   legislation,
                   enforced by the
                   threat of annual,
                   automatic
                   sequestration.
H. Res. 1363....  Granting the          May 19, 2010...  May 20, 2010
                   authority provided
                   under clause
                   4(c)(3) of rule X
                   of the Rules of the
                   House of
                   Representatives to
                   the Committee on
                   Education and Labor
                   for purposes of its
                   investigation into
                   underground coal
                   mining safety.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

            2. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION FULL COMMITTEE HEARINGS

    The Committee held two full committee hearings. On July 13, 
2009, the Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1549, the 
``Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 
2009.'' H.R. 1549 proposed to limit the use of antibiotics for 
non-therapeutic uses in food-producing animals. At the hearing, 
the Committee heard from: (1) Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Principal 
Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; (2) Dr. 
Margaret Mellon, Scientist and Director, Food and Environment 
Program, Union of Concerned Scientists; (3) Dr. Lance B. Price, 
Director, Center for Metagenomics and Human Health; (4) Mr. 
Robert Martin, Senior Officer, PEW Environment Group; (5) Rep. 
Jan Schakowsky (D-IL); (6) Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA); (7) Mr. 
Steve Ellis, Chairman and CEO, Chipotle Mexican Grill; and (8) 
Mr. Fedele Bauccio, President and CEO, Bon Appetit Management 
Company.
    On May 19, 2010, the Committee held a hearing on H. Res. 
1363, granting the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of 
rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the 
Committee on Education and Labor for purposes of its 
investigation into underground coal mining safety. On April 5, 
2010, an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine killed 29 coal 
miners. This disaster, the worst mine disaster in the United 
States since 1970, compelled the Education and Labor Committee 
to investigate underground mine safety, specifically whether 
there are practices at the corporate level that are 
contributing to safety problems at mines.
    In order to strengthen the Education and Labor Committee's 
investigation, the Chair of that Committee, George Miller (D-
CA), introduced H. Res. 1363 on May 18, 2010. The resolution 
was referred to the Committee on Rules. That resolution granted 
Members of and counsels to the Committee the authority to 
require individuals to appear for depositions before the 
Committee. It further required the Education and Labor 
Committee, in exercising the deposition authority, to adhere to 
its committee rules regarding notice of depositions, the rights 
of Members and witnesses, and the conduct of depositions.
    At the hearing, the Rules Committee heard from Rep. George 
Miller (D-CA). The Committee reported the resolution on May 19, 
2010 and filed House Report No. 111-487. The resolution was 
considered on the floor as a privileged matter on May 20, 2010, 
and was adopted by a vote of 413-1.

        3. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES REPORTED OR DISCHARGED

a. Consideration of H.R. 384, to Reform the Troubled Assets Relief 
        Program, and for Other Purposes

    On January 14, 2009, the Rules Committee reported H. Res. 
62. The resolution provided for consideration of H.R. 384, the 
``TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009.'' The resolution 
also amended the motion to proceed under section 115 of the 
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-
343) (``EESA'').
    Section 115 of the EESA provided the Secretary of the 
Treasury with authority to purchase troubled assets, as defined 
in the Act. Section 115 provided that the $700 billion 
government investment of troubled assets would be released in 
three tranches. The first tranche, $250 billion, was released 
upon enactment of the EESA and the second tranche, $100 
billion, was released on October 15, 2008. The third tranche, 
$350 billion, would be released if (1) the President 
transmitted a report to Congress detailing the plan of the 
Secretary and (2) a joint resolution of disapproval had not 
been enacted within 15 calendar days after the date of the 
President's transmission. Section 115 provides that the joint 
resolution is considered under expedited ``fast track'' 
procedures in the House and Senate.
    Under section 115(d), if the President submits the report 
while the House is otherwise adjourned, the Speaker must call 
Members back to convene the House within 2 calendar days. The 
purpose of this convening of the House is to allow any Member 
to introduce a joint resolution of disapproval. Any Member has 
3 days after receipt of the President's report to introduce a 
joint resolution. Section 115 further prescribed House and 
Senate consideration of such joint resolutions.
    H. Res. 62 made two changes to section 115. First, it 
provided that only the Majority Leader, or his designee, could 
introduce the joint resolution in the House. Second, it 
provided that the joint resolution could be introduced even 
following the sixth day after receipt of the President's report 
but not later than the legislative day of January 22, 2009.
    The House considered H. Res. 62 as privileged matter on 
January 15, 2009. The resolution was agreed to by voice vote.

b. Clarification of the Earmark Rule

    The House rule regarding airdropped earmarks, limited tax 
benefits, and limited tariff benefits was added to the standing 
Rules of the House through H. Res. 5 in the 111th Congress. The 
term ``airdropped'' indicates those earmarks, limited tax 
benefits, or limited tariff benefits contained in a conference 
report but not committed by either the House or the Senate to 
the conference committee. The original rule, clause 9(b) of 
rule XXI, provided that managers of a conference report must 
submit a list of earmarks airdropped into the conference report 
or submit a statement indicating that the conference report 
contained no earmarks whatsoever, airdropped or otherwise. More 
specifically, the rule stated:
          (b) It shall not be in order to consider a conference 
        report to accompany a regular general appropriation 
        bill unless the joint explanatory statement prepared by 
        the managers on the part of the House and the managers 
        on the part of the Senate includes--
                  (1) a list of congressional earmarks, limited 
                tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits in 
                the conference report or joint statement (and 
                the name of any Member, Delegate, Resident 
                Commissioner, or Senator who submitted a 
                request to the House or Senate committees of 
                jurisdiction for each respective item included 
                in such list) that were neither committed to 
                the conference committee by either House nor in 
                a report of a committee of either House on such 
                bill or on a companion measure; or
                  (2) a statement that the proposition contains 
                no congressional earmarks, limited tax 
                benefits, or limited tariff benefits.
    This created a problem in that a conference report might 
contain earmarks committed to the conference committee by a 
House of Congress, so the managers would not be able to comply 
with clause 9(b) of rule XXI.
    To resolve this issue, the Rules Committee reported H. Res. 
544 on June 15, 2009. This rule proposed to amend clause 
9(b)(2) to insert the word ``such'' after ``no.'' This would 
change the rule so that the managers of a conference report 
would submit either (1) a list of airdropped earmarks, limited 
tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits or (2) a statement 
that the conference report contained no earmarks, limited tax 
benefits, or limited tariff benefits. The House considered H. 
Res. 544 on the floor as privileged matter on June 16, 2009, 
and adopted it by a vote of 247-174.

c. Inquiry Into Impeachment of Samuel Kent, a Judge of the United 
        States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

    On May 12, 2009, Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers, 
Jr. (D-MI) introduced H. Res. 424. The resolution was referred 
to the Rules Committee and authorized and directed the 
Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should 
impeach U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent of the Southern 
District of Texas. On the same day, Rules Committee Chair 
Louise Slaughter (D-NY) moved on the House floor that the Rules 
Committee be discharged from consideration of the measure and 
that the measure be considered on the floor. The resolution was 
adopted by unanimous consent.
    Pursuant to the authority granted to it by H. Res. 424, the 
Judiciary Committee investigated Judge Kent for allegations of 
nonconsensual sexual contact, sexual assault, and false 
statements to Congress. On June 19, 2009, the House voted to 
impeach Judge Kent through the adoption of H. Res. 520. On June 
30, 2009, prior to a trial in the Senate, Judge Kent resigned 
from the bench.

d. House Budget Enforcement and Adjustments of Direct Spending and 
        Revenues

    On April 29, 2009, the House and Senate both adopted the 
conference report accompanying S. Con. Res. 13, the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. Section 421 of 
the conference report permitted the chair of the House 
Committee on the Budget to exclude from analyses of budgetary 
effects the implementation of certain policies outlined in the 
conference report. More specifically, section 421(a)(2)(A) 
provided this authority for provisions in the amount of up to 
$38 billion from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2014 and 
up to $38 billion from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 
2019 for reforming the Medicare payment system for physicians. 
In addition, section 421(a)(2)(C) provided the adjustment 
authority for provisions in the amount of up to $214.4 billion 
from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2014 and from fiscal year 
2010 through fiscal year 2019 for reforming the Alternative 
Minimum Tax.
    On July 21, 2009, the Rules Committee reported H. Res. 665. 
This resolution proposed to amend the adjustment amounts in 
sections 421(a)(2)(A) and (a)(2)(C) of the budget conference 
report. The amounts would be changed to those contained in the 
original House budget, H. Con. Res. 85. For the Medicare 
payment system, the House budget provided adjustments for up to 
$87.3 billion for fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2014 and 
up to $285 billion for fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 
2014. For reforming the Alternative Minimum Tax, the House 
budget provided for adjustments of up to $68.7 billion for 
fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2010 
to fiscal year 2019. The House considered H. Res. 665 as a 
privileged matter on July 22, 2009, and adopted it by a vote of 
243-182.

e. Upper Big Branch Mine Accident

    As described previously, the Committee had under its 
consideration H. Res. 1363, which extended to the Committee on 
Education and Labor certain deposition authorities. On May 19, 
2010, the Committee on Rules met on H. Res. 1363 in open 
session and ordered the resolution favorably reported by voice 
vote to the House without amendment. The Committee filed House 
Report 111-487, together with minority views, on H. Res. 1363. 
The next day, May 20, 2010, the House considered H. Res. 1363 
as a privileged matter and agreed to it by a vote of 413-1.

f. Budget Enforcement and Paygo Alignment

    On July 1, 2010, the Rules Committee reported H. Res. 1500. 
The resolution provided for consideration of the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 4899, making supplemental appropriations; 
considered as adopted H. Res. 1493, regarding budget 
enforcement; and amended the House paygo rule timelines to 
align with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act.
    The focus of this paragraph is on the resolution's 
alignment of the two paygo timelines. As they were adopted, the 
House and statutory paygo timelines differed by one year. The 
House would use the periods 2010-2014 and 2010-2019, while the 
statute would review 2010-2015 and 2010-2020. In addition, the 
House rule allowed timing shifts, but the statute did not. 
Finally, the House rule stated that outyear changes in 
mandatory programs had no paygo impact, but such outyear 
changes did count for statutory paygo.
    The different timelines and considerations complicated 
compliance with paygo. Both rules were designed to limit 
increases in direct spending and decreases in revenues but 
required different analyses of legislation. In order to 
simplify the analysis of legislation, the House elected to 
amend its rule to comport with the statute.
    The same day it was reported, on July 1, 2010, the House 
considered H. Res. 1500 as privileged matter. The resolution 
was adopted by a vote of 215-210.

 4. OTHER ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES SUBJECT TO FLOOR CONSIDERATION

a. Inquiry Into Impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, a Judge of the 
        United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
        Louisiana

    On January 6, 2009, Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers, 
Jr. (D-MI) introduced H. Res. 15. The resolution was referred 
to the Rules Committee and authorized and directed the 
Judiciary Committee to inquire whether the House should impeach 
U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous of the Eastern District 
of Louisiana. The House adopted the resolution by a voice vote 
under suspension of the rules on January 13, 2009.
    Pursuant to the authority granted to it in H. Res. 15, the 
Judiciary Committee investigated whether the Judge engaged in 
corrupt conduct, accepted bribes in exchange for official acts, 
made false statements to federal investigators, and made false 
statements in a personal bankruptcy proceeding. On March 11, 
2010, the House voted to impeach Judge Porteous on the charges 
above through the adoption of H. Res. 1031.

b. Requiring Hearings on Waste, Fraud, Abuse, or Mismanagement in 
        Government Programs

    On January 9, 2009, Rep. John Tanner (D-TN) introduced H. 
Res. 40. The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee and 
amended the Rules of the House to require that congressional 
committees hold hearings on waste, fraud, and abuse in 
government programs that those committees may authorize. The 
House adopted the resolution by a vote of 423-0 on January 14, 
2009.

c. Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009

    On October 7, 2009, Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Bob 
Filner (D-CA) introduced H. Res. 804, the ``Veterans Health 
Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009.'' The 
resolution was referred to the Rules Committee. It proposed 
several changes to the process of budgeting for veterans 
programs: (1) the President would be required to submit a 
request for certain Veterans Affairs Department accounts for 
the ``fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the 
budget is submitted;'' (2) each July, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs would be required to report to Congress if it 
has the resources it needs in the upcoming fiscal year in order 
for Congress to address any funding imbalances; and (3) the 
Government Accountability Office would report, within 120 days 
of the annual budget submission, whether the Department's 
advance appropriations requests are in line with workload and 
cost estimates and the VA's budget model.
    The same day it was introduced, on October 7, 2009, the 
House considered the resolution under suspension of the rules. 
The resolution was adopted by a vote of 419-1.

d. Budget Enforcement Resolution

    On June 30, 2010, Budget Committee Chair John Spratt, Jr. 
(D-SC) introduced H. Res. 1493. The resolution was referred to 
the Budget Committee and the Rules Committee. The resolution 
set forth spending allocations for the Appropriations Committee 
and provided for enforcement of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act 
(Pub. L. No. 111-139). The resolution was considered as adopted 
on July 1, 2010, upon adoption of H. Res. 1500.

                   V. ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES


         A. The Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process


                      1. JURISDICTION AND PURPOSE

    The Committee on Rules established its Subcommittee on 
Legislative Process in 1979, at the outset of the 96th 
Congress. The Subcommittee has been reestablished in each 
succeeding Congress. In early 1995, the Committee changed the 
name of the Subcommittee to better reflect its jurisdiction, 
and, since that time, the Subcommittee has been known as the 
Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process.
    In the 111th Congress, the Subcommittee maintained its 
previous complement of seven Members, five majority and two 
minority. Chaired by Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida, the 
Majority membership of the Subcommittee included Reps. Dennis 
Cardoza of California, Chellie Pingree of Maine, Jared Polis of 
Colorado, and Louise M. Slaughter of New York. The Minority 
members of the Subcommittee include Ranking Member Lincoln 
Diaz-Balart of Florida and Rep. David Dreier of California.
    Committee Rule 5(a)(1)(A) provides that the Subcommittee 
`shall have general responsibility for measures or matters 
related to relations between the Congress and the Executive 
Branch.' The legislation falling within the panel's 
jurisdiction includes resolutions and bills, referred at the 
discretion of the Chair of the Committee on Rules.
    The primary statute within the Subcommittee's jurisdiction 
is the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
(Public Law 93-344 as amended). The Subcommittee also maintains 
jurisdiction over budget process-related provisions found in 
Part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 (Public Law 99-177 as amended by Public Laws 100-119, 
101-508 and 103-44) and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 
(Title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 
(Public Law 103-44)).

       B. The Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House


                      1. JURISDICTION AND PURPOSE

    The Subcommittee was first established at the beginning of 
the 96th Congress as the Subcommittee on Rules of the House. 
After several name changes, the name of the Subcommittee in the 
109th through 111th Congresses has been the Subcommittee on 
Rules and Organization of the House.
    In the 111th Congress, the Subcommittee maintained its 
previous complement of seven Members, five majority and two 
minority. Chaired by Rep. James McGovern of Massachusetts, the 
Majority membership of the Subcommittee includes Reps. Doris 
Matsui of California, Michael Arcuri of New York, Ed Perlmutter 
of Colorado, and Louise M. Slaughter of New York. The Minority 
membership includes Ranking Member Pete Sessions of Texas and 
Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina.
    Committee Rule 5(a)(2)(B) provides that the Subcommittee 
`shall have general responsibility for measures or matters 
related to process and procedures of the House, relations 
between the two Houses of Congress, relations between the 
Congress and the Judiciary, and internal operations of the 
House.' Referral of matters to the Subcommittee remains within 
the discretion of the Chair.

 2. LEGISLATION REFERRED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORGANIZATION 
                             OF THE HOUSE.

    H.R. 2297: Representative McGovern of Massachusetts, May 7, 
2009. To require the President to call a White House Conference 
on Food and Nutrition.

   VI. STATISTICAL PROFILE OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, 111TH CONGRESS


              A. Statistics on Special Orders or ``Rules''

    1. Number of formal requests for Rules Committee hearings: 
72
          (a) Number of rules requested for original 
        consideration of measures, rules for further 
        consideration, rules for disposition of Senate 
        amendments: 65
          (b) Number of rules requested on conference reports: 
        6
          (c) Number of rules requested on procedural matters: 
        0
          (d) Number of formal rules requests otherwise 
        disposed of by procedures other than the Rules 
        committee: 1
          (e) Number of formal requests pending at adjournment: 
        0
    2. Number of hearings:
          (a) 1st Session: 73
                (1) Regular meetings: 29
                (2) Emergency meetings: 34
                (3) Regular/Emergency meetings: 10\1\
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    \1\A regularly scheduled meeting to which an emergency item has 
been added.
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          (b) 2d Session: 62
                (1) Regular meetings: 27
                (2) Emergency meetings: 33
                (3) Regular/Emergency meetings: 2
    3. Number of bills, resolutions, and conference reports on 
which hearings were held for the purpose of considering special 
orders or ``rules''--\2\
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    \2\The breakdown of the total number of rules granted may not add 
up to the total number listed due to the consideration of multiple 
measures under one rule.
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          (a) Number of rules granted: 165
                  (1) Bills and resolutions: 109
                  (2) Conference Reports or consideration of 
                Senate Amendments: 38
                  (3) Providing for general debate only, 
                waiving 2/3 requirement or creating suspension 
                days: 42
          (b) Types of amendment structures for consideration 
        of bills and resolutions--
                  (1) General Debate: 5
                  (2) Modified Open: 1
                  (3) Structured: 73
                  (4) Closed: 35
          (c) Categories of Rules Granted with Certain Floor 
        Management Tools--
                  (1) Expedited Procedures Rules: 26
                  (2) Suspension Day Rules: 23
                  (3) Chair's en bloc authority: 4
          (d) Categories of Rules Granted to Resolve 
        Differences Among and Responding to the Legislative 
        Actions of Committees--
                  (1) Self-Executing Rules: 39
                  (2) Original Text Rules: 35
          (e) Categories of Rules Granted Dealing with House-
        Senate Relations--
                  (1) Senate Hook-up Rules: 2
                  (2) Disposition of Senate Amendments: 28
                  (3) Conference Report Rules: 12
                  (4) Engrossment of Multiple Measures Rules: 9
                  (5) Motions to go to Conference: 0
          (f) Dispositions of the 165 rules granted:
                  (1) Adopted by the House: 156
                  (2) Rejected by the House: 0
                  (3) Laid on the Table: 9
                  (4) Pending on the House Calendar at 
                Adjournment: 0
    4. Rules of the House waivers granted (waivers may be 
underlying measures, matters made in order as original text, 
motions, or amendments)
          (a) Types of waivers:
                  (1) Waivers of all points of order: 80
                  (2) Waivers of all points of order with 
                exceptions--
                          A. Except for clauses 9 (earmark 
                        disclosure) and 10 (PAYGO) of Rule XXI: 
                        93
                          B. Except for clauses 9 of Rule XXI 
                        (earmark disclosure): 8
                          C. Except for clause 10 of Rule XXI 
                        (PAYGO): 56
                  (3) Waivers of Clause 2 of Rule XXI 
                (Prohibiting unauthorized appropriations, 
                reappropriations or legislative provisions in a 
                general appropriations bill): 14

            B. Statistics on Original Jurisdiction Measures

    1. Full Committee
          (a) Number of bills and resolutions referred: 201
          (b) Number of measures referred to the subcommittees: 
        1
                  (1) Exclusive Referrals to the Subcommittee 
                on Rules and Organization of the House: 1
                  (2) Exclusive Referrals to the Subcommittee 
                on the Legislative and Budget Process: 0
                  (3) Joint referrals: 0
          (c) Number of original jurisdiction measures heard by 
        the full committee: 4
          (d) Number of hearings and markups held by the full 
        committee: 1
          (e) Number of measures reported by the full 
        committee: 4
                  (1) Disposition of measures reported
                          (a) Measures adopted by the House: 4
                          (b) Measures reported and pending 
                        floor action at adjournment: 0
                          (c) Measures rejected by the House: 0
                          (d) Measures tabled by the House: 0
    2. Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process
          (a) Measures referred: 0
          (b) Days of hearings and markups: 0
          (c) Measures reported: 0
    3. Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House
          (a) Measures referred: 1
          (b) Days of hearings and markups: 1
          (c) Measures reported: 0

                            VII. APPENDICES


                   A. TABLE 1.--TYPES OF RULES GRANTED
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General Debate:
    H. Res. 53............  H.R. 384..................  TARP Reform and
                                                         Accountability
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 88............  H.R. 1....................  American
                                                         Recovery and
                                                         Reinvestment
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 305...........  H. Con. Res. 85...........  Setting forth
                                                         the
                                                         congressional
                                                         budget for the
                                                         United States
                                                         Government for
                                                         fiscal year
                                                         2010 and
                                                         including the
                                                         appropriate
                                                         budgetary
                                                         levels for
                                                         fiscal years
                                                         2009 and 2011
                                                         through 2014.
    H. Res. 400...........  H.R. 1728.................  Mortgage Reform
                                                         and Anti-
                                                         Predatory
                                                         Lending Act.
    H. Res. 956...........  H.R. 4173.................  Wall Street
                                                         Reform and
                                                         Consumer
                                                         Protection Act
                                                         of 2009.
Modified Open:
    H. Res. 544...........  H.R. 2847.................  Commerce,
                                                         Justice,
                                                         Science, and
                                                         Related
                                                         Agencies
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
Structured:
    H. Res. 62............  H.R. 384..................  TARP Reform and
                                                         Accountability
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 92............  H.R. 1....................  American
                                                         Recovery and
                                                         Reinvestment
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 190...........  H.R. 1106.................  Helping Families
                                                         Save Their
                                                         Homes Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 235...........  H.R. 1262.................  Water Quality
                                                         Investment Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 250...........  H.R. 1362.................  Generations
                                                         Invigorating
                                                         Volunteerism
                                                         and Education
                                                         (GIVE) Act.
    H. Res. 281...........  H.R. 1404.................  Federal Land
                                                         Assistance,
                                                         Management and
                                                         Enhancement
                                                         (FLAME) Act.
    H. Res. 306...........  H.R. 1664.................  To amend the
                                                         executive
                                                         compensation
                                                         provisions of
                                                         the Emergency
                                                         Economic
                                                         Stabilization
                                                         Act of 2008 to
                                                         prohibit
                                                         unreasonable
                                                         and excessive
                                                         compensation
                                                         and
                                                         compensation
                                                         not based on
                                                         performance
                                                         standards.
    H. Res. 307...........  H.R. 1256.................  Family Smoking
                                                         Prevention and
                                                         Tobacco Control
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 316...........  H. Con. Res. 85...........  Setting forth
                                                         the
                                                         congressional
                                                         budget for the
                                                         United States
                                                         Government for
                                                         fiscal year
                                                         2010 and
                                                         including the
                                                         appropriate
                                                         budgetary
                                                         levels for
                                                         fiscal years
                                                         2009 and 2011
                                                         through 2014.
    H. Res. 352...........  H.R. 1145.................  National Water
                                                         Research and
                                                         Development
                                                         Initiative Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 379...........  H.R. 627..................  Credit
                                                         Cardholders'
                                                         Bill of Rights
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 406...........  H.R. 1728.................  Mortgage Reform
                                                         and Anti-
                                                         Predatory
                                                         Lending Act.
    H. Res. 427...........  H.R. 2187.................  21st Century
                                                         Green High-
                                                         Performing
                                                         Public School
                                                         Facilities Act.
    H. Res. 457...........  H.R. 2352.................  Job Creation
                                                         Through
                                                         Entrepreneurshi
                                                         p Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 464...........  H.R. 915..................  FAA
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 474...........  H.R. 2200.................  Transportation
                                                         Security
                                                         Administration
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 490...........  H.R. 1385.................  Thomasina E.
                                                         Jordan Indian
                                                         Tribes of
                                                         Virginia
                                                         Federal
                                                         Recognition Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 501...........  H.R. 626..................  Federal
                                                         Employees Paid
                                                         Parental Leave
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 522...........  H.R. 1886.................  Enduring
                                                         Assistance and
                                                         Cooperation
                                                         Enhancement Act
                                                         of 2009.
                            H.R. 2410.................  Foreign
                                                         Relations
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act, Fiscal
                                                         Years 2010 and
                                                         2011.
    H. Res. 552...........  H.R. 2847.................  Commerce,
                                                         Justice,
                                                         Science, and
                                                         Related
                                                         Agencies
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 559...........  H.R. 2918.................  Legislative
                                                         Branch
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 572...........  H.R. 2647.................  National Defense
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2010.
    H. Res. 573...........  H.R. 2892.................  Department of
                                                         Homeland
                                                         Security
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 578...........  H.R. 2996.................  Department of
                                                         the Interior,
                                                         Environment,
                                                         and Related
                                                         Agencies
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 587...........  H.R. 2454.................  American Clean
                                                         Energy and
                                                         Security Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 609...........  H.R. 2997.................  Agriculture,
                                                         Rural
                                                         Development,
                                                         Food and Drug
                                                         Administration,
                                                         and Related
                                                         Agencies
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 610...........  H.R. 2965.................  Enhancing Small
                                                         Business
                                                         Research and
                                                         Innovation Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 617...........  H.R. 3081.................  Department of
                                                         State, Foreign
                                                         Operations, and
                                                         Related
                                                         Programs
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 618...........  H.R. 2701.................  Intelligence
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2010.
    H. Res. 622...........  H.R. 3082.................  Military
                                                         Construction
                                                         and Veterans
                                                         Affairs
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 644...........  H.R. 3170.................  Financial
                                                         Services and
                                                         General
                                                         Government
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 645...........  H.R. 3183.................  Energy and Water
                                                         Development and
                                                         Related
                                                         Agencies
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 653...........  H.R. 1018.................  Restore Our
                                                         American
                                                         Mustangs Act.
    H. Res. 665...........  H.R. 2920.................  Statutory Pay-As-
                                                         You-Go Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 669...........  H.R. 3288.................  Transportation,
                                                         Housing and
                                                         Urban
                                                         Development,
                                                         and Related
                                                         Agencies
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 673...........  H.R. 3293.................  Department of
                                                         Education
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 685...........  H.R. 3326.................  Department of
                                                         Defense
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 697...........  H.R. 3269.................  Corporate and
                                                         Financial
                                                         Institution
                                                         Compensation
                                                         Fairness Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 726...........  H.R. 965..................  Chesapeake Bay
                                                         Gateways and
                                                         Watertrails
                                                         Network
                                                         Continuing
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 745...........  H.R. 3246.................  Advanced Vehicle
                                                         Technology Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 746...........  H.R. 3221.................  Student Aid and
                                                         Fiscal
                                                         Responsibility
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 764...........  H.R. 505..................  Native Hawaiian
                                                         Government
                                                         Reorganization
                                                         Act of 2007.
    H. Res. 846...........  H.R. 3585.................  Solar Technology
                                                         Roadmap Act.
    H. Res. 853...........  H.R. 3619.................  Coast Guard
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 875...........  H.R. 3854.................  Small Business
                                                         Financing and
                                                         Investment Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 884...........  H.R. 3639.................  Expedited CARD
                                                         Reform for
                                                         Consumers Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 885...........  H.R. 2868.................  Chemical
                                                         Facility Anti-
                                                         Terrorism Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 903...........  H.R. 3962.................  Affordable
                                                         Health Care for
                                                         America Act.
    H. Res. 909...........  H.R. 3791.................  Fire Grants
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 964...........  H.R. 4713.................  Wall Street
                                                         Reform and
                                                         Consumer
                                                         Protection Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 1017..........  H.R. 3254.................  Taos Pueblo
                                                         Indian Water
                                                         Rights
                                                         Settlement Act.
    H. Res. 1017..........  H.R. 3342.................  Aamodt
                                                         Litigation
                                                         Settlement Act.
    H. Res. 1017..........  H.R. 1065.................  White Mountain
                                                         Apache Tribe
                                                         Water Rights
                                                         Quantification
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 1051..........  H.R. 4061.................  Cybersecurity
                                                         Enhancement Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 1083..........  H.R. 2314.................  Native Hawaiian
                                                         Government
                                                         Reorganization
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 1105..........  H.R. 2701.................  Intelligence
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2010.
    H. Res. 1126..........  H.R. 4247.................  Preventing
                                                         Harmful
                                                         Restraint and
                                                         Seclusion in
                                                         Schools Act.
    H. Res. 1168..........  H.R. 3650.................  Harmful Algal
                                                         Blooms and
                                                         Hypoxia
                                                         Research and
                                                         Control
                                                         Amendments Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 1192..........  H.R. 3644.................  Ocean, Coastal,
                                                         and Watershed
                                                         Education Act.
                            H.R. 1612.................  Public Lands
                                                         Service Corps
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 1248..........  H.R. 4715.................  Clean Estuaries
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1300..........  H.R. 5013.................  Implementing
                                                         Management for
                                                         Performance and
                                                         Related Reforms
                                                         to Obtain Value
                                                         in Every
                                                         Acquisition Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1305..........  H.R. 2499.................  Puerto Rico
                                                         Democracy Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 1329..........  H.R. 5019.................  Home Star Energy
                                                         Retrofit Act of
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1344..........  H.R. 5116.................  America COMPETES
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1404..........  H.R. 5136.................  National Defense
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2011.
    H. Res. 1424..........  H.R. 5072.................  FHA Reform Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1436..........  H.R. 5297.................  Small Business
                                                         Lending Fund
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1468..........  H.R. 5175.................  Democracy is
                                                         Strengthened by
                                                         Casting Light
                                                         on Spending in
                                                         Elections Act.
    H. Res. 1517..........  H.R. 5114.................  Flood Insurance
                                                         Reform
                                                         Priorities Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1559..........  H.R. 5822.................  Military
                                                         Construction
                                                         and Veterans
                                                         Affairs and
                                                         Related
                                                         Agencies
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2011.
    H. Res. 1574..........  H.R. 3534.................  Consolidated
                                                         Land, Energy,
                                                         and Aquatic
                                                         Resources Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 1569..........  H.R. 5850.................  Transportation,
                                                         Housing and
                                                         Urban
                                                         Development,
                                                         and Related
                                                         Agencies
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2011.
    H. Res. 1620..........  H.R. 4785.................  Rural Energy
                                                         Savings Program
                                                         Act.
Closed:
    H. Res. 52............  H.R. 2....................  Children's
                                                         Health
                                                         Insurance
                                                         Program
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 87............  S. 181....................  Lilly Ledbetter
                                                         Fair Pay Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 108...........  S. 352....................  DTV Delay Act.
    H. Res. 184...........  H.R. 1105.................  Omnibus
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2009.
    H. Res. 219...........  H.J. Res. 38..............  Making further
                                                         continuing
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for fiscal year
                                                         2009, and for
                                                         other purposes.
    H. Res. 294...........  H. Res. 279...............  Providing for
                                                         the expenses of
                                                         certain
                                                         committees of
                                                         the House of
                                                         Representatives
                                                         in the One
                                                         Hundred
                                                         Eleventh
                                                         Congress.
    H. Res. 372...........  H.R. 1913.................  Local Law
                                                         Enforcement
                                                         Hate Crimes
                                                         Prevention Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 434...........  H.R. 2346.................  Supplemental
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2009.
    H. Res. 490...........  H.R. 31...................  Lumbee
                                                         Recognition
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 691...........  H.R. 2749.................  Food Safety
                                                         Enhancement Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 760...........  H.R. 324..................  Santa Cruz
                                                         Valley National
                                                         Heritage Area
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 830...........  H.R. 2442.................  Bay Area
                                                         Regional Water
                                                         Recycling
                                                         Program
                                                         Expansion Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 364...........  H.R. 1592.................  Local Law
                                                         Enforcement
                                                         Hate Crimes
                                                         Prevention Act
                                                         of 2007.
    H. Res. 903...........  H.R. 3961.................  Medicare
                                                         Physician
                                                         Payment Reform
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 908...........  H.R. 2781.................  To amend the
                                                         Wild and Scenic
                                                         Rivers Act to
                                                         designate
                                                         segments of the
                                                         Molalla River
                                                         in Oregon, as
                                                         components of
                                                         the National
                                                         Wild and Scenic
                                                         Rivers System,
                                                         and for other
                                                         purposes.
    H. Res. 941...........  H.R. 4154.................  Permanent Estate
                                                         Tax Relief for
                                                         Families,
                                                         Farmers, and
                                                         Small
                                                         Businesses Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 955...........  H.R. 4213.................  Tax Extenders
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 976...........  H.J. Res 64...............  Making further
                                                         continuing
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for fiscal year
                                                         2010, and for
                                                         other purposes.
    H. Res. 976...........  H.R. 4314.................  To permit
                                                         continued
                                                         financing of
                                                         Government
                                                         operations.
    H. Res. 1038..........  H.R. 3726.................  Castle Nugent
                                                         National
                                                         Historic Site
                                                         Establishment
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 4474.................  Idaho Wilderness
                                                         Water
                                                         Facilities Act.
    H. Res. 1098..........  H.R. 4626.................  Health Insurance
                                                         Industry Fair
                                                         Competition
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 1146..........  H. Con. Res. 248..........  Directing the
                                                         President,
                                                         pursuant to
                                                         section 5(c) of
                                                         the War Powers
                                                         Resolution, to
                                                         remove the
                                                         Armed Forces
                                                         from
                                                         Afghanistan.
    H. Res. 1204..........  H.R. 4899.................  Disaster Relief
                                                         and Summer Jobs
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1205..........  H.R. 4849.................  Small Business
                                                         and
                                                         Infrastructure
                                                         Jobs Tax Act of
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1436..........  H.R. 5486.................  Small Business
                                                         Jobs Tax Relief
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1495..........  H.R. 5618.................  Restoration of
                                                         Emergency
                                                         Unemployment
                                                         Compensation
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1509..........  H.R. 1722.................  Telework
                                                         Improvements
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1549..........  H.R. 1264.................  Multiple Peril
                                                         Insurance Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 1556..........  H. Con. Res. 301..........  Directing the
                                                         President,
                                                         pursuant to
                                                         section 5(c) of
                                                         the War Powers
                                                         Resolution, to
                                                         remove the
                                                         Armed Forces
                                                         from Pakistan.
    H. Res. 1568..........  H.R. 5893.................  Investing in
                                                         American Jobs
                                                         and Closing Tax
                                                         Loopholes Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1574..........  H.R. 5851.................  Offshore Oil and
                                                         Gas Worker
                                                         Whistleblower
                                                         Protection Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1674..........  H.R. 847..................  James Zadroga 9/
                                                         11 Health and
                                                         Compensation
                                                         Act of 2010.
                            H.R. 2387.................  Currency Reform
                                                         for Fair Trade
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 2701.................  Intelligence
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for 2010.
    H. Res. 1741..........  H.J. Res. 101.............  Making further
                                                         continuing
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for fiscal year
                                                         2011, and for
                                                         other purposes.
    H. Res. 1742..........  S. 3307...................  Healthy, Hunger-
                                                         Free Kids Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1776..........  H.J. 105..................  Making further
                                                         continuing
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for fiscal year
                                                         2011, and for
                                                         other purposes.

                           Special Procedures

 Waiving Rule XIII, clause 6(a), requiring a two-thirds vote to consider
 a rule on the same day it is reported from the Committee on Rules:
    H. Res. 158...........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Tuesday
                                                         February 11,
                                                         2009 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of February 13,
                                                         2009, providing
                                                         for
                                                         consideration
                                                         or disposition
                                                         of any measure
                                                         relating to the
                                                         bill (H.R. 1)
                                                         making
                                                         supplemental
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for job
                                                         preservation
                                                         and creation,
                                                         infrastructure
                                                         investment,
                                                         energy
                                                         efficiency and
                                                         science,
                                                         assistance to
                                                         the unemployed,
                                                         and State and
                                                         local fiscal
                                                         stabilization,
                                                         for the fiscal
                                                         year ending
                                                         September 30,
                                                         2009, and for
                                                         other purposes.
    H. Res. 218...........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Thursday
                                                         March 5, 2009
                                                         to consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported on the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of March 6,
                                                         2009, providing
                                                         for
                                                         consideration
                                                         or disposition
                                                         of any measure
                                                         making
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for the fiscal
                                                         year 2009, and
                                                         for other
                                                         purposes.
    H. Res. 229...........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Tuesday
                                                         March 10, 2009
                                                         to consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported on the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of March 11,
                                                         2009, providing
                                                         for
                                                         consideration
                                                         or disposition
                                                         of any measure
                                                         making
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for the fiscal
                                                         year 2009, and
                                                         for other
                                                         purposes.
    H. Res. 289...........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Thursday
                                                         March 26, 2009
                                                         to consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of March 30,
                                                         2009, providing
                                                         for
                                                         consideration
                                                         or disposition
                                                         of the bill
                                                         (H.R. 1388) to
                                                         reauthorize and
                                                         reform the
                                                         national
                                                         service laws,
                                                         an amendment
                                                         thereto, or a
                                                         conference
                                                         report thereon.
    H. Res. 365...........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Monday April
                                                         27, 2009 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported on the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of April 28,
                                                         2009, providing
                                                         for
                                                         consideration
                                                         or disposition
                                                         of a conference
                                                         report to
                                                         accompany the
                                                         concurrent
                                                         resolution (S.
                                                         Con. Res. 13)
                                                         setting forth
                                                         the
                                                         congressional
                                                         budget for the
                                                         United States
                                                         Government for
                                                         fiscal year
                                                         2010, revising
                                                         the appropriate
                                                         budgetary
                                                         levels for
                                                         fiscal year
                                                         2009, and
                                                         setting forth
                                                         the appropriate
                                                         budgetary
                                                         levels for
                                                         fiscal years
                                                         2011 through
                                                         2014.
    H. Res. 450...........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Monday May
                                                         18, 2009 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported on the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of May 19,
                                                         2009, providing
                                                         for
                                                         consideration
                                                         or disposition
                                                         of the bill (S.
                                                         896) to prevent
                                                         mortgage
                                                         foreclosures
                                                         and enhance
                                                         mortgage credit
                                                         availability.
    H. Res. 962...........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Tuesday,
                                                         December 9,
                                                         2009 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported on the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of December 10,
                                                         2009, providing
                                                         for further
                                                         consideration
                                                         or disposition
                                                         of the bill
                                                         (H.R. 4173) to
                                                         provide for
                                                         financial
                                                         regulatory
                                                         reform, to
                                                         protect
                                                         consumers and
                                                         investors, to
                                                         enhance Federal
                                                         understanding
                                                         of insurance
                                                         issues, to
                                                         regulate the
                                                         over-the-
                                                         counter
                                                         derivatives
                                                         markets, and
                                                         for other
                                                         purposes.
    H. Res. 973...........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Tuesday
                                                         December 15,
                                                         2009 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported on the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of December 16,
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 976...........  H.R. 3326.................  Special Rule
                            H.R. 4314                    Reported on the
                            H.R. 2847                    Legislative day
                            H.J. Res. 64                 of Wednesday
                                                         December 16,
                                                         2009 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Rules Committee
                                                         on the same day
                                                         it is presented
                                                         to the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         rules reported
                                                         from the Rules
                                                         Committee for
                                                         the remainder
                                                         of the first
                                                         session of the
                                                         111th Congress.
    H. Res. 1105..........  H.R. 2701.................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Wednesday
                                                         February 24,
                                                         2010 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of February 26,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1126..........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Tuesday
                                                         March 2, 2010
                                                         to consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of March 4,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1212..........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Monday March
                                                         24, 2010 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of March 29,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1248..........  H.R. 4715.................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Wednesday
                                                         April 14, 2010
                                                         to consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of April 16,
                                                         2010, providing
                                                         for
                                                         consideration
                                                         of a measure
                                                         relating to the
                                                         extension of
                                                         unemployment
                                                         insurance.
    H. Res. 1392..........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Tuesday May
                                                         25, 2010 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported on the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of May 26,
                                                         2010, providing
                                                         for
                                                         consideration
                                                         or disposition
                                                         of the Senate
                                                         amendment to
                                                         the bill (H.R.
                                                         4213) to amend
                                                         the Internal
                                                         Revenue Code of
                                                         1986 to extend
                                                         certain
                                                         expiring
                                                         provisions, and
                                                         for other
                                                         purposes.
    H. Res. 1404..........  H.R. 5136.................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Wednesday,
                                                         May 26, 2010 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of June 1,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1436..........  H.R. 5486.................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Monday June
                                                         14, 2010 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of June 18,
                                                         2010, providing
                                                         for
                                                         consideration
                                                         or disposition
                                                         of any Senate
                                                         amendment to
                                                         the House
                                                         amendment to
                                                         the Senate
                                                         amendment to
                                                         the bill (H.R.
                                                         4213) to amend
                                                         the Internal
                                                         Revenue Code of
                                                         1986 to extend
                                                         certain
                                                         expiring
                                                         provisions, and
                                                         for other
                                                         purposes.
    H. Res. 1468..........  H.R. 5175.................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Wednesday
                                                         June 23, 2010
                                                         to consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of June 25,
                                                         2010, providing
                                                         for
                                                         consideration
                                                         or disposition
                                                         of a measure
                                                         that includes a
                                                         subject matter
                                                         addressed by
                                                         H.R. 4213.
    H. Res. 1487..........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Tuesday June
                                                         29, 2010 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of July 3,
                                                         2010, providing
                                                         for
                                                         consideration
                                                         or disposition
                                                         of any of the
                                                         following:
                                                        (1) A conference
                                                         report to
                                                         accompany the
                                                         bill (H.R.
                                                         4173) to
                                                         provide for
                                                         financial
                                                         regulatory
                                                         reform, to
                                                         protect
                                                         consumers and
                                                         investors, to
                                                         enhance Federal
                                                         understanding
                                                         of insurance
                                                         issues, to
                                                         regulate the
                                                         over-the-
                                                         counter
                                                         derivatives
                                                         markets, and
                                                         for other
                                                         purposes.
                                                        (2) A measure
                                                         that includes a
                                                         subject matter
                                                         addressed by
                                                         H.R. 4213 or
                                                         any amendment
                                                         pertaining
                                                         thereto.
    H. Res. 1495..........  H.R. 5618.................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Wednesday
                                                         June 30, 2010
                                                         to consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of July 3,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1496..........  ..........................  Special Rule
                                                         Reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Wednesday
                                                         June 30, to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of July 3,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1537..........  ..........................  Special rule
                                                         reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Tuesday,
                                                         July 20, 2010
                                                         to consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of Friday, July
                                                         23, 2010.
    H. Res. 1568..........  H.R. 5893.................  Special rule
                                                         reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Wednesday,
                                                         July 28, 2010
                                                         to consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of Sunday,
                                                         August 1, 2010.
    H. Res. 1606..........  H.R. 1586.................  Special rule
                                                         reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Monday,
                                                         August 9, 2010
                                                         to consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of Wednesday,
                                                         August 11,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1640..........  H.R. 5297.................  Special rule
                                                         reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Wednesday,
                                                         September 22,
                                                         2010 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of Friday,
                                                         October 1,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1752..........  ..........................  Special rule
                                                         reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Tuesday,
                                                         December 7,
                                                         2010 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of December 18,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1771..........  ..........................  Special rule
                                                         reported on the
                                                         Legislative day
                                                         of Thursday,
                                                         December 16,
                                                         2010 to
                                                         consider a
                                                         report from the
                                                         Committee on
                                                         Rules on the
                                                         same day it is
                                                         presented to
                                                         the House is
                                                         waived with
                                                         respect to any
                                                         resolution
                                                         reported
                                                         through the
                                                         legislative day
                                                         of December 24,
                                                         2010.
Makes in order suspensions on special days:
    H. Res. 157...........  ..........................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Thursday,
                                                         February 13,
                                                         2008.
    H. Res. 257...........  ..........................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Thursday, March
                                                         19, 2009.
    H. Res. 766...........  ..........................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Thursday,
                                                         September 24,
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 875...........  H.R. 3854.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Friday, October
                                                         30, 2009.
    H. Res. 885...........  H.R. 2868.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Saturday,
                                                         November 7,
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 976...........  H.R. 3326.................  Suspensions in
                            H.J. Res. 64                 order during
                                                         the remainder
                                                         of the first
                                                         session of the
                                                         111th Congress.
                            H.R. 4314                   ................
                            H. Res. 2847                ................
    H. Res. 1105..........  H.R. 2701.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Friday,
                                                         February 26,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1126..........  H.R. 4247.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Thursday, March
                                                         4, 2010.
    H. Res. 1190..........  ..........................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Sunday, March
                                                         21, 2010.
    H. Res. 1212..........  H.R. 1586.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Monday, March
                                                         28, 2010.
    H. Res. 1248..........  H.R. 4715.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Friday, April
                                                         16, 2010.
    H. Res. 1392..........  ..........................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Sunday, May 30,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1404..........  H.R. 5136.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Sunday, May 30,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1424..........  H.R. 5072.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Friday, June
                                                         11, 2010.
    H. Res. 1436..........  H.R. 5486.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Friday, June
                                                         18, 2010.
                            H.R. 5297                   ................
    H. Res. 1468..........  H.R. 5175.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Friday, June
                                                         25, 2010.
    H. Res. 1487..........  ..........................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Saturday, July
                                                         3, 2010.
    H. Res. 1537..........  ..........................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Friday, July
                                                         23, 2010.
    H. Res. 1559..........  H.R. 5822.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Saturday,
                                                         August 1, 2010.
    H. Res. 1640..........  H.R. 5297.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Friday, October
                                                         1, 2010.
    H. Res. 1721..........  H.R. 1722.................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Friday,
                                                         November 19,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1752..........  ..........................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Saturday,
                                                         December 18,
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1771..........  ..........................  Suspensions in
                                                         order on
                                                         Friday,
                                                         December 24,
                                                         2010.
Senate Hook-up:
    H. Res. 316...........  S. Con. Res. 13...........  An original
                                                         concurrent
                                                         resolution
                                                         setting forth
                                                         the
                                                         congressional
                                                         budget for the
                                                         United States
                                                         Government for
                                                         fiscal year
                                                         2010, revising
                                                         the appropriate
                                                         budgetary
                                                         levels for
                                                         fiscal year
                                                         2009, and
                                                         setting forth
                                                         the appropriate
                                                         budgetary
                                                         levels for
                                                         fiscal years
                                                         2011 through
                                                         2014.
    H. Res. 1105..........  S. 1494...................  Intelligence
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2010.
Disposition of Senate amendments:
    H. Res. 107...........  H.R. 2....................  Children's
                                                         Health
                                                         Insurance
                                                         Program
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 280...........  H.R. 146..................  Omnibus Public
                                                         Land Management
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 296...........  H.R. 1388.................  Serve America
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 456...........  H.R. 627..................  Credit Card
                                                         Accountability
                                                         Responsibility
                                                         and Disclosure
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 532...........  H.R. 1256.................  Family Smoking
                                                         Prevention and
                                                         Tobacco Control
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 976...........  H.R. 3326.................  Making
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for the
                                                         Department of
                                                         Defense for the
                                                         fiscal year
                                                         ending
                                                         September 30,
                                                         2010, and for
                                                         other purposes.
                            H.J. Res. 64..............  Making further
                                                         continuing
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for fiscal year
                                                         2010, and for
                                                         other purposes.
                            H.R. 4314.................  To permit
                                                         continued
                                                         financing of
                                                         Government
                                                         operations.
                            H.R. 2847.................  Making
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for the
                                                         Departments of
                                                         Commerce and
                                                         Justice, and
                                                         Science, and
                                                         Related
                                                         Agencies for
                                                         the fiscal year
                                                         ending
                                                         September 30,
                                                         2010, and for
                                                         other purposes;
                                                         and for other
                                                         purposes.
    H. Res. 1065..........  H.J. Res. 45..............  Statutory Pay-As-
                                                         You-Go Act of
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1109..........  H.R. 3961.................  To amend title
                                                         XVIII of the
                                                         Social Security
                                                         Act to reform
                                                         the Medicare
                                                         SGR payment
                                                         system for
                                                         physicians and
                                                         to reinstitute
                                                         and update the
                                                         Pay-As-You-Go
                                                         requirement of
                                                         budget
                                                         neutrality on
                                                         new tax and
                                                         mandatory
                                                         spending
                                                         legislation,
                                                         enforced by the
                                                         threat of
                                                         annual,
                                                         automatic
                                                         sequestration.
    H. Res. 1137..........  H.R. 2847.................  Commerce,
                                                         Justice,
                                                         Science, and
                                                         Related
                                                         Agencies
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 1203..........  H.R. 3590.................  Patient
                                                         Protection and
                                                         Affordable Care
                                                         Act.
                                                        Reconciliation
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1212..........  H.R. 1586.................  Aviation Safety
                                                         and Investment
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1225..........  H.R. 4872.................  Health Care and
                                                         Education
                                                         Reconciliation
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1403..........  H.R. 4213.................  To amend the
                                                         Internal
                                                         Revenue Code of
                                                         1986 to extend
                                                         certain
                                                         expiring
                                                         provisions, and
                                                         for other
                                                         purposes.
    H. Res. 1500..........  H.R. 4899.................  Supplemental
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 1550..........  H.R. 4213.................  Unemployment
                                                         Compensation
                                                         Extension Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1606..........  H.R. 1586.................  Education Jobs
                                                         and Medicaid
                                                         Funding Bill.
    H. Res. 1640..........  H.R. 5297.................  Small Business
                                                         Jobs and Credit
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1674..........  H.R. 847..................  James Zadroga 9/
                                                         11 Health and
                                                         Compensation
                                                         Act of 2010.
                            H.R. 2378.................  Currency Reform
                                                         for Fair Trade
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 2701.................  Intelligence
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2010.
    H. Res. 1682..........  H.R. 3081.................  Continuing
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2011.
    H. Res. 1721..........  H.R. 1722.................  Telework
                                                         Improvements
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1736..........  H.R. 4783.................  Claims
                                                         Resolution Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1745..........  H.R. 4853.................  Middle Class Tax
                                                         Relief Act of
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1755..........  H.R. 3082.................  Military
                                                         Construction
                                                         and Veterans
                                                         Affairs
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010 (Full-
                                                         Year FY11 CR
                                                         and Food
                                                         Safety).
    H. Res. 1756..........  H.R. 5281.................  Removal
                                                         Clarification
                                                         Act of 2010
                                                         (Development,
                                                         Relief, and
                                                         Education for
                                                         Alien Minors
                                                         (DREAM) Act).
    H. Res. 1764..........  H.R. 2965.................  SBIR/STTR
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2009
                                                         (Don't Ask,
                                                         Don't Tell
                                                         Repeal Act of
                                                         2010).
    H. Res. 1766..........  H.R. 4853.................  Tax Relief,
                                                         Unemployment
                                                         Insurance
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         , and Job
                                                         Creation Act of
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1781..........  H.R. 5116.................  America COMPETES
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2010.
                            H.R. 2751.................  FDA Food Safety
                                                         Modernization
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 2142.................  GPRA
                                                         Modernization
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1782..........  H.R. 3082.................  Continuing
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         and Surface
                                                         Transportation
                                                         Extensions Act,
                                                         2011.
Conference Reports:
    H. Res. 168...........  H.R. 1....................  American
                                                         Recovery and
                                                         Reinvestment
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 371...........  S. Con. Res. 13...........  Concurrent
                                                         Resolution on
                                                         the Budget for
                                                         Fiscal Year
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 463...........  S. 454....................  Weapons
                                                         Acquisition
                                                         System Reform
                                                         Through
                                                         Enhancing
                                                         Technical
                                                         Knowledge and
                                                         Oversight Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 545...........  H.R. 2346.................  Supplemental
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2009.
    H. Res. 772...........  H.R. 2918.................  Legislative
                                                         Branch
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 788...........  H.R. 3183.................  Energy and Water
                                                         Development and
                                                         Related
                                                         Agencies
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 799...........  H.R. 2997.................  Agriculture,
                                                         Rural
                                                         Development,
                                                         Food and Drug
                                                         Administration,
                                                         and Related
                                                         Agencies
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 808...........  H.R. 2647.................  National Defense
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2010.
    H. Res. 829...........  H.R. 2892.................  Department of
                                                         Homeland
                                                         Security
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 876...........  H.R. 2996.................  Department of
                                                         the Interior,
                                                         Environment,
                                                         and Related
                                                         Agencies
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 961...........  H.R. 3288.................  Consolidated
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2010.
    H. Res. 1490..........  H.R. 4173.................  Restoring
                                                         American
                                                         Financial
                                                         Stability Act
                                                         of 2010.
Chair's en bloc authority:
    H. Res. 572...........  H.R. 2647.................  National Defense
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2010.
    H. Res. 964...........  H.R. 4173.................  Wall Street
                                                         Reform and
                                                         Consumer
                                                         Protection Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 1344..........  H.R. 5116.................  America COMPETES
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1404..........  H.R. 5136.................  National Defense
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2011.
Self-executing amendments:
    H. Res. 92............  H.R. 1....................  American
                                                         Recovery and
                                                         Reinvestment
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 184...........  H.R. 1105.................  Omnibus
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2009.
    H. Res. 205...........  H.R. 1106.................  Helping Families
                                                         Save Their
                                                         Homes Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 294...........  H. Res. 279...............  Providing for
                                                         the expenses of
                                                         certain
                                                         committees of
                                                         the House of
                                                         Representatives
                                                         in the One
                                                         Hundred
                                                         Eleventh
                                                         Congress.
    H. Res. 307...........  H.R. 1256.................  Family Smoking
                                                         Prevention and
                                                         Tobacco Control
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 372...........  H.R. 1913.................  Local Law
                                                         Enforcement
                                                         Hate Crimes
                                                         Prevention Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 434...........  H.R. 2346.................  Supplemental
                                                         Appropriations
                                                         Act, 2009.
    H. Res. 464...........  H.R. 915..................  FAA
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 490...........  H.R. 1385.................  Thomasina E.
                                                         Jordan Indian
                                                         Tribes of
                                                         Virginia
                                                         Federal
                                                         Recognition Act
                                                         of 2009.
                            H.R. 31...................  Lumbee
                                                         Recognition
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 522...........  H.R. 1886.................  Pakistan
                                                         Enduring
                                                         Assistance and
                                                         Cooperation
                                                         Enhancement Act
                                                         of 2009.
                            H.R. 2410.................  Foreign
                                                         Relations
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act, Fiscal
                                                         Years 2010 and
                                                         2011.
    H. Res. 587...........  H.R. 2454.................  American Clean
                                                         Energy and
                                                         Security Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 653...........  H.R. 1018.................  Restore Our
                                                         American
                                                         Mustangs Act.
    H. Res. 665...........  H.R. 2920.................  Statutory Pay-As-
                                                         You-Go Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 691...........  H.R. 2749.................  Food Safety
                                                         Enhancement Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 697...........  H.R. 3269.................  Corporate and
                                                         Financial
                                                         Institution
                                                         Compensation
                                                         Fairness Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 760...........  H.R. 324..................  Santa Cruz
                                                         Valley National
                                                         Heritage Area
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 830...........  H.R. 2442.................  Bay Area
                                                         Regional Water
                                                         Recycling
                                                         Program
                                                         Expansion Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 853...........  H.R. 3619.................  Coast Guard
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 875...........  H.R. 3854.................  Small Business
                                                         Financing and
                                                         Investment Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 884...........  H.R. 3639.................  Expedited CARD
                                                         Reform for
                                                         Consumers Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 903...........  H.R. 3692.................  Affordable
                                                         Health Care for
                                                         America Act.
                            H.R. 3961.................  Medicare
                                                         Physician
                                                         Payment Reform
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 908...........  H.R. 2781.................  To amend the
                                                         Wild and Scenic
                                                         Rivers Act to
                                                         designate
                                                         segments of the
                                                         Molalla River
                                                         in Oregon, as
                                                         components of
                                                         the National
                                                         Wild and Scenic
                                                         Rivers System,
                                                         and for other
                                                         purposes.
    H. Res. 909...........  H.R. 3791.................  Fire Grants
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 956...........  H.R. 4173.................  Wall Street
                                                         Reform and
                                                         Consumer
                                                         Protection Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 1017..........  H.R. 3254.................  Taos Pueblo
                                                         Indian Water
                                                         Rights
                                                         Settlement Act.
                            H.R. 3342.................  Aamodt
                                                         Litigation
                                                         Settlement Act.
                            H.R. 1065.................  White Mountain
                                                         Apache Tribe
                                                         Water Rights
                                                         Quantification
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 1038..........  H.R. 3726.................  Castle Nugent
                                                         National
                                                         Historic Site
                                                         Establishment
                                                         Act of 2009.
                            H.R. 4474.................  Idaho Wilderness
                                                         Water
                                                         Facilities Act.
    H. Res. 1126..........  H.R. 4247.................  Preventing
                                                         Harmful
                                                         Restraint and
                                                         Seclusion in
                                                         Schools Act.
    H. Res. 1168..........  H.R. 3650.................  Harmful Algal
                                                         Blooms and
                                                         Hypoxia
                                                         Research and
                                                         Control
                                                         Amendments Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 1192..........  H.R. 3644.................  Ocean, Coastal,
                                                         and Watershed
                                                         Education Act.
                            H.R. 1612.................  Public Lands
                                                         Service Corps
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 1203..........  H.R. 3590.................  Patient
                                                         Protection and
                                                         Affordable Care
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 4872.................  Reconciliation
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1205..........  H.R. 4849.................  Small Business
                                                         and
                                                         Infrastructure
                                                         Jobs Tax Act of
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1344..........  H.R. 5116.................  America COMPETES
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1436..........  H.R. 5486.................  Small Business
                                                         Jobs Tax Relief
                                                         Act of 2010.
                            H.R. 5297.................  Small Business
                                                         Lending Fund
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1468..........  H.R. 5175.................  Democracy is
                                                         Strengthened by
                                                         Casting Light
                                                         on Spending in
                                                         Elections Act.
    H. Res. 1495..........  H.R. 5618.................  Restoration of
                                                         Emergency
                                                         Unemployment
                                                         Compensation
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1500..........  H.R. 4899.................  Disaster Relief
                                                         and Summer Jobs
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1509..........  H.R. 1722.................  Telework
                                                         Improvements
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1574..........  H.R. 3534.................  Consolidated
                                                         Land, Energy,
                                                         and Aquatic
                                                         Resources Act
                                                         of 2009.
                            H.R. 5851.................  Offshore Oil and
                                                         Gas Worker
                                                         Whistleblower
                                                         Protection Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1674..........  H.R. 847..................  James Zadroga 9/
                                                         11 Health and
                                                         Compensation
                                                         Act of 2010.
                            H.R. 2378.................  Currency Reform
                                                         for Fair Trade
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 2701.................  Intelligence
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for 2010.
Makes in order original text:
    H. Res. 235...........  H.R. 1262.................  Water Quality
                                                         Investment Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 250...........  H.R. 1388.................  Generations
                                                         Invigorating
                                                         Volunteerism
                                                         and Education
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 306...........  H.R. 1664.................  To amend the
                                                         executive
                                                         compensation
                                                         provisions of
                                                         the Emergency
                                                         Economic
                                                         Stabilization
                                                         Act of 2008 to
                                                         prohibit
                                                         unreasonable
                                                         and excessive
                                                         compensation
                                                         and
                                                         compensation
                                                         not based on
                                                         performance
                                                         standards.
    H. Res. 352...........  H.R. 1145.................  National Water
                                                         Research and
                                                         Development
                                                         Initiative Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 379...........  H.R. 627..................  Credit
                                                         Cardholders'
                                                         Bill of Rights
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 406...........  H.R. 1728.................  Mortgage Reform
                                                         and Anti-
                                                         Predatory
                                                         Lending Act.
    H. Res. 427...........  H.R. 2187.................  21st Century
                                                         Green High-
                                                         Performing
                                                         Public School
                                                         Facilities Act.
    H. Res. 457...........  H.R. 2352.................  Job Creation
                                                         Through
                                                         Entrepreneurshi
                                                         p Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 464...........  H.R. 915..................  FAA
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 474...........  H.R. 2200.................  Transportation
                                                         Security
                                                         Administration
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 490...........  H.R. 1385.................  Thomasina E.
                                                         Jordan Indian
                                                         Tribes of
                                                         Virginia
                                                         Federal
                                                         Recognition Act
                                                         of 2009.
                            H.R. 31...................  Lumbee
                                                         Recognition
                                                         Act.
    H. Res. 522...........  H.R. 1886.................  Pakistan
                                                         Enduring
                                                         Assistance and
                                                         Cooperation
                                                         Enhancement Act
                                                         of 2009.
                            H.R. 2410.................  Foreign
                                                         Relations
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act, Fiscal
                                                         Years 2010 and
                                                         2011.
    H. Res. 572...........  H.R. 2647.................  National Defense
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2010.
    H. Res. 610...........  H.R. 2965.................  Enhancing Small
                                                         Business
                                                         Research and
                                                         Innovation Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 618...........  H.R. 2701.................  Intelligence
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2010.
    H. Res. 745...........  H.R. 3246.................  Advanced Vehicle
                                                         Technology Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 746...........  H.R. 3221.................  Student Aid and
                                                         Fiscal
                                                         Responsibility
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 846...........  H.R. 3585.................  Solar Technology
                                                         Roadmap Act.
    H. Res. 853...........  H.R. 3619.................  Coast Guard
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 884...........  H.R. 3639.................  Expedited CARD
                                                         Reform for
                                                         Consumers Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 885...........  H.R. 2868.................  Chemical
                                                         Facility Anti-
                                                         Terrorism Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 909...........  H.R. 3971.................  Fire Grants
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 1051..........  H.R. 4061.................  Cybersecurity
                                                         Enhancement Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 1105..........  H.R. 2701.................  Intelligence
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2010.
    H. Res. 1300..........  H.R. 5013.................  Implementing
                                                         Management for
                                                         Performance and
                                                         Related Reforms
                                                         to Obtain Value
                                                         in Every
                                                         Acquisition Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1305..........  H.R. 2499.................  Puerto Rico
                                                         Democracy Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 1329..........  H.R. 5019.................  Home Star Energy
                                                         Retrofit Act of
                                                         2010.
    H. Res. 1344..........  H.R. 5116.................  America COMPETES
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1404..........  H.R. 5136.................  National Defense
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2011.
    H. Res. 1424..........  H.R. 5072.................  FHA Reform Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1436..........  H.R. 5486.................  Small Business
                                                         Jobs Tax Relief
                                                         Act of 2010.
                            H.R. 5297.................  Small Business
                                                         Lending Fund
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1468..........  H.R. 5175.................  Democracy is
                                                         Strengthened by
                                                         Casting Light
                                                         on Spending in
                                                         Elections Act.
    H. Res. 1517..........  H.R. 5114.................  Flood Insurance
                                                         Reform
                                                         Priorities Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1574..........  H.R. 3534.................  Consolidated
                                                         Land, Energy,
                                                         and Aquatic
                                                         Resources Act
                                                         of 2009.
                            H.R. 5297.................  Offshore Oil and
                                                         Gas Worker
                                                         Whistleblower
                                                         Protection Act
                                                         of 2010.
    H. Res. 1620..........  H. Res. 4785..............  Rural Energy
                                                         Savings Program
                                                         Act.
Providing for the Engrossment of Multiple Measures:
    H. Res. 307...........  H.R. 1256.................  Family Smoking
                                                         Prevention and
                                                         Tobacco Control
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 1804.................  Federal
                                                         Retirement
                                                         Reform Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 522...........  H.R. 1886.................  Enduring
                                                         Assistance and
                                                         Cooperation
                                                         Enhancement Act
                                                         of 2009.
                            H.R. 2410.................  Foreign
                                                         Relations
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act, Fiscal
                                                         Years 2010 and
                                                         2011.
    H. Res. 572...........  H.R. 2647.................  National Defense
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2010.
                            H.R. 2990.................  Disabled
                                                         Military
                                                         Retiree Relief
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 903...........  H.R. 3962.................  Affordable
                                                         Health Care for
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 3961.................  Medicare
                                                         Physician
                                                         Payment Reform
                                                         Act of 2009.
                            H.R. 2920.................  Statutory Pay-As-
                                                         You-Go Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 941...........  H.R. 4154.................  Permanent Estate
                                                         Tax Relief for
                                                         Families,
                                                         Farmers, and
                                                         Small
                                                         Businesses Act
                                                         of 2009.
                            H.R. 2920.................  Statutory Pay-As-
                                                         You-Go Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 976...........  H.R. 3326.................  Making
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for the
                                                         Department of
                                                         Defense for the
                                                         fiscal year
                                                         ending
                                                         September 30,
                                                         2010, and for
                                                         other purposes.
                            H.J. Res. 64..............  Making further
                                                         continuing
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for fiscal year
                                                         2010, and for
                                                         other purposes.
                            H.R. 4314.................  To permit
                                                         continued
                                                         financing of
                                                         Government
                                                         operations.
                            H.R. 2847.................  Making
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for the
                                                         Departments of
                                                         Commerce and
                                                         Justice, and
                                                         Science, and
                                                         Related
                                                         Agencies for
                                                         the fiscal year
                                                         ending
                                                         September 30,
                                                         2010, and for
                                                         other purposes;
                                                         and for other
                                                         purposes.
    H. Res. 1404..........  H.R. 5136.................  National Defense
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for Fiscal
                                                         Year 2011.
    H. Res. 1436..........  H.R. 5486.................  Small Business
                                                         Jobs Tax Relief
                                                         Act of 2010.
                            H.R. 5297.................  Small Business
                                                         Lending Fund
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1574..........  H.R. 3534.................  Consolidated
                                                         Land, Energy,
                                                         and Aquatic
                                                         Resources Act
                                                         of 2009.
                            H.R. 5851.................  Offshore Oil and
                                                         Gas Worker
                                                         Whistleblower
                                                         Protection Act
                                                         of 2010.
Providing for the Consideration of Multiple Measures:
    H. Res. 490...........  H.R. 31...................  Lumbee
                                                         Recognition
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 1385.................  Thomasina E.
                                                         Jordan Indian
                                                         Tribes of
                                                         Virginia
                                                         Federal
                                                         Recognition Act
                                                         of 2009.
    H. Res. 903...........  H.R. 3962.................  Affordable
                                                         Health Care for
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 3961.................  Medicare
                                                         Physician
                                                         Payment Reform
                                                         Act of 2009.
                            H.R. 2920.................  Statutory Pay-As-
                                                         You-Go Act of
                                                         2009.
    H. Res. 976...........  H.R. 3326.................  Making
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for the
                                                         Department of
                                                         Defense for the
                                                         fiscal year
                                                         ending
                                                         September 30,
                                                         2010, and for
                                                         other purposes.
                            H.J. Res. 64..............  Making further
                                                         continuing
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for fiscal year
                                                         2010, and for
                                                         other purposes.
                            H.R. 4314.................  To permit
                                                         continued
                                                         financing of
                                                         Government
                                                         operations.
                            H.R. 2847.................  Making
                                                         appropriations
                                                         for the
                                                         Departments of
                                                         Commerce and
                                                         Justice, and
                                                         Science, and
                                                         Related
                                                         Agencies for
                                                         the fiscal year
                                                         ending
                                                         September 30,
                                                         2010, and for
                                                         other purposes;
                                                         and for other
                                                         purposes.
    H. Res. 1017..........  H.R. 3254.................  Taos Pueblo
                                                         Indian Water
                                                         Rights
                                                         Settlement Act.
                            H.R. 3342.................  Aamodt
                                                         Litigation
                                                         Settlement Act.
                            H.R. 1065.................  White Mountain
                                                         Apache Tribe
                                                         Water Rights
                                                         Quantification
                                                         Act of 2009.
    H. Res. 1038..........  H.R. 3726.................  Castle Nugent
                                                         National
                                                         Historic Site
                                                         Establishment
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 4474.................  Idaho
                                                         WildernessWater
                                                         Facilities Act.
    H. Res. 1192..........  H.R. 1612.................  Public Lands
                                                         Service Corps
                                                         Act of 2009.
                            H.R. 3644.................  Ocean, Coastal,
                                                         and Watershed
                                                         Education Act.
    H. Res. 1203..........  H.R. 3590.................  Patient
                                                         Protection and
                                                         Affordable Care
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 4872.................  Reconciliation
                                                         Act of 2010.
    H. Res. 1674..........  H.R. 847..................  James Zadroga 9/
                                                         11 Health and
                                                         Compensation
                                                         Act of 2010.
                            H.R. 2378.................  Currency Reform
                                                         for Fair Trade
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 2701.................  Intelligence
                                                         Authorization
                                                         Act for 2010.
    H. Res. 1781..........  H.R. 5116.................  America COMPETES
                                                         Reauthorization
                                                         Act of 2010.
                            H.R. 2751.................  FDA Food Safety
                                                         Modernization
                                                         Act.
                            H.R. 2142.................  GPRA
                                                         Modernization
                                                         Act of 2010.
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                                                            B. TABLE 2.--RESOLUTIONS REPORTED
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                 Rule                            Bill                         Floor Action                    Date                  Managers
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H. Res. 52, H. Rept. 111-1............  H.R. 2...............  Children's Health Insurance Program
                                                                Reauthorization Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    1/13/2009  Hastings (FL)/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 244-178.........    1/14/2009
H. Res. 53, H. Rept. 111-2............  H.R. 384.............  TARP Reform and Accountability Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    1/13/2009  McGovern/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 235-191.........    1/14/2009
H. Res. 62, H. Rept. 111-3............  H.R. 384.............  TARP Reform and Accountability Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    1/14/2009  McGovern/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    1/15/2009
H. Res. 87, H. Rept. 111-5............  S. 181...............  Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    1/26/2009  Pingree/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 252-175......    1/27/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 252-174.........    1/27/2009
H. Res. 88, H. Rept. 111-6............  H.R. 1...............  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    1/26/2009  McGovern/Dreier
                                                               Previous question agreed to 244-183......    1/27/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 235-191.........    1/27/2009
H. Res. 92, H. Rept. 111-9............  H.R. 1...............  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    1/27/2009  Slaughter/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 243-185.........    1/28/2009
H. Res. 107, H. Rept. 111-10..........  H.R. 2...............  Children's Health Insurance Program
                                                                Reauthorization Act of 2009--SENATE
                                                                AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     2/3/2009  Polis/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................     2/4/2009
H. Res. 108, H. Rept. 111-11..........  S. 352...............  DTV Delay Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     2/3/2009  Cardoza/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................     2/4/2009
H. Res. 157, H. Rept. 111-14..........  .....................  Providing for consideration of motions to
                                                                suspend the rules, and for other
                                                                purposes.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    2/11/2009  Perlmutter/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 248-174.........    2/12/2009
H. Res. 158, H. Rept. 111-15..........  .....................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
                                                                rule XIII with respect to consideration
                                                                of certain resolutions reported from the
                                                                Committee on Rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    2/11/2009  Slaughter/Dreier
                                                               Laid on the table........................    2/25/2009
H. Res. 168, H. Rept. 111-17..........  H.R. 1...............  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    2/12/2009  Slaughter/Dreier
                                                               Previous question agreed to 234-194......    2/13/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 231-194.........    2/13/2009
H. Res. 184, H. Rept. 111-20..........  H.R. 1105............  Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    2/24/2009  McGovern/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 393-25.......    2/25/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 398-24..........    2/25/2009
H. Res. 190, H. Rept. 111-21..........  H.R. 1106............  Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    2/25/2009  Hastings (FL)/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 238-183......    2/26/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 224-198.........    2/26/2009
H. Res. 205, H. Rept. 111-23..........  H.R. 1106............  Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     3/4/2009  Hastings (FL)/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 239-181, 1           3/5/2009
                                                                present.
H. Res. 218, H. Rept. 111-24..........  .....................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
                                                                rule XIII with respect to consideration
                                                                of certain resolutions reported from the
                                                                Committee on Rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     3/5/2009  McGovern/Sessions
                                                               Laid on the table........................    3/12/2009
H. Res. 219, H. Rept. 111-25..........  H.J. Res. 38.........  Making further continuing appropriations
                                                                for fiscal year 2009, and for other
                                                                purposes.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     3/6/2009  McGovern/Sessions
                                                               Laid on the table........................    3/12/2009
H. Res. 229, H. Rept. 111-35..........  .....................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
                                                                rule XIII with respect to consideration
                                                                of certain resolutions reported from the
                                                                Committee on Rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/10/2009  McGovern/Sessions
                                                               Laid on the table........................    3/12/2009
H. Res. 235, H. Rept. 111-36..........  H.R. 1262............  Water Quality Investment Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/11/2009  Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    3/12/2009
H. Res. 250, H. Rept. 111-39..........  H.R. 1388............  Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and
                                                                Education (GIVE) Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/17/2009  Matsui/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 221-182......    3/18/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 248-174.........    3/18/2009
H. Res. 257, H. Rept. 111-40..........  .....................  Providing for consideration of motions to    3/28/2009  Pingree/Diaz-Balart
                                                                suspend the rules. Reported from Rules.
                                                               Previous question agreed to 242-180......    3/19/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    3/19/2009
H. Res. 280, H. Rept. 111-51..........  H.R. 146.............  Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
                                                                2009--SENATE AMENDMENTS.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/24/2009  Pingree/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 242-180......    3/25/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 247-177.........    3/25/2009
H. Res. 281, H. Rept. 111-52..........  H.R. 1404............  Federal Land Assistance, Management and
                                                                Enhancement (FLAME) Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/24/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 248-175.........    3/25/2009  Polis/Diaz-Balart
H. Res. 289, H. Rept. 111-57..........  .....................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
                                                                rule XIII with respect to consideration
                                                                of certain resolutions reported from the
                                                                Committee on Rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/26/2009  Matsui/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Laid on the table........................    3/31/2009
H. Res. 294, H. Rept. 111-63..........  H. Res. 279..........  Providing for the expenses of certain
                                                                committees of the House of
                                                                Representatives in the One Hundred
                                                                Eleventh Congress.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/30/2009  Hastings (FL)/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    3/31/2009
H. Res. 296, H. Rept. 111-67..........  H.R. 1388............  Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and
                                                                Education (GIVE) Act--SENATE AMENDMENTS.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/30/2009  Matsui/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 240-173.........    3/31/2009
H. Res. 305, H. Rept. 111-70..........  H. Con. Res. 85......  Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
                                                                Fiscal Year 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/31/2009  McGovern/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 234-179.........     4/1/2009
H. Res. 306, H. Rept. 111-71..........  H.R. 1664............  To amend the executive compensation
                                                                provisions of the Emergency Economic
                                                                Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit
                                                                unreasonable and excessive compensation
                                                                and compensation not based on
                                                                performance standards.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/31/2009  Perlmutter/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 236-175, 1           4/1/2009
                                                                present.
H. Res. 307, H. Rept. 111-72..........  H.R. 1256............  Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco
                                                                Control Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/31/2009  Polis/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................     4/1/2009
H. Res. 316, H. Rept. 111-73..........  H. Con. Res. 85......  Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for       4/1/2009  McGovern/Dreier
                                                                Fiscal Year 2010. Reported from Rules.
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 242-182.........     4/2/2009
H. Res. 352, H. Rept. 111-82..........  H.R. 1145............  National Water Research and Development
                                                                Initiative Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    4/22/2009  Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    4/23/2009
H. Res. 365, H. Rept. 111-87..........  .....................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
                                                                rule XIII with respect to consideration
                                                                of certain resolutions reported from the
                                                                Committee on Rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    4/27/2009  McGovern/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 233-191.........    4/28/2009
H. Res. 371, H. Rept. 111-90..........  S. Con. Res. 13......  Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
                                                                Fiscal Year 2010--CONFERENCE REPORT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    4/28/2009  McGovern/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 234-185.........    4/28/2009
H. Res. 372, H. Rept. 111-91..........  H.R. 1913............  Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes
                                                                Prevention Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    4/28/2009  Hastings (FL)/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 234-181......    4/29/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 234-190.........    4/29/2009
H. Res. 379, H. Rept. 111-92..........  H.R. 627.............  Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    4/29/2009  Perlmutter/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 249-175.........    4/30/2009
H. Res. 400, H. Rept. 111-96..........  H.R. 1728............  Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory
                                                                Lending Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     5/5/2009  Pingree/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................     5/6/2009
H. Res. 406, H. Rept. 111-98..........  H.R. 1728............  Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory
                                                                Lending Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     5/6/2009  Cardoza/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 247-174.........     5/7/2009
H. Res. 427, H. Rept. 111-106.........  H.R. 2187............  21st Century Green High-Performing Public
                                                                School Facilities Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/12/2009  Polis/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 248-175.........    5/13/2009
H. Res. 434, H. Rept. 111-107.........  H.R. 2346............  Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/13/2009  Perlmutter/Dreier
                                                               Previous question agreed to 240-188......    5/14/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 247-178.........    5/14/2009
H. Res. 450, H. Rept. 111-113.........  .....................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
                                                                rule XIII with respect to consideration
                                                                of certain resolutions reported from the
                                                                Committee on Rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/18/2009  Perlmutter/Sessions
                                                               Laid on the table........................    5/20/2009
H. Res. 456, H. Rept. 111-120.........  H.R. 627.............  Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of
                                                                2009--SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/19/2009  Pingress/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 247-180.........    5/20/2009  Polis/Foxx
H. Res. 457, H. Rept. 111-121.........  H.R. 2352............  Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act
                                                                of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/19/2009  Polis/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 244-175, 1       5/20/2009
                                                                present.
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 247-175.........    5/20/2009
H. Res. 463, H. Rept. 111-125.........  S. 454...............  Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of
                                                                2009--CONFERENCE REPORT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/20/2009  Pingree/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    5/21/2009
H. Res. 464, H. Rept. 111-126.........  H.R. 915.............  FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009..........
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/20/2009  Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 246-175......    5/21/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 234-178.........    5/21/2009
H. Res. 474, H. Rept. 111-127.........  H.R. 2200............  Transportation Security Administration
                                                                Authorization Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/21/2009  Perlmutter/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 243-179.........     6/4/2009
H. Res. 490, H. Rept. 111-131.........  H.R. 31..............  Lumbee Recognition Act...................
                                        H.R. 1385............  Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of
                                                                Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     6/2/2009  Cardoza/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 231-174.........     6/3/2009
H. Res. 501, H. Rept. 111-133.........  H.R. 626.............  Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act
                                                                of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     6/3/2009  Cardoza/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................     6/4/2009
H. Res. 522, H. Rept. 111-143.........  H.R. 1886............  Enduring Assistance and Cooperation
                                                                Enhancement Act of 2009.
                                        H.R. 2410............  Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
                                                                Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     6/9/2009  Hastings (FL)/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 238-183.........    6/10/2009
H. Res. 532, H. Rept. 111-145.........  H.R. 1256............  Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco
                                                                Control Act--SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/11/2009  Polis/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    6/11/2009
H. Res. 544, H. Rept. 111-155.........  H.R. 2847............  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
                                                                Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/15/2009  Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 247-176......    6/16/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 247-174.........    6/16/2009
H. Res. 545, H. Rept. 111-156.........  H.R. 2346............  Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009--
                                                                CONFERENCE REPORT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/15/2009  Slaughter/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 238-183.........    6/16/2009
H. Res. 552, H. Rept. 111-158.........  H.R. 2847............  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
                                                                Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/16/2009  Slaughter/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 221-201.........    6/17/2009
H. Res. 559, H. Rept. 111-161.........  H.R. 2918............  Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
                                                                2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/18/2009  Hastings (FL)/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 230-177......    6/19/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 226-179.........    6/19/2009
H. Res. 572, H. Rept. 111-182.........  H.R. 2647............  National Defense Authorization Act for
                                                                Fiscal Year 2010.
                                        H.R. 2990............  Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/23/2009  Pingree/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 245-181......    6/24/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 222-202.........    6/24/2009
H. Res. 573, H. Rept. 111-183.........  H.R. 2892............  Department of Homeland Security
                                                                Appropriations Act, 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/23/2009  Perlmutter/Dreier
                                                               Previous question agreed to 238-174......    6/24/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 239-184.........    6/24/2009
H. Res. 578, H. Rept. 111-184.........  H.R. 2996............  Department of the Interior, Environment,
                                                                and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                                                2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/24/2009  Polis/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 241-182......    6/25/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 238-184.........    6/25/2009
H. Res. 587, H. Rept. 111-185.........  H.R. 2454............  American Clean Energy and Security Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/25/2009  Matsui/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 232-189......    6/26/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 217-205.........    6/26/2009
H. Res. 609, H. Rept. 111-191.........  H.R. 2997............  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
                                                                Drug Administration, and Related
                                                                Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     7/7/2009  McGovern/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 239-183......     7/8/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 238-186.........     7/8/2009
H. Res. 610, H. Rept. 111-192.........  H.R. 2965............  Enhancing Small Business Research and
                                                                Innovation Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     7/7/2009  Polis/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 236-187.........     7/8/2009
H. Res. 617, H. Rept. 111-193.........  H.R. 3081............  Department of State, Foreign Operations,
                                                                and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
                                                                2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     7/8/2009  Cardoza/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 217-187......     7/9/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 223-200.........     7/9/2009
H. Res. 618, H. Rept. 111-194.........  H.R. 2701............  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
                                                                Year 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     7/8/2009  Hastings (FL)/Dreier
                                                               Laid on the table 7/8/2009...............    7/15/2009
H. Res. 622, H. Rept. 111-195.........  H.R. 3082............  Military Construction and Veterans
                                                                Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     7/9/2009  Pingree/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 244-174......    7/10/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 241-179.........    7/10/2009
H. Res. 644, H. Rept. 111-208.........  H.R. 3170............  Financial Services and General Government
                                                                Appropriations Act, 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/14/2009  Perlmutter/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 227-200......    7/16/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 216-213.........    7/16/2009
H. Res. 645, H. Rept. 111-209.........  H.R. 3183............  Energy and Water Development and Related
                                                                Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/14/2009  Matsui/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 237-177......    7/15/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 238-185.........    7/15/2009
H. Res. 653, H. Rept. 111-212.........  H.R. 1018............  Restore Our American Mustangs Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/16/2009  McGovern/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 232-188......    7/17/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 236-186.........    7/17/2009
H. Res. 665, H. Rept. 111-217.........  H.R. 2920............  Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/21/2009  Arcuri/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 243-182.........    7/22/2007
H. Res. 669, H. Rept. 111-219.........  H.R. 3288............  Transportation, Housing and Urban
                                                                Development, and Related Agencies
                                                                Appropriations Act, 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/22/2009  Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 235-183.........    7/23/2009
H. Res. 673, H. Rept. 111-222.........  H.R. 3293............  Departments of Labor, Health and Human
                                                                Services, and Education, and Related
                                                                Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/23/2009  Hastings (FL)/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 239-181......    7/24/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 232-187.........    7/24/2009
H. Res. 685, H. Rept. 111-233.........  H.R. 3326............  Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
                                                                2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/28/2009  Pingree/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 241-185.........    7/29/2009
H. Res. 691, H. Rept. 111-235.........  H.R. 2749............  Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/29/2009  Slaughter/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 249-180.........    7/30/2009
H. Res. 697, H. Rept. 111-237.........  H.R. 3269............  Corporate and Financial Institution
                                                                Compensation Fairness Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/30/2009  McGovern/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    7/31/2009
H. Res. 726, H. Rept. 111-249.........  H.R. 965.............  Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails
                                                                Network Continuing Authorization Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     9/9/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    9/10/2009
H. Res. 745, H. Rept. 111-255.........  H.R. 3246............  Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    9/15/2009  Matsui/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    9/16/2009
H. Res. 746, H. Rept. 111-256.........  H.R. 3221............  Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act
                                                                of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    9/15/2009  Polis/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 241-179.........    9/16/2007
H. Res. 760, H. Rept. 111-263.........  H.R. 324.............  Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area
                                                                Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    9/22/2009  Cardoza/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 244-177.........    9/23/2009
H. Res. 766, H. Rept. 111-264.........  .....................  Providing for consideration of motions to
                                                                suspend the rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    9/23/2009  Matsui/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 235-182.........    9/24/2009
H. Res. 772, H. Rept. 111-266.........  H.R. 2918............  Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
                                                                2010--CONFERENCE REPORT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    9/24/2009  McGovern/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 209-189.........    9/25/2009
H. Res. 788, H. Rept. 111-280.........  H.R. 3183............  Energy and Water Development and Related
                                                                Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--
                                                                CONFERENCE REPORT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    9/30/2009  Matsui/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 234-181.........    10/1/2009
H. Res. 799, H. Rept. 111-287.........  H.R. 2997............  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
                                                                Drug Administration, and Related
                                                                Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--
                                                                CONFERENCE REPORT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    10/6/2009  McGovern/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 237-180......    10/7/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 241-178.........    10/7/2009
H. Res. 808, H. Rept. 111-289.........  H.R. 2647............  National Defense Authorization Act for
                                                                Fiscal Year 2010--CONFERENCE REPORT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    10/7/2009  Slaughter/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 237-187......    10/8/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 234-188.........    10/8/2009
H. Res. 829, H. Rept. 111-300.........  H.R. 2892............  Department of Homeland Security
                                                                Appropriations Act, 2010--CONFERENCE
                                                                REPORT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   10/14/2009  Hastings (FL)/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 243-173......   10/15/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 239-174.........   10/15/2009
H. Res. 830, H. Rept. 111-301.........  H.R. 2442............  Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program
                                                                Expansion Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   10/14/2009  Matsui/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 237-178......   10/15/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 221-193.........   10/15/2009
H. Res. 846, H. Rept. 111-304.........  H.R. 3585............  Solar Technology Roadmap Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   10/20/2009  Polis/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 239-176......   10/22/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 241-178.........   10/22/2009
H. Res. 853, H. Rept. 111-311.........  H.R. 3619............  Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   10/21/2009  Matsui/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 236-171......   10/22/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 213-192.........   10/22/2009
H. Res. 875, H. Rept. 111-317.........  H.R. 3854............  Small Business Financing and Investment
                                                                Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   10/28/2009  Pingree/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................   10/29/2009
H. Res. 876, H. Rept. 111-318.........  H.R. 2996............  Department of the Interior, Environment,
                                                                and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                                                2010--CONFERENCE REPORT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   10/28/2009  Hastings (FL)/Dreier
                                                               Previous question agreed to 236-183......   10/29/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 232-184.........   10/29/2009
H. Res. 884, H. Rept. 111-326.........  H.R. 3639............  Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act
                                                                of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    11/3/2009  Perlmutter/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 228-176......    11/4/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 234-175.........    11/4/2009
H. Res. 885, H. Rept. 111-327.........  H.R. 2868............  Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    11/3/2009  Hastings (FL)/Diaz Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 241-180......    11/5/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 233-182.........    11/5/2009
H. Res. 903, H. Rept. 111-330.........  H.R. 3962............  Affordable Health Care for America Act.
                                        H.R. 3961............  Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    11/6/2009  Slaughter/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 247-187......    11/7/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 242-192.........    11/7/2009
H. Res. 908, H. Rept. 111-339.........  H.R. 2781............  To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
                                                                to designate segments of the Molalla
                                                                River in Oregon, as components of the
                                                                National Wild and Scenic Rivers System,
                                                                and for other purposes.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   11/17/2009  Cardoza/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 241-176......   11/19/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 244-176.........   11/19/2009
H. Res. 909, H. Rept. 111-340.........  H.R. 3791............  Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   11/17/2009  Pingree/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 242-174......   11/18/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 245-173.........   11/18/2009
H. Res. 941, H. Rept. 111-350.........  H.R. 4154............  Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families,
                                                                Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of
                                                                2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    12/2/2009  Polis/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 228-187......    12/3/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 223-192.........    12/3/2009
H. Res. 955, H. Rept. 111-364.........  H.R. 4213............  Tax Extenders Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    12/8/2009  Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 239-182......    12/9/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 237-182.........    12/9/2009
H. Res. 956, H. Rept. 111-365.........  H.R. 4173............  Wall Street Reform and Consumer
                                                                Protection Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    12/8/2010  Perlmutter/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 235-177.........    12/9/2010
H. Res. 961, H. Rept. 111-368.........  H.R. 3288............  Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010--
                                                                CONFERENCE REPORT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    12/9/2009  Slaughter/Dreier
                                                               Previous question agreed to 227-187......   12/10/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 221-200.........   12/10/2009
H. Res. 962, H. Rept. 111-369.........  .....................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
                                                                rule XIII with respect to consideration
                                                                of certain resolutions reported from the
                                                                Committee on Rules
                                                               Reported from Rules                          12/9/2009  Hastings (FL)/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 239-183.........   12/10/2009
H. Res. 964, H. Rept. 111-370.........  H.R. 4173............  Wall Street Reform and Consumer
                                                                Protection Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   12/10/2009  Perlmutter/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 238-186.........   12/10/2009
H. Res. 973, H. Rept. 111-379.........                         Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
                                                                rule XIII with respect to consideration
                                                                of certain resolutions reported from the
                                                                Committee on Rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   12/15/2009  Pingree/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 226-192......   12/16/2009
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 218-202.........   12/16/2009
H. Res. 976, H. Rept. 111-380.........  H.R. 3326............  Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
                                                                2010--SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                        H.J. Res 64..........  Making further continuing appropriations
                                                                for fiscal year 2010, and for other
                                                                purposes.
                                        H.R. 4314............  To permit continued financing of
                                                                Government operations.
                                        H.R. 2847............  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
                                                                Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--
                                                                SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   12/16/2009  Pingree/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 235-193......   12/16/2000
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 228-201.........   12/16/2009
H. Res. 1017, H. Rept. 111-399........  H.R. 1065............  White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights
                                                                Quantification Act of 2009.
                                        H.R. 3254............  Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights
                                                                Settlement Act.
                                        H.R. 3342............  Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    1/19/2010  McGovern/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 239-175......    1/20/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote 1/19/2010........    1/20/2010
H. Res. 1038, H. Rept. 111-401........  H.R. 3726............  Castle Nugent National Historic Site
                                                                Establishment Act of 2009.
                                        H.R. 4474............  Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    1/26/2010  Polis/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 234-174.........    1/27/2010
H. Res. 1051, H. Rept. 111-410........  H.R. 4061............  Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     2/2/2010  Arcuri/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 238-175......     2/3/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 237-176.........     2/3/2010
H. Res. 1065, H. Rept. 111-411........  H.J. Res 45..........  Increasing the statutory limit on the
                                                                public debt--SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     2/3/2010  McGovern/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 233-195......     2/4/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 217-212.........     2/4/2010
H. Res. 1083, H. Rept. 111-413........  H.R. 2314............  Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization
                                                                Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    2/22/2010  Polis/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 238-165.........    2/23/2010
H. Res. 1098, H. Rept. 111-418........  H.R. 4626............  Health Insurance Industry Fair
                                                                Competition Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    2/23/2010  Slaughter/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 238-181.........    2/24/2010
H. Res. 1105, H. Rept. 111-419........  H.R. 2701............  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
                                                                Year 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    2/24/2010  Hastings (FL)/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 237-176.........    2/25/2010
H. Res. 1109, H. Rept. 111-420........  H.R. 3961............  Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of
                                                                2009--SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    2/25/2010  Perlmutter/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    2/25/2010
H. Res. 1113, H. Rept. 111-421........  H.R. 2701............  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
                                                                Year 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    2/25/2010  Cardoza/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    2/26/2010
H. Res. 1126, H. Rept. 111-425........  H.R. 4247............  Preventing Harmful Restraint and
                                                                Seclusion in Schools Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     3/2/2010  Cardoza/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 228-184.........     3/3/2010
H. Res. 1137, H. Rept. 111-426........  H.R. 2847............  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
                                                                Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--
                                                                SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     3/4/2010  Matsui/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 236-184......     3/4/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 212-209.........     3/4/2010
H. Res. 1146, H. Rept. 111-428........  H. Con. Res. 248.....  Directing the President, pursuant to
                                                                section 5(c) of the War Powers
                                                                Resolution, to remove the United States
                                                                Armed Forces from Afghanistan.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     3/9/2010  McGovern/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 225-195.........    3/10/2010
H. Res. 1168, H. Rept. 111-439........  H.R. 3650............  Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research
                                                                and Control Amendments Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/11/2010  Pingree/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    3/12/2010
H. Res. 1190, H. Rept. 111-441........  .....................  Providing for consideration of motions to
                                                                suspend the rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/17/2010  McGovern/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 222-203......    3/18/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 232-187.........    3/18/2010
H. Res. 1192, H. Rept. 111-445........  H.R. 3644............  Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education
                                                                Act.
                                        H.R. 1612............  Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/18/2010  Polis/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 236-171.........    3/19/2010
H. Res. 1203, H. Rept. 111-448........  H.R. 4872............  Reconciliation Act of 2010.
                                        H.R. 3950............  Patient Protection and Affordable Care
                                                                Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/21/2010  Slaughter/Dreier
                                                               Previous question agreed to 228-202......    3/21/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 224-206.........    3/21/2010
H. Res. 1204, H. Rept. 111-454........  H.R. 4899............  Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of
                                                                2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/22/2010  Perlmutter/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 233-191.........    3/24/2010
H. Res. 1205, H. Rept. 111-455........  H.R. 4849............  Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs
                                                                Tax Act of 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/22/2010  Cardoza/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 240-179......    3/23/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 233-187.........    3/23/2010
H. Res. 1212, H. Rept. 111-456........  H.R. 1586............  FAA Air Transportation Modernization and    3/24/2010.
                                                                Safety Improvement Act--SENATE
                                                                AMENDMENTS.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/24/2010  Slaughter/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote 231-190..........    3/24/2010
                                                                                                            3/25/2010
H. Res. 1225, H. Rept. 111-458........  H.R. 4872............  Health Care and Education Reconciliation
                                                                Act of 2010--SENATE AMENDMENTS.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    3/25/2010  Slaughter/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 225-199.........    3/25/2010
H. Res. 1248, H. Rept. 111-463........  H.R. 4715............  Clean Estuaries Act of 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    4/14/2010  Pingree/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 235-171.........    4/15/2010
1H. Res. 1300, H. Rept. 111-467.......  H.R. 5013............  Implementing Management for Performance
                                                                and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in
                                                                Every Acquisition Act of 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    4/27/2010  Slaughter/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................    4/28/2010
H. Res. 1305, H. Rept. 111-468........  H.R. 2499............  Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    4/28/2010  Polis/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 218-188......    4/29/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 222-190.........    4/29/2010
H. Res. 1329, H. Rept. 111-475........  H.R. 5019............  Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     5/5/2010  Matsui/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 229-182.........     5/6/2010
H. Res. 1344, H. Rept. 111-479........  H.R. 5116............  America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of
                                                                2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/11/2010  Perlmutter/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 243-177.........    5/12/2010
H. Res. 1363, H. Rept. 111-487........                         Granting the authority provided under                    Dreier/Slaughter
                                                                clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules of
                                                                the House of Representatives to the
                                                                Committee on Education and Labor for
                                                                purposes of its investigation into
                                                                underground coal mining safety.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/19/2010
                                                               Previous Question Agreed to 240-177......    5/20/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 413-1...........    5/20/2010
H. Res. 1392, H. Rept. 111-494........  .....................  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 motions to suspend the
                                                                rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/25/2010  Hastings/Foxx
                                                               Laid on the table........................    5/28/2010
H. Res. 1403, H. Rept. 111-497........  H.R. 4213............  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
                                                                1986 to extend certain expiring
                                                                provisions, and for other purposes--
                                                                SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/26/2010  Hastings (FL)/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 235-182......    5/28/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 221-199.........    5/28/2010
H. Res. 1404, H. Rept. 111-498........  H.R. 5136............  National Defense Authorization Act for
                                                                Fiscal Year 2011.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    5/26/2010  Pingree/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 241-178.........    5/27/2010
H. Res. 1424, H. Rept. 111-503........  H.R. 5072............  FHA Reform Act of 2010...................
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     6/8/2010  Perlmutter/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 230-180......     6/9/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 239-172.........     6/9/2010
H. Res. 1436, H. Rept. 111-506........  H.R. 5486............  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
                                                                1986 to provide tax incentives for small
                                                                business job creation, and for other
                                                                purposes.
                                        H.R. 5297              Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/14/2010  Pingree/Sessions.
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote 228-186..........    6/15/2010
H. Res. 1448, H. Rept. 111-508........  H.R. 5297............  Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/16/2010  Perlmutter/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 241-179......    6/17/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 237-179.........    6/17/2010
H. Res. 1468, H. Rept. 111-511........  H.R. 5175............  Democracy is Strengthened by Casting
                                                                Light on Spending in Elections Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/23/2010  McGovern/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 243-181......    6/24/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 220-205.........    6/24/2010
H. Res. 1487, H. Rept. 111-516........  .....................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
                                                                rule XIII with respect to consideration
                                                                of certain resolutions reported from the
                                                                Committee on Rules, and for other
                                                                purposes.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/29/2010  McGovern/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 243-182......    6/30/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 237-189.........    6/30/2010
H. Res. 1490, H. Rept. 111-518........  H.R. 4173............  Wall Street Reform and Consumer
                                                                Protection Act of 2009--CONFERENCE
                                                                REPORT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/30/2010  Perlmutter/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 234-189.........    6/30/2010
H. Res. 1495, H. Rept. 111-519........  H.R. 5618............  Restoration of Emergency Unemployment
                                                                Compensation Act of 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/30/2010  Cardoza/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 231-189.........     7/1/2010
H. Res. 1496, H. Rept.111-520.........  .....................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
                                                                rule XIII with respect to consideration
                                                                of certain resolutions reported from the
                                                                Committee on Rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    6/30/2010  Cardoza/Foxx
                                                               Laid on the table........................    7/14/2010
H. Res. 1500, H. Rept. 111-522........  H.R. 4899............  Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010--
                                                                SENATE AMENDMENTS.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     7/1/2010  McGovern/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 215-210.........     7/1/2010
H. Res. 1509, H. Rept. 111-535........  H.R. 1722............  Telework Improvements Act of 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/13/2010  McGovern/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 232-184......    7/14/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 238-180.........    7/14/2010
H. Res. 1517, H. Rept. 111-537........  H.R. 5114............  Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of
                                                                2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/14/2010  Matsui/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 239-182.........    7/15/2010
H. Res. 1537, H. Rept. 111-552........                         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 motions to suspend the
                                                                rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/20/2010  Hastings (FL)/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 233-185.........    7/21/2010
H. Res. 1549, H. Rept. 111-555........  H.R. 1264............  Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/21/2010  Slaughter/Sessions
                                                               Previous question agreed to 234-179......    7/22/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 228-183.........    7/22/2010
H. Res. 1550, H. Rept. 111-556........  H.R. 4213............  Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010--
                                                                SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/22/2010  Hastings (FL)/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 237-180.........    7/22/2010
H. Res. 1556, H. Rept. 111-566........  H. Con. Res. 301.....  Directing the President, pursuant to
                                                                section 5(c) of the War Powers
                                                                Resolution, to remove the United States
                                                                Armed Forces from Pakistan.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/26/2010  McGovern/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 222-196.........    7/27/2010
H. Res. 1559, H. Rept. 111-570........  H.R. 5822............  Military Construction and Veterans
                                                                Affairs and Related Agencies
                                                                Appropriations Act, 2011.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/27/2010  Pingree/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 243-178.........    7/28/2010
H. Res. 1568, H. Rept. 111-577........  H.R. 5893............  Investing in American Jobs and Closing
                                                                Tax Loopholes Act of 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/28/2010  Hastings (FL)/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 233-182.........    7/29/2010
H. Res. 1569, H. Rept. 111-578........  H.R. 5850............  Transportation, Housing and Urban
                                                                Development, and Related Agencies
                                                                Appropriations Act, 2011.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/28/2010  Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 236-179......    7/29/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 231-185.........    7/29/2010
H. Res.1574, H. Rept. 111-582.........  H.R. 3534............  Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic
                                                                Resources Act of 2009.
                                        H.R. 5851............  Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower
                                                                Protection Act of 2010.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    7/29/2010  Pingree/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 220-194.........    7/30/2010
H. Res. 1606, H. Rept. 111-584........  H.R. 1586............  FAA Transportation Modernization and
                                                                Safety Improvement Act--SENATE
                                                                AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................     8/9/2010  Slaughter/Dreier
                                                               Previous question agreed to 244-164......    8/10/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 229-173.........    8/10/2010
H. Res. 1620, H. Rept. 111-594........  H.R. 4785............  Rural Energy Savings Program Act.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    9/15/2010  McGovern/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 226-186......    9/16/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 225-188.........    9/16/2010
H. Res. 1640, H. Rept. 111-621........  H.R. 5297............  Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of
                                                                2010--SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    9/22/2010  Pingree/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 230-181......    9/23/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 226-186.........    9/23/2010
H. Res. 1674, H. Rept. 111-648........  H.R. 847.............  James Zadroga 9/11 Health and
                                                                Compensation Act of 2010.
                                        H.R. 2378............  Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act.
                                        H.R. 2701............  Intelligence Authorization Act for 2010--
                                                                SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    9/29/2010  Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 235-183......    9/29/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 234-183.........    9/29/2010
H. Res. 1682, H. Rept. 111-655........  H.R. 3081............  Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011--
                                                                SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    9/29/2010  Slaughter/Dreier
                                                               Previous question agreed to 240-186......    9/29/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 233-191.........    9/29/2010
H. Res. 1721, H. Rept. 111-657........  H.R. 1722............  Telework Enhancement Act of 2010--SENATE
                                                                AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   11/17/2010  Arcuri/Foxx
                                                               Previous question agreed to 239-171......   11/18/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 235-171.........   11/18/2010
H. Res. 1736, H. Rept. 111-660........  H.R. 4783............  Claims Resolution Act of 2010--SENATE
                                                                AMENDMENTS.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   11/29/2010  Perlmutter/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 223-168.........   11/30/2010
H. Res. 1741, H. Rept. 111-664........  H.J. Res. 101........  Making further continuing appropriations
                                                                for fiscal year 2011, and for other
                                                                purposes.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   11/30/2010  Polis/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 236-172.........   12/10/2010
H. Res. 1742, H. Rept. 111-665........  S. 3307..............  Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010....
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   11/30/2010  McGovern/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Previous question agreed to 232-180......    12/1/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 230-174.........    12/1/2010
H. Res. 1745, H. Rept. 111-671........  H.R. 4853............  Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010--
                                                                SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    12/1/2010  Pingree/Dreier
                                                               Previous question agreed to 224-186......    12/2/2010
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 213-203.........    12/2/2010
H. Res. 1752, H. Rept. 111-674........  .....................  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 motions to suspend the
                                                                rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    12/7/2010  Polis/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 215-194.........    12/8/2010
H. Res. 1755, H. Rept. 111-675........  H.R. 3082............  Military Construction and Veterans
                                                                Affairs Appropriations Act, 2011--SENATE
                                                                AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    12/8/2010  McGovern/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 207-206.........    12/8/2010
H. Res. 1756, H. Rept. 111-677........  H.R. 5281............  Removal Clarification Act of 2010
                                                                (Development, Relief, and Education for
                                                                Alien Minors (DREAM) Act)--SENATE
                                                                AMENDMENTS.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................    12/8/2010  Polis/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 211-208.........    12/8/2010
H. Res. 1764, H. Rept. 111-681........  H.R. 2965............  SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009
                                                                (Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of
                                                                2010)--SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   12/15/2010  Pingree/Diaz-Balart
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 232-180.........   12/15/2010
H. Res. 1766, H. Rept. 111-682........  H.R. 4853............  Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance
                                                                Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of
                                                                2010--SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   12/15/2010  Slaughter/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 214-201.........   12/16/2010
H. Res. 1771, H. Rept. 111-684........  .....................  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 motions to suspend the
                                                                rules.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   12/17/2010  McGovern/Dreier
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 199-151.........   12/21/2010
H. Res. 1776, H. Rept. 111-689........  H.J. Res. 105........  Making further continuing appropriations
                                                                for fiscal year 2011, and for other
                                                                purposes.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   12/17/2010  Polis/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted record vote 184-159.........   12/17/2010
H. Res. 1781, H. Rept. 111-692........  H.R. 5116............  America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of
                                                                2010--SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                        H.R. 2751............  FDA Food Safety Modernization Act--SENATE
                                                                AMENDMENTS.
                                        H.R. 2142............  Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and
                                                                Performance Improvement Act of 2010--
                                                                SENATE AMENDEMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   12/21/2010  McGovern/Foxx
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................   12/21/2010
H. Res. 1782, H. Rept. 111-694........  H.R. 3082............  Continuing Appropriations and Surface
                                                                Transportation Extensions Act, 2011--
                                                                SENATE AMENDMENT.
                                                               Reported from Rules......................   12/21/2010  Polis/Sessions
                                                               Rule Adopted voice vote..................   12/21/2010
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                                        C. TABLE 3.--MEASURES DISCHARGED
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H. Res. 424......................  ...................  Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary
                                                         to inquire whether the House should impeach Samuel B.
                                                         Kent, a judge of the United States District Court for
                                                         the Southern District of Texas.
H.R. 1886........................  ...................  Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement
                                                         Act of 2009.
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                                   D. TABLE 4.--RESOLUTIONS LAID ON THE TABLE
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H. Res. 158......................  ...................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
                                                         respect to consideration of certain resolutions from
                                                         the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 218......................  ...................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
                                                         respect to consideration of certain resolutions from
                                                         the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 219......................  H.J. Res. 38.......  Providing for consideration of the joint resolution
                                                         (H.J. Res. 38) making further continuing appropriations
                                                         for the fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 229......................  ...................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
                                                         respect to consideration of certain resolutions from
                                                         the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 289......................  ...................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
                                                         respect to consideration of certain resolutions
                                                         reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 450......................  ...................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
                                                         respect to consideration of certain resolutions
                                                         reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 618......................  H.R. 2701..........  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2701) to
                                                         authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for
                                                         intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the
                                                         United States Government, the Community Management
                                                         Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement
                                                         and Disability System, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 1392.....................  ...................  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 motions to suspend the rules.
H. Res. 1496.....................  ...................  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
                                                         respect to consideration of certain resolutions
                                                         reported from the Committee on Rules.
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                                        E. TABLE 5.--RESOLUTIONS AMENDED
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H. Res. 92.......................  H.R. 1.............  Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1)
                                                         making supplemental appropriations for job preservation
                                                         and creation, infrastructure investment, energy
                                                         efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed,
                                                         and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the
                                                         fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
                                                         purposes.
H. Res. 371......................  S. Con. Res. 13....  Providing for consideration of the conference report to
                                                         accompany the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 13)
                                                         setting forth the congressional budget for the United
                                                         States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the
                                                         appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and
                                                         setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
                                                         fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
H. Res. 685......................  H.R. 3326..........  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3326)
                                                         making appropriations for the Department of Defense for
                                                         the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for
                                                         other purposes.
H. Res. 772......................  H.R. 2918..........  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.
H. Res. 808......................  H.R. 2647..........  Providing for consideration of the conference report to
                                                         accompany the bill (H.R. 2647) to authorize
                                                         appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military
                                                         activities of the Department of Defense, for military
                                                         construction, and for defense activities of the
                                                         Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
                                                         strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special pays
                                                         and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces,
                                                         expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA
                                                         disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and
                                                         for other purposes.
H. Res. 1403.....................  H.R. 4213..........  Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to
                                                         the bill (H.R. 4213) to amend the Internal Revenue Code
                                                         of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for
                                                         other purposes.
H. Res. 1766.....................  H.R. 4853..........  Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to
                                                         the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill
                                                         (H.R. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
                                                         to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the
                                                         Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49,
                                                         United States Code, to extend authorizations for the
                                                         airport improvement program, and for other purposes.
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          F. TABLE 6._LIST OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION REFERRALS


                           HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

    H. Res. 15: Representative Conyers of Michigan, January 6, 
2009. A resolution authorizing and directing the Committee on 
the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G. 
Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United States District Court 
for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
    H. Res. 17: Representative Campbell of California, January 
6, 2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to abolish the Committee on Appropriations.
    H. Res. 19: Representative Gerlach of Pennsylvania, January 
9, 2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to encourage bipartisan amendments.
    H. Res. 40: Representative Tanner of Tennessee, January 9, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require each standing committee to hold 
periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or 
mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may 
authorize, and for other purposes.
    H. Res. 48: Representative Rehberg of Montana, January 9, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to establish the Committee on Indian Affairs.
    H. Res. 98: Representative Barrett of South Carolina, 
January 28, 2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
of Representatives to require a vote each year on whether to 
increase Members' pay.
    H. Res. 100: Representative Putnam of Florida, January 28, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to provide for earmark reform.
    H. Res. 111: Representative King of New York, February 3, 
2009. A resolution establishing a Select Committee on POW and 
MIA Affairs.
    H. Res. 216: Representative Paul of Texas, March 5, 2009. A 
resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives 
to ensure that Members have a reasonable amount of time to read 
legislation that will be voted upon.
    H. Res. 225: Representative Gingrey of Georgia, March 9, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require that general appropriations for 
military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as 
stand-alone measures.
    H. Res. 272: Representative Lamborn of Colorado, March 19, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to strike rule XXVIII, popularly known as the 
``Gephardt rule'', and to provide that any measure that 
increases the statutory limit on the public debt shall be stand 
alone and require a recorded vote.
    H. Res. 276: Representative Nunes of California, March 23, 
2009. A resolution to provide earmark reform in the House of 
Representatives.
    H. Res. 323: Representative King of Iowa, April 2, 2009. A 
resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives 
to require that rescission bills always be considered under 
open rules every year, and for other purposes.
    H. Res. 343: Representative Conaway of Texas, April 21, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require the reduction of section 302(b) 
suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general 
appropriation bills.
    H. Res. 345: Representative Dingell of Michigan, April 21, 
2009. A resolution establishing a select committee to make a 
thorough and complete investigation of the causes of the 
current financial crisis and other matters.
    H. Res. 359: Representative LaTourette of Louisiana, April 
23, 2009. A resolution providing for the consideration of the 
resolution (H. Res. 251) directing the Secretary of the 
Treasury to transmit to the House of Representatives all 
information in his possession relating to specific 
communications with American International Group, Inc. (AIG).
    H. Res. 383: Representative Lee of California, April 30, 
2009. A resolution establishing a select committee to review 
national security laws, policies, and practices.
    H. Res. 424: Representative Conyers of Michigan, May 12, 
2009. A resolution authorizing and directing the Committee on 
the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach 
Samuel B. Kent, a judge of the United States District Court for 
the Southern District of Texas.
    H. Res. 440: Representative Cassidy of Louisiana, May 14, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to strengthen the public disclosure of all 
earmark requests.
    H. Res. 460: Representative Burton of Indiana, May 20, 
2009. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2194) to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance 
United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by 
expanding economic sanctions against Iran.
    H. Res. 470: Representative Bishop of Utah, May 21, 2009. A 
resolution raising a question of the privileges of the House.
    H. Res. 554: Representative Baird of Washington, June 17, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require that legislation and conference 
reports be available on the Internet for 72 hours before 
consideration by the House, and for other purposes.
    H. Res. 597: Representative King of Iowa, June 26, 2009. A 
resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives 
to require the Committee on Rules to conduct its meetings and 
hearings in the Hall of the House, and for other purposes.
    H. Res. 614: Representative Quigley of Illinois, July 7, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to prohibit earmarks to for-profit entities.
    H. Res. 643: Representative Griffith of Alabama, July 14, 
2009. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that any major health care reform bill 
considered on the floor should be available for viewing.
    H. Res. 671: Representative Whitfield of Kentucky, July 22, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to promote fiscal responsibility by requiring 
the application of the House PAYGO rule.
    H. Res. 687: Representative Alexander of Louisiana, July 
28, 2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to provide greater transparency on earmark 
requests.
    H. Res. 689: Representative Posey of Florida, July 29, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to ensure that Members, Delegates, and the 
Resident Commissioner have a reasonable amount of time to read 
legislation that will be voted upon, and for other purposes.
    H. Res. 694: Representative Forbes of Virginia, July 29, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require a two-thirds vote on a rule or order 
that dispenses with the first reading or considers a measure as 
read.
    H. Res. 702: Representative Reichert of Washington, July 
30, 2009. A resolution directing the Comptroller General of the 
United States to submit reports ensuring the effectiveness of 
Federal programs and amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require that certain standing committees of 
the House hold at least one hearing on each such report that 
falls within their jurisdiction.
    H. Res. 721: Representative Lewis of California, September 
8, 2009. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that any major health care reform bill 
considered on the floor of the House should be available for 
viewing for 30 calendar days.
    H. Res. 785: Representative Conyers of Michigan, September 
30, 2009. A resolution authorizing the Committee on the 
Judiciary to inspect and receive certain tax returns and tax 
return information for the purposes of its investigation into 
whether United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous should 
be impeached, and for other purposes.
    H. Res. 804: Representative Filner of California, October 
7, 2009. A resolution providing for the concurrence by the 
House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1016, with amendment.
    H. Res. 819: Representative Posey of Florida, October 8, 
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to provide for division of the question on the 
legislative proposals involved to allow separate votes on 
disparate matters.
    H. Res. 835: Representative Jenkins of Kansas, October 15, 
2009. A resolution amending the rules of the House of 
Representatives to provide for transparency in the committee 
amendment process.
    H. Res. 847: Representative Buchanan of Florida, October 
20, 2009. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that any conference committee or other meetings 
held to determine the content of national health care 
legislation be conducted in public under the watchful eye of 
the people of the United States.
    H. Res. 874: Representative Reichert of Washington, October 
28, 2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require all committees post record votes on 
their Web sites within 48 hours of such votes.
    H. Res. 883: Representative Herger of California, November 
11, 2009. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that Members of the House receive the necessary 
cost information regarding health care reform legislation at 
least 72 hours before any vote on such legislation.
    H. Res. 949: Representative Neugebauer of Texas, December 
3, 2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require a two-thirds vote on a stand-alone 
bill to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.
    H. Res. 959: Representative Poe of Texas, December 9, 2009. 
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives 
to prohibit the consideration of a regulation of individual 
activity disguised as a tax.
    H. Res. 965: Representative Bean of Illinois, December 11, 
2009. A resolution repealing rule XXVIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the 
public debt.
    H. Res. 1018: Representative McDermott of Washington, 
January 19, 2010. A resolution requesting the Senate to adjust 
its rules to reflect the intent of the framers of the 
Constitution by amending the Senate's filibuster rule, Rule 22, 
to facilitate the consideration of bills and amendments.
    H. Res. 1023: Representative Lance of New Jersey, January 
20, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to remove the authority of the Committee on 
Rules to waive clause 5 of rule XVI or clause 9 of rule XXII.
    H. Res. 1071: Representative Akin of Missouri, February 4, 
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require a three-fifths vote on a stand-alone 
bill to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.
    H. Res. 1101: Representative Flake of Arizona, February 23, 
2010. A resolution establishing an earmark moratorium for 
fiscal year 2011.
    H. Res. 1135: Representative Broun of Georgia, March 3, 
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require that Members take the same annual 
ethics training as senior staff.
    H. Res. 1176: Representative Hodes of New Hampshire, March 
12, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to ban congressional earmarks, limited tax 
benefits, and limited tariff benefits.
    H. Res. 1177: Representative Minnick of Idaho, March 12, 
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to prohibit congressional earmarks, limited tax 
benefits, and limited tariff benefits.
    H. Res. 1188: Representative Parker of Alabama, March 17, 
2010. A resolution ensuring an up or down vote on certain 
health care legislation.
    H. Res. 1195: Representative Marshall of Georgia, March 18, 
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require a three-fifths majority to designate 
spending as emergency spending, except spending for the 
Department of Defense.
    H. Res. 1221: Representative Chaffetz of Utah, March 25, 
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to increase openness and transparency in the 
annual appropriations process as it relates to earmarks.
    H. Res. 1235: Representative Teague of New Mexico, March 
25, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require chairs and ranking minority members 
of committees and subcommittees to indicate whether they have 
any financial interest in the employer of any witness at a 
hearing, any person retaining a witness, or any person 
represented by a witness.
    H. Res. 1268: Representative Teague of New Mexico, April 
15, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require chairs and ranking minority members 
of committees and subcommittees to indicate whether they have 
any financial interest in the employer of any witness at a 
hearing, any person retaining a witness, or any person 
represented by a witness.
    H. Res. 1289: Representative Goodlatte of Virginia, April 
22, 2010. A resolution expressing the sense of the House that 
Democratic Members of the House should join Republican Members 
of the House in a total ban on earmarks for one year, that 
total discretionary spending should be reduced by the amount 
saved by earmark moratoriums, and that a bipartisan, bicameral 
committee should be created to review and overhaul the 
budgetary, spending, and earmark processes.
    H. Res. 1360: Representative Kratovil of Maryland, May 13, 
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to guarantee reasonable time prior to the 
consideration of legislation.
    H. Res. 1363: Representative George Miller of California, 
May 18, 2010. A resolution granting the authority provided 
under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to the Committee on Education and Labor for 
purposes of its investigation into underground coal mining 
safety.
    H. Res. 1386: Representative Foster of Illinois, May 24, 
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to prohibit Members from negotiating for a job 
involving lobbying activities.
    H. Res. 1416: Representative Fudge of Ohio, May 28, 2010. A 
resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives 
regarding the public disclosure by the Committee on Standards 
of Official Conduct of written reports and findings of the 
board of the Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other 
purposes.
    H. Res. 1441: Representative Conaway of Texas, June 15, 
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to curtail the growth of Government programs.
    H. Res. 1469: Representative Campbell of California, June 
23, 2010. A resolution providing that the House of 
Representatives should pass a budget resolution for a fiscal 
year before the House considers any appropriation bill for that 
year.
    H. Res. 1492: Representative Spratt of South Carolina, June 
30, 2010. A resolution providing for budget enforcement for 
fiscal year 2011.
    H. Res. 1493: Representative Spratt of South Carolina, June 
30, 2010. A resolution providing for budget enforcement for 
fiscal year 2011.
    H. Res. 1502: Representative Akin of Missouri, July 1, 
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives respecting the treatment of earmarks in 
conferences between the House and the Senate.
    H. Res. 1510: Representative Gohmert of Texas, July 13-27, 
2010. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4636) to prohibit United States assistance to foreign 
countries that oppose the position of the United States in the 
United Nations.
    H. Res. 1573: Representative Polis of Colorado, July 29, 
2010. A resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to prohibit bills and joint resolutions from 
containing more than one subject.
    H. Res. 1579: Representative Peters of Michigan, July 29, 
2010. A resolution establishing an earmark moratorium for 
fiscal year 2011.
    H. Res. 1632: Representative Conaway of Texas, September 
16, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to require officers and employees of the House 
to read the Constitution of the United States each year.
    H. Res. 1649: Representative Posey of Florida, September 
22, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to establish the Committee on Regulatory Review 
and American Jobs.
    H. Res. 1675: Representative Bono Mack of California, 
September 29, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the 
House of Representatives to require live dissemination on the 
Internet of all markups of bills and resolutions that are open 
to the public.
    H. Res. 1754: Representative Garrett of New Jersey, 
December 7, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
of Representatives to require the citation of the specific 
powers granted to Congress in the Constitution be included in 
introduced bills and joint resolutions as a basis for enacting 
the laws proposed by such bills and joint resolutions, 
including amendments and conference reports.
    H. Res. 1772: Representative Garrett of New Jersey, 
December 16, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
of Representatives to require House officers and employees to 
take annual factual training on the Constitution.

                              HOUSE BILLS

    H.R. 107: Representative Flake of Arizona, January 6, 2009. 
A bill to reform Social Security retirement and Medicare by 
establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program to 
create a safer, healthier, more secure, and more prosperous 
retirement for all Americans and to reduce the burden on young 
Americans.
    H.R. 158: Representative Obey of Wisconsin, January 6, 
2009. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
to provide for expenditure limitations and public financing for 
House of Representatives general elections, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 215: Representative Wilson of South Carolina, January 
6, 2009. A bill to provide that rates of pay for Members of 
Congress shall not be subject to automatic adjustment; and to 
provide that any bill or resolution, and any amendment to any 
bill or resolution, which would increase Members' pay may be 
adopted only by a recorded vote.
    H.R. 236: Representative Brown-Waite of Florida, January 7, 
2009. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
protect Social Security beneficiaries against any reduction in 
benefits.
    H.R. 263: Representative Jackson-Lee of Texas, January 7, 
2009. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to grant to 
the House of Representatives the authority to bring a civil 
action to enforce, secure a declaratory judgment concerning the 
validity of, or prevent a threatened refusal or failure to 
comply with any subpoena or order issued by the House or any 
committee or subcommittee of the House to secure the production 
of documents, the answering of any deposition or interrogatory, 
or the securing of testimony, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 311: Representative Brady of Texas, January 8, 2009. A 
bill to cap discretionary spending, eliminate wasteful and 
duplicative agencies, reform entitlement programs, and reform 
the congressional earmark process.
    H.R. 335: Representative Lee of California, January 8, 
2009. A bill to ensure that any agreement with Iraq containing 
a security commitment or arrangement is concluded as a treaty 
or is approved by Congress.
    H.R. 350: Representative Terry of Nebraska, January 8, 
2009. A bill to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives 
to require committee reports to include domestic energy impact 
statements, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 450: Representative Shadegg of Arizona, January 9, 
2009. A bill to require Congress to specify the source of 
authority under the United States Constitution for the 
enactment of laws, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 464: Representative Price of Georgia, January 13, 
2009. A bill to provide for a 5-year SCHIP reauthorization for 
coverage of low-income children, an expansion of child health 
care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and a health care 
Federalism initiative, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 471: Representative Altmire of Pennsylvania, January 
13, 2009. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for 
a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions 
to address market disruption.
    H.R. 483: Representative Poe of Texas, January 13, 2009. A 
bill to safeguard the Crime Victims Fund.
    H.R. 496: Representative Rangel of New York, January 14, 
2009. A bill to amend United States trade laws to eliminate 
foreign barriers to exports of United States goods and 
services, to restore rights under trade remedy laws, to 
strengthen enforcement of United States intellectual property 
rights and health and safety laws at United States borders, and 
for other purposes.
    H.R. 499: Representative Davis of Alabama, January 14, 
2009. A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties 
apply to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 534: Representative Neugebauer of Texas, January 14, 
2009. A bill to improve the ability of Congress to set spending 
priorities and enforce spending limits.
    H.R. 547: Representative Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, January 
15, 2009. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful 
nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 654: Representative Lee of California, January 22, 
2009. A bill to require poverty impact statements for certain 
legislation.
    H.R. 797: Representative Calvert of California, February 3, 
2009. A bill to greatly enhance the Nation's environmental, 
energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-
standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic production of 
abundant offshore supplies of oil and natural gas, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 830: Representative Norton of District of Columbia, 
February 3, 2009. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed 
District laws.
    H.R. 956: Representative Kaptur of Ohio, February 10, 2009. 
A bill to expand the number of individuals and families with 
health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 960: Representative Norton of District of Columbia, 
February 10, 2009. A bill to amend the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed 
District laws.
    H.R. 982: Representative Goodlatte of Virginia, February 
11, 2009. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.
    H.R. 1023: Representative Sullivan of Oklahoma, February 
12, 2009. A bill to establish a commission to recommend the 
elimination or realignment of Federal agencies that are 
duplicative or perform functions that would be more efficient 
on a non-Federal level, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1040: Representative Burgess of Texas, February 12, 
2009. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income 
tax system.
    H.R. 1294: Representative Ryan of Wisconsin, March 4, 2009. 
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration 
of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
    H.R. 1390: Representative Buchanan of Florida, March 3, 
2009. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration 
of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 1479: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
March 12, 2009. A bill to enhance the availability of capital, 
credit, and other banking and financial services for all 
citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment 
requirements are updated to account for changes in the 
financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace 
as banks, securities firms, and other financial service 
providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the 
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1549: Representative Slaughter of New York, March 17, 
2009. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
to preserve the effectiveness of medically important 
antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases.
    H.R. 1557: Representative Cooper of Tennessee, March 17, 
2009. A bill establish a commission to develop legislation 
designed to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs 
and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 1648: Representative McCotter of Michigan, March 19, 
2009. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974 to require that concurrent resolutions on 
the budget limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of 
annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product 
(GDP) in the United States, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1659: Representative Maloney of New York, March 23, 
2009. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act to require the Presidential designee 
responsible for carrying out Federal functions under the Act to 
have experience in election administration and be approved by 
the Senate, to establish the Overseas Voting Advisory Board to 
oversee the administration of the Act so that American citizens 
who live overseas or serve in the military can participate in 
elections for public office, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1721: Representative Pallone of New Jersey, March 25, 
2009. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help 
individuals with functional impairments and their families pay 
for services and supports that they need to maximize their 
functionality and independence and have choices about community 
participation, education, and employment, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 1802: Representative Tiahrt of Kansas, March 30, 2009. 
A bill to establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive 
review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the 
elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or 
outdated functions, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1814: Representative Barrett of South Carolina, March 
31, 2009. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary 
spending limits through fiscal year 2014, to extend paygo for 
direct spending, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1886: Representative Berman of California, April 2, 
2009. A bill to authorize democratic, economic, and social 
development assistance for Pakistan, to authorize security 
assistance for Pakistan, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2028: Representative Johnson of Texas, April 22, 2009. 
A bill amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized 
earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of 
such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing 
totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized 
employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of 
such Acts, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2116: Representative Hill of Indiana, April 27, 2009. 
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go 
requirement, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2169: Representative Duncan of Tennessee, April 29, 
2009. A bill to limit Federal spending to a percentage of GDP.
    H.R. 2207: Representative Forbes of Virginia, April 30, 
2009. A bill to establish a Commission to examine the long-term 
global challenges facing the United States and develop 
legislative and administrative proposals to improve interagency 
cooperation.
    H.R. 2227: Representative Murphy of Pennsylvania, May 4, 
2009. A bill to greatly enhance America's path toward energy 
independence and economic and national security, to conserve 
energy use, to promote innovation, to achieve lower emissions, 
cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 2255: Representative Foxx of North Carolina, May 5, 
2009. A bill to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
to ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject 
to that Act, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2297: Representative McGovern of Massachusetts, May 7, 
2009. A bill to require the President to call a White House 
Conference on Food and Nutrition.
    H.R. 2300: Representative Bishop of Utah, May 7, 2009. A 
bill to provide the United States with a comprehensive energy 
package to place Americans on a path to a secure economic 
future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and 
production.
    H.R. 2321: Representative Brady of Texas, May 7, 2009. A 
bill to continue the application of certain procedures in the 
House of Representatives applicable to Medicare funding 
legislation, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2360: Representative Kind of Wisconsin, May 12, 2009. 
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a 
nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small 
businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of 
private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, 
predictable, and accessible.
    H.R. 2380: Representative Inglis of South Carolina, May 13, 
2009. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
reduce social security payroll taxes and to reduce the reliance 
of the United States economy on carbon-based energy sources.
    H.R. 2512: Representative Flake of Arizona, May 20, 2009. A 
bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit 
the consideration in the House of Representatives or the Senate 
of measures that appropriate funds for earmarks to private, 
for-profit entities.
    H.R. 2795: Representative McGovern of Massachusetts, June 
10, 2009. A bill to address global hunger and improve food 
security through the development and implementation of a 
comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy, 
the establishment of the White House Office on Global Hunger 
and Food Security, and the creation of the Permanent Joint 
Select Committee on Hunger, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2817: Representative McGovern of Massachusetts, June 
11, 2009. A bill to address global hunger and improve food 
security through the development and implementation of a 
comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy, 
the establishment of the White House Office on Global Hunger 
and Food Security, and the creation of the Permanent Joint 
Select Committee on Hunger, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2828: Representative Bishop of Utah, June 11, 2009. A 
bill to provide the United States with a comprehensive energy 
package to place Americans on a path to a secure economic 
future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and 
production.
    H.R. 3012: Representative Michaud of Maine, June 24, 2009. 
A bill to require a review of existing trade agreements and 
renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, 
to set terms for future trade agreements, to express the sense 
of the Congress that the role of Congress in trade policymaking 
should be strengthened, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3233: Representative Lummis of Wyoming, July 16, 2009. 
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974 to limit the annual cost of appropriation 
earmarks and to make them more predictable, equitable, and 
transparent.
    H.R. 3268: Representative Reichert of Washington, July 20, 
2009. A bill to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives 
and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
1974 to increase earmark transparency and accountability, and 
for other purposes.
    H.R. 3298: Representative Jordan of Ohio, July 22, 2009. A 
bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary 
spending limits.
    H.R. 3310: Representative Bachus of Alabama, July 23, 2007. 
A bill to reform the financial regulatory system of the United 
States, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3350: Representative Jenkins of Kansas, July 27, 2009. 
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974 to require roll call votes acknowledging 
the effect of the costs of legislation on the National debt.
    H.R. 3400: Representative Price of Georgia, July 30, 2009. 
A bill to provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
coverage, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3518: Representative Slaughter of New York, July 31, 
2009. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide grants for 
the revitalization of waterfront brownfields, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 3582: Representative Bachmann of Minnesota, September 
16, 2009. A bill to make organizations which have been indicted 
for violations of Federal or State law relating to elections 
for public office ineligible to participate in the Planning 
Partnership Program for the 2010 census of population, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 3594: Representative Bachus of Alabama, September 17, 
2009. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to 
delegate management authority over troubled assets purchased 
under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, to require the 
establishment of a trust to manage assets of certain designated 
TARP recipients, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3765: Representative Davis of Kentucky, October 8, 
2009. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, 
to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have 
no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is 
enacted into law.
    H.R. 3962: Representative Dingell of Michigan, October 29, 
2009. A bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all 
Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and 
for other purposes.
    H.R. 3964: Representative Hensarling of Texas, October 29, 
2009. A bill to reform Federal budget procedures, to impose 
spending and deficit limits, to provide for a sustainable 
fiscal future, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 4160: Representative Slaughter of New York, December 
1, 2009. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences to conduct and coordinate a research program on 
hormone disruption, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 4161: Representative Slaughter of New York, December 
1, 2009. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research centers 
regarding women's health and disease prevention, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 4173: Representative Frank of Massachusetts, December 
2, 2009. A bill to provide for financial regulatory reform, to 
protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal 
understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-
counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 4191: Representative DeFazio of Oregon, December 3, 
2009. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job 
creation and deficit reduction.
    H.R. 4249: Representative McHenry of North Carolina, 
December 9, 2009. A bill to establish a commission to develop 
legislation designed to reform entitlement benefit programs and 
ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 4261: Representative Thornberry of Texas, December 10, 
2009. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to 
provide additional procedures for congressional oversight.
    H.R. 4262: Representative Scalise of Louisiana, December 
10, 2009. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
to require a two-thirds recorded vote in the House of 
Representatives and in the Senate to increase the statutory 
limit on the public debt, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 4300: Representative Tierney of Massachusetts, 
December 11, 2009. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
establish a national usury rate for consumer credit card 
accounts under open end consumer credit plans, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 4481: Representative Lance of New Jersey, January 20, 
2010. A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit in a 
responsible manner.
    H.R. 4499: Representative Hoekstra of Michigan, January 21, 
2010. A bill to provide that the voters of the United States be 
given the right, through advisory voter initiative, to propose 
the enactment and repeal of Federal laws in a national 
election.
    H.R. 4529: Representative Ryan of Wisconsin, January 27, 
2010. A bill to provide for the reform of health care, the 
Social Security system, the tax code for individuals and 
business, job training, and the budget process.
    H.R. 4587: Representative Neugebauer of Texas, February 3, 
2010. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
require spending limits be imposed when the statutory limit on 
the public debt is increased.
    H.R. 4625: Representative Thornberry of Texas, February 9, 
2010. A bill to establish a commission to conduct a study and 
make recommendations concerning ways to improve the civil 
service and organization of the Federal Government.
    H.R. 4640: Representative Lee of New York, February 22, 
2010. A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to 
eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions by 
the Government Printing Office for the use of the House of 
Representatives and Senate.
    H.R. 4646: Representative Fattah of Pennsylvania, February 
23, 2010. A bill to establish a fee on transactions which would 
eliminate the national debt and replace the income tax on 
individuals.
    H.R. 4831: Representative Gingrey of Georgia, March 11, 
2010. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
set a cap on allocated funds for earmarks.
    H.R. 4844: Representative Boustany of Louisiana, March 15, 
2010. A bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance.
    H.R. 4856: Representative Donnelly of Indiana, March 16, 
2010. A bill to require the President's budget and the 
congressional budget to disclose and display the net present 
value of future costs of entitlement programs.
    H.R. 4871: Representative Kratovil of Maryland, March 17, 
2010. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 to establish nonsecurity discretionary 
spending caps.
    H.R. 4883: Representative Barton of Texas, March 18, 2010. 
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 to establish a sequestration to reduce all 
nonexempt programs, projects, and activities by 2 percent each 
fiscal year in which the Federal budget is in deficit, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 4901: Representative Moran of Kansas, March 22, 2010. 
A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act.
    H.R. 4903: Representative Bachmann of Minnesota, March 22, 
2010. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act.
    H.R. 4910: Representative Burton of Indiana, March 22, 
2010. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act and enact the Empowering Patients First Act in order 
to provide incentives to encourage health insurance coverage.
    H.R. 4919: Representative Mack of Florida, March 24, 2010. 
A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act.
    H.R. 4921: Representative Minnick of Indiana, March 24, 
2010. A bill to establish procedures for the expedited 
consideration by Congress of certain proposals by the President 
to rescind amounts of budget authority.
    H.R. 4931: Representative Klein of Florida, March 24, 2010. 
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require 
that the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2012 include a benchmark plan to eliminate the budget deficit 
by fiscal year 2020 and that subsequent resolutions adhere to 
that plan.
    H.R. 4939: Representative Murphy of Pennsylvania, March 25, 
2010. A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard the 
surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare hospital 
insurance trust funds.
    H.R. 4944: Representative Wilson of South Carolina, March 
25, 2010. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act and to replace such Act with incentives to 
encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 4972: Representative King of Iowa, March 25, 2010. A 
bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
    H.R. 4983: Representative Quigley of Illinois, March 25, 
2010. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act of 1995, and the Federal Funding Accountability and 
Transparency Act of 2006 to improve access to information in 
the legislative and executive branches of the Government, and 
for other purposes.
    H.R. 4985: Representative Roe of Tennessee, March 25, 2010. 
A bill to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment 
Advisory Board.
    H.R. 5005: Representative Griffith of Alabama, April 13, 
2010. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act.
    H.R. 5006: Representative Hastings of Florida, April 13, 
2010. A bill to require the President to call a White House 
Conference on Haiti.
    H.R. 5008: Representative Markey of Colorado, April 13, 
2010. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
require annual progress toward meeting fiscally responsible 5- 
and 10-year deficit and debt targets.
    H.R. 5073: Representative Broun of Georgia, April 20, 2010. 
A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 
and enact the OPTION Act of 2009.
    H.R. 5109: Representative Kirk of Illinois, April 22, 2010. 
A bill to establish a tax, regulatory, and legal structure in 
the United States that encourages small businesses to expand 
and innovate, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 5216: Representative Akin of Missouri, May 5, 2010. A 
bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
    H.R. 5258: Representative Cassidy of Louisiana, May 11, 
2010. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
require Congress to establish a unified and searchable database 
on a public website for congressional earmarks.
    H.R. 5421: Representative Broun of Georgia, May 27, 2010. A 
bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, 
repeal the 7.5 percent threshold on the deduction for medical 
expenses, provide for increased funding for high-risk pools, 
allow acquiring health insurance across State lines, and allow 
for the creation of association health plans.
    H.R. 5424: Representative Herger of California, May 27, 
2010. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 
of 2010 and enact the Common Sense Health Care Reform and 
Affordability Act.
    H.R. 5444: Representative Paul of Texas, May 27, 2010. A 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care 
and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and to replace it with 
provisions reforming the health care system by putting patients 
back in charge of health care.
    H.R. 5454: Representative Spratt of South Carolina, May 28, 
2010. A bill to provide an optional fast-track procedure the 
President may use when submitting rescission requests, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 5568: Representative Nye of Virginia, June 22, 2010. A 
bill to create a means to review and abolish Federal programs 
that are inefficient, duplicative, or in other ways wasteful of 
taxpayer funds.
    H.R. 5590: Representative King from New York, June 24, 
2010. A bill to strengthen measures to protect the United 
States from terrorist attacks and to authorize appropriations 
for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2011, 
and for other purposes.
    H.R. 5752: Representative Quigley of Illinois, July 15, 
2010. A bill to make the Federal budget process more 
transparent and to make future budgets more sustainable.
    H.R. 5775: Representative Sestak of Pennsylvania, July 19, 
2010. A bill to require the establishment of a commission on 
earmark reform, to consolidate and streamline the grants 
management structure of the Federal Government, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 5818: Representative Garrett of New Jersey, July 22, 
2010. A bill to amend title IV of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 and the Rules of the House of Representatives to make 
Federal private sector mandates subject to a point of order, 
and for other purposes.
    H.R. 5834: Representative Deutch of Florida, July 22, 2010. 
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the old-
age, survivors, and disability insurance program, to provide 
for cash relief for years for which annual COLAs do not take 
effect under certain cash benefit programs, and to provide for 
Social Security benefit protection.
    H.R. 5842: Representative Jenkins of Kansas, July 22, 2010. 
A bill to deem any adjournment of the House of Representatives 
which is in effect on the date of the regularly scheduled 
general election for Federal office held during a Congress to 
be adjournment sine die, and to amend title 31, United States 
Code, to provide for automatic continuing appropriations if a 
regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become 
law before the date of the regularly scheduled general election 
for Federal office held during such fiscal year.
    H.R. 5853: Representative Boustany of Louisiana, July 26, 
2010. A bill to amend title XXXII of the Public Health Service 
Act to require review and approval by law prior to collection 
of premiums under the CLASS program, to require notice to 
individuals prior to enrollment, and to require termination of 
the program in the event of actuarial unsoundness, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 5954: Representative Giffords of Arizona, July 29, 
2010. A bill to increase the long-term fiscal accountability of 
direct spending legislation.
    H.R. 5957: Representative Johnson of Illinois, July 29, 
2010. A bill to require that any local currencies used to 
provide per diems to Members and employees of Congress for 
official foreign travel for a fiscal year be obtained by 
Congress and paid for using funds appropriated for salaries and 
expenses of Congress for the fiscal year, to enhance the 
disclosure of information on official foreign travel of 
Members, officers, and employees of the House of 
Representatives, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 5997: Representative Turner of Ohio, July 30, 2010. A 
bill to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives and the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to 
require that public hearings be held on all earmark requests in 
the district of the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
making the request, and to further increase earmark 
transparency and accountability.
    H.R. 6019: Representative Castle of Delaware, July 30, 
2010. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to extend 
the post-employment restrictions on certain executive and 
legislative branch officers and employees, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 6071: Representative Sherman of California, July 30, 
2010. A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from 
the products of the People's Republic of China, to provide for 
a balanced trade relationship between that country and the 
United States, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 6145: Representative Chaffetz of Utah, September 16, 
2010. A bill to require Members of Congress to disclose 
delinquent tax liability, require an ethics inquiry, and 
garnish the wages of a Member with Federal tax liability.
    H.R. 6186: Representative Posey of Florida, September 22, 
2010. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
establish discretionary and mandatory deficit reduction 
accounts.
    H.R. 6291: Representative Richardson of California, 
September 29, 2010. A bill to provide for merit-based 
investment in the freight transportation system of the United 
States to ensure economic growth, increase vitality and 
competitiveness in national and global markets, address goods 
mobility and accessibility issues, reduce air pollution and 
other environmental impacts of freight transportation, better 
public health conditions, enhance energy security, and improve 
the condition and connectivity of the freight transportation 
system, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 6367: Representative Moran of Kansas, September 29, 
2010. A bill to restore American jobs, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 6401: Representative Dreier of California, November 
15, 2010. A bill to provide a biennial budget for the United 
States Government.
    H.R. 6448: Representative Kirk of Illinois, November 29, 
2010. A bill to establish the Grace Commission II to review and 
make recommendations regarding cost control in the Federal 
Government, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 6555: Representative King of Iowa, December 17, 2010. 
A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

                      HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

    H. Con. Res. 22: Representative Ros-Lehtinen of Illinois, 
January 15, 2009. A concurrent resolution establishing the 
Joint Select Committee on Reorganization and Reform of Foreign 
Assistance Agencies and Programs.
    H. Con. Res. 201: Representative Tiahrt of Kansas, October 
15, 2009. A concurrent resolution to establish the Joint Select 
Committee on Earmark Reform, and for other purposes.
    H. Con. Res. 299: Representative Castle of Delaware, July 
21, 2010. A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of 
Congress regarding the establishment of committees with 
jurisdiction over intelligence activities.
    H. Con. Res. 322: Representative Issa of California, 
September 29, 2010. A concurrent resolution establishing the 
Congressional Commission on the European Union, and for other 
purposes.

                        HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

    H.J. Res. 27: Representative Young of Alaska, March 3, 
2009. A joint resolution establishing a bipartisan Joint Select 
Committee on Long-Term Financial Security.

                           VIII. PUBLICATIONS

    1. Rules of the Committee on Rules. One Hundred Eleventh 
Congress (2009-2010). Committee Print
    2. Rules Adopted by the Committees of the House of 
Representatives. One Hundred Eleventh Congress (2009-2010). 
Committee Print
    3. Journal and History of Legislation, Interim Edition. One 
Hundred Eleventh Congress (February 17, 2010). Committee Print
    4. Original Jurisdiction Hearing on H.R. 1549--Preservation 
of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA) (July 13, 
2009).
    5. Original Jurisdiction Hearing on H.R. 2297--White House 
Conference on Food and Nutrition (May 18, 2009).
    6. Original Jurisdiction Hearing and Markup on H. Res. 
1363--Providing the Education and Labor Committee Deposition 
Authority for Purposes of its Investigation into Underground 
Coal Mining Safety (May 19, 2010).

                           IX. MINORITY VIEWS

    Traditionally, observers and insiders alike measure the 
relative ``openness'' of a Congress by how many bills were 
considered under an ``open'' amendment process (which allows 
members to offer virtually any germane amendment) versus a 
``closed'' process (which prohibits virtually all amendments). 
As the Majority was forced to admit, the Rules Committee failed 
to allow a single bill to be considered under an open rule 
during this Congress. This was a failure of historic 
proportions. The 111th Congress changed the dynamic in another 
important way--by reducing the use of closed rules, as well. 
While at first blush it might appear to have been an 
improvement, it did not reflect a greater degree of openness on 
the House floor.
    In fact, this change translated into less debate, not more. 
Debate in the House simply became more closed to the Minority 
party. In instances when the Rules Committee Majority asked for 
and received submitted amendments, Republican amendments were 
far less likely to be made in order. The same standard applied 
when amendment deadlines were not set in place. Figure 1 
demonstrates a Majority intent on controlling debate through 
structured rules.

   Figure 1. Historical types of rules reported by the Rules Committee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Rule Type*                  109th      110th      111th
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Open...................................         22         10          0
Modified Open..........................          2          1          1
Structured.............................         65         76         71
Structured (only Majority amendments             5          6          5
 made in order)........................
Closed.................................         49         64         34
Conference Reports.....................         25         15         11
Other..................................         29         29         25
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* The definitions of rules used here match the traditional definitions
  used in describing rules reported. For a more thorough explanation of
  these terms, see the survey of activities from the 109th Congress
  (H.Rept. 109-743).

    This practice may have given the Majority a greater ability 
to manage the exposure of their members to difficult votes on 
the floor of the House, but it undermined the bipartisan 
credibility of the legislation that they passed. Rather than 
bringing the Minority party into the discussion and giving them 
a stake in legislative successes or failures, the Majority 
insisted on bearing this burden alone. The result is a Majority 
lost as a result of deeply unpopular legislation.
    We believe the House must return to a more open, 
transparent legislative process. By re-introducing the concept 
of the open rule and allowing members of the Minority to at 
least have their amendments considered, all members will feel 
more invested in the legislative process.
Avoiding the Tough Decisions: Punting on the Budget and Eliminating 
        Cutting Amendments
    Nowhere was the lack of an open process felt more than in 
the consideration of appropriations bills. It was during 
debates on spending bills, the foremost responsibility of the 
Congress, that the Majority did the most to limit opportunities 
for debate. Open rules for appropriations bills had always been 
considered sacrosanct by Democratic and Republican majorities 
alike. As long as an amendment was germane, it could be offered 
on the floor of the House during debate. That practice ended in 
the 111th Congress. As the debate on the first fiscal year 2010 
appropriations bill began in June 2009, the Majority announced 
their intention to impose a pre-printing requirement for all 
amendments to spending bills.
    This change alone marked a departure from the traditionally 
open amendment process. The first spending bill to be 
considered by the 111th Congress was the FY 2010 Commerce, 
Justice, Science bill. After the House had considered just a 
single Minority amendment, the Majority decided the pre-printed 
list of amendments was not restrictive enough. They immediately 
instructed the Rules Committee to hand pick the amendments 
eligible for debate. There were various reasons given for this 
decision--protecting Majority incumbents from ``politically 
painful'' votes, time management, and previous abuse of the 
amendment process by Republicans. We received each of these 
arguments in turn in our report Opportunities Lost: The End of 
the Appropriations Process and found them to be without merit. 
(For the complete report, see http://rules-
republicans.house.gov/media/pdf/OpportunitiesLost _fnl.pdf)
    The primary reason given by the Majority for their decision 
to deny an open process was the need to guard against 
filibuster by amendment. As Majority Leader Hoyer put it in a 
June 16, 2009 colloquy, ``We think, in years past, there have 
been a lot of amendments offered, not for the purpose of the 
substance of the amendment but for the purpose of simply 
delaying the ability to get our work done.'' (Cong. Rec. p. 
H6899.)
    An examination of the appropriations process in years in 
which there is a Majority transition from one party to another 
does illustrate a significant increase in appropriations 
activity. Figure 2 (originally printed in Opportunities Lost) 
shows the percentage increase in the total number of amendments 
to appropriations bills and the total number of hours spent 
debating those bills in years where majority control of the 
House switched parties. When Republicans became the Majority 
party in 1995, there was a significant increase in the number 
of amendments offered compared with the 1994 appropriations 
season. Both Democrats and Republicans offered more than twice 
the number of amendments as in the year prior.

   Figure 2. Increases in amendments and debate during new majorities



    Similarly, when the Democrats regained the majority in 
2007, there was another substantial increase in both the number 
of amendments offered and hours spent on debate over the 2006 
season. However, it's worth noting that the increase was far 
less than when the Republicans became the Majority party in 
1995. In terms of the number of amendments offered, the 
increase was less than 40 percent of the increase experienced 
in 1995; similarly, the increase in 2007 in the number of hours 
spent on debate was just more than half of the 1995 increase.
    While the Democratic Majority is correct--there was spike 
both in the number of amendments and the hours spent on 
debate--it was substantially less than the increase experienced 
when the Democrats became the Minority party in 1995. In fact, 
in terms of raw hours spent on appropriations measures, the 
House actually spent 13 percent longer on appropriations bills 
in 1995 than it did in 2007 (205 hours versus 179.25 hours) 
despite processing 36 percent more amendments in 2007.
    Similarly, in different years, there are different issues 
which drive the appropriations process. Figure 3 (also from 
Opportunities Lost) shows the absolute numbers of amendments 
offered from 1992-2008. While there are definite spikes in 
activity around Majority-Minority transition years, there are 
other spikes as well. It's notable that there was a large 
increase in appropriations activity in 2006, prior to the 
Democrats recapturing the Majority. Further, Democrats offered 
more amendments than Republicans in every year from 2000 
through 2006. On average, between 1995 and 2006 (excluding 2002 
as there isn't enough data to be significant), Democrats 
offered 15 percent more amendments than did Republicans. Even 
looking at years in which the Democrats were in the Majority 
(1992-1994), they offered an average of 6 percent more 
amendments than did Republicans during the same period.
    While the Democratic Majority was right in its assertion 
that 2007 represented a significant departure from prior years' 
appropriations activity, the notion that the increase was 
unprecedented rings hollow. Taken in historical context, the 
increase in appropriations activity in 2007 was not so far out 
of the norm as to justify the Majority leadership's response--
shutting down the entire appropriations process.
    The Majority compounded its mistakes in the second session 
of the 111th Congress by failing to even propose a budget 
resolution. For the first time since the adoption of the 1974 
Budget Act, neither the Budget Committee nor the House 
considered a budget resolution. This failure to act eliminated 
any opportunity for members on either side of the aisle to 
present their visions for the budget to the House for debate.
    Rather than performing their fiduciary responsibility of 
putting forth and defending a budget, the Majority turned to a 
``deeming'' resolution to set spending limits. Once again, it 
was the Rules Committee that had to cover for the Majority's 
inability to perform basic functions. Without any testimony, 
the Rules Committee Majority inserted the deeming resolution 
into a rule providing for consideration of a supplemental 
spending bill funding our troops fighting in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. In the end, this self-imposed limit proved to be 
little more than an empty gesture. The Senate never agreed to 
the number included in the deeming resolution and the House 
considered only two of the twelve appropriations bills.
    The Majority's decision to shut down debate of the 
Congress's spending and budget priorities was not without 
consequence. As Figure 4 (originally published as part of our 
report The Wrong Way Congress which can be found at http://
rules-republicans.house.gov/ media/PDF/ WrongWayCongress-Final-
WEB.pdf) illustrates, the more debate was restricted, the more 
spending increased.
    We believe the House must turn its focus to reducing 
spending rather than increasing it. In order to do that, the 
House must consider a budget and once again open up the 
consideration of appropriations bills.

 Figure 3. Comparison of the total number of amendments offered during 
   the 1992 through 2008 appropriations seasons, broken down by party



 Figure 4. Comparison of changes in discretionary spending versus the 
  number of amendments offered during consideration of appropriations 
                                 bills



Martial Law Rules
    Another unfortunate hallmark of the 111th Congress has been 
the dramatic increase in the use of ``martial law,'' or rules 
that provide for same-day consideration of legislation reported 
from the Rules Committee. ``Martial law'' authority has been 
used in the past by majorities of both parties. However, it has 
typically been restricted to specific items and only available 
for a day or two at the most. The Rules Committee Majority of 
the 111th Congress changed this practice by pursuing an 
unprecedented number of blanket ``martial law'' rules, allowing 
them to call up any bill with as little as an hour's notice.
    In the 109th Congress, just five blanket ``martial law'' 
rules were reported and one was tabled. Two were reported 
during the lame duck session following the GOP's loss of the 
Majority. These two ``martial law'' rules lasted for one day 
each and were approved on the final two days of the legislative 
session.
    In contrast, the 111th Congress has approved thirteen 
blanket ``martial law'' rules, only one of which was tabled. 
The most egregious use of the ``martial law'' rules came during 
the lame duck session of the 111th Congress. Following their 
historic losses, the Democratic Majority approved one blanket 
``martial law'' rule covering eleven days and another covering 
eight days. Nearly the entire lame duck session of the 111th 
Congress was conducted under blanket ``martial law'' authority. 
Having lost the confidence of the American people, the Majority 
used blanket ``martial law'' authority in a lame duck Congress 
in order to advance an agenda that had been rejected by their 
constitutents. With this expansion of the use of ``martial 
law'' authority, the lame duck Democratic Majority turned a 
scheduling tool into a way to avoid accountability.
    We believe the Rules Committee should seriously limit the 
use of unrestricted ``martial law'' rather than empowering the 
House to abuse these procedures. While we recognize that they 
are sometimes necessary to manage the scheduling challenges of 
the conclusion of a legislative session, they should not be the 
``go-to'' procedures for everyday management of the House.
Procedural Shortcuts
    The use of unrestricted ``martial law'' was not the only 
procedural shortcut employed by the 111th Congress. Like no 
Congress before it, the 111th Congress made House procedure a 
topic of conversation for everyday Americans--and not in a good 
way. It was the Rules Committee that executed the procedural 
plans that became the Democratic Majority's undoing.
    Beginning with the rushed consideration of the stimulus 
bill in early 2009, continuing with the handling of the ``Cap 
and Trade'' legislation and its infamous manager's amendment in 
the summer of 2009, and concluding with the failed ``Slaughter 
Solution'' during the health care debate, the Democratic 
Majority used procedure as a means to an end. These three 
bills, and the procedures used to advance them, came to define 
the 111th Congress: they epitomized the actions of a Majority 
that took procedural tools that have been used in the past and 
applied them in ways which ultimately damaged the institution 
and undermined public confidence in government.
    The stimulus legislation, H.R. 1, never went through the 
committee process and, although a conference committee was 
convened, it never formally debated the legislation. When the 
final version of the bill reached the Rules Committee, it had 
only been available to Members and the public alike for an 
hour. Fewer than eighteen hours later, Members were on the 
House floor voting on the bill. This occurred despite a 
unanimous House vote just two days prior demanding that the 
bill be made available for 48 hours so that Members and the 
public had the opportunity to read the bill. (See roll call 
vote 111-54, February 10, 2009).
    The procedure employed to advance H.R. 2454, the 
unsuccessful ``Cap and Trade'' legislation was just as rushed. 
The Rules Committee adopted a 300-page manager's amendment at 3 
a.m. on the very day of the final vote on the bill. The 
amendment was still warm from the copier as the Committee was 
voting on it. The outrage was palpable among Democrats and 
Republicans alike. Republican Leader Boehner used his 
leadership privilege to take an hour on the House floor in 
order to walk members through the provisions of the amendment. 
That simply should not have been necessary.
    Passage of the Majority's health care law proved extremely 
difficult and time consuming. What was supposed to have been 
finished in the summer of 2009 instead extended into the spring 
of 2010. Searching for options to pass the highly controversial 
and unpopular piece of legislation, Rules Committee Chairwoman 
Slaughter floated the concept of passing the bill without an 
actual up or down vote. It became known as the ``Slaughter 
Solution'' and the outcry was immediate. The Majority defended 
the concept by declaring previous Majorities had done the same 
thing. In fact, no previous Majority, of either party had ever 
attempted to move a similar piece of legislation in the same 
way. Ultimately, the Democratic Majority abandoned the ``deem 
and pass'' strategy after an open rebellion from its own 
Members. One Democrat on the Rules Committee even proclaimed 
that ``sanity'' had eventually prevailed. More than any other 
bill in recent memory, the process surrounding the health care 
law became as infamous as the legislation itself.

Conclusion

    We recount these abuses not for the purpose of simple story 
telling, but rather to demonstrate how the Rules Committee's 
Democratic Majority employed extreme legislative maneuvers to 
advance an extreme, unpopular agenda. Their actions not only 
damaged their party politically, but damaged the House as an 
institution as well. These shortcuts and abuses fall far short 
of the promises of openness and transparency put forward by the 
Majority when they assumed control in 2007. They are even 
farther from the promised era of bipartisanship that was to 
have begun in 2007 and again in 2009. The facts clearly 
demonstrate that the Majority in the 111th Congress, and the 
Rules Committee specifically, put political objectives over its 
institutional responsibilities.
                                   David Dreier.
                                   Lincoln Diaz-Balart.
                                   Pete Sessions.
                                   Virginia Foxx.

                                  
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