[House Report 112-135]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    112-135

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      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2354) MAKING 
 APPROPRIATIONS FOR ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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July 6, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 337]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 337, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2354, the 
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2012, under an 
open rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution waives points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of 
rule XXI. Under the Rules of the House the bill shall be read 
for amendment by paragraph. The resolution provides that the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. The resolution authorizes the Chair to accord priority in 
recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in 
the Congressional Record. Finally, the resolution provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill includes a waiver of the following:
    Clause 4(c) of rule XIII, which prohibits consideration of 
a general appropriations bill reported by the Committee on 
Appropriations in the House until the third calendar day on 
which printed hearings of the Committee on Appropriations 
thereon have been available.
    Section 306 of the Budget Act of 1974, which prohibits the 
consideration of a bill dealing with any matter within the 
jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget unless it is a bill 
or resolution which has been reported by the Committee on the 
Budget. The bill includes an emergency designation, which is 
within the jurisdiction of the House Budget Committee.
    The resolution includes a waiver of points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of 
rule XXI, which prohibits unauthorized appropriations or 
legislative provisions in an appropriations bill. This waiver 
is necessary because the bill contains unauthorized 
appropriations and legislative provisions.

                                  
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