[House Report 112-150]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    112-150

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2560) TO CUT, CAP, AND 
                       BALANCE THE FEDERAL BUDGET

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   July 18, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 355]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 355, by a record vote of 8 to 3, 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. 2560, the 
Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011, under a closed rule. The 
resolution provides four hours of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Budget. The resolution waives all points of 
order against consideration of the bill. The resolution 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The 
resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the 
bill. Finally, the resolution provides one motion to recommit.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver of all points of order against 
consideration of the bill is prophylactic.
    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against provisions in the bill. The waiver of 
all points of order against provisions in the bill is 
prophylactic.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 110

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated: 3-
8.

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Sessions....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Ms. Foxx........................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah..............................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay
Mr. Nugent......................................          Nay
Mr. Scott of South Carolina.....................          Nay
Mr. Webster.....................................          Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 111

    Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to report a modified open 
rule as requested by Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin. Defeated: 3-8.

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Sessions....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Ms. Foxx........................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah..............................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay
Mr. Nugent......................................          Nay
Mr. Scott of South Carolina.....................          Nay
Mr. Webster.....................................          Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 112

    Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the closed rule. Adopted: 
8-3.

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Sessions....................................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Ms. Foxx........................................          Yea   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Nay
Mr. Bishop of Utah..............................          Yea   Mr. Polis.........................          Nay
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Yea
Mr. Nugent......................................          Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina.....................          Yea
Mr. Webster.....................................          Yea
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Yea
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