[House Report 112-19]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     112-19

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION (H.J. RES. 44) 
MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011, AND FOR 
                             OTHER PURPOSES

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 February 28, 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. 115]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 115, 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.J. Res. 44, 
the ``Further Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011,'' 
under a closed rule. The resolution waives all points of order 
against consideration of the joint resolution. The resolution 
provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read. 
The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in 
the joint resolution. The resolution provides one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. Finally, 
the resolution provides one motion to recommit.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the joint resolution includes a waiver of section 302(f) of the 
Congressional Budget Act. Although the joint resolution reduces 
spending by $2 billion per week over the two week life of the 
further continuing appropriations, the Congressional Budget 
Office is required by scorekeeping rules to annualize the score 
comparing it to the House-passed continuing resolution (H.R. 1) 
causing the joint resolution to be scored at a higher level, 
thus the joint resolution is presumed to breach the 
Appropriation Committee's section 302 allocations.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the resolution also includes a waiver of clause 11 of rule XXI, 
requiring the three day availability of introduced measures 
prior to their consideration. The resolution was introduced on 
Monday, February 28, 2011, and is expected to be considered as 
early as Tuesday, March 1, 2011. While the resolution was 
introduced on Monday, February 28, 2011, the text of the 
resolution was made electronically available to all Members and 
the public on the website of the Committee on Rules on Friday, 
February 25, 2011.
    Although the rule also waives all points of order against 
provisions in the joint resolution, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order against provisions in the joint 
resolution. The waiver of all points of order against 
provisions in the joint resolution is prophylactic in nature.

                            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. 38

    Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.J. 
Res. 44 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers 
for amendment #1, offered by Delegate Norton (DC), which would 
permit the District of Columbia to expend local funds after 
March 18, 2011. Defeated: 4-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Sessions....................................          Nay   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Ms. Foxx........................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah..............................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
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. 39

    Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to H.J. Res. 44 to 
make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment 
#2, offered by Rep. Dicks (WA), which would cut $1 billion from 
census programs and restore $577 million to education programs. 
Defeated: 4-8

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