[House Report 112-27]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     112-27

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 830) TO RESCIND THE 
UNOBLIGATED FUNDING FOR THE FHA REFINANCE PROGRAM AND TO TERMINATE THE 
                                PROGRAM

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   March 8, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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           Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 150]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 150, by a record vote of 7 to 4, 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. 830, the 
``FHA Refinance Program Termination Act,'' under a modified 
open rule. The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. 
The resolution makes in order the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services 
now printed in the bill as original text for purpose of 
amendment, and provides that each section shall be considered 
as read. The resolution waives all points of order against the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The 
resolution makes in order only those amendments that have been 
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record not later 
than March 9, 2011 or pro forma amendments for the purpose of 
debate. Each amendment submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record may be offered only by the Member who 
submitted it for printing or their designee, and each such 
amendment shall be considered as read if printed. The 
resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The waiver 
is prophylactic.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made in 
order as original text, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against the committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. The waiver of all points of order against the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 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. 43

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated: 4-
7.

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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. Webster.....................................          Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 44

    Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to H.R. 830 to make 
in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #1, 
offered by Rep. Cardoza (CA), which would require the Federal 
National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home 
Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) each to carry out a 
one-year program providing for the refinancing of qualified 
single-family housing mortgages it owns or guarantees. 
Defeated: 4-7.

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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. Webster.....................................          Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 45

    Motion by Mr. Sessions to report a modified open rule. 
Adopted: 7-4.

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