[House Report 112-330]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    112-330

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE 
 BILL (H.R. 1540) TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 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, AND FOR 
 OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 
              DECEMBER 16, 2011, THROUGH JANUARY 16, 2012

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 December 13, 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. 493]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 493, by a record vote of 8 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 the 
conference report to accompany H.R. 1540, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. The resolution waives 
all points of order against the conference report and its 
consideration. The resolution provides that the conference 
report shall be considered as read. The resolution provides 
that the previous question shall be considered as ordered 
without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate 
and one motion to recommit if applicable. Debate on the 
conference report is divided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule 
XXII.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides that it shall be in 
order at any time through the remainder of the first session of 
the 112th Congress for the Speaker to entertain motions that 
the House suspend the rules, as though under clause 1(c) of 
rule XV, if the text of the measure proposed in a motion is 
made available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident 
Commissioner (including pursuant to clause 3 of rule XXIX) on 
the calendar day before consideration.
    Section 3 of the resolution provides that on any 
legislative day of the first session of the 112th Congress 
after December 16, 2011: (1) the Journal of the proceedings of 
the previous day shall be considered as approved; (2) the Chair 
may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date 
and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I 
of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring 
the adjournment; and (3) bills and resolutions introduced 
during the period addressed by this section shall be numbered, 
listed in the Congressional Record, and when printed shall bear 
the date of introduction, but may be referred by the Speaker at 
a later time.
    Section 4 of the resolution provides that on any 
legislative day of the second session of the 112th Congress 
before January 17, 2012: (1) the Speaker may dispense with 
organizational and legislative business; (2) the Journal of the 
proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved 
if applicable; and (3) the Chair at any time may declare the 
House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits 
of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be 
announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment.
    Section 5 of the resolution authorizes the Speaker to 
appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the 
duration of the period addressed by sections 3 and 4 as though 
under clause 8(a) of rule I.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against the conference 
report and its consideration includes a waiver of clause 9 of 
rule XXII, which prohibits the inclusion of matter in a 
conference report not committed to the conference by either 
House.

                            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. 175

    Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4.


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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. Scott of South Carolina.....................          Yea
Mr. Webster.....................................          Yea
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Yea
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