[House Report 112-4]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                      112-4

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 38) TO REDUCE 
 SPENDING THROUGH A TRANSITION TO NON-SECURITY SPENDING AT FISCAL YEAR 
                              2008 LEVELS

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  January 19, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 43]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 43, 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 H. Res. 38, to 
reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending 
at fiscal year 2008 levels, under a closed rule. The resolution 
provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Rules or their respective designees. The resolution waives all 
points of order against consideration of H. Res. 38. The 
resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Rules now printed in 
H. Res. 38 shall be considered as adopted. The resolution, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. Finally, 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 H. Res. 38, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver 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. 21

    Date: January 19, 2011.
    Measure: H. Res. 38.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
    Summary of motion: To report an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 4-8.
    Vote by Members: Sessions--Nay; Foxx--Nay; Bishop (UT)--
Nay; Woodall--Nay; Nugent--Nay; Scott (SC)--Nay; Webster--Nay; 
Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Polis--Yea; 
Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 22

    Date: January 19, 2011.
    Measure: H. Res. 38.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment in the nature of a substitute, if 
offered by Mr. Van Hollen, the ranking member of the Committee 
on the Budget.
    Results: Defeated 4-8.
    Vote by Members: Sessions--Nay; Foxx--Nay; Bishop (UT)--
Nay; Woodall--Nay; Nugent--Nay; Scott (SC)--Nay; Webster--Nay; 
Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Polis--Yea; 
Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 23

    Date: January 19, 2011.
    Measure: H. Res. 38.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 8-4.
    Vote by Members: Sessions--Yea; Foxx--Yea; Bishop (UT)--
Yea; Woodall--Yea; Nugent--Yea; Scott (SC)--Yea; Webster--Yea; 
Slaughter--Nay; McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; Polis--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea.