[House Report 112-5]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                      112-5

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 359) TO REDUCE FEDERAL 
     SPENDING AND THE DEFICIT BY TERMINATING TAXPAYER FINANCING OF 
         PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS AND PARTY CONVENTIONS

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  January 25, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                Ms. Foxx, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 54]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 54, 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. 359, to 
reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer 
financing of presidential election campaigns and party 
conventions, under a modified open rule. The resolution waives 
all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means and the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on House Administration. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule for a period not to exceed five hours. The 
bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill. The resolution 
makes in order only those amendments that are preprinted in the 
Congressional Record or pro forma amendments for the purpose of 
debate. Each amendment printed in the Congressional Record may 
be offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed or a 
designee, and each such amendment shall be considered as read. 
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 in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against such provisions. The waiver of all 
points of order against provisions in the bill 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. 24

    Date: January 25, 2011.
    Measure: H.R. 359.
    Motion by: Ms. Slaughter.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 5175 from the 111th 
Congress, the Disclose Act, as passed on June 24, 2010.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: Sessions--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. 25

    Date: January 25, 2011.
    Measure: H.R. 359.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To strike the 5 hour time limit on the 
amendment process.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: Sessions--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. 26

    Date: January 25, 2011.
    Measure: H.R. 359.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
    Summary of motion: To report an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: Sessions--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. 27

    Date: January 25, 2011.
    Measure: H.R. 359.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 7-4.
    Vote by Members: Sessions--Yea; Bishop (UT)--Yea; Woodall--
Yea; Nugent--Yea; Scott (SC)--Yea; Webster--Yea; Slaughter--
Nay; McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; Polis--Nay; Dreier--
Yea.

                                  
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