[House Report 112-553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     112-553

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     RELATING TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE REPORT 112-546 AND AN 
    ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE 
  RESOLUTION (H. RES. 706) AUTHORIZING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND 
 GOVERNMENT REFORM TO INITIATE OR INTERVENE IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS TO 
                       ENFORCE CERTAIN SUBPOENAS

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   June 27, 2012.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 708]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 708, 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 that if H. Rept. 112-546, a report 
from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. 
Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in 
contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly 
issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is 
called up by direction of the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, all points of order against the report shall 
be waived and it shall be considered as read.
    The resolution provides for consideration of the resolution 
accompanying H. Rept. 112-546, under a closed rule. The 
resolution provides 50 minutes of debate on the resolution 
accompanying the report equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform or their respective designees. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
a resolution accompanying the report. The resolution provides 
that the resolution accompanying the report shall be considered 
as read. The resolution provides one motion to refer at the 
conclusion of debate if offered by Representative Dingell of 
Michigan, which shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The 
resolution provides one motion to recommit the resolution 
accompanying the report with or without instructions. The 
resolution provides that the Chair may reduce the minimum time 
for electronic voting on the motion to recommit the resolution 
accompanying the report as though pursuant to clause 9 of rule 
XX.
    The resolution provides for consideration of H. Res. 706, 
authorizing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to 
initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
certain subpoenas, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 
20 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their respective 
designees. The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the resolution. The resolution provides that 
the resolution shall be considered as read. The resolution 
provides one motion to recommit H. Res. 706.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against H. 
Rept. 112-546, the Committee is not aware of any points of 
order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the rule waives all points of order against the 
resolution accompanying H. Rept. 112-546, the Committee is not 
aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in 
nature.
    Although the rule waives all points of order against H. 
Res. 706, 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. 325

    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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