House Report 112-587 - PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6079) TO REPEAL THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND HEALTH CARE-RELATED PROVISIONS IN THE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010

[House Report 112-587]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 112-587

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6079) TO REPEAL THE
PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND HEALTH CARE-RELATED
PROVISIONS IN THE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010

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July 9, 2012.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

R E P O R T

[To accompany H. Res. 724]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 724, 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.R. 6079, the
Repeal of Obamacare Act, under a closed rule. The resolution
provides five hours of debate with 30 minutes equally divided
and controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or
their respective designees, 60 minutes equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Education and the Workforce, 60 minutes equally
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 60 minutes equally
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Ways and Means, 30 minutes equally divided
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Budget, 30 minutes equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Judiciary, and 30 minutes equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Small Business. The resolution waives all points
of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The
resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the
bill. Finally, the resolution provides one motion to recommit.

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
the bill includes a waiver of clause 11 of rule XXI,
prohibiting the consideration of an unreported bill or joint
resolution until the third calendar day on which it has been
available. Although H.R. 6079 was not introduced until July 9th
the text of the legislation, as introduced, has been available
online since July 5th.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in the bill, 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. 327

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the
appropriate waivers for amendment #1, offered by Rep. DeFazio
(OR), which would repeal the health insurance industry's anti-
trust exemption. Defeated: 4-8.

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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. Scott of South Carolina..................... Nay
Mr. Webster..................................... Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 328

Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated: 4-
8.

Rules Committee record vote No. 329

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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