House Report 112-7 - PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 72) DIRECTING CERTAIN STANDING COMMITTEES TO INVENTORY AND REVIEW EXISTING, PENDING, AND PROPOSED REGULATIONS AND ORDERS FROM AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO THEIR EFFECT ON JOBS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

[House Report 112-7]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 112-7

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 72) DIRECTING
CERTAIN STANDING COMMITTEES TO INVENTORY AND REVIEW EXISTING, PENDING,
AND PROPOSED REGULATIONS AND ORDERS FROM AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO THEIR EFFECT ON JOBS AND
ECONOMIC GROWTH

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February 8, 2011.--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. 73]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 73, by a nonrecord vote, 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. 72,
directing certain standing committees to inventory and review
existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from
agencies of the Federal Government, particularly with respect
to their effect on jobs and economic growth, under a closed
rule. Provides nine hours and 30 minutes of debate, with 30
minutes equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader
and Minority Leader or their respective designees, eight hours
equally divided among and controlled by the respective chairs
and ranking minority members of the Committees on Agriculture,
Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Natural
Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, Transportation and
Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, and one hour equally
divided among and controlled by the respective chairs and
ranking minority members of the Committees on Education and the
Workforce and Small Business. The resolution waives all points
of order against consideration of the resolution. The
resolution provides that the amendment recommended by the
Committee on Rules now printed in the resolution 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 the resolution, the Committee is not aware of
any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic.

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. 28

Motion by Mr. McGovern to grant an open rule for
consideration of H. Res. 72. Defeated: 3-8.

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Sessions......................... Nay. Mr. McGovern........... Yea.
Dr. Foxx............................. Nay. Mr. Hastings of Florida Yea.
Mr. Bishop of Utah................... Nay. Mr. Polis.............. Yea.
Mr. Woodall.......................... Nay....................
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. 29

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to make

in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #3,
offered by Rep. Hastings (FL). The amendment adds a section
instructing committees to make the creation of jobs their
highest priority, and to report jobs legislation to the House
as soon as possible. The amendment also requires that the
legislation is to be considered by the House under an open
amendment process. Defeated: 3-8.

Rules Committee record vote No. 30

Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to make in order and
provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #2, offered by
Rep. Lee (CA). The amendment provides that in section 2,
redesignate paragraphs (3) through (12) as paragraphs (4)
through (13) and insert after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
(3) reduce poverty and address the needs of the chronically
unemployed.
Defeated: 3-8.