[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.

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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. 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.

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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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