[House Report 112-95]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     112-95

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      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2017) MAKING 
 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR THE FISCAL 
         YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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May 31, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 287]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 287, by a record vote of 9 to 3, 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. 2017, the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012, under 
an open rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution waives points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of 
rule XXI except for section 536. Under the Rules of the House 
the bill shall be read for amendment by paragraph. The 
resolution provides that the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. The resolution authorizes 
the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have 
pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The 
resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
    The resolution further provides that H. Con. Res. 34, 
including the related 302(a) allocations printed in this 
report, shall have force and effect until a conference report 
on the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012 
is adopted. The House adopted H. Con. Res. 34 on April 15, 
2011, but the Senate has failed to pass a budget resolution. 
This language is necessary for the House to continue with its 
Constitutional responsibilities. Specifically:
    Section 2(a) of the resolution provides that the House-
passed budget resolution shall have force and effect until the 
adoption of a conference report on the budget resolution;
    Section 2(b) of the resolution directs the Chairman of the 
House Budget Committee to update the budget resolution's 
discretionary outlay levels to reflect enactment of the FY 2011 
full-year continuing resolution, which was enacted after the 
House passed the budget resolution; and
    Section 2(c) of the resolution extends emergency 
designation authority for fiscal year 2011 appropriations 
bills.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill includes a waiver of the following:
    Clause 4(c) of rule XIII, which prohibits consideration of 
a general appropriations bill reported by the Committee on 
Appropriations in the House until the third calendar day on 
which printed hearings of the Committee on Appropriations 
thereon have been available.
    Section 306 of the Budget Act of 1974, which prohibits the 
consideration of a bill dealing with any matter within the 
jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget unless it is a bill 
or resolution which has been reported by the Committee on the 
Budget. The bill includes an emergency designation, which is 
within the jurisdiction of the House Budget Committee.
    The waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI, which prohibits 
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill, is necessary because the bill contains 
unauthorized appropriations and legislative provisions included 
in the bill. The waiver applies to all provisions in the bill 
except for section 536. At the request of the Chairman of the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Rules Committee did not 
provide a waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI for section 536 of the 
bill. The provision reauthorizes the Department of Homeland 
Security's chemical plant security program. The Committee on 
Energy and Commerce has reported legislation to reauthorize the 
same program for seven years.

                            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. 99

    Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to make in order 
and provide the appropriate waivers for the following 
amendments to be separately considered: Amendment #1, offered 
by Rep. Price (NC), which would increase by $460 million the 
amount of funding provided in the bill for firefighter 
assistance, bringing it up to the FY 2011 level, offset by 
designating as an emergency requirement $460 million provided 
for the Disaster Relief Fund; and Amendment #2, offered by Rep. 
Price (NC), which would increase by $850 million the amount of 
funding provided for FEMA state and local grant programs, 
offset by designating as an emergency requirement all funds 
provided above the President's budget request for the Disaster 
Relief Fund. Defeated: 3-9.

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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. Nugent......................................          Nay
Mr. Scott of South Carolina.....................          Nay
Mr. Webster.....................................          Nay
Mr. Reed........................................          Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 100

    Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the open rule. Adopted: 9-
3.

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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. Nugent......................................          Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina.....................          Yea
Mr. Webster.....................................          Yea
Mr. Reed........................................          Yea
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Yea
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   ALLOCATIONS UNDER SECTION 302(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT 
             REFERRED TO IN SECTION 2(A) OF THE RESOLUTION

  ALLOCATION OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                        [In millions of dollars]
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                                                                 2012
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Discretionary Action:
    BA.....................................................    1,019,402
    OT.....................................................    1,224,119
Current Law Mandatory:
    BA.....................................................      745,700
    OT.....................................................      734,871
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    ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES OTHER THAN
                             APPROPRIATIONS
                        [In millions of dollars]
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                                                  2012        2012-2021
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Committee on Agriculture:
    Current Law:
        BA..................................        13,463       763,847
        OT..................................        14,649       761,094
    Resolution Change:
        BA..................................        -2,315      -177,866
        OT..................................        -2,228      -176,005
                                             ---------------------------
    Total:
        BA..................................        11,148       585,981
        OT..................................        12,421       585,089
                                             ===========================
Committee on Armed Services:
    Current Law:
        BA..................................       143,166     1,658,720
        OT..................................       139,128     1,653,112
    Resolution Change:
        BA..................................             0             0
        OT..................................             0             0
                                             ---------------------------
    Total:
        BA..................................       143,166     1,658,720
        OT..................................       139,128     1,653,112
                                             ===========================
Committee on Education and the Workforce:
    Current Law:
        BA..................................        -8,122        58,384
        OT..................................        -3,382        66,620
    Resolution Change:
        BA..................................        -4,994      -149,437
        OT..................................        -2,522      -133,808
                                             ---------------------------
    Total:
        BA..................................       -13,116       -91,053
        OT..................................        -5,904       -67,188
                                             ===========================
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
    Current Law:
        BA..................................       318,581     4,545,941
        OT..................................       315,089     4,512,317
    Resolution Change:
        BA..................................          -698    -1,365,771
        OT..................................        -1,207    -1,366,350
                                             ---------------------------
    Total:
        BA..................................       317,883     3,180,170
        OT..................................       313,882     3,145,967
                                             ===========================
Committee on Financial Services:
     Current Law:
         BA.................................        28,378       140,008
         OT.................................        29,475       -26,268
     Resolution Change:
         BA.................................        -5,986       -66,359
         OT.................................        -6,485       -67,488
                                             ---------------------------
     Total:
         BA.................................        22,392        73,649
         OT.................................        22,990       -93,756
                                             ===========================
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
     Current Law:
         BA.................................        33,593       242,023
         OT.................................        27,088       248,438
     Resolution Change:
         BA.................................             0             0
         OT.................................             0             0
                                             ---------------------------
     Total:
         BA.................................        33,593       242,023
         OT.................................        27,088       248,438
                                             ===========================
Committee on Homeland Security:
     Current Law:
         BA.................................         1,630        18,660
         OT.................................         1,555        18,512
     Resolution Change:
         BA.................................        -1,900       -16,600
         OT.................................        -1,900       -14,100
                                             ---------------------------
     Total:
         BA.................................          -270         2,060
         OT.................................          -345         4,412
                                             ===========================
Committee on House Administration:
     Current Law:
         BA.................................            47           447
         OT.................................           220           642
     Resolution Change:
         BA.................................             0             0
         OT.................................             0             0
                                             ---------------------------
     Total:
         BA.................................            47           447
         OT.................................           220           642
                                             ===========================
Committee on the Judiciary:
     Current Law:
         BA.................................        14,347        85,614
         OT.................................        10,090        87,416
     Resolution Change:
         BA.................................          -387       -48,087
         OT.................................            -1       -47,701
                                             ---------------------------
     Total:
         BA.................................        13,960        37,527
         OT.................................        10,089        39,715
                                             ===========================
Committee on Natural Resources:
     Current Law:
         BA.................................         5,984        61,750
         OT.................................         6,360        65,364
     Resolution Change:
         BA.................................          -239       -10,735
         OT.................................          -190       -10,472
                                             ---------------------------
     Total:
         BA.................................         5,745        51,015
         OT.................................         6,170        54,892
                                             ===========================
Committee on Oversight and Government
 Reform:
    Current Law:
        BA..................................        97,476     1,134,959
        OT..................................        93,906     1,090,281
    Resolution Change:
        BA..................................        -8,102      -153,145
        OT..................................        -8,275      -153,302
                                             ---------------------------
    Total:
        BA..................................        89,374       981,814
        OT..................................        85,631       936,979
                                             ===========================
Committee on Science and Technology:
    Current Law:
        BA..................................           120         1,254
        OT..................................           124         1,261
    Resolution Change:
        BA..................................             0             0
        OT..................................             0             0
                                             ---------------------------
    Total:
        BA..................................           120         1,254
        OT..................................           124         1,261
                                             ===========================
Committee on Small Business:
    Current Law:
        BA..................................             0             0
        OT..................................             0             0
    Resolution Change:
        BA..................................             0             0
        OT..................................             0             0
                                             ---------------------------
    Total:
        BA..................................             0             0
        OT..................................             0             0
                                             ===========================
Committee on Transportation and
 Infrastructure:
    Current Law:
        BA..................................        71,836       735,046
        OT..................................        16,234       178,408
    Resolution Change:
        BA..................................       -17,250      -132,784
        OT..................................          -122        -4,396
                                             ---------------------------
    Total:
        BA..................................        54,586       602,262
        OT..................................        16,112       174,012
                                             ===========================
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
    Current Law:
        BA..................................         1,579        56,174
        OT..................................         1,683        57,739
    Resolution Change:
        BA..................................             0             0
        OT..................................             0             0
                                             ---------------------------
    Total:
        BA..................................         1,579        56,174
        OT..................................         1,683        57,739
                                             ===========================
Committee on Ways and Means:
    Current Law:
        BA..................................     1,038,905    14,297,671
        OT..................................     1,039,300    14,298,563
    Resolution Change:
        BA..................................        -7,903    -1,115,884
        OT..................................        -7,766    -1,116,113
                                             ---------------------------
    Total:
        BA..................................     1,031,002    13,181,787
        OT..................................     1,031,534    13,182,450
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