[House Report 112-99]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     112-99

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 292) DECLARING 
    THAT THE PRESIDENT SHALL NOT DEPLOY, ESTABLISH, OR MAINTAIN THE 
PRESENCE OF UNITS AND MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES ON THE 
      GROUND IN LIBYA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR 
CONSIDERATION OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (H. CON. RES. 51) DIRECTING 
 THE PRESIDENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(c) OF THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION, 
          TO REMOVE THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM LIBYA

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June 2, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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       Mr. Scott of South Carolina, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 294]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 294, by a record vote 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. Res. 292, 
declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or 
maintain the presence of units and members of the United States 
Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for other purposes, 
under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of 
debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services. The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H. Res. 292. The resolution provides that H. 
Res. 292 shall be considered as read.
    The resolution further provides for consideration of H. 
Con. Res. 51, directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) 
of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed 
Forces from Libya, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 
for one hour of debate on the resolution, with 30 minutes 
controlled by Representative Ros-Lehtinen of Florida or her 
designee and 30 minutes controlled by Representative Kucinich 
of Ohio or his designee. The resolution waives all points of 
order against consideration of H. Con. Res. 51. Finally, the 
resolution provides that H. Con. Res. 51 shall be considered as 
read.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of H. Res. 292, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against the resolution. The waiver against 
consideration of the resolution is prophylactic.
    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of H. Con. Res. 51, the Committee is not aware of 
any points of order against the resolution. The waiver against 
consideration of the resolution 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. 101

    Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................          Yea   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Nay
Mr. Bishop of Utah..............................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Yea   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Nay
Mr. Nugent......................................          Yea   Mr. Polis.........................          Nay
Mr. Scott of South Carolina.....................          Yea
Mr. Webster.....................................          Yea
Mr. Reed........................................          Yea
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Yea
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