[House Report 113-242]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 113-242
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION (H.J. RES. 75)
MAKING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE
RULES; WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT
TO CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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October 3, 2013.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Cole, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 371]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 371, by a record vote of 9 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 closed rules for H.J. Res. 75, H.J.
Res. 76, H.J. Res. 77, H.J. Res. 78, H.J. Res. 79, H.J. Res.
80, H.J. Res. 82, H.J. Res. 83, H.J. Res. 84, and H.J. Res. 85.
The resolution provides 40 minutes of debate on each joint
resolution 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
each joint resolution and provides that each joint resolution
shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points
of order against provisions in each joint resolution. The
resolution provides one motion to recommit each joint
resolution.
Section 3 of the resolution provides for consideration of
H.R. 3223, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act,
under a closed rule. The resolution provides 40 minutes of
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform. 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. The resolution
provides for one motion to recommit.
Section 4 of the resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII
(requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day
it is reported from the Rules Committee) against any resolution
reported from the Rules Committee through the legislative day
of October 21, 2013.
Section 5 of the resolution provides that it shall be in
order at any time through the calendar day of October 20, 2013,
for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the
rules and that the Speaker or his designee shall consult with
the Minority Leader or her designee on the designation of any
matter for consideration pursuant to this section.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.J. Res. 75, H.J. Res. 76, H.J. Res. 77, H.J. Res. 78, H.J.
Res. 79, H.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 82, H.J. Res. 83, H.J. Res.
84, and H.J. Res. 85 may include a waiver of clause 11 of rule
XXI, prohibiting the consideration of a bill or joint
resolution which has not been reported by a committee until the
third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal
holidays except when the House is in session on such a day) on
which such measure has been available to Members, Delegates,
and the Resident Commissioner. If any one of the aforementioned
joint resolutions is considered before it is available for the
requisite number of calendar days, then the waiver of clause 11
of rule XXI would be applicable to that joint resolution.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H.J. Res. 75, H.J. Res. 76, H.J. Res. 77, H.J.
Res. 78, H.J. Res. 79, H.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 82, H.J. Res.
83, H.J. Res. 84, and H.J. Res. 85, the Committee is not aware
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 3223 may include a waiver of clause 11 of rule XXI,
prohibiting the consideration of a bill or joint resolution
which has not been reported by a committee until the third
calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays
except when the House is in session on such a day) on which
such measure has been available to Members, Delegates, and the
Resident Commissioner. If H.R. 3223 is considered before it is
available for the requisite number of calendar days, then the
waiver of clause 11 of rule XXI would be applicable to that
bill.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H.R. 3223, 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. 80
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to add to the end of the rule the
following new sections: ``Section 6 Immediately upon the
adoption of this resolution the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59)
making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for
other purposes, with the House amendments to the Senate
amendment thereto, shall be taken from the Speaker's table and
the pending question shall be, without intervention of any
point of order, whether the House shall recede from its
amendments and concur in the Senate amendment. The Senate
amendment shall be considered as read. The question shall be
debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chair and ranking member of the Committee on Appropriations.
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
question of receding from the House amendments and concurring
in the Senate amendment without intervening motion or demand
for division of the question. Section 7 Clause 1(c) of rule XIX
shall not apply to the consideration of H.J. Res. 59 as
specified in section 6 of this resolution.'' Defeated: 4-9.
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Cole........................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... Yea
Mr. Nugent...................................... Nay
Mr. Webster..................................... Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................ Nay
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 81
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4.
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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. Cole........................................ Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay
Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... Nay
Mr. Nugent...................................... Yea
Mr. Webster..................................... Yea
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................ Yea
Mr. Burgess..................................... Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Yea
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