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112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 112–95 

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 

MAY 31, 2011.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

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: 


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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 

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 

Rules Committee record vote No. 100 

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

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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 

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] 

2012 

Discretionary Action: 

BA .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,019,402 

OT .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,224,119 

Current Law Mandatory: 

BA .................................................................................................................................................................... 745,700 

OT .................................................................................................................................................................... 734,871 

ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES OTHER THAN APPROPRIATIONS 

[In millions of dollars] 

2012 2012–2021 

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 


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ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES OTHER THAN APPROPRIATIONS— 

Continued 

[In millions of dollars] 

2012 2012–2021 

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 


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ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES OTHER THAN APPROPRIATIONS— 

Continued 

[In millions of dollars] 

2012 2012–2021 

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 


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ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES OTHER THAN APPROPRIATIONS— 

Continued 

[In millions of dollars] 

2012 2012–2021 

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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