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112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 112–587 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6079) TO REPEAL THE 

PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND HEALTH CARERELATED PROVISIONS IN THE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010 

JULY 9, 2012.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 724] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 724, by a record vote of 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.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 

five hours of debate with 30 minutes equally divided and controlled 

by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their respective 

designees, 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair 

and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and 

the Workforce, 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 

Means, 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and 30 minutes 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Small Business. 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. Finally, the resolution provides one motion to recommit. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

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ation of an unreported bill or joint resolution until the third calendar day on which it has been available. Although H.R. 6079 was 

not introduced until July 9th the text of the legislation, as introduced, has been available online since July 5th. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, 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. 327 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #1, offered by Rep. DeFazio (OR), 

which would repeal the health insurance industry’s anti-trust exemption. Defeated: 4–8. 

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. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Scott of South Carolina ............................. Nay 

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Dreier, Chairman ....................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 328 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated: 4–8. 

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. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Scott of South Carolina ............................. Nay 

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Dreier, Chairman ....................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 329 

Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4. 

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. Polis ........................................................... Nay 

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Scott of South Carolina ............................. Yea 

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Dreier, Chairman ....................................... Yea 

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