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112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 112–27 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 830) TO RESCIND THE 

UNOBLIGATED FUNDING FOR THE FHA REFINANCE PROGRAM AND TO 

TERMINATE THE PROGRAM 

MARCH 8, 2011.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 150] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 150, by a record vote of 7 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. 830, the ‘‘FHA 

Refinance Program Termination Act,’’ under a modified open rule. 

The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 

the bill. The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally 

divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

of the Committee on Financial Services. The resolution makes in 

order the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 

by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill as 

original text for purpose of amendment, and provides that each section shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points 

of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only those amendments that 

have been submitted for printing in the Congressional Record not 

later than March 9, 2011 or pro forma amendments for the purpose 

of debate. Each amendment submitted for printing in the Congressional Record may be offered only by the Member who submitted 

it for printing or their designee, and each such amendment shall 

be considered as read if printed. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 


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EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order against consideration of the bill. The waiver is prophylactic. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order 

as original text, the Committee is not aware of any points of order 

against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 

The waiver of all points of order against the committee amendment 

in the nature of a substitute 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. 43 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated: 4–7. 

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. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 44 

Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to H.R. 830 to make in 

order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #1, offered by Rep. Cardoza (CA), which would require the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home 

Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) each to carry out a oneyear program providing for the refinancing of qualified single-family housing mortgages it owns or guarantees. Defeated: 4–7. 

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. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

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


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Rules Committee record vote No. 45 

Motion by Mr. Sessions to report a modified open rule. Adopted: 

7–4. 

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. Webster ...................................................... Yea 

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

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