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112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 112–28 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 836) TO RESCIND THE 

UNOBLIGATED FUNDING FOR THE EMERGENCY MORTGAGE RELIEF 

PROGRAM AND TO TERMINATE THE PROGRAM 

MARCH 8, 2011.—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. 151] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 151, 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. 836, the ‘‘Emergency Mortgage Relief 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. 

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. 


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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. 46 

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. 47 

Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the 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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