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112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 112–243 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 358) TO AMEND THE 

PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO MODIFY SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO COVERAGE OF ABORTION SERVICES UNDER 

SUCH ACT 

OCTOBER 12, 2011.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. FOXX, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 430] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 430, by a record vote of 5 to 2, 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. 358, the Protect 

Life Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of 

debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The 

resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and 

that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as 

amended. Finally, the resolution provides one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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

includes a waiver of clause 9 of rule XXI requiring a list of all earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits contained in 

the measure, or a certification that the measure does not contain 

any of those items. The Committee on Energy and Commerce’s 

statement in this regard was deficient as it did not reference limited tax or tariff benefits. However, the Committee is in receipt of 

a letter from Representative Pitts, chairman of the Subcommittee 

on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, certifying 


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that the measure does not contain either limited tax or tariff benefits. 

The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the bill, 

as amended, includes a waiver of clause 5 of rule XXI, which prohibits a committee without tax or tariff jurisdiction from reporting 

a measure containing tax or tariff provisions. The Committee on 

Ways and Means received a sequential referral for H.R. 358 and 

was discharged from consideration on September 12, 2011. 

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. 136 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated: 2–5 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Woodall ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ......................................................... Yea 

Mr. Nugent ............................................................. Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida .......................................... Yea 

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

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

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

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 137 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 5–2 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Woodall ............................................................ Yea Mr. McGovern ......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Nugent ............................................................. Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida .......................................... Nay 

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

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

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

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