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112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 112–332 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE BILL (H.R. 2055) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND 

RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 

2012, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF 

THE BILL (H.R. 3672) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, 

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (H. CON. RES. 94) DIRECTING THE CLERK OF 

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE CORRECTIONS IN THE ENROLLMENT OF H.R. 3672; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

DECEMBER 16 (legislative day, DECEMBER 15), 2011.—Referred to the House 

Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. DREIER, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 500] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 500, by a record vote 7 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 the conference report 

to accompany H.R. 2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012. The resolution waives all points of order against the conference report and 

against its consideration. The resolution provides that it shall be 

considered as read. The resolution provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate and one motion to recommit if applicable. 

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3672, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012, 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 

Appropriations. The resolution waives all points of order against 

consideration of the bill and provides that it shall be considered as 

read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions 

in the bill. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. 


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The resolution provides for the consideration of H. Con. Res. 94, 

directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3672, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 20 minutes of 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 concurrent resolution and provides that it shall 

be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 

against provisions in the concurrent resolution. The resolution provides one motion to recommit without instructions. 

The resolution provides that the Clerk shall not transmit to the 

Senate a message that the House has passed H.R. 3672 until notified by the Speaker or by message from the Senate that the Senate 

has taken the question on adoption of H. Con. Res. 94 as adopted 

by the House. 

The resolution provides that it shall be in order at any time 

through the legislative day of December 16, 2011, for the Speaker 

to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to 

a measure continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. 

Finally, the resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring 

a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported 

from the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported through 

the legislative day of December 31, 2011, providing for consideration or disposition of any of the following measures: (1) a measure 

relating to expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 

1986; (2) a measure relating to the Medicare payment system for 

physicians; and (3) a measure relating to appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against the conference report 

and its consideration includes a waiver of the following: 

• Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting 

consideration of a measure which causes the applicable allocation of new budget authority under subsections 302(a) or (b) to 

be exceeded; 

• Section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting consideration of legislation or an amendment that would 

cause the total level of new budget authority or outlays in the 

most recent budget resolution to be exceeded, or would cause 

revenues to be less; 

• Clause 5 of rule XXII, prohibiting House conferees from 

agreeing to certain Senate amendments in violation of certain 

provisions of rule XXI; 

• Clause 9 of rule XXII, prohibiting the inclusion of matter 

in a conference report not committed to the conference by either House; 

• Clause 10 of rule XXII, prohibiting non-germane Senate 

matter in conference reports and amendments in disagreement; and 

• Clause 8(a)(1)(A) of rule XXII, prohibiting the consideration of a conference report until the third calendar day on 

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sional Record and requiring printed copies of a conference report. 

The conference report was made publicly available in electronic 

form on the Rules Committee website at 11:18 p.m. on December 

15, 2011, and therefore, pursuant to H. Res. 479, complies with 

clause 8(a)(1)(B) of rule XXII, requiring a conference report to be 

available at least two hours prior to its consideration. 

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 

3672 includes a waiver of the following: • Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting 

consideration of a measure which causes the applicable allocation of new budget authority under subsections 302(a) or (b) to 

be exceeded; • Section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting consideration of legislation or an amendment that would 

cause the total level of new budget authority or outlays in the 

most recent budget resolution to be exceeded, or would cause 

revenues to be less; and • Clause 11 of rule XXI, prohibiting the consideration of an 

unreported bill or joint resolution until the third calendar day 

on which it has been available. 

The bill was introduced in the House on December 14, 2011, but 

was not made electronically available on the Rules Committee 

website until 12:37 a.m. on December 15, 2011. If, therefore, the 

bill is to be considered on December 16, 2011, it will be in violation 

of clause 11 of rule XXI. 

Although the rule waives all points of order against provisions in 

H.R. 3672, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The 

waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration 

of H. Con. Res. 94, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the rule waives all points of order against provisions in 

H. Con. Res. 94, 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. 176 

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 7–2. 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Yea Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Bishop of Utah ........................................... Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... Nay 

Mr. Woodall ....................................................... Yea 

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

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

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

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

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