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112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 112–328 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3630) 

TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR THE CREATION OF JOBS, 

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

DECEMBER 12, 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. 491] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 491, by a record vote of 7 to 3, 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. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, under a closed 

rule. The resolution provides 90 minutes of debate equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Ways and Means. The resolution waives all points 

of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides 

that the amendment printed in this report shall be considered as 

adopted and 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 the following: • Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, prohibiting the 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 of 1974, prohibiting the consideration of a measure which would cause the 

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cent budget resolution to be exceeded, or would cause revenues 

to be less; and 

• Clause 10 of rule XXI, prohibiting the consideration of a measure if the provisions of such measure have the net effect of increasing mandatory spending for the period of either the first 

five-year or ten-year period. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 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. 171 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated: 3–7. 

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. Nugent ........................................................ Nay 

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 172 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to extend debate time to 3 hours. Defeated: 3–7. 

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. Nugent ........................................................ Nay 

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 173 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

to be offered by Mr. Levin of Michigan. Defeated: 3–7. 

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. Nugent ........................................................ Nay 

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

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


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Rules Committee record vote No. 174 

Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the rule. Adopted: 7–3. 

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. Nugent ........................................................ Yea 

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

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

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Camp (MI): Would make a technical correction to provide the intended parity to the Railroad Retirement Board’s Extended Unemployment Benefits program by continuing it until January 31, 2013 

in the same manner as the remaining unemployment provisions in 

the bill. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 50, line 7, strike ‘‘2012’’ and insert ‘‘2013’’. 

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