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111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 111–411 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE 

AMENDMENT TO THE JOINT RESOLUTION (H.J. RES. 45) 

INCREASING THE STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC 

DEBT 

FEBRUARY 3, 2010.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 1065] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 1065, by a record vote of 8 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 the consideration of the Senate 

amendment to H.J. Res. 45, increasing the statutory limit on the 

public debt and the ‘‘Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.’’ The 

resolution makes in order a motion offered by the Majority Leader 

or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment 

to H.J. Res. 45. The resolution waives all points of order against 

consideration of the motion except those arising under clause 10 of 

rule XXI. The resolution provides that the Senate amendment shall 

be considered as read. The resolution provides one hour of debate 

on the motion equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their designees. The resolution provides 

that the question on adoption of the motion shall be divided between concurring in the matter preceding title I of the Senate 

amendment and concurring in the matter comprising titles I and 

II of the Senate amendment. The first portion of the divided question shall be considered as adopted. If the second portion of the divided question fails of adoption, then the House shall be considered 

to have made no disposition of the Senate amendment. 


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EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives of all points of order against consideration of the motion (except those arising under clause 10 of 

rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The 

waiver 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. 308 

Date: February 3, 2010. 

Measure: Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 45. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To strike the portion of the rule that provides for the automatic (or hereby) adoption of the $1.9 trillion increase in the public debt. 

Results: Defeated 3–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Perlmutter—Nay; Pingree—Nay; Polis— 

Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart, L.—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 309 

Date: February 3, 2010. 

Measure: Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 45. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Neugebauer (TX), #2, which 

would impose binding caps on discretionary and direct spending for 

FY2011 through FY2019. The discretionary caps would allow total 

discretionary spending to grow no faster than inflation. The direct 

spending caps would prohibit expansion of mandatory spending unless offset by reductions in other mandatory spending. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Yea; Perlmutter—Nay; Pingree—Nay; Polis— 

Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart, L.—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 310 

Date: February 3, 2010. 

Measure: Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 45. 

Motion by: Mr. McGovern. 

Summary of motion: To report the rule. 

Results: Adopted 8–3. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Yea; Hastings (FL)—Yea; Matsui—Yea; Cardoza—Yea; Perlmutter—Yea; Pingree—Yea; Polis— 

Yea; Dreier—Nay; Diaz-Balart, L.—Nay; Sessions—Nay; Slaughter—Yea. 

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