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112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 112–464 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5326) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE AND JUSTICE, 

SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(A) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION 

OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON 

RULES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

MAY 7, 2012.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 643] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 643, by a record vote of 7–3, 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. 5326, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

2013, under an open rule. The resolution provides one hour of general 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. The 

resolution waives points of order against provisions in the bill for 

failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI. Under the Rules of the 

House the bill shall be read for amendment by paragraph. The resolution provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment 

under the five-minute rule. The resolution authorizes the Chair to 

accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed 

their amendments in the Congressional Record. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides that House Resolution 614 is 

amended in section 2(a) by inserting ‘‘and the allocations of spending authority printed in Tables 11 and 12 of House Report 112–421 

shall be considered for all purposes in the House to be the allocations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974’’ 

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Finally, Section 3 of 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 on May 10, 2012, providing for consideration or disposition 

of any measure reported by the Committee on the Budget relating 

to section 201 of House Concurrent Resolution 112. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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

includes a waiver of clause 4(c) of rule XIII, which prohibits consideration of a general appropriations bill reported by the Committee 

on Appropriations in the House until the third calendar day on 

which printed hearings of the Committee on Appropriations thereon have been available to Members. 

The resolution includes a waiver of points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI, 

which prohibits unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill. This waiver is necessary because 

the bill contains unauthorized appropriations and legislative provisions. 

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. 214 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike Section 3 of the resolution. 

Defeated: 3–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Sessions ..................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

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

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Nay 

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

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 215 

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

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Sessions ..................................................... Yea Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

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

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

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

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

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

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