Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1216) to amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1540) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Bill: 112-hres-269
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2011-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-23
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1216) to amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1540) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-05-24
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 238 - 181 (Roll no. 334). (text: CR H3353-3354)
action_date: 2011-05-24
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 238 - 181 (Roll no. 334).(text: CR H3353-3354)
action_date: 2011-05-24
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 179 (Roll no. 333). (consideration: CR H3360-3361)
action_date: 2011-05-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 269.
action_date: 2011-05-24
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H3353-3361)
action_date: 2011-05-23
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 39.
action_date: 2011-05-23
text: The rule provides for 1 hour of general debate and waives all points of order against consideration of the measures. The rule provides one motion to recommit H.R. 1216 with or without instructions. The rule also provides that after general debate on H.R. 1540, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion and that no further consideration of the bill shall occur except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. The rule provides that after general debate on H.R. 1216 the measure shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. The rule makes in orderonly those amendments that are received for printing in the Congressional Record dated May 23, 2011, and pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. The rule 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 from the Rules Committee providing for consideration or disposition of a measure addressing expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Requthorization Act of 2005, through the legislative day of May 27, 2011.
action_date: 2011-05-23
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-86, by Ms. Foxx.
action_date: 2011-05-23
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-86, by Ms. Foxx.
action_date: 2011-05-23
text: Introduced in House