[House Report 112-176] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 112th Congress Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 112-176 ====================================================================== PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2584) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES _______ July 21, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 363] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 363, by a record vote of 7 to 4, 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. 2584, the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, 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 provides that the amendment printed in section 2 of the resolution, striking section 427 of the bill, shall be considered as adopted. 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. Finally, the resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment in section 2 of the resolution strikes section 427 of the bill. Section 427 extends a provision allowing the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to enter into stewardship contracts with private entities, which directly effects mandatory spending causing the bill to be in violation of clause 10 of rule XXI (Cut-go). Self-executing the amendment negates the need for a waiver of clause 10 of rule XXI and brings the bill into compliance with the Cut-go rule. EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of order against its consideration. The waiver is prophylactic. 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. 117 Motion by Ms. Slaughter to strike the waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI. Defeated: 4-7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... Yea Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea Mr. Nugent...................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... Yea Mr. Scott of South Carolina..................... Nay Mr. Webster..................................... Nay Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................ Nay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rules Committee record vote No. 118 Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for an amendment to be offered by Mr. McGovern to prohibit oil and gas subsidies. Defeated: 4-7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... Yea Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea Mr. Nugent...................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... Yea Mr. Scott of South Carolina..................... Nay Mr. Webster..................................... Nay Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................ Nay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rules Committee record vote No. 119 Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. Foxx........................................ Yes Ms. Slaughter..................... Nay Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Yea Mr. McGovern...................... Nay Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay Mr. Nugent...................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... Nay Mr. Scott of South Carolina..................... Yea Mr. Webster..................................... Yea Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................ Yea ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------