[House Report 112-243]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 112-243
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 358) TO AMEND THE PATIENT
PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO MODIFY SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO
COVERAGE OF ABORTION SERVICES UNDER SUCH ACT
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October 12, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Ms. Foxx, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 430]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 430, by a record vote of 5 to 2, 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. 358, the
Protect Life Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides
one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and
Commerce. The resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the
Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill shall
be considered as adopted and that 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 a waiver of clause 9 of rule XXI requiring a
list of all earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff
benefits contained in the measure, or a certification that the
measure does not contain any of those items. The Committee on
Energy and Commerce's statement in this regard was deficient as
it did not reference limited tax or tariff benefits. However,
the Committee is in receipt of a letter from Representative
Pitts, chairman of the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, certifying that the measure does not
contain either limited tax or tariff benefits.
The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the
bill, as amended, includes a waiver of clause 5 of rule XXI,
which prohibits a committee without tax or tariff jurisdiction
from reporting a measure containing tax or tariff provisions.
The Committee on Ways and Means received a sequential referral
for H.R. 358 and was discharged from consideration on September
12, 2011.
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. 136
Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated: 2-
5
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Woodall.................... Nay Mr. McGovern..... Yea
Mr. Nugent..................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Yea
Florida.
Mr. Scott of South Carolina.... Nay
Mr. Webster.................... Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman........... Nay
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Rules Committee Record Vote No. 137
Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 5-2
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Woodall.................... Yea Mr. McGovern..... Nay
Mr. Nugent..................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Nay
Florida.
Mr. Scott of South Carolina.... Yea
Mr. Webster.................... Yea
Mr. Dreier, Chairman........... Yea
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