[House Report 113-95]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 113-95
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2216) MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,
2014, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE
BILL (H.R. 2217) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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June 3, 2013.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Webster, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 243]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 243, by a 9 to 2 vote, 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. 2216, the
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 and H.R. 2217, the Department
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014, under open
rules. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate
on each bill 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
each bill. The resolution waives points of order against
provisions in each bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of
rule XXI, except for section 563 of H.R. 2217. The resolution
provides that each bill shall be considered for amendment under
the five-minute rule. The resolution provides that the Chair
may accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-
printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The
resolution provides one motion to recommit each bill with or
without instructions. Section 3 of the resolution provides that
pending the adoption of a concurrent resolution on the budget
for fiscal year 2014, the provisions of House Concurrent
Resolution 25, as adopted by the House, shall have force and
effect in the House as though Congress has adopted such
concurrent resolution, and the allocations of spending
authority printed in Tables 11 and 12 of House Report 113-17
shall be considered for all purposes in the House to be the
allocations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 2216 includes a waiver of clause 4(c) of rule XIII, which
prohibits consideration of a general appropriations bill
reported by the Committee on Appropriations from being
considered 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 waives clause 2 of rule XXI, which prohibits
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an
appropriations bill, against all provisions in H.R. 2216. The
waiver is necessary because H.R. 2216 contains unauthorized
appropriations and legislative provisions.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 2217 includes a waiver of the following:
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.
Section 306 of the Budget Act of 1974, which prohibits the
consideration of a bill dealing with any matter within the
jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget unless it is a bill
or resolution which has been reported by the Committee on the
Budget. The bill includes an emergency designation, which is
within the jurisdiction of the House Budget Committee.
The resolution waives clause 2 of rule XXI, which prohibits
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an
appropriations bill, against all provision in H.R. 2217, except
for section 563. The waiver is necessary because H.R. 2217
contains unauthorized appropriations and legislative
provisions. Section 563 prohibits the use of funds made
available by the Act to approve a classification petition filed
for or by a citizen or national of Brazil in order to render
such individual eligible to receive an immigrant visa. The
Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary has requested that the
provision be exposed to a point of order on the House floor.
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. 40
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to strike section 3 of the rule and
insert the text of amendment #2, offered by Rep. Van Hollen
(MD), which calls on the Speaker to follow regular House
procedure and immediately request a conference and appoint
conferees to negotiate a fiscal year 2014 budget resolution
conference agreement with the Senate.
Defeated: 2-9.
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Nay Mr. McGovern......................
Mr. Cole........................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Polis.........................
Mr. Nugent...................................... Nay
Mr. Webster..................................... Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................ Nay
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 41
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 9-2.
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter..................... Nay
Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Yea Mr. McGovern......................
Mr. Cole........................................ Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay
Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. Polis.........................
Mr. Nugent...................................... Yea
Mr. Webster..................................... Yea
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................ Yea
Mr. Burgess..................................... Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Yea
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