[House Report 112-95]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 112-95
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2017) MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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May 31, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Reed, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 287]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 287, by a record vote of 9 to 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. 2017, the
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012, under
an open rule. The resolution provides for 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 except for section 536. 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.
The resolution further provides that H. Con. Res. 34,
including the related 302(a) allocations printed in this
report, shall have force and effect until a conference report
on the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012
is adopted. The House adopted H. Con. Res. 34 on April 15,
2011, but the Senate has failed to pass a budget resolution.
This language is necessary for the House to continue with its
Constitutional responsibilities. Specifically:
Section 2(a) of the resolution provides that the House-
passed budget resolution shall have force and effect until the
adoption of a conference report on the budget resolution;
Section 2(b) of the resolution directs the Chairman of the
House Budget Committee to update the budget resolution's
discretionary outlay levels to reflect enactment of the FY 2011
full-year continuing resolution, which was enacted after the
House passed the budget resolution; and
Section 2(c) of the resolution extends emergency
designation authority for fiscal year 2011 appropriations
bills.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
the bill 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.
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 waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI, which prohibits
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an
appropriations bill, is necessary because the bill contains
unauthorized appropriations and legislative provisions included
in the bill. The waiver applies to all provisions in the bill
except for section 536. At the request of the Chairman of the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Rules Committee did not
provide a waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI for section 536 of the
bill. The provision reauthorizes the Department of Homeland
Security's chemical plant security program. The Committee on
Energy and Commerce has reported legislation to reauthorize the
same program for seven years.
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. 99
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to make in order
and provide the appropriate waivers for the following
amendments to be separately considered: Amendment #1, offered
by Rep. Price (NC), which would increase by $460 million the
amount of funding provided in the bill for firefighter
assistance, bringing it up to the FY 2011 level, offset by
designating as an emergency requirement $460 million provided
for the Disaster Relief Fund; and Amendment #2, offered by Rep.
Price (NC), which would increase by $850 million the amount of
funding provided for FEMA state and local grant programs,
offset by designating as an emergency requirement all funds
provided above the President's budget request for the Disaster
Relief Fund. Defeated: 3-9.
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Sessions.................................... Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... Yea
Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay
Mr. Nugent...................................... Nay
Mr. Scott of South Carolina..................... Nay
Mr. Webster..................................... Nay
Mr. Reed........................................ Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 100
Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the open rule. Adopted: 9-
3.
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Sessions.................................... Yea Ms. Slaughter..................... Nay
Ms. Foxx........................................ Yea Mr. McGovern...................... Nay
Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay
Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea
Mr. Nugent...................................... Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina..................... Yea
Mr. Webster..................................... Yea
Mr. Reed........................................ Yea
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................ Yea
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ALLOCATIONS UNDER SECTION 302(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
REFERRED TO IN SECTION 2(A) OF THE RESOLUTION
ALLOCATION OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
[In millions of dollars]
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2012
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Discretionary Action:
BA..................................................... 1,019,402
OT..................................................... 1,224,119
Current Law Mandatory:
BA..................................................... 745,700
OT..................................................... 734,871
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ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES OTHER THAN
APPROPRIATIONS
[In millions of dollars]
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2012 2012-2021
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Committee on Agriculture:
Current Law:
BA.................................. 13,463 763,847
OT.................................. 14,649 761,094
Resolution Change:
BA.................................. -2,315 -177,866
OT.................................. -2,228 -176,005
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Total:
BA.................................. 11,148 585,981
OT.................................. 12,421 585,089
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Committee on Armed Services:
Current Law:
BA.................................. 143,166 1,658,720
OT.................................. 139,128 1,653,112
Resolution Change:
BA.................................. 0 0
OT.................................. 0 0
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Total:
BA.................................. 143,166 1,658,720
OT.................................. 139,128 1,653,112
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Committee on Education and the Workforce:
Current Law:
BA.................................. -8,122 58,384
OT.................................. -3,382 66,620
Resolution Change:
BA.................................. -4,994 -149,437
OT.................................. -2,522 -133,808
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Total:
BA.................................. -13,116 -91,053
OT.................................. -5,904 -67,188
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Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Current Law:
BA.................................. 318,581 4,545,941
OT.................................. 315,089 4,512,317
Resolution Change:
BA.................................. -698 -1,365,771
OT.................................. -1,207 -1,366,350
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Total:
BA.................................. 317,883 3,180,170
OT.................................. 313,882 3,145,967
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Committee on Financial Services:
Current Law:
BA................................. 28,378 140,008
OT................................. 29,475 -26,268
Resolution Change:
BA................................. -5,986 -66,359
OT................................. -6,485 -67,488
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Total:
BA................................. 22,392 73,649
OT................................. 22,990 -93,756
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Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Current Law:
BA................................. 33,593 242,023
OT................................. 27,088 248,438
Resolution Change:
BA................................. 0 0
OT................................. 0 0
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Total:
BA................................. 33,593 242,023
OT................................. 27,088 248,438
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Committee on Homeland Security:
Current Law:
BA................................. 1,630 18,660
OT................................. 1,555 18,512
Resolution Change:
BA................................. -1,900 -16,600
OT................................. -1,900 -14,100
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Total:
BA................................. -270 2,060
OT................................. -345 4,412
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Committee on House Administration:
Current Law:
BA................................. 47 447
OT................................. 220 642
Resolution Change:
BA................................. 0 0
OT................................. 0 0
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Total:
BA................................. 47 447
OT................................. 220 642
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Committee on the Judiciary:
Current Law:
BA................................. 14,347 85,614
OT................................. 10,090 87,416
Resolution Change:
BA................................. -387 -48,087
OT................................. -1 -47,701
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Total:
BA................................. 13,960 37,527
OT................................. 10,089 39,715
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Committee on Natural Resources:
Current Law:
BA................................. 5,984 61,750
OT................................. 6,360 65,364
Resolution Change:
BA................................. -239 -10,735
OT................................. -190 -10,472
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Total:
BA................................. 5,745 51,015
OT................................. 6,170 54,892
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Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform:
Current Law:
BA.................................. 97,476 1,134,959
OT.................................. 93,906 1,090,281
Resolution Change:
BA.................................. -8,102 -153,145
OT.................................. -8,275 -153,302
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Total:
BA.................................. 89,374 981,814
OT.................................. 85,631 936,979
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Committee on Science and Technology:
Current Law:
BA.................................. 120 1,254
OT.................................. 124 1,261
Resolution Change:
BA.................................. 0 0
OT.................................. 0 0
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Total:
BA.................................. 120 1,254
OT.................................. 124 1,261
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Committee on Small Business:
Current Law:
BA.................................. 0 0
OT.................................. 0 0
Resolution Change:
BA.................................. 0 0
OT.................................. 0 0
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Total:
BA.................................. 0 0
OT.................................. 0 0
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Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure:
Current Law:
BA.................................. 71,836 735,046
OT.................................. 16,234 178,408
Resolution Change:
BA.................................. -17,250 -132,784
OT.................................. -122 -4,396
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Total:
BA.................................. 54,586 602,262
OT.................................. 16,112 174,012
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Current Law:
BA.................................. 1,579 56,174
OT.................................. 1,683 57,739
Resolution Change:
BA.................................. 0 0
OT.................................. 0 0
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Total:
BA.................................. 1,579 56,174
OT.................................. 1,683 57,739
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Committee on Ways and Means:
Current Law:
BA.................................. 1,038,905 14,297,671
OT.................................. 1,039,300 14,298,563
Resolution Change:
BA.................................. -7,903 -1,115,884
OT.................................. -7,766 -1,116,113
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Total:
BA.................................. 1,031,002 13,181,787
OT.................................. 1,031,534 13,182,450
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