[House Report 111-714]
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Union Calendar No. 437
111th Congress } { Report
2d Session } HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES { 111-714
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SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES
of the
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES
111TH CONGRESS
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R E P O R T
of the
COMMITTEE ON RULES
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
January 3, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 2011
COMMITTEE ON RULES
LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New York, Chairwoman
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts, DAVID DREIER, California
Vice Chair LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida
ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida PETE SESSIONS, Texas
DORIS O. MATSUI, California VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina
DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California
MICHAEL A. ARCURI, New York
ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado
CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine
JARED POLIS, Colorado
Miles Lackey, Staff Director
Hugh Nathanial Halpern, Minority Staff Director
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Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process
ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida, Chairman
DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida
CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine DAVID DREIER, California
JARED POLIS, Colorado
LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New York
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Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts, Chairman
DORIS O. MATSUI, California PETE SESSIONS, Texas
MICHAEL A. ARCURI, New York VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina
ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado
LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New York
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*This survey was the product of diligence and hard work by a number of
professional staff. A special acknowledgement of their efforts go to
Miles Lackey, Sophie Hayford, Sampak Garg, Don Sisson, Liz Pardue, Adam
Berg, Tim Sheehan, Sonny Sinha, Tony Abate, Stefanie Winzeler, Deb
Delaney, George Agurkis, and Selam Maru.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Rules,
Washington, DC, January 2, 2011.
Hon. Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk, United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Miller: Pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI of the
Rules of the House of Representatives for the 111th Congress, I
present herewith a report entitled ``Survey of Activities of
the House Committee on Rules, 111th Congress.''
Sincerely,
Louise M. Slaughter, Chairwoman.
C O N T E N T S
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I. History, Function, and Organization of the Committee on Rules...1
A. Introduction............................................ 1
B. History and Function.................................... 2
C. Committee Organization During the 111th Congress........ 5
D. Rules Committee on the Internet......................... 6
E. Rules of the Committee on Rules......................... 6
II. House Rules Changes Adopted at the Beginning of the 111th
Congress........................................................14
A. Introduction............................................ 14
B. Summary of Substantive Rules Changes Contained in H.
Res. 5, Adopting House Rules for the 111th Congress.... 15
III. Committee Oversight Plan.......................................17
IV. Committee Jurisdiction and Activities..........................19
A. Introduction............................................ 19
B. Special Orders or Rules................................. 20
1. Rule Requests....................................... 20
2. Hearings............................................ 20
3. Types of Special Orders or Rules.................... 21
a. Background...................................... 21
b. Categories of Rules Granted with Amendment
Structures..................................... 22
(1) Open Rules................................. 22
(2) Modified Open Rules........................ 22
(3) Structured or Modified Closed Rules........ 22
(4) Closed Rules............................... 23
c. Categories of Rules Granted with Certain Floor
Management Tools............................... 23
(1) Expedited Procedure Rules.................. 23
(2) Suspension Day Rules....................... 23
(3) Chair's En Bloc Authority Rules............ 23
d. Categories of Rules Granted to Resolve
Differences Among and Responding to the
Legislative Actions of Committees.............. 24
(1) Self-Executing Rules....................... 24
(2) Original Text Rules........................ 24
e. Categories of Rules Granted Dealing with House-
Senate Relations............................... 24
(1) Senate Hook-up Rules....................... 24
(2) Motion to go to Conference Rules........... 25
(3) Disposition of Senate Amendment Rules...... 25
(4) Conference Report Rules.................... 25
(5) Engrossment of Multiple Measures Rules..... 25
4. Floor Consideration of a Special Rule............... 26
5. Rules Rejected, Tabled, or Pending.................. 26
a. Rules Rejected by the House..................... 26
b. Rules Tabled by the House....................... 26
c. Rules Pending................................... 27
6. Waivers of House Rules.............................. 27
7. Waivers of the Budget Act (except for the unfunded
mandate point of order under section 425 and 426 of
the congressional budget act of 1974).............. 36
8. Waiving All Points of Order......................... 36
C. Original Jurisdiction Matter............................ 41
1. Committee Consideration of Original Jurisdiction
Measures........................................... 41
2. Original Jurisdiction Full Committee Hearings....... 41
3. Original Jurisdiction Measures Reported or
Discharged......................................... 42
a. Consideration of H.R. 384, to Reform the
Troubled Assets Relief Program, and for Other
Purposes....................................... 42
b. Clarification of the Earmark Rule............... 43
c. Inquiry into Impeachment of Samuel Kent, a Judge
of the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Texas..................... 44
d. House Budget Enforcement and Adjustments of
Direct Spending and Revenues................... 44
e. Upper Big Branch Mine Accident.................. 45
f. Budget Enforcement and Paygo Alignment.......... 45
4. Other Original Jurisdiction Measures Subject to
Floor Consideration................................ 45
a. Inquiry into Impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous,
a Judge of the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Louisiana.............. 45
b. Requiring Hearings on Waste, Fraud, Abuse, or
Mismanagement in Government programs........... 46
c. Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and
Transparency Act of 2009....................... 46
d. Budget Enforcement Resolution................... 46
V. Activities of the Subcommittees................................46
A. The Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process...... 46
1. Jurisdiction and Purpose............................ 46
B. The Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House. 47
1. Jurisdiction and Purpose............................ 47
2. Legislation Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules
and Organization of the House...................... 47
VI. Statistical Profile of the Committee on Rules, 111th Congress..48
A. Statistics on Special Orders or ``Rules''............... 48
B. Statistics on Original Jurisdiction Measures............ 49
VII. Appendices.....................................................50
A. Table 1.--Types of Rules Granted........................ 50
B. Table 2.--Resolutions Reported.......................... 60
C. Table 3.--Measures Discharged........................... 77
D. Table 4.--Resolutions Laid on the Table................. 77
E. Table 5.--Resolutions Amended........................... 77
F. Table 6.--List of Original Jurisdiction Referrals....... 78
VIII. Publications...................................................94
IX. Minority Views.................................................95
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REPORT ON SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES, 111TH
CONGRESS
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January 3, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and Ordered to be printed.
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Ms. Slaughter, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
Pursuant to the provisions of Rule XI, clause 1(d) of the
Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules
submits the following report on its activities during the 111th
Congress.
I. HISTORY, FUNCTION, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
A. Introduction
In the 111th Congress, the Committee on Rules retained its
traditional structure and purpose in the House of
Representatives. Its size and super-majority party ratio
remained the same as in previous Congresses, under both
Democratic and Republican control. Its central function
continued to be setting the conditions under which major
legislation is considered on the House floor, particularly
regarding the terms of debate and the process for consideration
of amendments.
Underscoring this role, scholars of Congress and Members
have described the Rules Committee as a ``traffic cop,''
``gatekeeper,'' and ``the Speaker's Committee.'' All of these
terms highlight the critical role the Committee plays in the
conduct of legislative business in the House. While the primary
responsibility of the Committee is to be the scheduling arm of
the majority leadership, it also exercises ``original
jurisdiction'' over the rules of the House, joint rules of the
House and Senate, the order of business in the House, and the
budget process. Although the principal purpose of this report
is to summarize the activities of the Rules Committee in the
111th Congress, its secondary purpose is to view these
activities in the context of the evolution of the Committee and
the House of Representatives since the First Congress in 1789.
B. History and Function
The Rules Committee has a long and storied history. The
House established the first Rules Committee as a select
committee on the second day of the First Congress, April 2,
1789, pursuant to the mandate in Article I, section 5, clause
2, of the Constitution that ``[e]ach House may determine the
rules of its proceedings.'' The House order creating the
Committee stated that a committee be appointed ``to prepare and
report such standing rules and orders of proceedings as may be
proper to be observed in the House.'' Since the moment of its
inception, the Committee has followed these mandates.
From the beginning, the members serving on the Rules
Committee included not only some of the most prominent members
of the House but also many distinguished Founders of the
nation. Among others, the first eleven Members on the Committee
included: (1) Mr. James Madison of Virginia, the ``Father of
the Constitution'' and future President of the United States;
(2) Mr. Roger Sherman of Connecticut, the only one of the
Founding Fathers to help prepare and sign all four of the most
important documents of the early nation, namely the Articles of
Association, the Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of
Independence, and the Constitution; (3) Mr. Elias Boudinot of
New Jersey, President of the Continental Congress from November
1782 to November 1783; and (4) Mr. Elbridge Gerry of
Massachusetts, a future Vice President of the United States and
a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of
Confederation.
Five days after its appointment, the first Select Committee
on Rules began exercising its responsibilities. It reported
four rules on: (1) the duties of the Speaker, (2) decorum and
debate, (3) the disposition of bills, and (4) the operations of
the Committee of the Whole. Six days later, on April 13, 1789
the Select Committee reported an additional eight rules dealing
with such matters as the service of Members on committees,
Members' attendance during floor proceedings, the creation of a
standing Committee on Elections, the duties of the Clerk, and
the duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms. With the adoption by the
House of these rules, the Select Committee was dissolved.
During the first 90 years of the House, this pattern
continued. At the beginning of each congress, the House would
establish a Select Committee on Rules, the Select Committee
would report any recommended revisions in the standing rules
from those of the previous Congress, and then it would
dissolve. In some Congresses, the House did not appoint a
Select Committee on Rules and instead operated under the rules
adopted in the preceding congress.
The status of the Select Committee changed over the next
several decades. Although the House in its early years relied
primarily on select committees to draft legislation, by the
mid-nineteenth century the House established thirty-four
standing committees that would take over such responsibilities.
In 1880, the House ultimately converted the Rules Committee
into a permanent standing committee chaired by the Speaker of
the House. It was this Speaker-Chairman position, combined with
the newly-emerging role of the Committee to report rules
managing consideration of legislation on the floor, that
cemented the Committee's place in political history.
In 1883, the modern Rules Committee began to emerge when
the House upheld the right of the Committee to issue ``special
orders of business'' or ``special rules'' providing for the
consideration of legislation from other committees. By 1890,
this new role had become the exclusive prerogative of the Rules
Committee.
Special rules, which were and are House resolutions
reported from the Rules Committee, were important because they
required only a majority vote of the House to provide for the
consideration of bills out of the order in which they appeared
on the floor Calendar. This is notable because, until the use
of special rules, a two-thirds vote was required to suspend the
general rule and consider a bill out of order. In short, a
majority now could do what before required a super-majority.
Special rules gained importance because they gave the House
flexibility in its legislative agenda, which in turn, allowed
for House leadership to respond to changing judgments about the
nation's needs at any given time.
Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine was the individual
most responsible for recognizing and utilizing the full
potential of the combined powers of Speaker and Rules Committee
Chairman; this is because he served in those two roles from
1889 to 1891 and then again from l895 to 1899. Not only did he
use his authority as Speaker to make rulings from the Chair
that outlawed certain obstructionist tactics on the House
floor; he also proceeded to codify these rulings, known as
``Reed's Rules,'' in the standing rules of the House through
his capacity as Rules Committee Chairman. Speaker Reed also
made regular use of the Rules Committee to report special rules
that enabled him to schedule bills he wanted on the floor when
he wished, and under his terms of debate and amendment.
This powerful Speaker-Chairman position ended in 1910 in a
revolt against Speaker Joseph Cannon of Illinois. Speaker
Cannon had served as Speaker and Rules Committee Chairman since
1903. Disaffected by Speaker Cannon's autocratic rule, a group
of Republican insurgents joined with the Democratic minority to
bypass the Rules Committee and directly amend House Rules from
the floor. The group amended the Rules to strip the Speaker of
his chairmanship and membership on the Rules Committee, as well
as his power to appoint Members to the Committee. They also
voted to enlarge the Committee from five to ten members elected
by the House. The following year, a new Democratic majority
completed the revolution by taking away the Speaker's power to
appoint members to all of the other committees of the House.
Since then, the House has elected all members to standing
committees.
This revolt had far-reaching and long-lasting consequences.
While the Rules Committee continued to serve as the scheduling
arm of the House leadership, it developed a more independent
streak around the time of the New Deal, when many Rules
Committee members were opposed to the policies of President
Roosevelt. Between the years of 1937 and 1961, the Committee
was dominated by a conservative coalition of Southern Democrats
and Republicans who sometimes would refuse to report rules on
bills that the majority leadership wanted on the floor, or they
would report such rules only under their own terms and timing.
In 1961, Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas and President John F.
Kennedy led a successful effort to enlarge the membership of
the Committee, from 12 to 15 Members, however this did not
produce the desired effect. It was not until the mid-1970s,
with a large influx of new Democratic members, that the Rules
Committee was fully restored as an arm of the majority
leadership.
The reform movement of the mid-1970s also produced further
decentralization in the House with the emergence of more
independent Members and the proliferation of semi-autonomous
subcommittees. This decentralization soon led to pressures to
give the majority leadership, in particular the Speaker acting
through the Rules Committee, more authority to direct the
business of the House.
In 1975, with a Democratic majority in the House,
Democratic Caucus rules, which govern how the Democratic
members will carry out their roles, gave the Democratic Speaker
the authority to appoint all Rules Committee Democrats, subject
to Caucus ratification. In 1989, with a Republican minority in
the House, the Republican Conference, which governs how
Republican members exercise their duties, gave the Minority
Leader the same authority to appoint Republican members to the
Rules Committee.
Today, the slates of appointees recommended by the majority
and minority leaders are still subject to approval by the whole
House in the form of a House resolution. In the 111th Congress,
the Democratic Members were appointed to the Rules Committee
through the adoption of H. Res. 8 and H. Res. 51. The
Republican Members of the Committee were appointed through the
adoption of H. Res. 12, H. Res. 38, and H. Res. 59.
While the most high-profile role of the Rules Committee is
to direct legislative traffic to the House floor, the Committee
is also responsible for other important business. For instance,
as part of its gate-keeping work, the Committee must help
resolve jurisdictional disputes between other standing
committees. As is often the case, committees will report
legislation with amendments that impact the jurisdiction of
other committees. When legislation with such cross-
jurisdictional language comes to the Committee, the Rules
Committee must ensure that disputes are worked out so that
legislation can reach the floor without controversy between
House committees.
Finally, with the aid of the Office of the Parliamentarian,
the Committee plays a role in ensuring compliance with the
House Rules. Authorizing and appropriating committees often
seek guidance in how to conduct their oversight and legislative
responsibilities in accordance with the Rules. When questions
arise regarding the propriety of certain courses of action,
they turn to the Rules Committee or the Parliamentarian for the
answer.
Overall, and notwithstanding changes in majority control,
the Rules Committee continues its role of facilitating the
deliberation and amending of legislation in the House.
C. Committee Organization During the 111th Congress
At the beginning of the 94th Congress, the Committee
membership was increased from fifteen Members (ten Democrats
and five Republicans) to sixteen Members (eleven Democrats and
five Republicans). This ratio remained until the 98th Congress,
when the membership was reduced to thirteen Members (nine
Democrats and four Republicans). The membership has remained at
thirteen, through the 111th Congress. The ratio of majority
party Members to minority party Members also has remained the
same. However, in the 104th through the 109th Congresses,
Republicans were in the majority and Democrats were in the
minority. During the 110th and 111th Congresses, Democrats were
in the majority.
Nine of the thirteen Members of the Rules Committee in the
111th Congress served on the Committee during the previous
Congress. The returning Democratic Representatives were Louise
McIntosh Slaughter of New York, James McGovern of
Massachusetts, Alcee Hastings of Florida, Doris Matsui of
California, Dennis Cardoza of California, and Michael Arcuri of
New York. The new Democratic Representatives on the Committee
for the 111th Congress were Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, Chellie
Pingree of Maine, and Jared Polis of Colorado. The returning
Republican Representatives were David Dreier of California,
Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Pete Sessions of Texas. The
new Republican Representative on the Committee for the 111th
Congress was Virginia Foxx of North Carolina.
The Committee held its organizational meeting on January 7,
2009. Chairwoman Louise Slaughter of New York opened the
meeting and welcomed all of the committee Members.
Chairwoman Slaughter announced that the proposed Rules
Committee rules would be considered as read and open for
amendment at any point. She explained that the proposal called
for the adoption of the Committee's rules for the previous
Congress with no modifications.
Mr. McGovern offered a motion that the Rules Committee
adopt the proposed Committee rules for the 111th Congress. No
amendments were offered to the Committee rules. Mr. McGovern's
motion to adopt the Committee rules was agreed to by a voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Rules and
Organization of the House and the Subcommittee on Legislative
and Budget Process continued to be composed of five majority
and two minority Members, identical to the ratio used in recent
Congresses.
At a later meeting, Chairwoman Slaughter appointed Mr.
McGovern as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rules and
Organization of the House, and Mr. Hastings of Florida as
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process.
Chairwoman Slaughter and Ranking Member Dreier appointed the
majority and minority Members of the two subcommittees as
follows:
Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House: Mr.
McGovern (Chairman), Ms. Matsui, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Perlmutter,
Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sessions, and Ms. Foxx.
Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process: Mr.
Hastings of Florida (Chairman), Mr. Cardoza, Ms. Pingree, Mr.
Polis, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dreier.
On February 3, 2009, the Rules Committee adopted by voice
vote the Committee oversight plan for the 111th Congress. On
February 3 Chairwoman Slaughter also submitted the Committee's
budget to the Committee on House Administration.
D. Rules Committee on the Internet
In the 111th Congress, the Committee on Rules Majority
website (www.rules.house.gov) continued to provide up-to-the-
minute information on all legislation considered on the House
Floor under a rule from the Committee. The website offered
substantial resources regarding the operations of Congress such
as the Rules of the House and all House committees, the House
Practice Manual, Precedents of the House, Congressional
Research Service reports, detailed information on the budget
process, and information on Senate procedure.
The website also provided resources related to the daily
activities of the Rules Committee. Bills, amendments, committee
reports, amendments between the House and Senate, and
conference reports were regularly posted to the site as soon as
they became available. Often, the Rules Committee website was
the only source for such vital information. The usefulness of
the site for providing the most current legislative
developments is shown by an average daily usage of 21,226 page
views in the 111th Congress, with a total of 15,516,836 pages
viewed. Of all of the information on the website, legislative
text received the most user requests.
The website provided the Committee's schedule and
announcements, text of all special rules reported, a membership
list, the opening day rules package and other publications
including a history of the Rules Committee. The site also
facilitated the amendment process by providing the necessary
forms and instructions for proper amendment filing and gave
Members and staff the ability to submit amendments
electronically.
In keeping with tradition, the Rules Committee website
remained a non-partisan tool for legislative research and
information on Rules Committee process. With minor revisions
from the overhaul of the previous Congress, the Legislative
Process and Procedure program section of the website continued
to be a valued resource for those interested in learning about
House and Senate procedure.
E. Rules of the Committee on Rules
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
111TH CONGRESS
Rule 1.--General Provisions
(a) The rules of the House are the rules of the Committee
and its subcommittees so far as applicable, except that a
motion to recess from day to day, and a motion to dispense with
the first reading (in full) of a bill or resolution, if printed
copies are available, are non-debatable privileged motions in
the Committee. A proposed investigative or oversight report
shall be considered as read if it has been available to the
members of the Committee for at least 24 hours (excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is
in session on such day).
(b) Each subcommittee is a part of the Committee, and is
subject to the authority and direction of the Committee and to
its rules so far as applicable.
(c) The provisions of clause 2 of rule XI of the rules of
the House are incorporated by reference as the rules of the
Committee to the extent applicable.
(d) The Committee's rules shall be published in the
Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the Committee
is elected in each odd-numbered year.
Rule 2.--Regular, Additional, and Special Meetings
REGULAR MEETINGS
(a)(1) The Committee shall regularly meet at 10:00 a.m. on
Tuesday of each week when the House is in session.
(2) A regular meeting of the Committee may be dispensed
with if, in the judgment of the Chairman of the Committee
(hereafter in these rules referred to as the ``Chair''), there
is no need for the meeting.
(3) Additional regular meetings and hearings of the
Committee may be called by the Chair.
NOTICE FOR REGULAR MEETINGS
(b) The Chair shall notify in electronic or written form
each member of the Committee of the agenda of each regular
meeting of the Committee at least 48 hours before the time of
the meeting and shall provide to each member of the Committee,
at least 24 hours before the time of each regular meeting.
(1) for each bill or resolution scheduled on the
agenda for consideration of a rule, a copy of--
(A) the bill or resolution;
(B) any committee reports thereon; and
(C) any letter requesting a rule for the bill
or resolution; and
(2) for each other bill, resolution, report, or other
matter on the agenda a copy of--
(A) the bill, resolution, report, or
materials relating to the other matter in
question; and
(B) any report on the bill, resolution,
report, or any other matter made by any
subcommittee of the Committee.
EMERGENCY MEETINGS
(c)(1) The Chair may call an emergency meeting of the
Committee at any time on any measure or matter which the Chair
determines to be of an emergency nature; provided, however,
that the Chair has made an effort to consult the ranking
minority member, or, in such member's absence, the next ranking
minority party member of the Committee.
(2) As soon as possible after calling an emergency meeting
of the Committee, the Chair shall notify each member of the
Committee of the time and location of the meeting.
(3) To the extent feasible, the notice provided under
paragraph (2) shall include the agenda for the emergency
meeting and copies of available materials which would otherwise
have been provided under subsection (b) if the emergency
meeting was a regular meeting.
SPECIAL MEETINGS
(d) Special meetings shall be called and convened as
provided in clause 2(c)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the
House.
Rule 3.--Meeting and Hearing Procedures
IN GENERAL
(a)(1) Meetings and hearings of the Committee shall be
called to order and presided over by the Chair or, in the
Chair's absence, by the member designated by the Chair as the
Vice Chair of the Committee, or by the ranking majority member
of the Committee present as Acting Chair.
(2) Meetings and hearings of the committee shall be open to
the public unless closed in accordance with clause 2(g) of rule
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
(3) Any meeting or hearing of the Committee that is open to
the public shall be open to coverage by television, radio, and
still photography in accordance with the provisions of clause 4
of rule XI of the rules of the House (which are incorporated by
reference as part of these rules).
(4) When a recommendation is made as to the kind of rule
which should be granted for consideration of a bill or
resolution, a copy of the language recommended shall be
furnished to each member of the Committee at the beginning of
the Committee meeting at which the rule is to be considered or
as soon thereafter as the proposed language becomes available.
QUORUM
(b)(1) For the purpose of hearing testimony on requests for
rules, five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
(2) For the purpose of taking testimony and receiving
evidence on measures or matters of original jurisdiction before
the Committee, three members of the Committee shall constitute
a quorum.
(3) A majority of the members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum for the purposes of reporting any measure
or matter, of authorizing a subpoena, of closing a meeting or
hearing pursuant to clause 2(g) of rule XI of the Rules of the
House (except as provided in clause 2(g)(2)(A) and (B), or of
taking any other action.
VOTING
(c)(1) No vote may be conducted on any measure or motion
pending before the Committee unless a majority of the members
of the Committee is actually present for such purpose.
(2) A record vote of the Committee shall be provided on any
question before the Committee upon the request of any member.
(3) No vote by any member of the Committee on any measure
or matter may be cast by proxy.
(4) A record of the vote of each Member of the Committee on
each record vote on any matter before the Committee shall be
available for public inspection at the offices of the
Committee, and with respect to any record vote on any motion to
amend or report, shall be included in the report of the
Committee showing the total number of votes cast for and
against and the names of those members voting for and against.
HEARING PROCEDURES
(d)(1) With regard to hearings on matters of original
jurisdiction, to the greatest extent practicable:
(A) each witness who is to appear before the
Committee shall file with the committee at least 24
hours in advance of the appearance a statement of
proposed testimony in written and electronic form and
shall limit the oral presentation to the Committee to a
brief summary thereof; and
(B) each witness appearing in a non-governmental
capacity shall include with the statement of proposed
testimony provided in written and electronic form a
curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the amount and
source (by agency and program) of any Federal grant (or
subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof)
received during the current fiscal year or either of
the two preceding fiscal years.
(2) The five-minute rule shall be observed in the
interrogation of each witness before the Committee until each
member of the Committee has had an opportunity to question the
witness.
(3) The provisions of clause 2(k) of rule XI of the rules
of the House shall apply to any hearing conducted by the
committee.
SUBPOENAS AND OATHS
(e)(1) Pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI of the rules of
the House of Representatives, a subpoena may be authorized and
issued by the Committee or a subcommittee in the conduct of any
investigation or series of investigations or activities, only
when authorized by a majority of the members voting, a majority
being present.
(2) The Chair may authorize and issue subpoenas under such
clause during any period in which the House has adjourned for a
period of longer than three days.
(3) Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chair or by
any member designated by the Committee, and may be served by
any person designated by the Chair or such member.
(4) The Chair, or any member of the Committee designated by
the Chair, may administer oaths to witnesses before the
Committee.
Rule 4.--General Oversight Responsibilities
(a) The Committee shall review and study, on a continuing
basis, the application, administration, execution, and
effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject
matter of which is within its jurisdiction.
(b) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a
Congress, the committee shall meet in open session, with a
quorum present, to adopt its oversight plans for that Congress
for submission to the Committee on House Administration and the
Committee on Government Reform, in accordance with the
provisions of clause 2(d) of House rule X.
Rule 5.--Subcommittees
ESTABLISHMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUBCOMMITTEES
(a)(1) There shall be two subcommittees of the Committee as
follows:
(A) Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process,
which shall have general responsibility for measures or
matters related to relations between the Congress and
the Executive Branch.
(B) Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the
House, which shall have general responsibility for
measures or matters related to process and procedures
of the House, relations between the two Houses of
Congress, relations between the Congress and the
Judiciary, and internal operations of the House.
(2) In addition, each such subcommittee shall have specific
responsibility for such other measures or matters as the Chair
refers to it.
(3) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall review and
study, on a continuing basis, the application, administration,
execution, and effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws,
the subject matter of which is within its general
responsibility.
REFERRAL OF MEASURES AND MATTERS TO SUBCOMMITTEES
(b)(1) In view of the unique procedural responsibilities of
the Committee, no special order providing for the consideration
of any bill or resolution shall be referred to a subcommittee
of the Committee.
(2) The Chair shall refer to a subcommittee such measures
or matters of original jurisdiction as the Chair deems
appropriate given its jurisdiction and responsibilities.
(3) All other measures or matters of original jurisdiction
shall be subject to consideration by the full Committee.
(4) In referring any measure or matter of original
jurisdiction to a subcommittee, the Chair may specify a date by
which the subcommittee shall report thereon to the Committee.
(5) The Committee by motion may discharge a subcommittee
from consideration of any measure or matter referred to a
subcommittee of the Committee.
COMPOSITION OF SUBCOMMITTEES
(c) The size and ratio of each subcommittee shall be
determined by the Committee and members shall be elected to
each subcommittee, and to the positions of chairman and ranking
minority member thereof, in accordance with the rules of the
respective party caucuses. The Chair of the full committee
shall designate a member of the majority party on each
subcommittee as its vice chairman.
SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS AND HEARINGS
(d)(1) Each subcommittee of the Committee is authorized to
meet, hold hearings, receive testimony, mark up legislation,
and report to the full Committee on any measure or matter
referred to it.
(2) No subcommittee of the Committee may meet or hold a
hearing at the same time as a meeting or hearing of the full
Committee is being held.
(3) The chairman of each subcommittee shall schedule
meetings and hearings of the subcommittee only after
consultation with the Chair.
QUORUM
(e)(1) For the purpose of taking testimony, two members of
the subcommittee shall constitute a quorum.
(2) For all other purposes, a quorum shall consist of a
majority of the members of a subcommittee.
EFFECT OF A VACANCY
(f) Any vacancy in the membership of a subcommittee shall
not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the
functions of the subcommittee.
RECORDS
(g) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall provide the
full Committee with copies of such records of votes taken in
the subcommittee and such other records with respect to the
subcommittee necessary for the Committee to comply with all
rules and regulations of the House.
Rule 6.--Staff
IN GENERAL
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the
professional and other staff of the Committee shall be
appointed, by the Chair, and shall work under the general
supervision and direction of the Chair.
(2) All professional, and other staff provided to the
minority party members of the Committee shall be appointed, by
the ranking minority member of the Committee, and shall work
under the general supervision and direction of such member.
(3) The appointment of all professional staff shall be
subject to the approval of the Committee as provided by, and
subject to the provisions of, clause 9 of rule X of the Rules
of the House.
ASSOCIATE STAFF
(b) Associate staff for members of the Committee may be
appointed only at the discretion of the Chair (in consultation
with the ranking minority member regarding any minority party
associate staff), after taking into account any staff ceilings
and budgetary constraints in effect at the time, and any terms,
limits, or conditions established by the Committee on House
Administration under clause 9 of rule X of the rules of the
House.
SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF
(c) From funds made available for the appointment of staff,
the Chair of the Committee shall, pursuant to clause 6(d) of
rule X of the rules of the House, ensure that sufficient staff
is made available to each subcommittee to carry out its
responsibilities under the rules of the Committee, and, after
consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee,
that the minority party of the Committee is treated fairly in
the appointment of such staff.
COMPENSATION OF STAFF
(d) The Chair shall fix the compensation of all
professional and other staff of the Committee, after
consultation with the ranking minority member regarding any
minority party staff.
CERTIFICATION OF STAFF
(e)(1) To the extent any staff member of the Committee or
any of its subcommittees does not work under the direct
supervision and direction of the Chair, the Member of the
Committee who supervises and directs the staff member's work
shall file with the Chief of Staff of the Committee (not later
than the tenth day of each month) a certification regarding the
staff member's work for that member for the preceding calendar
month.
(2) The certification required by paragraph (1) shall be in
such form as the Chair may prescribe, shall identify each staff
member by name, and shall state that the work engaged in by the
staff member and the duties assigned to the staff member for
the member of the Committee with respect to the month in
question met the requirements of clause 9 of rule X of the
rules of the House.
(3) Any certification of staff of the Committee, or any of
its subcommittees, made by the Chair in compliance with any
provision of law or regulation shall be made--
(A) on the basis of the certifications filed under
paragraph (1) to the extent the staff is not under the
Chair's supervision and direction, and
(B) on his own responsibility to the extent the staff
is under the Chair's direct supervision and direction.
Rule 7.--Budget, Travel, Pay of Witnesses
BUDGET
(a) The Chair, in consultation with other members of the
Committee, shall prepare for each Congress a budget providing
amounts for staff, necessary travel, investigation, and other
expenses of the Committee and its subcommittees.
TRAVEL
(b)(1) The Chair may authorize travel for any member and
any staff member of the Committee in connection with activities
or subject matters under the general jurisdiction of the
Committee. Before such authorization is granted, there shall be
submitted to the Chair in writing the following:
(A) The purpose of the travel.
(B) The dates during which the travel is to occur.
(C) The names of the States or countries to be
visited and the length of time to be spent in each.
(D) The names of members and staff of the Committee
for whom the authorization is sought.
(2) Members and staff of the Committee shall make a written
report to the Chair on any travel they have conducted under
this subsection, including a description of their itinerary,
expenses, and activities, and of pertinent information gained
as a result of such travel.
(3) Members and staff of the Committee performing
authorized travel on official business shall be governed by
applicable laws, resolutions, and regulations of the House and
of the Committee on House Administration.
PAY OF WITNESSES
(c) Witnesses may be paid from funds made available to the
Committee in its expense resolution subject to the provisions
of clause 5 of rule XI of the rules of the House.
Rule 8.--Committee Administration
REPORTING
(a) Whenever the Committee authorizes the favorable
reporting of a bill or resolution from the Committee--
(1) the Chair or acting Chair shall report it to the
House or designate a member of the Committee to do so,
and
(2) in the case of a bill or resolution in which the
Committee has original jurisdiction, the Chair shall
allow, to the extent that the anticipated floor
schedule permits, any member of the Committee a
reasonable amount of time to submit views for inclusion
in the Committee report on the bill or resolution. Any
such report shall contain all matters required by the
rules of the House of Representatives (or by any
provision of law enacted as an exercise of the
rulemaking power of the House) and such other
information as the Chair deems appropriate.
RECORDS
(b)(1) There shall be a transcript made of each regular
meeting and hearing of the Committee, and the transcript may be
printed if the Chair decides it is appropriate or if a majority
of the Members of the Committee requests such printing. Any
such transcripts shall be a substantially verbatim account of
remarks actually made during the proceedings, subject only to
technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections
authorized by the person making the remarks. Nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to require that all such
transcripts be subject to correction and publication.
(2) The Committee shall keep a record of all actions of the
Committee and of its subcommittees. The record shall contain
all information required by clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI of the
rules of the House of Representatives and shall be available
for public inspection at reasonable times in the offices of the
Committee.
(3) All Committee hearings, records, data, charts, and
files shall be kept separate and distinct from the
congressional office records of the Chair, shall be the
property of the House, and all Members of the House shall have
access thereto as provided in clause 2(e)(2) of rule XI of the
Rules of the House.
(4) The records of the Committee at the National Archives
and Records Administration shall be made available for public
use in accordance with rule VII of the rules of the House. The
Chair shall notify the ranking minority member of any decision,
pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of the rule, to
withhold a record otherwise available, and the matter shall be
presented to the Committee for a determination on written
request of any member of the Committee.
COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS ON THE INTERNET
(c) To the maximum extent feasible, the Committee shall
make its publications available in electronic form.
CALENDARS
(d)(1) The Committee shall maintain a Committee Calendar,
which shall include all bills, resolutions, and other matters
referred to or reported by the Committee and all bills,
resolutions, and other matters reported by any other committee
on which a rule has been granted or formally requested, and
such other matters as the Chair shall direct. The Calendar
shall be published periodically, but in no case less often than
once in each session of Congress.
(2) The staff of the Committee shall furnish each member of
the Committee with a list of all bills or resolutions (A)
reported from the Committee but not yet considered by the
House, and (B) on which a rule has been formally requested but
not yet granted. The list shall be updated each week when the
House is in session.
(3) For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a rule is
considered as formally requested when the Chairman of a
committee which has reported a bill or resolution (or a member
of such committee authorized to act on the Chairman's behalf):
(A) has requested, in writing to the Chair, that a
hearing be scheduled on a rule for the consideration of
the bill or resolution, and
(B) has supplied the Committee with an adequate
number of copies of the bill or resolution, as
reported, together with the final printed committee
report thereon.
OTHER PROCEDURES
(e) The Chair may establish such other Committee procedures
and take such actions as may be necessary to carry out these
rules or to facilitate the effective operation of the Committee
and its subcommittees in a manner consistent with these rules.
Rule 9.--Amendments to Committee Rules
The rules of the Committee may be modified, amended or
repealed, in the same manner and method as prescribed for the
adoption of committee rules in clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules
of the House, but only if written notice of the proposed change
has been provided to each such Member at least 48 hours before
the time of the meeting at which the vote on the change occurs.
Any such change in the rules of the Committee shall be
published in the Congressional Record within 30 calendar days
after their approval.
II. HOUSE RULES CHANGES ADOPTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 111TH CONGRESS
A. Introduction
The rules for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress were called
up by the Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and adopted on January 6,
2009. The Rules Committee has always played a major role in the
changes to the House rules in the beginning of each new
Congress pursuant to House Resolution 5. In the beginning of
the 111th Congress the following reforms to the House Rules
were made in the opening day rules package contained in House
Resolution 5 (virtually all changes that are within the
jurisdiction and oversight responsibilities of the Rules
Committee):
B. Summary of Substantive Rules Changes Contained in H. Res. 5,
Adopting House Rules for the 111th Congress
SEC. 2. CHANGES TO THE STANDING RULES
(a) Inspector General Audits.--
In response to the recommendation of the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on House
Administration, this provision amends clause 6(c)(1) of rule II
to clarify the non-traditional audit work that the Inspector
General does in the areas of business process improvements,
services to enhance the efficiency of House support operations,
and risk management assessments. The change also will allow the
Inspector General to implement guidance and standards published
in the Government Accountability Office's Government Auditing
Standards.
(b) Homeland Security.--
This provision amends clause 3(g) of rule X to direct the
Committee on Homeland Security to review and study on a primary
and continuing basis all Government activities, programs, and
organizations relating to homeland security within its primary
legislative jurisdiction.
Nothing in this rule shall affect the oversight or
legislative authority of other committees under the Rules of
the House.
The change in clause 3 of rule X clarifies the Committee on
Homeland Security's oversight jurisdiction over government
activities relating to homeland security within its primary
legislative jurisdiction, including the interaction of all
departments and agencies with the Department of Homeland
Security. Consistent with the designation of the Committee on
Homeland Security as the committee of oversight in these vital
areas, the House expects that the President and the relevant
executive agencies will forward copies of all reports in this
area, in addition to those already covered by clause 2(b) of
rule XIV, to the Committee on Homeland Security to assist it in
carrying out this important responsibility.
This change is meant to clarify that the various agencies
have a reporting relationship with the Homeland Security
Committee on matters within its jurisdiction in addition to the
agencies' reporting relationships with other committees of
jurisdiction.
(c) Additional Functions of the Committee on House
Administration.--
This provision amends clause 4(d) of rule X to give the
Committee on House Administration oversight of the management
of services provided to the House by the Architect of the
Capitol, except those services that lie within the jurisdiction
of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure under
clause 1(r).
(d) Terms of Committee Chairmen.--
This provision strikes clause 5(c)(2) of rule X to
eliminate term limits for committee and subcommittee chairs and
includes a conforming amendment to clause 5(a)(2)(C) of rule X
to provide an exception to the Budget Committee tenure
limitations for a chair or ranking minority member serving a
second consecutive term in the respective position.
(e) Calendar Wednesday.--
This provision amends clause 6 of rule XV to require the
Clerk to read only those committees where the committee chair
has given notice to the House on Tuesday that he or she will
seek recognition to call up a bill under the Calendar Wednesday
rule. This will replace the requirement that the Clerk read the
list of all committees, regardless of whether a committee
intends to utilize the rule. The provision makes conforming
changes to clause 6 of rule XV and clause 6 of rule XIII,
including the deletion of the requirement of a two-thirds vote
to dispense with the proceedings under Calendar Wednesday.
(f) Postponement Authority.--
This provision adds a new paragraph (c) to clause 1 of rule
XIX to give permanent authority to the Chair to postpone
further consideration of legislation prior to final passage
when the previous question is operating to adoption or passage
of a measure pursuant to a special order of business. This
codified a practice that had become routine during the 110th
Congress.
(g) Instructions in the Motion to Recommit.--
This provision amends clause 2(b) of rule XIX to provide
that a motion to recommit a bill or joint resolution may
include instructions only in the form of a direction to report
a textual amendment or amendments back to the House forthwith.
The provision makes no change to the straight motion to
recommit.
(h) Conduct of Votes.--
In response to the bipartisan recommendation of the Select
Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2,
2007, this provision deletes the following sentence in clause
2(a) of rule XX: ``A record vote by electronic device shall not
be held open for the sole purpose of reversing the outcome of
such vote.''
(i) General Appropriation Conference Reports.--
This provision codifies House Resolution 491, 110th
Congress, which was adopted by unanimous consent. The provision
provides a point of order against any general appropriations
conference report containing earmarks that are included in
conference reports but not committed to conference by either
House and not in a House or Senate committee report on the
legislation. A point of order under the provision would be
disposed of by the question of consideration, which would be
debatable for 20 minutes equally divided.
(j) PAYGO.--
This provision amends clause 10 of rule XXI to make the
following changes:
(1) A technical amendment to align the PAYGO rules of
the House with those of the Senate so that both houses
use the same CBO baselines;
(2) The changes would also allow one House-passed
measure to pay for spending in a separate House-passed
measure if the two are linked at the engrossment stage;
and
(3) The changes would also allow for emergency
exceptions to PAYGO for provisions designated as
emergency spending in a bill, joint resolution,
amendment made in order as original text, conference
report, or amendment between the Houses (but not other
amendments).
The new clause 10(c)(3) of rule XXI provides that the Chair
will put the question of consideration on a bill, joint
resolution, an amendment made in order as original text by a
special order of business, a conference report, or an amendment
between the Houses that includes an emergency PAYGO
designation. The Chair will put the question of consideration
on such a measure without regard to a waiver of points of order
under clause 10 of rule XXI or language providing for immediate
consideration of such a measure.
The intent of this exception to pay-as-you-go principles is
to allow for consideration of measures that respond to
emergency situations. Provisions of legislation may receive an
emergency designation if such provisions are necessary to
respond to an act of war, an act of terrorism, a natural
disaster, or a period of sustained low economic growth. A
measure that includes any provision designated as emergency
shall be accompanied by a report or a joint statement of
managers, as the case may be, or include an applicable
``Findings'' section in the legislation, stating the reasons
why such provision meets the emergency requirement according to
the following criteria.
In general, the criteria to be considered in determining
whether a proposed expenditure or tax change meets an emergency
designation include: (1) necessary, essential, or vital (not
merely useful or beneficial); (2) sudden, quickly coming into
being, and not building up over time; (3) an urgent, pressing,
and compelling need requiring immediate action; (4) unforeseen,
unpredictable, and unanticipated; and (5) not permanent, but
rather temporary in nature. With respect to the fourth
criterion above, an emergency that is part of an aggregate
level of anticipated emergencies, particularly when normally
estimated in advance, is not ``unforeseen.''
(k) Disclosure by Members of Employment Negotiations.--
This provision amends clause 1 of rule XXVII to close the
loophole in the rule that allowed lame-duck Members, Delegates,
and the Resident Commissioner to directly negotiate future
employment or compensation without public disclosure. The rule
will now apply to all current Members, Delegates, and the
Resident Commissioner requiring them, within 3 business days
after the commencement of such negotiation or agreement of
future employment or compensation, to file with the Committee
on Standards of Official Conduct a statement regarding such
negotiations or agreement.
(l) Gender Neutrality.--
This provision amends the Rules of the House to render them
neutral with respect to gender. These changes are not intended
to effect any substantive changes.
III. COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PLAN
Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of House rule X, the Committee
on Rules met in public session on February 3, 2009, and adopted
by voice vote, an oversight plan for the 111th Congress for
submission to the Committee on House Administration and the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in accordance with
the rule. As required by clause 1(d)(3) of rule XI, the
following is a summary of that plan.
Rule X of the Rules of the House vests in the Committee on
Rules broad responsibility over the House rules in general and
the congressional budget process. Specifically the rule defines
in clause 1(n) of rule X; (1) Rules and joint rules (other than
those relating to the Code of Official Conduct) and the order
of business of the House, and (2) Recesses and final
adjournments of Congress.
The House rules also grant special oversight responsibility
to the Rules Committee in clause 3(j) of rule X over the
congressional budget process. It provides that the Committee on
Rules shall review and study on a continuing basis the
congressional budget process, and the committee shall report
its findings and recommendations to the House periodically. The
Committee has worked with the Budget Committee both formally
and informally during the 111th Congress on oversight
activities regarding the Congressional budget process.
Specifically the Rules Committee brought to the House Floor
legislation that provided for statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO)
budget enforcement. On opening day of the 110th Congress, the
House of Representatives began its commitment to responsible
spending through the implementation of clause 10 of rule XXI,
which precludes any direct spending or revenues from increasing
the deficit (or reducing the surplus). In the 111th Congress,
the Rules Committee was involved in efforts to expand the PAYGO
rule even further by giving it the force of law. The House then
adopted H.R. 2920, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009.
That legislation passed the House on July 22, 2009 and was
later included in H. J. Res. 45, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go
Act of 2010, and signed into law by the President on January
12, 2010. The Rules Committee also reported H. Res. 1493 which
provided for budget enforcement for FY2011 and also modified
clause 10 of rule XXI to make it compatible with the newly
enacted statutory PAYGO law.
In addition to the jurisdictional areas contained in the
Rules of the House of Representatives, the Rules Committee has
always played a major role in the changes to the House rules in
the beginning of each new Congress pursuant to House Resolution
5. In the beginning of the 111th Congress a number of reforms
to the House Rules were made in the opening day rules package
contained in House Resolution 5. Virtually all of those changes
were within the jurisdiction and oversight responsibilities of
the Rules Committee. Because of its key role and involvement in
advancing the ambitious agenda of the Democratic House and the
new Administration, time constraints prevented the committee
from playing a more active and formal role in its oversight
activities. However, as in the 110th Congress, the committee
staff continued to maintain constant monitoring of those areas
within the oversight responsibilities of the Rules Committee
and remained involved with the Leadership on several original
jurisdiction measures that were brought to the House Floor by
the Committee. This included an original jurisdiction measure
reported from Rules on May 19, 2010 and passed by the House on
May 20, 2010 which granted special, temporary deposition
authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X to the
Committee on Education and Labor for purposes of its
investigation into underground coal mining safety.
IV. COMMITTEE JURISDICTION AND ACTIVITIES
A. Introduction
The jurisdictional mandate of the Committee on Rules is set
forth in clause 1(n) of Rule X as follows:
(n) Committee on Rules--
(1) Rules and joint rules (other than those
relating to the Code of Official Conduct) and
the order of business of the House.
(2) Recesses and final adjournments of
Congress.
The special oversight function of the Committee is outlined
in clause 3(j) of Rule X as follows:
(j) The Committee on Rules shall review and study on
a continuing basis the congressional budget process,
and the committee shall report its findings and
recommendations to the House from time to time.
The jurisdictional mandate of the Committee for the
purposes of this Survey of Activities is broken down into two
subcategories: original jurisdiction matters and special rules
(or order of business resolutions). In practice, these
subgroups are intertwined in a manner that greatly affects the
way in which the House conducts its business. Original
jurisdiction matters include all measures pertaining to the
rules of the House, the budget process and joint rules. These
measures are either referred directly to the Committee by the
Speaker or originate in the Committee itself. They not only
pertain to changes in House procedures, but also cover the
Committee's power to establish select committees, authorize
certain investigations, provide enforcement procedures for the
budget process, and to establish Congressional procedures for
considering certain executive branch proposals.
The Committee held four hearings and markups on matters of
original jurisdiction during the 111th Congress. The measures
were reported to the House for consideration, and subsequently
adopted by the House.
The other subgroup of the Committee's jurisdictional
mandate, referred to as order of business resolutions or
`special rules,' is used by the Committee to direct the manner
in which a bill or resolution will be considered by the House.
`Special rules,' in the form of House resolutions, tailor the
time allotted for debate and the process by which a bill can be
amended. This is done to allow the House to consider the
subject matter in a way which best suits the bill's individual
issues and/or controversies. These `rules' also may contain
waivers of specific House rules or provisions in the
Congressional Budget Act. It is sometimes necessary to waive
the rules of the House in order to allow the House to consider
all the facets of the particular issue or to facilitate the
House resolving its differences with the Senate. Special rules
also allow the House to consider measures according to the
majority leadership's legislative scheduling priorities rather
than the numerical order in which they were reported.
During the 111th Congress, the Committee received 165
written requests received from Committee chairs seeking rules.
In addition, there was one formal request ultimately disposed
of by procedures other than the Rules Committee (such as
unanimous consent or suspension), and no formal requests were
pending at the end of the Congress. These formal requests do
not reflect additional requests of an emergency nature made in
person by the chairs of the various legislative committees. The
Committee granted 165 rules: 109 rules provided for
consideration of bills and resolutions, 38 dealt with
conference reports or consideration of Senate amendments, and
42 rules provided for consideration of measures but stopped
short of the amending process (e.g., providing for debate only,
creating suspension days for considering specific measures, or
waiving the two-thirds requirement to bring up a rule for a
certain measure on the same day the rule is reported from the
Committee on Rules).
The Committee granted 1 modified open rule, 73 structured
rules, and 35 closed rules. The Committee granted no waivers of
specific sections of the Budget Act. The Committee granted 77
rules waiving all points of order to permit consideration of
either the underlying measure or matter made in order as
original text, motions, or against the amendments made in
order.
In summary, the Committee on Rules reported 165 rules. Of
these the House adopted 156, rejected none, and tabled 9. No
rules remained pending on the House Calendar when Congress
adjourned in December of 2010. In addition, the Committee on
Rules reported four original jurisdiction measures, which were
ultimately adopted by the House and did not remain pending on
the Union Calendar at the end of the 111th Congress.
B. Special Orders or Rules
1. RULE REQUESTS
The process of considering requests for special orders or
``rules'' usually begins when the Committee on Rules receives a
letter from a legislative committee chairman requesting that it
hold a hearing and recommend a rule for that particular
measure. The letter is signed by the full committee chairman
and most often makes a specific request for the type of rule
desired by the legislative committee. In some cases, the
emergency nature of the legislation does not allow adequate
time for a formal request to be registered. In these cases, the
requests are made in person by the chairman of the committee
with jurisdiction. Once a hearing has been scheduled, the
Committee on Rules allows any House Member who has an interest
in testifying to do so. Under normal circumstances and pursuant
to Committee rules, printed copies of the legislation and
accompanying committee report or conference report are provided
to the Committee Members at least 24 hours in advance of the
meeting on the rule request for the legislation.
The Committee gives written notice to its Members and
notifies the pertinent committee of the scheduled hearing date
at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the hearing,
unless an emergency situation exists.
2. HEARINGS
The Rules Committee chairman controls the order in which
witnesses appear and also initiates the questioning. Typically,
the chairman of the committee of jurisdiction or a designee
requesting the rule makes a short statement, followed by the
ranking minority member. Sometimes the subcommittee chair and
ranking minority member appear on behalf of their full
committee counterparts on the rule request. It is often the
case that Members wishing to testify in favor of or in
opposition to a bill, amendment, or type of procedure may do so
as part of a panel of witnesses.
In many cases, the components of the proposed special order
form the basis for the dialogue between substantive committee
leaders asking for the rule and the Rules Committee Members.
More often than not, the questioning escalates into discussions
about the merits of the bill itself. If the legislation is
particularly wide-ranging or controversial, Representatives who
do not sit on the relevant legislative committee seek to
testify. (Except in the most unusual circumstances, only House
Members are allowed to testify during a rule request hearing.)
Questioning of each witness takes place under the five-minute
rule until each Committee Member has had an opportunity to
question each witness. Questioning is rather informal. The
chairman rarely enforces the five-minute rule, and Committee
Members yield to one another to allow their colleagues to make
a specific point or follow up on a line of questioning.
A quorum, at least seven Members of the thirteen, must be
present before a recommendation on a rule can be ordered
reported, postponed, or tabled (killed).
After the Committee votes to approve a rule, the chairman
and ranking minority member each assign one of their Members to
manage the rule on the floor. The majority manager's name
appears on the rule and report, and that Member usually files
the rule from the House floor, at which time the resolution and
report are assigned a number.
Any Member may ask for a record or a division vote. In the
past, most decisions of the Committee were made by voice vote,
but in the last several Congresses there has been an increase
in the number of record votes demanded. For the entire 100th
Congress there were 18 roll call votes demanded; in the 101st
Congress there were 26; in the 102d there were 193; in the 103d
there were 533; in the 104th there were 327; in the 105th there
were 104; in the 106th there were 119; in the 107th there were
176; in the 108th there were 326; in the 109th there were 254;
in the 110th there were 620; and in the 111th there were 517.
Once a special rule has been reported, the Majority
Leader--working closely with the Speaker, the Rules Committee
chairman, and the substantive committee chairman--decides upon
an appropriate date and time for the consideration of the rule
on the floor. Rules can be considered on the same day they are
reported, if the House agrees to consideration of the rule by a
two-thirds vote. After a one-day layover, rules may be
considered at any time without being subject to a question of
consideration. The Committee may occasionally report a rule
waiving this requirement with respect to another rule.
3. TYPES OF SPECIAL ORDERS OR RULES
a. Background
Table 1 in the Appendix categorizes all special rules
granted by the Committee. These special rules are broken down
into a number of different categories dealing with all stages
of the legislative process in the House.
During the 111th Congress, the Rules Committee granted
special rules that provided for specified amendment and debate
structures, which assisted floor managers in managing the
schedule and consideration of legislation, that resolved
differences among and responded to the legislative actions of
committees, and that addressed House-Senate relations. The
explanations of these types of special rules and their methods
of categorization are outlined below.
b. Categories of Rules Granted with Amendment Structures
In categorizing special rules which specified an amendment
structure, this report focuses only on those rules which
provided for the initial consideration of bills, joint
resolutions or budget resolutions and which provided for an
amending process. Therefore, rules providing for general debate
only, stopping short of consideration of the measure for
amendment, or providing for consideration of a conference
report (which are otherwise privileged and, under regular
order, non-amendable) are not included in these categories. The
amendment structure categories are as follows: (1) open rules,
(2) modified open rules--requiring amendment pre-printing in
the Congressional Record, (3) structured or modified closed
rules, and (4) closed rules.
(1) Open Rules: Under an open rule, any Member may offer an
amendment that complies with the standing rules of the House
and the Budget Act. Also included in the category of open rules
are those special rules that are often referred to as ``open
plus.'' These rules allow the offering of any amendment
normally in order under an open rule plus the consideration of
any amendments for which waivers of points of order have been
granted by the special rule.
(2) Modified Open Rules (Required Amendment Preprinting in
the Congressional Record): This type of rule permits the
offering of only those amendments preprinted in the
Congressional Record. In some cases the rule requires
amendments to be printed by a specific date; in some cases the
amendment must be printed before its consideration; and in
other cases before the consideration of the bill for any
amendment. In most cases these rules do not prohibit second
degree amendments. Requiring that amendments be printed in
advance of their consideration affords Members a better idea of
the range of issues to be debated and voted on during
consideration of the bill. This can particularly be true of
bills or joint resolutions involving complex or confidential
matters.
(3) Structured or Modified Closed Rules: Under a structured
or modified closed rule, the Rules Committee limits the
amendments that may be offered to only those amendments
designated in the special rule or in the Rules Committee report
to accompany the rule, or which precludes amendments to a
particular portion of a bill, even though the rest of the bill
may be completely open to amendment. A modified closed rule is
one which allows the offering of only one or two amendments. A
structured rule is one which allows three or more amendments.
In the case of a structured or modified closed rule, the
Chairman will announce through a one minute speech on the floor
of the House and through a ``Dear Colleague'' letter the
intention of the Committee to hold a hearing on a measure and
to review all amendments. The Chairman requests that Members
provide the Rules Committee with copies of their proposed
amendments in advance of the Committee meeting date. In some
instances, the amendments made in order represent all of the
amendments submitted to the Committee.
(4) Closed Rules: This type of rule is one under which no
amendments may be offered other than amendments recommended by
the committee reporting the bill. However, the Rules Committee
is prohibited under the rules of the House from reporting a
special rule providing for consideration of a bill or joint
resolution that denies the minority the right to offer
amendatory instructions in a motion to recommit if offered by
the Minority Leader or a designee.
c. Categories of Rules Granted with Certain Floor Management Tools
During the 111th Congress, special rules often were
utilized to assist the Majority Leader in setting the Floor
schedule of the House, as well as to equip committee chairmen
and ranking minority members with the special procedural tools
necessary to efficiently manage the floor consideration of a
bill. These categories include (1) expedited procedure rules,
(2) suspension day rules, and (3) chairman's en bloc authority
rules.
(1) Expedited Procedure Rules: This type of rule waives
clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to
consider a special rule on the same day it is reported from the
Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the
Rules Committee. These rules generally specify the resolutions
to which the waiver applies, as well as a defined time period
for its application.
(2) Suspension Day Rules: Under clause 1(a) of House Rule
XV, it is in order on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of each
week, and during the last six days of a session, for the
Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules and pass
legislation. This category of rule authorizes the Speaker to
entertain motions to suspend the rules on days other than
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Generally, these rules
provide that the object of any motion to suspend the rules be
announced (sometimes with an hour or two notice) from the floor
prior to its consideration or that the Speaker or his designee
shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on the
object of any suspension considered under the rule.
(3) Chair's En Bloc Authority Rules: This category of rule
authorizes the chairman of a committee (usually the majority
floor manager of the bill under consideration) or his designee
to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments made in
order by the special rule that have not earlier been disposed
of, as well as germane modifications to any such amendments.
With the exception of rules on appropriations bills (which
permit en bloc amendments that do not increase budget authority
or outlays in the bill), a Member seeking to offer amendments
en bloc must obtain unanimous consent if they amend portions of
the bill not yet open to amendment, unless a special rule
authorizes several amendments to be offered and considered as a
group. There usually is a specified time for divided debate on
the amendment and a prohibition on amendments to and demands
for a division of the question on the en bloc amendment.
Generally, the original sponsor of the amendment must agree to
having the amendment considered en bloc, and these rules
generally provide that the original proponent of an amendment
included in such an en bloc amendment may insert a statement in
the Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of
the en bloc amendment. Such a rule enables the floor manager to
maximize efficiency and consensus while minimizing duplicative
floor time and consideration.
d. Categories of Rules Granted To Resolve Differences Among and
Responding to the Legislative Actions of Committees
As the nexus of the legislative process in the House, the
Rules Committee often is the institutional mechanism used to
reconcile differences in legislative recommendations among
multiple committees. Two often used, and often misunderstood,
special rule features utilized to achieve these goals are (1)
self-executing rules and (2) original text rules.
(1) Self-Executing Rules: This type of rule provides that,
upon the adoption of the special rule, the text of a reported
or introduced bill, as the case may be, is modified or amended
in some specified manner. Therefore, the House's adoption of
the rule itself has the effect of amending the underlying bill.
Occasionally, a self-executing rule may also provide for the
adoption of other unrelated measures or actions, such as
adopting another simple resolution. Self-executing rules may be
utilized by the Rules Committee for a variety of reasons,
including but not limited to: the correction of rule or Budget
Act violations, the reconciling of multiple committee
legislative recommendations, the elimination of procedural
votes, the separation of policy issues or the complete
redrafting of the legislation.
(2) Original Text Rules: When a committee reports a
measure, it often will favorably report the measure with a
recommendation that an amendment or amendments be adopted by
the full House. These amendments reflect the collegial action
of the committee on that measure. This type of rule generally
provides that the committee recommended amendment be adopted by
the House and become the base text for the purpose of further
amendment to the bill. This is often done to acknowledge the
actions of the committee at the beginning of the consideration
of a bill, and also to simplify the amendment process.
e. Categories of Rules Granted Dealing with House-Senate Relations
While resolving differences with the Senate often involves
privileged motions in the House, the Rules Committee is often
called upon to expedite such procedural situations or to
address unique procedural circumstances. The categories of such
special rules are (1) Senate hook-up rules, (2) motion to go to
conference rules, (3) disposition of Senate amendments rules,
(4) conference report rules, and (5) engrossment of multiple
measures rules.
(1) Senate Hook-up Rules: The rules of the House provide
for three methods of getting to conference with the Senate: (1)
agreeing to a motion to go to conference by unanimous consent;
(2) obtaining a special rule from the Rules Committee; or (3)
receiving specific authorization from each committee which
received an initial referral of and reported the bill (clause 1
of Rule XXII). Most often chairmen obtain conference authority
from their committee at the time a bill is ordered reported.
Most special rules allowing for a Senate hook-up provide that
after passage of a House bill, it shall be in order to take a
specific Senate bill from the Speaker's table, consider it in
the House, and to move to strike all after the enacting clause
and insert the text of the House bill as passed by the House.
These special rules further provide that if the motion is
adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it
shall be in order to move that the House insist on its
amendment and request a conference with the Senate. These hook-
up provisions can be included either in the original rule
providing for consideration of the House bill or in a separate
special rule only providing for the motion to go to conference.
(2) Motion to go to Conference Rules: These special rules
are those separate rules that only provide for the motion to go
to conference with the Senate.
(3) Disposition of Senate Amendment Rules: This type of
rule generally provides for the consideration of a Senate
amendment or amendments in the House and for a motion to concur
in the Senate amendment with or without an amendment. These
rules also usually specify a period of time for debate on the
motion equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the committee of jurisdiction, as
well as any necessary waivers against consideration of either
the Senate amendment or against the motion to concur.
(4) Conference Report Rules: Under the standing rules of
the House, conference reports are privileged matters. Unless
the requirement is waived, House rules require that a
conference report be available for at least three calendar days
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) before it
can be called up for consideration. After that time, because it
is privileged, it can be called up at any time without a rule
from the Rules Committee. However, if a conference report is in
violation of a rule of the House or some extraordinary
procedure for consideration of the report is desired, a special
rule may be necessary for the conference report to be
considered. Consequently, conference report rules generally
provide waivers of all points of order against consideration of
the conference report and provide that the conference report be
considered as read, which effectively waives the three day
availability requirement.
It should be noted that points of order against a
conference report lie against its consideration, not against
individual provisions contained within the report. A conference
report represents the collective agreement of the House and the
Senate. Changing individual components of the agreement
violates the sanctity of the agreement itself. Consequently,
agreeing to a conference report is an all-or-nothing question.
This is also the reason why, even as privileged matters,
conference reports are not amendable on the floor of the House
(except on recommit).
(5) Engrossment of Multiple Measures Rules: These types of
special rules generally provide for separate consideration and
final passage votes on multiple bills, generally relating to a
similar issue. The rule then instructs the House enrolling
clerk to enroll the individually-passed bills into one bill
before transmitting them to the Senate for consideration.
4. FLOOR CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL RULE
When the time comes to call up a special rule, the majority
Member who filed the rule (a privileged House resolution), or
another majority Member of the Rules Committee designated by
the chairman, is recognized by the Speaker. That Member stands
at the majority committee table on the House Floor. Once
recognized, the Member States:
Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules,
I call up House Resolution __________, and ask for its
immediate consideration.
Any Member of the Committee on Rules may be recognized to
call up a rule that has been on the House Calendar for at least
seven legislative days, and the Speaker is required to
recognize the Rules Committee Member as a privilege, as long as
the Member has given one day's notice of an intent to seek
recognition for that purpose.
Once the Clerk has read the resolution, the Speaker
recognizes the majority Rules Committee Member handling the
rule for one hour. The majority floor manager then customarily
yields thirty minutes to a minority counterpart for the
purposes of debate only. The length of debate on the rule
varies according to the complexity of the rule and the degree
of controversy over the bill, but debate on most non-
controversial rules is over within fifteen or twenty minutes
and the rule may be adopted by voice vote.
Because a rule is considered in the House under the hour
rule, no amendments are in order unless the majority floor
manager offers an amendment or yields to another Member for
that purpose. At the conclusion of debate on the rule, the
floor manager moves the previous question. If no objection is
heard, the House proceeds to vote on the rule. If objection is
heard, a vote occurs on the previous question. If the previous
question is rejected, however, a Member who opposed the
previous question (usually the Rules Committee minority floor
manager) is recognized. That Member then controls one hour of
debate time on the rule. The Member controlling the time may
offer an amendment to the rule and then move the previous
question on the amendment and on the rule when debate has
concluded. Once the rule is adopted (with or without
amendments), the legislation it concerns is eligible for
consideration under the terms of the rule.
5. RULES REJECTED, TABLED, OR PENDING
In the 111th Congress, the Committee on Rules reported 165
rules. The House adopted 156 of these rules and tabled 9 rules.
During the 111th Congress, no rules were rejected by the House.
There were no rules pending at the end of the 111th Congress.
a. Rules Rejected by the House
There were no rules rejected by the House during the 111th
Congress.
b. Rules Tabled by the House
House Resolution 158, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of
certain resolutions from the Committee on Rules.
House Resolution 218, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of
certain resolutions from the Committee on Rules.
House Resolution 219, providing for consideration
of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 38) making further
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2009, and for
other purposes.
House Resolution 229, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of
certain resolutions from the Committee on Rules.
House Resolution 289, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of
certain resolutions from the Committee on Rules.
House Resolution 450, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of
certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
House Resolution 618, providing for consideration
of the bill (H.R. 2701) to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the United States Government, the Community Management
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System, and for other purposes.
House Resolution 1392, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of
certain resolutions from the Committee on Rules, and providing
for motions under suspension of the rules.
House Resolution 1496, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of
certain resolutions from the Committee on Rules.
c. Rules Pending
There were no rules pending in the House during the 111th
Congress.
6. WAIVERS OF HOUSE RULES
The following compilation identifies the Rules of the House
which were waived in specific resolutions and the legislation
which required the waiver. There is also an indication whether
the rule was waived against the bill (B), consideration of a
bill (CB), a joint resolution (JR), consideration of a joint
resolution (CJR), a concurrent resolution (C. Res.),
consideration of a concurrent resolution (CC. Res.) original
text (OT), an amendment (A), a motion (M), a conference report
(CR), consideration of a conference report (CCR), or a
resolution (R).
Except for clause 9 and 10 of Rule XXI
H. Res. 52................... H.R. 2....................... Children's Health CB
Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 62................... H.R. 384..................... TARP Reform and A
Accountability Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 88................... H.R. 1....................... American Recovery CB
and Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 184.................. H.R. 1105.................... Omnibus CB
Appropriations Act,
2009.
H. Res. 190.................. H.R. 1106.................... Helping Families A
Save Their Homes
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 235.................. H.R. 1262.................... Water Quality CB, A
Investment Act of
2009.
H. Res. 250.................. H.R. 1388.................... Generations CB, A
Invigorating
Volunteerism and
Education (GIVE)
Act.
H. Res. 281.................. H.R. 1404.................... Federal Land CB, A
Assistance,
Management and
Enhancement (FLAME)
Act.
H. Res. 306.................. H.R. 1664.................... Amending the CB, A
executive
compensation
provisions of the
Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act
of 2008 to prohibit
unreasonable and
excessive
compensation and
compensation not
based on
performance
standards.
H. Res. 307.................. H.R. 1256.................... Family Smoking CB, A
Prevention and
Tobacco Control Act.
H. Res. 352.................. H.R. 1145.................... National Water CB, A
Research and
Development
Initiative Act of
2009.
H. Res. 372.................. H.R. 1913.................... Local Law CB
Enforcement Hate
Crimes Prevention
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 379.................. H.R. 627..................... Credit Cardholders' A
Bill of Rights Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 400.................. H.R. 1728.................... Mortgage Reform and CB
Anti-Predatory
Lending Act.
H. Res. 406.................. H.R. 1728.................... Mortgage Reform and A
Anti-Predatory
Lending Act.
H. Res. 427.................. H.R. 2187.................... 21st Century Green CB, A
High-Performing
Public School
Facilities Act.
H. Res. 434.................. H.R. 2346.................... Supplemental CB
Appropriations Act,
2009.
H. Res. 457.................. H.R. 2352.................... Job Creation Through CB, A
Entrepreneurship
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 464.................. H.R. 915..................... FAA Reauthorization CB, A
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 474.................. H.R. 2200.................... Transportation CB, A
Security
Administration
Authorization Act.
H. Res. 490.................. H.R. 1385.................... Thomasina E. Jordan CB, A
Indian Tribes of
Virginia Federal
Recognition Act of
2009.
H.R. 31...................... Lumbee Recognition
Act.
H. Res. 501.................. H.R. 626..................... Federal Employees CB, A
Paid Parental Leave
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 522.................. H.R. 1886.................... Pakistan Enduring CB, A
Assistance and
Cooperation
Enhancement Act of
2009.
H.R. 2410.................... Foreign Relations
Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 2010
and 2011.
H. Res. 544.................. H.R. 2847.................... Commerce, Justice, CB
Science, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 559.................. H.R. 2918.................... Legislative Branch CB, A
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 572.................. H.R. 2647.................... National Defense CB, A
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2010.
H. Res. 573.................. H.R. 2892.................... Department of CB, A
Homeland Security
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 578.................. H.R. 2996.................... Department of the CB, A
Interior,
Environment, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 587.................. H.R. 2454.................... American Clean CB, A
Energy and Security
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 609.................. H.R. 2997.................... Agriculture, Rural CB, A
Development, Food
and Drug
Administration, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 610.................. H.R. 2965.................... Enhancing Small CB, A
Business Research
and Innovation Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 617.................. H.R. 3081.................... Department of State, CB, A
Foreign Operations,
and Related
Programs
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 618.................. H.R. 2701.................... Intelligence A
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2010.
H. Res. 622.................. H.R. 3082.................... Military CB, A
Construction and
Veterans Affairs
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 644.................. H.R. 3170.................... Financial Services CB, A
and General
Government
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 645.................. H.R. 3183.................... Energy and Water CB, A
Development and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 653.................. H.R. 1018.................... Restore Our American CB, A
Mustangs Act.
H. Res. 665.................. H.R. 2920.................... Statutory Pay-As-You- CB, A
Go Act of 2009.
H. Res. 669.................. H.R. 3288.................... Transportation, CB, A
Housing and Urban
Development, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 673.................. H.R. 3293.................... Departments of CB, A
Labor, Health and
Human Services, and
Education, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 685.................. H.R. 3326.................... Department of CB, A
Defense
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 691.................. H.R. 2749.................... Food Safety CB
Enhancement Act of
2009.
H. Res. 697.................. H.R. 3269.................... Corporate and CB, A
Financial
Institution
Compensation
Fairness Act of
2009.
H. Res. 726.................. H.R. 965..................... Chesapeake Bay CB, A
Gateways and
Watertrails Network
Continuing
Authorization Act.
H. Res. 745.................. H.R. 3246.................... Advanced Vehicle CB, A
Technology Act of
2009.
H. Res. 746.................. H.R. 3221.................... Student Aid and CB, A
Fiscal
Responsibility Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 760.................. H.R. 324..................... Santa Cruz Valley CB
National Heritage
Area Act.
H. Res. 830.................. H.R. 2442.................... Bay Area Regional CB
Water Recycling
Program Expansion
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 846.................. H.R. 3585.................... Solar Technology CB, A
Roadmap Act.
H. Res. 853.................. H.R. 3619.................... Coast Guard CB, A
Authorization Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 875.................. H.R. 3854.................... Small Business CB, A
Financing and
Investment Act of
2009.
H. Res. 884.................. H.R. 3639.................... Expedited CARD CB, A
Reform for
Consumers Act of
2009.
H. Res. 885.................. H.R. 2868.................... Chemical Facility CB, A
Anti-Terrorism Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 903.................. H.R. 3962.................... Affordable Health CB
Care for America
Act.
H.R. 3961.................... Medicare Physician
Payment Reform Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 908.................. H.R. 2781.................... To amend the Wild CB
and Scenic Rivers
Act to designate
segments of the
Molalla River in
Oregon, as
components of the
National Wild and
Scenic Rivers
System, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 909.................. H.R. 3791.................... Fire Grants CB, A
Reauthorization Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 941.................. H.R. 4154.................... Permanent Estate Tax CB
Relief for
Families, Farmers,
and Small
Businesses Act of
2009.
H. Res. 955.................. H.R. 4213.................... Tax Extenders Act of CB
2009.
H. Res. 956.................. H.R. 4173.................... Wall Street Reform CB
and Consumer
Protection Act of
2009.
H. Res. 964.................. H.R. 4173.................... Wall Street Reform A
and Consumer
Protection Act of
2009.
H. Res. 976.................. S.A. to H.R. 3326............ Department of CB, CJR
Defense
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H.J. Res. 64................. Making further
continuing
appropriations for
fiscal year 2010,
and for other
purposes.
H.R. 4314.................... To permit continued
financing of
Government
operations.
S.A to H.R. 2847............. Commerce, Justice,
Science and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 1017................. H.R. 3254.................... Taos Pueblo Indian CB, A
Water Rights
Settlement Act.
H.R. 3342.................... Aamodt Litigation
Settlement Act.
H.R. 1065.................... White Mountain
Apache Tribe Water
Rights
Quantification Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1038................. H.R. 3726.................... Castle Nugent CB
National Historic
Site Establishment
Act of 2010.
H.R. 4474.................... Idaho Wilderness
Water Facilities
Act.
H. Res. 1051................. H.R. 4061.................... Cybersecurity CB, A
Enhancement Act of
2009.
H. Res. 1083................. H.R. 2314.................... Native Hawaiian CB, A
Government
Reorganization Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1098................. H.R. 4626.................... Health Insurance CB
Industry Fair
Competition Act.
H. Res. 1105................. H.R. 2701.................... Intelligence A
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2010.
H. Res. 1126................. H.R. 4247.................... Preventing Harmful CB, A
Restraint and
Seclusion in
Schools Act.
H. Res. 1168................. H.R. 3650.................... Harmful Algal Blooms CB, A
and Hypoxia
Research and
Control Amendments
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1192................. H.R. 3644.................... Ocean, Coastal, and CB, A
Watershed Education
Act.
H.R. 1612.................... Public Lands Service
Corps Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1204................. H.R. 4899.................... Supplemental CB
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 1205................. H.R. 4849.................... Small Business and CB
Infrastructure Jobs
Tax Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1248................. H.R. 4715.................... Clean Estuaries Act CB, A
of 2010.
H. Res. 1300................. H.R. 5013.................... Implementing CB, A
Management for
Performance and
Related Reforms to
Obtain Value in
Every Acquisition
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1305................. H.R. 2499.................... Puerto Rico CB, A
Democracy Act of
2009.
H. Res. 1329................. H.R. 5019.................... Home Star Energy CB, A
Retrofit Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1344................. H.R. 5116.................... America COMPETES CB, A
Reauthorization Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1404................. H.R. 5136.................... National Defense CB, A
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2011.
H. Res. 1424................. H.R. 5072.................... FHA Reform Act of CB, A
2010.
H. Res. 1436................. H.R. 5486.................... Small Business Jobs CB, A
Tax Relief Act of
2010.
H.R. 5297.................... Small Business
Lending Fund Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1468................. H.R. 5175.................... Democracy is CB, A
Strengthened by
Casting Light on
Spending in
Elections
(DISCLOSE) Act.
H. Res. 1495................. H.R. 5618.................... Restoration of CB
Emergency
Unemployment
Compensation Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1509................. H.R. 1722.................... Telework CB
Improvements Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1517................. H.R. 5114.................... Flood Insurance CB, A
Reform Priorities
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1549................. H.R. 1264.................... Multiple Peril CB
Insurance Act of
2009.
H. Res. 1559................. H.R. 5822.................... Military CB, A
Construction and
Veterans Affairs
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2011.
H. Res. 1568................. H.R. 5893.................... Investing in CB
American Jobs and
Closing Tax
Loopholes Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1574................. H.R. 3534.................... Consolidated Land, CB, A
Energy, and Aquatic
Resources Act of
2009.
H.R. 5851.................... Offshore Oil and Gas
Worker
Whistleblower
Protection Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1569................. H.R. 5850.................... Transportation, CB, A
Housing and Urban
Development, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2011.
H. Res. 1620................. H.R. 4785.................... Rural Energy Savings CB, A
Program Act.
H. Res. 1674................. H.R. 847..................... James Zadroga 9/11 CB
Health and
Compensation Act of
2010.
H.R. 2378.................... Currency Reform for ............................
Fair Trade Act.
S.A. to H.R. 2701............ Intelligence ............................
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2010.
H. Res. 1741................. H.J. Res. 101................ Making further CJR
continuing
appropriations for
fiscal year 2011,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1776................. H.J. Res. 105................ Making further CJR
continuing
appropriations for
fiscal year 2011,
and for other
purposes.
Except for clause 9 of Rule XXI
H. Res. 53................... H.R. 384..................... TARP Reform and CB
Accountability Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 92................... H.R. 1....................... American Recovery A
and Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 168.................. H.R. 1....................... American Recovery CR
and Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 190.................. H.R. 1106.................... Helping Families CB
Save Their Homes
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 618.................. H.R. 2701.................... Intelligence CB
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2010.
H. Res. 903.................. H.R. 3962.................... Affordable Health A
Care for America
Act.
H.R. 3961.................... Medicare Physician ............................
Payment Reform Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1105................. H.R. 2701.................... Intelligence CB
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2010.
H. Res. 1742................. S. 3307...................... Healthy, Hunger-Free CB
Kids Act of 2010.
Except for clause 10 of Rule XXI
H. Res. 87................... S. 181....................... Lilly Ledbetter Fair CB
Pay Act of 2009.
H. Res. 107.................. S.A. to H.R. 2............... Children's Health M
Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 108.................. S. 352....................... DTV Delay Act....... CB
H. Res. 219.................. H.J. Res. 38................. Making further CJR
continuing
appropriations for
the fiscal year
2009, and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 235.................. H.R. 1262.................... Water Quality OT
Investment Act of
2009.
H. Res. 250.................. H.R. 1388.................... Generations OT
Invigorating
Volunteerism and
Education (GIVE)
Act.
H. Res. 280.................. S.A. to H.R. 146............. Omnibus Public Land M
Management Act of
2009.
H. Res. 296.................. S.A. to H.R. 1388............ Generations M
Invigorating
Volunteerism and
Education (GIVE)
Act.
H. Res. 306.................. H.R. 1664.................... To amend the OT
executive
compensation
provisions of the
Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act
of 2008 to prohibit
unreasonable and
excessive
compensation and
compensation not
based on
performance
standards.
H. Res. 352.................. H.R. 1145.................... National Water OT
Research and
Development
Initiative Act of
2009.
H. Res. 379.................. H.R. 627..................... Credit Cardholders' OT
Bill of Rights Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 406.................. H.R. 1728.................... Mortgage Reform and OT
Anti-Predatory
Lending Act.
H. Res. 427.................. H.R. 2187.................... 21st Century Green OT
High-Performing
Public School
Facilities Act.
H. Res. 456.................. S.A. to H.R. 627............. Credit Cardholders' M
Bill of Rights Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 457.................. H.R. 2352.................... Job Creation Through OT
Entrepreneurship
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 474.................. H.R. 2200.................... Transportation OT
Security
Administration
Authorization Act.
H. Res. 490.................. H.R. 1385.................... Thomasina E. Jordan OT
Indian Tribes of
Virginia Federal
Recognition Act of
2009.
H.R. 31...................... Lumbee Recognition OT
Act.
H. Res. 522.................. H.R. 1886.................... Pakistan Enduring OT
Assistance and
Cooperation
Enhancement Act of
2009.
H.R. 2410.................... Foreign Relations OT
Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 2010
and 2011.
H. Res. 532.................. S.A. to H.R. 1256............ Family Smoking M
Prevention and
Tobacco Control Act.
H. Res. 572.................. H.R. 2647.................... National Defense OT
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2010.
H. Res. 610.................. H.R. 2965.................... Enhancing Small OT
Business Research
and Innovation Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 745.................. H.R. 3246.................... Advanced Vehicle OT
Technology Act of
2009.
H. Res. 746.................. H.R. 3221.................... Student Aid and OT
Fiscal
Responsibility Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 846.................. H.R. 3585.................... Solar Technology OT
Roadmap Act.
H. Res. 885.................. H.R. 2868.................... Chemical Facility OT
Anti-Terrorism Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 909.................. H.R. 3791.................... Fire Grants OT
Reauthorization Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 976.................. S.A. to H.R. 3326............ Department of M
Defense
Appropriations Act
2010.
H.J. Res. 64................. Making further ............................
continuing
appropriations for
fiscal year 2010,
and for other
purposes.
H.R. 4314.................... To permit continued ............................
financing of
Government
operations.
S.A. to H.R. 2847............ Commerce, Justice, ............................
Science, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 1051................. H.R. 4061.................... Cybersecurity OT
Enhancement Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1065................. H.J. Res. 45................. Increasing the M
statutory limit on
the public debt..
H. Res. 1083................. H.R. 2314.................... Native Hawaiian A
Government
Reorganization Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1109................. H.R. 3961.................... To amend title XVIII M
of the Social
Security Act to
reform the Medicare
SGR payment system
for physicians and
to reinstitute and
update the Pay-As-
You-Go requirement
of budget
neutrality on new
tax and mandatory
spending
legislation,
enforced by the
threat of annual,
automatic
sequestration.
H. Res. 1137................. S.A. to H.R. 2847............ Hiring Incentives to M
Restore Employment
Act.
H. Res. 1203................. S.A. to H.R. 3590............ Patient Protection CB, M
and Affordable Care
Act.
H.R. 4872.................... Reconciliation Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1212................. S.A. to H.R. 1586............ Aviation Safety and M
Investment Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1225................. S.A. to H.R. 4872............ Health Care and M
Education
Reconciliation Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1300................. H.R. 5013.................... Implementing OT
Management for
Performance and
Related Reforms to
Obtain Value in
Every Acquisition
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1305................. H.R. 2499.................... Puerto Rico OT
Democracy Act of
2009.
H. Res. 1329................. H.R. 5019.................... Home Star Energy OT
Retrofit Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1344................. H.R. 5116.................... America COMPETES OT
Reauthorization Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1404................. H.R. 5136.................... National Defense OT
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2011.
H. Res. 1424................. H.R. 5072.................... FHA Reform Act of OT
2010.
H. Res. 1500................. S.A. to H.R. 4899............ Supplemental M
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 1517................. H.R. 5114.................... Flood Insurance OT
Reform Priorities
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1550................. H.R. 4213.................... Unemployment M
Compensation
Extension Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1574................. H.R. 3534.................... Consolidated Land, OT
Energy, and Aquatic
Resources Act of
2010.
H.R. 5851.................... Offshore Oil and Gas ............................
Worker
Whistleblower
Protection Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1620................. H.R. 4785.................... Rural Energy Savings OT
Program Act.
H. Res. 1674................. H.R. 847..................... James Zadroga 9/11 M
Health and
Compensation Act of
2010.
H.R. 2378.................... Currency Reform for
Fair Trade Act.
S.A. to H.R. 2701............ Intelligence
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2010.
H. Res. 1682................. S.A to H.R. 3081............. Continuing M
Appropriations Act,
2011.
H. Res. 1721................. S.A to H.R. 1722............. Telework M
Improvements Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1745................. S.A to H.R. 4853............. Middle Class Tax M
Relief Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1756................. S.A to H.R. 5281............. Removal M
Clarification Act
of 2010
(Development,
Relief, and
Education for Alien
Minors (DREAM) Act).
H. Res. 1764................. S.A. to H.R. 2965............ SBIR/STTR M
Reauthorization Act
of 2009 (Don't Ask,
Don't Tell Repeal
Act of 2010).
H. Res. 1766................. S.A. to H.R. 4853............ Tax Relief, M
Unemployment
Insurance
Reauthorization,
and Job Creation
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1776................. H.J. Res. 105................ Making further JR
continuing
appropriations for
fiscal year 2011,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1781................. S.A. to H.R. 5116............ America COMPETES M
Reauthorization Act
of 2010.
S.A. to H.R. 2751............ FDA Food Safety
Modernization Act.
S.A. to H.R. 2142............ GPRA Modernization
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1782................. S.A to H.R. 3082............. Continuing M
Appropriations and
Surface
Transportation
Extensions Act,
2011.
Rule XXI, clause 2--Prohibiting unauthorized appropriations, reappropriations or legislative provisions in a
general appropriations billH. Res. 544.................. H.R. 2847.................... Commerce, Justice, B
Science, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 559.................. H.R. 2918.................... Legislative Branch B
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 573.................. H.R. 2892.................... Department of B
Homeland Security
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 578.................. H.R. 2996.................... Department of the B
Interior,
Environment, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 609.................. H.R. 2997.................... Agriculture, Rural B
Development, Food
and Drug
Administration, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 617.................. H.R. 3081.................... Department of State, B
Foreign Operations,
and Related
Programs
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 622.................. H.R. 3082.................... Military B
Construction and
Veterans Affairs
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 644.................. H.R. 3170.................... Financial Services B
and General
Government
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 645.................. H.R. 3183.................... Energy and Water B
Development and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 669.................. H.R. 3288.................... Transportation, B
Housing and Urban
Development, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 673.................. H.R. 3293.................... Departments of B
Labor, Health and
Human Services, and
Education, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations
Bill, 2010.
H. Res. 685.................. H.R. 3326.................... Department of B
Defense
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 1559................. H.R. 5822.................... Military B
Construction and
Veterans Affairs
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2011.
H. Res. 1569................. H.R. 5850.................... Transportation, B
Housing and Urban
Development, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2011.
7. WAIVERS OF THE BUDGET ACT (EXCEPT FOR THE UNFUNDED MANDATE POINT OF
ORDER UNDER SECTION 425 AND 426 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF
1974)
The following compilation identifies the sections of the
Budget Act that were waived in specific resolutions and the
legislation that required the waiver. There is also an
indication whether the rule was waived against the bill (B),
consideration of a bill (CB), a joint resolution (JR),
consideration of a joint resolution (CJR), a concurrent
resolution (C. Res.), consideration of a concurrent resolution
(CC. Res.) original text (OT), an amendment (A), a motion (M),
a conference report (CR), consideration of a conference report
(CCR), or a resolution (R).
There were no specific waivers of the Budget Act in
the 111th Congress.
8. WAIVING ALL POINTS OF ORDER
The following compilation identifies House Resolutions
reported by the Committee on Rules which waived all points of
order against a bill, text, resolution, motion, or conference
report, or consideration thereof. There is also an indication
whether the rule was waived against the bill (B), consideration
of a bill (CB), a joint resolution (JR), consideration of a
joint resolution (CJR), a concurrent resolution (C. Res.),
consideration of a concurrent resolution (CC. Res.) original
text (OT), an amendment (A), a motion (M), a conference report
(CR), consideration of a conference report (CCR), or a
resolution (R).
H. Res. 52................... H.R. 2....................... Children's Health B
Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 62................... H.R. 384..................... TARP Reform and B
Accountability Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 87................... S. 181....................... Lilly Ledbetter Fair B
Pay Act of 2009.
H. Res. 92................... H.R. 1....................... American Recovery B
and Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 108.................. S. 352....................... DTV Delay Act....... B
H. Res. 168.................. H.R. 1....................... American Recovery CR
and Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 184.................. H.R. 1105.................... Omnibus B
Appropriations Act,
2009.
H. Res. 190.................. H.R. 1106.................... Helping Families B
Save Their Homes
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 219.................. H.J. Res. 38................. Making further JR
continuing
appropriations for
fiscal year 2009,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 281.................. H.R. 1404.................... Federal Land B
Assistance,
Management and
Enhancement Act.
H. Res. 294.................. H. Res. 279.................. Providing for the R
expenses of certain
committees of the
House of
Representatives in
the One Hundred
Eleventh Congress.
H. Res. 305.................. H. Con. Res. 85.............. Setting forth the CC. Res.
congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year 2010
and including the
appropriate
budgetary levels
for fiscal years
2009 and 2011
through 2014.
H. Res. 307.................. H.R. 1256.................... Family Smoking B
Prevention and
Tobacco Control Act.
H. Res. 316.................. H. Con. Res. 85.............. Setting forth the A
congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year 2010
and including the
appropriate
budgetary levels
for fiscal years
2009 and 2011
through 2014.
H. Res. 371.................. S. Con. Res. 13.............. An original CC. Res, CR, CCR
concurrent
resolution setting
forth the
congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year 2010,
revising the
appropriate
budgetary levels
for fiscal year
2009, and setting
forth the
appropriate
budgetary levels
for fiscal years
2011 through 2014.
H. Res. 372.................. H.R. 1913.................... Local Law B
Enforcement Hate
Crimes Prevention
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 434.................. H.R. 2346.................... Supplemental B
Appropriations Act,
2009.
H. Res. 463.................. S. 454....................... Weapon Systems CR, CCR
Acquisition Reform
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 464.................. H.R. 915..................... FAA Reauthorization B
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 490.................. H.R. 1385.................... Thomasina E. Jordan B
Indian Tribes of
Virginia Federal
Recognition Act of
2009.
H.R. 31...................... Lumbee Recognition
Act.
H. Res. 501.................. H.R. 626..................... Federal Employees B
Paid Parental Leave
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 522.................. H.R. 1886.................... Pakistan Enduring B
Assistance and
Cooperation
Enhancement Act of
2009.
H.R. 2410.................... Foreign Relations
Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 2010
and 2011.
H. Res. 545.................. H.R. 2346.................... Supplemental CR, CCR
Appropriations Act,
2009.
H. Res. 552.................. H.R. 2847.................... Commerce, Justice, A
Science, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 587.................. H.R. 2454.................... American Clean B
Energy and Security
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 618.................. H.R. 2701.................... Intelligence OT
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2010.
H. Res. 653.................. H.R. 1018.................... Restore Our American B
Mustangs Act.
H. Res. 665.................. H.R. 2920.................... Statutory Pay-As-You- B
Go Act of 2009.
H. Res. 691.................. H.R. 2749.................... Food Safety B
Enhancement Act of
2009.
H. Res. 697.................. H.R. 3269.................... Corporate and B
Financial
Institution
Compensation
Fairness Act of
2009.
H. Res. 726.................. H.R. 965..................... Chesapeake Bay B
Gateways and
Watertrails Network
Continuing
Authorization Act.
H. Res. 760.................. H.R. 324..................... Santa Cruz Valley B
National Heritage
Area Act.
H. Res. 772.................. H.R. 2918.................... Legislative Branch CR, CCR
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 788.................. H.R. 3183.................... Energy and Water CR, CCR
Development and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 799.................. H.R. 2997.................... Agriculture, Rural CR, CCR
Development, Food
and Drug
Administration, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 808.................. H.R. 2647.................... National Defense CR, CCR
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2010.
H. Res. 829.................. H.R. 2892.................... Department of B
Homeland Security
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 830.................. H.R. 2442.................... Bay Area Regional CR
Water Recycling
Program Expansion
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 853.................. H.R. 3619.................... Coast Guard B
Authorization Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 875.................. H.R. 3854.................... Small Business B
Financing and
Investment Act of
2009.
H. Res. 876.................. H.R. 2996.................... Department of the CR, CCR
Interior,
Environment, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 884.................. H.R. 3639.................... Expedited CARD B
Reform for
Consumers Act of
2009.
H. Res. 903.................. H.R. 3962.................... Affordable Health B
Care for America
Act.
H.R. 3961.................... Medicare Physician
Payment Reform Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 908.................. H.R. 2781.................... To amend the Wild B
and Scenic Rivers
Act to designate
segments of the
Molalla River in
Oregon, as
components of the
National Wild and
Scenic Rivers
System, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 941.................. H.R. 4154.................... Permanent Estate Tax B
Relief for
Families, Farmers,
and Small
Businesses Act of
2009.
H. Res. 955.................. H.R. 4213.................... Tax Extenders Act of B
2009.
H. Res. 961.................. H.R. 3288.................... Transportation, CR, CCR
Housing and Urban
Development, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 964.................. H.R. 4173.................... Wall Street Reform B
and Consumer
Protection Act of
2009.
H. Res. 976.................. H.R. 3326.................... Department of B
Defense
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H.J. Res. 64................. Making further
continuing
appropriations for
fiscal year 2010,
and for other
purposes.
H.R. 4314.................... To permit continued
financing of
Government
operations.
H.R. 2847.................... Commerce, Justice,
Science, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Act,
2010.
H. Res. 1017................. H.R. 3254.................... Taos Pueblo Indian B
Water Rights
Settlement Act.
H.R. 3342.................... Aamodt Litigation
Settlement Act.
H.R. 1065.................... White Mountain
Apache Tribe Water
Rights
Quantification Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1038................. H.R. 3726.................... Castle Nugent B
National Historic
Site Establishment
Act of 2010.
H.R. 4474.................... Idaho Wilderness
Water Facilities
Act.
H. Res. 1083................. H.R. 2314.................... Native Hawaiian B
Government
Reorganization Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1098................. H.R. 4626.................... Health Insurance B
Industry Fair
Competition Act.
H. Res. 1105................. H.R. 2701.................... Intelligence OT
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2010.
S. 1494...................... Intelligence B, CB, M
Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year
2010.
H. Res. 1126................. H.R. 4247.................... Preventing Harmful B
Restraint and
Seclusion in
Schools Act.
H. Res. 1146................. H. Con. Res. 248............. Directing the C. Res.
President, pursuant
to section 5(c) of
the War Powers
Resolution, to
remove the United
States Armed Forces
from Afghanistan.
H. Res. 1168................. H.R. 3650.................... Harmful Algal Blooms B
and Hypoxia
Research and
Control Amendments
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1192................. H.R. 3644.................... Ocean, Coastal, and B
Watershed Education
Act.
H.R. 1612.................... Public Lands Service
Corps Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1203................. H.R. 3590.................... Patient Protection B
and Affordable Care
Act.
H.R. 4872.................... Reconciliation Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1204................. H.R. 4899.................... Disaster Relief and B
Summer Jobs Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1205................. H.R. 4849.................... Small Business and B
Infrastructure Jobs
Tax Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1248................. H.R. 4715.................... Clean Estuaries Act B
of 2010.
H. Res. 1403................. H.R. 4213.................... American Workers, M
State, and Business
Relief Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1436................. H.R. 5486.................... Small Business Jobs B, A
Tax Relief Act of
2010.
H.R. 5297.................... Small Business
Lending Fund Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1468................. H.R. 5175.................... Democracy is OT
Strengthened by
Casting Light on
Spending in
Elections Act.
H. Res. 1490................. H.R. 4173.................... Dodd-Frank Wall CR
Street Reform and
Consumer Protection
Act.
H. Res. 1495................. H.R. 5618.................... Restoration of B
Emergency
Unemployment
Compensation Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1509................. H.R. 1722.................... Telework B
Improvements Act of
2009.
H. Res. 1549................. H.R. 1264.................... Multiple Peril
Insurance Act of
2009.
H. Res. 1556................. H. Con. Res. 301............. Directing the CC. Res.
President, pursuant
to section 5(c) of
the War Powers
Resolution, to
remove the Armed
Forces from
Pakistan.
H. Res. 1568................. H.R. 5893.................... Investing in B
American Jobs and
Closing Tax
Loopholes Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1574................. H.R. 3534.................... Consolidated Land, B
Energy, and Aquatic
Resources Act of
2009.
H.R. 5851.................... Offshore Oil and Gas
Worker
Whistleblower
Protection Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1606................. H.R. 1586.................... Education Jobs and M
Medicaid Funding
Bill.
H. Res. 1640................. H.R. 5297.................... Small Business Jobs M
and Credit Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1674................. H.R. 847..................... James Zadroga 9/11 B
Health and
Compensation Act of
2010.
H.R. 2378.................... Currency Reform for
Fair Trade Act.
H.R. 2701.................... Intelligence
Authorization Act
for 2010.
H. Res. 1736................. H.R. 4783.................... Claims Resolution M
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1741................. H.J. Res. 101................ Making further JR
continuing
appropriations for
fiscal year 2011,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1742................. S. 3307...................... Healthy, Hunger-Free B
Kids Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1755................. H.R. 3082.................... Military M
Construction and
Veterans Affairs
Appropriations Act,
2010 (Full-Year
FY11 CR and Food
Safety).
H. Res. 1776................. H.J. Res. 105................ Making further JR
continuing
appropriations for
fiscal year 2011,
and for other
purposes.
C. Original Jurisdiction Matter
1. COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES
The following is a list of original jurisdiction measures
that the Committee considered during the 111th Congress. The
list identifies the measures by number and title or subject and
includes the action and date the action was taken by the
Committee and by the House.
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Measure Title Reported Passed
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H. Res. 62...... Providing for January 14, January 15,
further 2009. 2009
consideration of
the bill (H.R. 384)
to reform the
Troubled Assets
Relief Program of
the Secretary of
the Treasury and
ensure
accountability
under such Program,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 544..... Providing for June 15, 2009.. June 16, 2009
consideration of
the bill (H.R.
2847) making
appropriations for
the Departments of
Commerce and
Justice, and
Science, and
Related Agencies
for the fiscal year
ending September
30, 2010, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 665..... Providing for July 21, 2009.. July 22, 2009
consideration of
the bill (H.R.
2920) to
reinstitute and
update the Pay-As-
You-Go requirement
of budget
neutrality on new
tax and mandatory
spending
legislation,
enforced by the
threat of annual,
automatic
sequestration.
H. Res. 1363.... Granting the May 19, 2010... May 20, 2010
authority provided
under clause
4(c)(3) of rule X
of the Rules of the
House of
Representatives to
the Committee on
Education and Labor
for purposes of its
investigation into
underground coal
mining safety.
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2. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION FULL COMMITTEE HEARINGS
The Committee held two full committee hearings. On July 13,
2009, the Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1549, the
``Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of
2009.'' H.R. 1549 proposed to limit the use of antibiotics for
non-therapeutic uses in food-producing animals. At the hearing,
the Committee heard from: (1) Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Principal
Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; (2) Dr.
Margaret Mellon, Scientist and Director, Food and Environment
Program, Union of Concerned Scientists; (3) Dr. Lance B. Price,
Director, Center for Metagenomics and Human Health; (4) Mr.
Robert Martin, Senior Officer, PEW Environment Group; (5) Rep.
Jan Schakowsky (D-IL); (6) Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA); (7) Mr.
Steve Ellis, Chairman and CEO, Chipotle Mexican Grill; and (8)
Mr. Fedele Bauccio, President and CEO, Bon Appetit Management
Company.
On May 19, 2010, the Committee held a hearing on H. Res.
1363, granting the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of
rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the
Committee on Education and Labor for purposes of its
investigation into underground coal mining safety. On April 5,
2010, an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine killed 29 coal
miners. This disaster, the worst mine disaster in the United
States since 1970, compelled the Education and Labor Committee
to investigate underground mine safety, specifically whether
there are practices at the corporate level that are
contributing to safety problems at mines.
In order to strengthen the Education and Labor Committee's
investigation, the Chair of that Committee, George Miller (D-
CA), introduced H. Res. 1363 on May 18, 2010. The resolution
was referred to the Committee on Rules. That resolution granted
Members of and counsels to the Committee the authority to
require individuals to appear for depositions before the
Committee. It further required the Education and Labor
Committee, in exercising the deposition authority, to adhere to
its committee rules regarding notice of depositions, the rights
of Members and witnesses, and the conduct of depositions.
At the hearing, the Rules Committee heard from Rep. George
Miller (D-CA). The Committee reported the resolution on May 19,
2010 and filed House Report No. 111-487. The resolution was
considered on the floor as a privileged matter on May 20, 2010,
and was adopted by a vote of 413-1.
3. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES REPORTED OR DISCHARGED
a. Consideration of H.R. 384, to Reform the Troubled Assets Relief
Program, and for Other Purposes
On January 14, 2009, the Rules Committee reported H. Res.
62. The resolution provided for consideration of H.R. 384, the
``TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009.'' The resolution
also amended the motion to proceed under section 115 of the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-
343) (``EESA'').
Section 115 of the EESA provided the Secretary of the
Treasury with authority to purchase troubled assets, as defined
in the Act. Section 115 provided that the $700 billion
government investment of troubled assets would be released in
three tranches. The first tranche, $250 billion, was released
upon enactment of the EESA and the second tranche, $100
billion, was released on October 15, 2008. The third tranche,
$350 billion, would be released if (1) the President
transmitted a report to Congress detailing the plan of the
Secretary and (2) a joint resolution of disapproval had not
been enacted within 15 calendar days after the date of the
President's transmission. Section 115 provides that the joint
resolution is considered under expedited ``fast track''
procedures in the House and Senate.
Under section 115(d), if the President submits the report
while the House is otherwise adjourned, the Speaker must call
Members back to convene the House within 2 calendar days. The
purpose of this convening of the House is to allow any Member
to introduce a joint resolution of disapproval. Any Member has
3 days after receipt of the President's report to introduce a
joint resolution. Section 115 further prescribed House and
Senate consideration of such joint resolutions.
H. Res. 62 made two changes to section 115. First, it
provided that only the Majority Leader, or his designee, could
introduce the joint resolution in the House. Second, it
provided that the joint resolution could be introduced even
following the sixth day after receipt of the President's report
but not later than the legislative day of January 22, 2009.
The House considered H. Res. 62 as privileged matter on
January 15, 2009. The resolution was agreed to by voice vote.
b. Clarification of the Earmark Rule
The House rule regarding airdropped earmarks, limited tax
benefits, and limited tariff benefits was added to the standing
Rules of the House through H. Res. 5 in the 111th Congress. The
term ``airdropped'' indicates those earmarks, limited tax
benefits, or limited tariff benefits contained in a conference
report but not committed by either the House or the Senate to
the conference committee. The original rule, clause 9(b) of
rule XXI, provided that managers of a conference report must
submit a list of earmarks airdropped into the conference report
or submit a statement indicating that the conference report
contained no earmarks whatsoever, airdropped or otherwise. More
specifically, the rule stated:
(b) It shall not be in order to consider a conference
report to accompany a regular general appropriation
bill unless the joint explanatory statement prepared by
the managers on the part of the House and the managers
on the part of the Senate includes--
(1) a list of congressional earmarks, limited
tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits in
the conference report or joint statement (and
the name of any Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, or Senator who submitted a
request to the House or Senate committees of
jurisdiction for each respective item included
in such list) that were neither committed to
the conference committee by either House nor in
a report of a committee of either House on such
bill or on a companion measure; or
(2) a statement that the proposition contains
no congressional earmarks, limited tax
benefits, or limited tariff benefits.
This created a problem in that a conference report might
contain earmarks committed to the conference committee by a
House of Congress, so the managers would not be able to comply
with clause 9(b) of rule XXI.
To resolve this issue, the Rules Committee reported H. Res.
544 on June 15, 2009. This rule proposed to amend clause
9(b)(2) to insert the word ``such'' after ``no.'' This would
change the rule so that the managers of a conference report
would submit either (1) a list of airdropped earmarks, limited
tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits or (2) a statement
that the conference report contained no earmarks, limited tax
benefits, or limited tariff benefits. The House considered H.
Res. 544 on the floor as privileged matter on June 16, 2009,
and adopted it by a vote of 247-174.
c. Inquiry Into Impeachment of Samuel Kent, a Judge of the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
On May 12, 2009, Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers,
Jr. (D-MI) introduced H. Res. 424. The resolution was referred
to the Rules Committee and authorized and directed the
Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should
impeach U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent of the Southern
District of Texas. On the same day, Rules Committee Chair
Louise Slaughter (D-NY) moved on the House floor that the Rules
Committee be discharged from consideration of the measure and
that the measure be considered on the floor. The resolution was
adopted by unanimous consent.
Pursuant to the authority granted to it by H. Res. 424, the
Judiciary Committee investigated Judge Kent for allegations of
nonconsensual sexual contact, sexual assault, and false
statements to Congress. On June 19, 2009, the House voted to
impeach Judge Kent through the adoption of H. Res. 520. On June
30, 2009, prior to a trial in the Senate, Judge Kent resigned
from the bench.
d. House Budget Enforcement and Adjustments of Direct Spending and
Revenues
On April 29, 2009, the House and Senate both adopted the
conference report accompanying S. Con. Res. 13, the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. Section 421 of
the conference report permitted the chair of the House
Committee on the Budget to exclude from analyses of budgetary
effects the implementation of certain policies outlined in the
conference report. More specifically, section 421(a)(2)(A)
provided this authority for provisions in the amount of up to
$38 billion from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2014 and
up to $38 billion from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year
2019 for reforming the Medicare payment system for physicians.
In addition, section 421(a)(2)(C) provided the adjustment
authority for provisions in the amount of up to $214.4 billion
from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2014 and from fiscal year
2010 through fiscal year 2019 for reforming the Alternative
Minimum Tax.
On July 21, 2009, the Rules Committee reported H. Res. 665.
This resolution proposed to amend the adjustment amounts in
sections 421(a)(2)(A) and (a)(2)(C) of the budget conference
report. The amounts would be changed to those contained in the
original House budget, H. Con. Res. 85. For the Medicare
payment system, the House budget provided adjustments for up to
$87.3 billion for fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2014 and
up to $285 billion for fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year
2014. For reforming the Alternative Minimum Tax, the House
budget provided for adjustments of up to $68.7 billion for
fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2010
to fiscal year 2019. The House considered H. Res. 665 as a
privileged matter on July 22, 2009, and adopted it by a vote of
243-182.
e. Upper Big Branch Mine Accident
As described previously, the Committee had under its
consideration H. Res. 1363, which extended to the Committee on
Education and Labor certain deposition authorities. On May 19,
2010, the Committee on Rules met on H. Res. 1363 in open
session and ordered the resolution favorably reported by voice
vote to the House without amendment. The Committee filed House
Report 111-487, together with minority views, on H. Res. 1363.
The next day, May 20, 2010, the House considered H. Res. 1363
as a privileged matter and agreed to it by a vote of 413-1.
f. Budget Enforcement and Paygo Alignment
On July 1, 2010, the Rules Committee reported H. Res. 1500.
The resolution provided for consideration of the Senate
amendments to H.R. 4899, making supplemental appropriations;
considered as adopted H. Res. 1493, regarding budget
enforcement; and amended the House paygo rule timelines to
align with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act.
The focus of this paragraph is on the resolution's
alignment of the two paygo timelines. As they were adopted, the
House and statutory paygo timelines differed by one year. The
House would use the periods 2010-2014 and 2010-2019, while the
statute would review 2010-2015 and 2010-2020. In addition, the
House rule allowed timing shifts, but the statute did not.
Finally, the House rule stated that outyear changes in
mandatory programs had no paygo impact, but such outyear
changes did count for statutory paygo.
The different timelines and considerations complicated
compliance with paygo. Both rules were designed to limit
increases in direct spending and decreases in revenues but
required different analyses of legislation. In order to
simplify the analysis of legislation, the House elected to
amend its rule to comport with the statute.
The same day it was reported, on July 1, 2010, the House
considered H. Res. 1500 as privileged matter. The resolution
was adopted by a vote of 215-210.
4. OTHER ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES SUBJECT TO FLOOR CONSIDERATION
a. Inquiry Into Impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, a Judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Louisiana
On January 6, 2009, Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers,
Jr. (D-MI) introduced H. Res. 15. The resolution was referred
to the Rules Committee and authorized and directed the
Judiciary Committee to inquire whether the House should impeach
U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous of the Eastern District
of Louisiana. The House adopted the resolution by a voice vote
under suspension of the rules on January 13, 2009.
Pursuant to the authority granted to it in H. Res. 15, the
Judiciary Committee investigated whether the Judge engaged in
corrupt conduct, accepted bribes in exchange for official acts,
made false statements to federal investigators, and made false
statements in a personal bankruptcy proceeding. On March 11,
2010, the House voted to impeach Judge Porteous on the charges
above through the adoption of H. Res. 1031.
b. Requiring Hearings on Waste, Fraud, Abuse, or Mismanagement in
Government Programs
On January 9, 2009, Rep. John Tanner (D-TN) introduced H.
Res. 40. The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee and
amended the Rules of the House to require that congressional
committees hold hearings on waste, fraud, and abuse in
government programs that those committees may authorize. The
House adopted the resolution by a vote of 423-0 on January 14,
2009.
c. Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009
On October 7, 2009, Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Bob
Filner (D-CA) introduced H. Res. 804, the ``Veterans Health
Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009.'' The
resolution was referred to the Rules Committee. It proposed
several changes to the process of budgeting for veterans
programs: (1) the President would be required to submit a
request for certain Veterans Affairs Department accounts for
the ``fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the
budget is submitted;'' (2) each July, the Department of
Veterans Affairs would be required to report to Congress if it
has the resources it needs in the upcoming fiscal year in order
for Congress to address any funding imbalances; and (3) the
Government Accountability Office would report, within 120 days
of the annual budget submission, whether the Department's
advance appropriations requests are in line with workload and
cost estimates and the VA's budget model.
The same day it was introduced, on October 7, 2009, the
House considered the resolution under suspension of the rules.
The resolution was adopted by a vote of 419-1.
d. Budget Enforcement Resolution
On June 30, 2010, Budget Committee Chair John Spratt, Jr.
(D-SC) introduced H. Res. 1493. The resolution was referred to
the Budget Committee and the Rules Committee. The resolution
set forth spending allocations for the Appropriations Committee
and provided for enforcement of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
(Pub. L. No. 111-139). The resolution was considered as adopted
on July 1, 2010, upon adoption of H. Res. 1500.
V. ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES
A. The Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process
1. JURISDICTION AND PURPOSE
The Committee on Rules established its Subcommittee on
Legislative Process in 1979, at the outset of the 96th
Congress. The Subcommittee has been reestablished in each
succeeding Congress. In early 1995, the Committee changed the
name of the Subcommittee to better reflect its jurisdiction,
and, since that time, the Subcommittee has been known as the
Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process.
In the 111th Congress, the Subcommittee maintained its
previous complement of seven Members, five majority and two
minority. Chaired by Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida, the
Majority membership of the Subcommittee included Reps. Dennis
Cardoza of California, Chellie Pingree of Maine, Jared Polis of
Colorado, and Louise M. Slaughter of New York. The Minority
members of the Subcommittee include Ranking Member Lincoln
Diaz-Balart of Florida and Rep. David Dreier of California.
Committee Rule 5(a)(1)(A) provides that the Subcommittee
`shall have general responsibility for measures or matters
related to relations between the Congress and the Executive
Branch.' The legislation falling within the panel's
jurisdiction includes resolutions and bills, referred at the
discretion of the Chair of the Committee on Rules.
The primary statute within the Subcommittee's jurisdiction
is the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
(Public Law 93-344 as amended). The Subcommittee also maintains
jurisdiction over budget process-related provisions found in
Part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 (Public Law 99-177 as amended by Public Laws 100-119,
101-508 and 103-44) and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990
(Title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
(Public Law 103-44)).
B. The Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House
1. JURISDICTION AND PURPOSE
The Subcommittee was first established at the beginning of
the 96th Congress as the Subcommittee on Rules of the House.
After several name changes, the name of the Subcommittee in the
109th through 111th Congresses has been the Subcommittee on
Rules and Organization of the House.
In the 111th Congress, the Subcommittee maintained its
previous complement of seven Members, five majority and two
minority. Chaired by Rep. James McGovern of Massachusetts, the
Majority membership of the Subcommittee includes Reps. Doris
Matsui of California, Michael Arcuri of New York, Ed Perlmutter
of Colorado, and Louise M. Slaughter of New York. The Minority
membership includes Ranking Member Pete Sessions of Texas and
Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina.
Committee Rule 5(a)(2)(B) provides that the Subcommittee
`shall have general responsibility for measures or matters
related to process and procedures of the House, relations
between the two Houses of Congress, relations between the
Congress and the Judiciary, and internal operations of the
House.' Referral of matters to the Subcommittee remains within
the discretion of the Chair.
2. LEGISLATION REFERRED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORGANIZATION
OF THE HOUSE.
H.R. 2297: Representative McGovern of Massachusetts, May 7,
2009. To require the President to call a White House Conference
on Food and Nutrition.
VI. STATISTICAL PROFILE OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, 111TH CONGRESS
A. Statistics on Special Orders or ``Rules''
1. Number of formal requests for Rules Committee hearings:
72
(a) Number of rules requested for original
consideration of measures, rules for further
consideration, rules for disposition of Senate
amendments: 65
(b) Number of rules requested on conference reports:
6
(c) Number of rules requested on procedural matters:
0
(d) Number of formal rules requests otherwise
disposed of by procedures other than the Rules
committee: 1
(e) Number of formal requests pending at adjournment:
0
2. Number of hearings:
(a) 1st Session: 73
(1) Regular meetings: 29
(2) Emergency meetings: 34
(3) Regular/Emergency meetings: 10\1\
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(b) 2d Session: 62
(1) Regular meetings: 27
(2) Emergency meetings: 33
(3) Regular/Emergency meetings: 2
3. Number of bills, resolutions, and conference reports on
which hearings were held for the purpose of considering special
orders or ``rules''--\2\
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\2\The breakdown of the total number of rules granted may not add
up to the total number listed due to the consideration of multiple
measures under one rule.
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(a) Number of rules granted: 165
(1) Bills and resolutions: 109
(2) Conference Reports or consideration of
Senate Amendments: 38
(3) Providing for general debate only,
waiving 2/3 requirement or creating suspension
days: 42
(b) Types of amendment structures for consideration
of bills and resolutions--
(1) General Debate: 5
(2) Modified Open: 1
(3) Structured: 73
(4) Closed: 35
(c) Categories of Rules Granted with Certain Floor
Management Tools--
(1) Expedited Procedures Rules: 26
(2) Suspension Day Rules: 23
(3) Chair's en bloc authority: 4
(d) Categories of Rules Granted to Resolve
Differences Among and Responding to the Legislative
Actions of Committees--
(1) Self-Executing Rules: 39
(2) Original Text Rules: 35
(e) Categories of Rules Granted Dealing with House-
Senate Relations--
(1) Senate Hook-up Rules: 2
(2) Disposition of Senate Amendments: 28
(3) Conference Report Rules: 12
(4) Engrossment of Multiple Measures Rules: 9
(5) Motions to go to Conference: 0
(f) Dispositions of the 165 rules granted:
(1) Adopted by the House: 156
(2) Rejected by the House: 0
(3) Laid on the Table: 9
(4) Pending on the House Calendar at
Adjournment: 0
4. Rules of the House waivers granted (waivers may be
underlying measures, matters made in order as original text,
motions, or amendments)
(a) Types of waivers:
(1) Waivers of all points of order: 80
(2) Waivers of all points of order with
exceptions--
A. Except for clauses 9 (earmark
disclosure) and 10 (PAYGO) of Rule XXI:
93
B. Except for clauses 9 of Rule XXI
(earmark disclosure): 8
C. Except for clause 10 of Rule XXI
(PAYGO): 56
(3) Waivers of Clause 2 of Rule XXI
(Prohibiting unauthorized appropriations,
reappropriations or legislative provisions in a
general appropriations bill): 14
B. Statistics on Original Jurisdiction Measures
1. Full Committee
(a) Number of bills and resolutions referred: 201
(b) Number of measures referred to the subcommittees:
1
(1) Exclusive Referrals to the Subcommittee
on Rules and Organization of the House: 1
(2) Exclusive Referrals to the Subcommittee
on the Legislative and Budget Process: 0
(3) Joint referrals: 0
(c) Number of original jurisdiction measures heard by
the full committee: 4
(d) Number of hearings and markups held by the full
committee: 1
(e) Number of measures reported by the full
committee: 4
(1) Disposition of measures reported
(a) Measures adopted by the House: 4
(b) Measures reported and pending
floor action at adjournment: 0
(c) Measures rejected by the House: 0
(d) Measures tabled by the House: 0
2. Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process
(a) Measures referred: 0
(b) Days of hearings and markups: 0
(c) Measures reported: 0
3. Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House
(a) Measures referred: 1
(b) Days of hearings and markups: 1
(c) Measures reported: 0
VII. APPENDICES
A. TABLE 1.--TYPES OF RULES GRANTED
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General Debate:
H. Res. 53............ H.R. 384.................. TARP Reform and
Accountability
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 88............ H.R. 1.................... American
Recovery and
Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 305........... H. Con. Res. 85........... Setting forth
the
congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year
2010 and
including the
appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal years
2009 and 2011
through 2014.
H. Res. 400........... H.R. 1728................. Mortgage Reform
and Anti-
Predatory
Lending Act.
H. Res. 956........... H.R. 4173................. Wall Street
Reform and
Consumer
Protection Act
of 2009.
Modified Open:
H. Res. 544........... H.R. 2847................. Commerce,
Justice,
Science, and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
Structured:
H. Res. 62............ H.R. 384.................. TARP Reform and
Accountability
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 92............ H.R. 1.................... American
Recovery and
Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 190........... H.R. 1106................. Helping Families
Save Their
Homes Act of
2009.
H. Res. 235........... H.R. 1262................. Water Quality
Investment Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 250........... H.R. 1362................. Generations
Invigorating
Volunteerism
and Education
(GIVE) Act.
H. Res. 281........... H.R. 1404................. Federal Land
Assistance,
Management and
Enhancement
(FLAME) Act.
H. Res. 306........... H.R. 1664................. To amend the
executive
compensation
provisions of
the Emergency
Economic
Stabilization
Act of 2008 to
prohibit
unreasonable
and excessive
compensation
and
compensation
not based on
performance
standards.
H. Res. 307........... H.R. 1256................. Family Smoking
Prevention and
Tobacco Control
Act.
H. Res. 316........... H. Con. Res. 85........... Setting forth
the
congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year
2010 and
including the
appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal years
2009 and 2011
through 2014.
H. Res. 352........... H.R. 1145................. National Water
Research and
Development
Initiative Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 379........... H.R. 627.................. Credit
Cardholders'
Bill of Rights
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 406........... H.R. 1728................. Mortgage Reform
and Anti-
Predatory
Lending Act.
H. Res. 427........... H.R. 2187................. 21st Century
Green High-
Performing
Public School
Facilities Act.
H. Res. 457........... H.R. 2352................. Job Creation
Through
Entrepreneurshi
p Act of 2009.
H. Res. 464........... H.R. 915.................. FAA
Reauthorization
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 474........... H.R. 2200................. Transportation
Security
Administration
Authorization
Act.
H. Res. 490........... H.R. 1385................. Thomasina E.
Jordan Indian
Tribes of
Virginia
Federal
Recognition Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 501........... H.R. 626.................. Federal
Employees Paid
Parental Leave
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 522........... H.R. 1886................. Enduring
Assistance and
Cooperation
Enhancement Act
of 2009.
H.R. 2410................. Foreign
Relations
Authorization
Act, Fiscal
Years 2010 and
2011.
H. Res. 552........... H.R. 2847................. Commerce,
Justice,
Science, and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 559........... H.R. 2918................. Legislative
Branch
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 572........... H.R. 2647................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
H. Res. 573........... H.R. 2892................. Department of
Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 578........... H.R. 2996................. Department of
the Interior,
Environment,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 587........... H.R. 2454................. American Clean
Energy and
Security Act of
2009.
H. Res. 609........... H.R. 2997................. Agriculture,
Rural
Development,
Food and Drug
Administration,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 610........... H.R. 2965................. Enhancing Small
Business
Research and
Innovation Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 617........... H.R. 3081................. Department of
State, Foreign
Operations, and
Related
Programs
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 618........... H.R. 2701................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
H. Res. 622........... H.R. 3082................. Military
Construction
and Veterans
Affairs
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 644........... H.R. 3170................. Financial
Services and
General
Government
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 645........... H.R. 3183................. Energy and Water
Development and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 653........... H.R. 1018................. Restore Our
American
Mustangs Act.
H. Res. 665........... H.R. 2920................. Statutory Pay-As-
You-Go Act of
2009.
H. Res. 669........... H.R. 3288................. Transportation,
Housing and
Urban
Development,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 673........... H.R. 3293................. Department of
Education
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 685........... H.R. 3326................. Department of
Defense
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 697........... H.R. 3269................. Corporate and
Financial
Institution
Compensation
Fairness Act of
2009.
H. Res. 726........... H.R. 965.................. Chesapeake Bay
Gateways and
Watertrails
Network
Continuing
Authorization
Act.
H. Res. 745........... H.R. 3246................. Advanced Vehicle
Technology Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 746........... H.R. 3221................. Student Aid and
Fiscal
Responsibility
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 764........... H.R. 505.................. Native Hawaiian
Government
Reorganization
Act of 2007.
H. Res. 846........... H.R. 3585................. Solar Technology
Roadmap Act.
H. Res. 853........... H.R. 3619................. Coast Guard
Authorization
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 875........... H.R. 3854................. Small Business
Financing and
Investment Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 884........... H.R. 3639................. Expedited CARD
Reform for
Consumers Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 885........... H.R. 2868................. Chemical
Facility Anti-
Terrorism Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 903........... H.R. 3962................. Affordable
Health Care for
America Act.
H. Res. 909........... H.R. 3791................. Fire Grants
Reauthorization
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 964........... H.R. 4713................. Wall Street
Reform and
Consumer
Protection Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1017.......... H.R. 3254................. Taos Pueblo
Indian Water
Rights
Settlement Act.
H. Res. 1017.......... H.R. 3342................. Aamodt
Litigation
Settlement Act.
H. Res. 1017.......... H.R. 1065................. White Mountain
Apache Tribe
Water Rights
Quantification
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1051.......... H.R. 4061................. Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1083.......... H.R. 2314................. Native Hawaiian
Government
Reorganization
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1105.......... H.R. 2701................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
H. Res. 1126.......... H.R. 4247................. Preventing
Harmful
Restraint and
Seclusion in
Schools Act.
H. Res. 1168.......... H.R. 3650................. Harmful Algal
Blooms and
Hypoxia
Research and
Control
Amendments Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1192.......... H.R. 3644................. Ocean, Coastal,
and Watershed
Education Act.
H.R. 1612................. Public Lands
Service Corps
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1248.......... H.R. 4715................. Clean Estuaries
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1300.......... H.R. 5013................. Implementing
Management for
Performance and
Related Reforms
to Obtain Value
in Every
Acquisition Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1305.......... H.R. 2499................. Puerto Rico
Democracy Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1329.......... H.R. 5019................. Home Star Energy
Retrofit Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1344.......... H.R. 5116................. America COMPETES
Reauthorization
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1404.......... H.R. 5136................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2011.
H. Res. 1424.......... H.R. 5072................. FHA Reform Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1436.......... H.R. 5297................. Small Business
Lending Fund
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1468.......... H.R. 5175................. Democracy is
Strengthened by
Casting Light
on Spending in
Elections Act.
H. Res. 1517.......... H.R. 5114................. Flood Insurance
Reform
Priorities Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1559.......... H.R. 5822................. Military
Construction
and Veterans
Affairs and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2011.
H. Res. 1574.......... H.R. 3534................. Consolidated
Land, Energy,
and Aquatic
Resources Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1569.......... H.R. 5850................. Transportation,
Housing and
Urban
Development,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2011.
H. Res. 1620.......... H.R. 4785................. Rural Energy
Savings Program
Act.
Closed:
H. Res. 52............ H.R. 2.................... Children's
Health
Insurance
Program
Reauthorization
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 87............ S. 181.................... Lilly Ledbetter
Fair Pay Act of
2009.
H. Res. 108........... S. 352.................... DTV Delay Act.
H. Res. 184........... H.R. 1105................. Omnibus
Appropriations
Act, 2009.
H. Res. 219........... H.J. Res. 38.............. Making further
continuing
appropriations
for fiscal year
2009, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 294........... H. Res. 279............... Providing for
the expenses of
certain
committees of
the House of
Representatives
in the One
Hundred
Eleventh
Congress.
H. Res. 372........... H.R. 1913................. Local Law
Enforcement
Hate Crimes
Prevention Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 434........... H.R. 2346................. Supplemental
Appropriations
Act, 2009.
H. Res. 490........... H.R. 31................... Lumbee
Recognition
Act.
H. Res. 691........... H.R. 2749................. Food Safety
Enhancement Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 760........... H.R. 324.................. Santa Cruz
Valley National
Heritage Area
Act.
H. Res. 830........... H.R. 2442................. Bay Area
Regional Water
Recycling
Program
Expansion Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 364........... H.R. 1592................. Local Law
Enforcement
Hate Crimes
Prevention Act
of 2007.
H. Res. 903........... H.R. 3961................. Medicare
Physician
Payment Reform
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 908........... H.R. 2781................. To amend the
Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to
designate
segments of the
Molalla River
in Oregon, as
components of
the National
Wild and Scenic
Rivers System,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 941........... H.R. 4154................. Permanent Estate
Tax Relief for
Families,
Farmers, and
Small
Businesses Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 955........... H.R. 4213................. Tax Extenders
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 976........... H.J. Res 64............... Making further
continuing
appropriations
for fiscal year
2010, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 976........... H.R. 4314................. To permit
continued
financing of
Government
operations.
H. Res. 1038.......... H.R. 3726................. Castle Nugent
National
Historic Site
Establishment
Act.
H.R. 4474................. Idaho Wilderness
Water
Facilities Act.
H. Res. 1098.......... H.R. 4626................. Health Insurance
Industry Fair
Competition
Act.
H. Res. 1146.......... H. Con. Res. 248.......... Directing the
President,
pursuant to
section 5(c) of
the War Powers
Resolution, to
remove the
Armed Forces
from
Afghanistan.
H. Res. 1204.......... H.R. 4899................. Disaster Relief
and Summer Jobs
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1205.......... H.R. 4849................. Small Business
and
Infrastructure
Jobs Tax Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1436.......... H.R. 5486................. Small Business
Jobs Tax Relief
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1495.......... H.R. 5618................. Restoration of
Emergency
Unemployment
Compensation
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1509.......... H.R. 1722................. Telework
Improvements
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1549.......... H.R. 1264................. Multiple Peril
Insurance Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1556.......... H. Con. Res. 301.......... Directing the
President,
pursuant to
section 5(c) of
the War Powers
Resolution, to
remove the
Armed Forces
from Pakistan.
H. Res. 1568.......... H.R. 5893................. Investing in
American Jobs
and Closing Tax
Loopholes Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1574.......... H.R. 5851................. Offshore Oil and
Gas Worker
Whistleblower
Protection Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1674.......... H.R. 847.................. James Zadroga 9/
11 Health and
Compensation
Act of 2010.
H.R. 2387................. Currency Reform
for Fair Trade
Act.
H.R. 2701................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act for 2010.
H. Res. 1741.......... H.J. Res. 101............. Making further
continuing
appropriations
for fiscal year
2011, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 1742.......... S. 3307................... Healthy, Hunger-
Free Kids Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1776.......... H.J. 105.................. Making further
continuing
appropriations
for fiscal year
2011, and for
other purposes.
Special Procedures
Waiving Rule XIII, clause 6(a), requiring a two-thirds vote to consider
a rule on the same day it is reported from the Committee on Rules:
H. Res. 158........... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Tuesday
February 11,
2009 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of February 13,
2009, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any measure
relating to the
bill (H.R. 1)
making
supplemental
appropriations
for job
preservation
and creation,
infrastructure
investment,
energy
efficiency and
science,
assistance to
the unemployed,
and State and
local fiscal
stabilization,
for the fiscal
year ending
September 30,
2009, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 218........... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Thursday
March 5, 2009
to consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported on the
legislative day
of March 6,
2009, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any measure
making
appropriations
for the fiscal
year 2009, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 229........... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Tuesday
March 10, 2009
to consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported on the
legislative day
of March 11,
2009, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any measure
making
appropriations
for the fiscal
year 2009, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 289........... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Thursday
March 26, 2009
to consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of March 30,
2009, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of the bill
(H.R. 1388) to
reauthorize and
reform the
national
service laws,
an amendment
thereto, or a
conference
report thereon.
H. Res. 365........... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Monday April
27, 2009 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported on the
legislative day
of April 28,
2009, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of a conference
report to
accompany the
concurrent
resolution (S.
Con. Res. 13)
setting forth
the
congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year
2010, revising
the appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal year
2009, and
setting forth
the appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal years
2011 through
2014.
H. Res. 450........... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Monday May
18, 2009 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported on the
legislative day
of May 19,
2009, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of the bill (S.
896) to prevent
mortgage
foreclosures
and enhance
mortgage credit
availability.
H. Res. 962........... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Tuesday,
December 9,
2009 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported on the
legislative day
of December 10,
2009, providing
for further
consideration
or disposition
of the bill
(H.R. 4173) to
provide for
financial
regulatory
reform, to
protect
consumers and
investors, to
enhance Federal
understanding
of insurance
issues, to
regulate the
over-the-
counter
derivatives
markets, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 973........... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Tuesday
December 15,
2009 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported on the
legislative day
of December 16,
2009.
H. Res. 976........... H.R. 3326................. Special Rule
H.R. 4314 Reported on the
H.R. 2847 Legislative day
H.J. Res. 64 of Wednesday
December 16,
2009 to
consider a
report from the
Rules Committee
on the same day
it is presented
to the House is
waived with
respect to any
rules reported
from the Rules
Committee for
the remainder
of the first
session of the
111th Congress.
H. Res. 1105.......... H.R. 2701................. Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Wednesday
February 24,
2010 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of February 26,
2010.
H. Res. 1126.......... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Tuesday
March 2, 2010
to consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of March 4,
2010.
H. Res. 1212.......... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Monday March
24, 2010 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of March 29,
2010.
H. Res. 1248.......... H.R. 4715................. Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Wednesday
April 14, 2010
to consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of April 16,
2010, providing
for
consideration
of a measure
relating to the
extension of
unemployment
insurance.
H. Res. 1392.......... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Tuesday May
25, 2010 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported on the
legislative day
of May 26,
2010, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of the Senate
amendment to
the bill (H.R.
4213) to amend
the Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to extend
certain
expiring
provisions, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1404.......... H.R. 5136................. Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Wednesday,
May 26, 2010 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of June 1,
2010.
H. Res. 1436.......... H.R. 5486................. Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Monday June
14, 2010 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of June 18,
2010, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any Senate
amendment to
the House
amendment to
the Senate
amendment to
the bill (H.R.
4213) to amend
the Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to extend
certain
expiring
provisions, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1468.......... H.R. 5175................. Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Wednesday
June 23, 2010
to consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of June 25,
2010, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of a measure
that includes a
subject matter
addressed by
H.R. 4213.
H. Res. 1487.......... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Tuesday June
29, 2010 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of July 3,
2010, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any of the
following:
(1) A conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R.
4173) to
provide for
financial
regulatory
reform, to
protect
consumers and
investors, to
enhance Federal
understanding
of insurance
issues, to
regulate the
over-the-
counter
derivatives
markets, and
for other
purposes.
(2) A measure
that includes a
subject matter
addressed by
H.R. 4213 or
any amendment
pertaining
thereto.
H. Res. 1495.......... H.R. 5618................. Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Wednesday
June 30, 2010
to consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of July 3,
2010.
H. Res. 1496.......... .......................... Special Rule
Reported on the
Legislative day
of Wednesday
June 30, to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of July 3,
2010.
H. Res. 1537.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
Legislative day
of Tuesday,
July 20, 2010
to consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of Friday, July
23, 2010.
H. Res. 1568.......... H.R. 5893................. Special rule
reported on the
Legislative day
of Wednesday,
July 28, 2010
to consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of Sunday,
August 1, 2010.
H. Res. 1606.......... H.R. 1586................. Special rule
reported on the
Legislative day
of Monday,
August 9, 2010
to consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of Wednesday,
August 11,
2010.
H. Res. 1640.......... H.R. 5297................. Special rule
reported on the
Legislative day
of Wednesday,
September 22,
2010 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of Friday,
October 1,
2010.
H. Res. 1752.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
Legislative day
of Tuesday,
December 7,
2010 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of December 18,
2010.
H. Res. 1771.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
Legislative day
of Thursday,
December 16,
2010 to
consider a
report from the
Committee on
Rules on the
same day it is
presented to
the House is
waived with
respect to any
resolution
reported
through the
legislative day
of December 24,
2010.
Makes in order suspensions on special days:
H. Res. 157........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Thursday,
February 13,
2008.
H. Res. 257........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Thursday, March
19, 2009.
H. Res. 766........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Thursday,
September 24,
2009.
H. Res. 875........... H.R. 3854................. Suspensions in
order on
Friday, October
30, 2009.
H. Res. 885........... H.R. 2868................. Suspensions in
order on
Saturday,
November 7,
2009.
H. Res. 976........... H.R. 3326................. Suspensions in
H.J. Res. 64 order during
the remainder
of the first
session of the
111th Congress.
H.R. 4314 ................
H. Res. 2847 ................
H. Res. 1105.......... H.R. 2701................. Suspensions in
order on
Friday,
February 26,
2010.
H. Res. 1126.......... H.R. 4247................. Suspensions in
order on
Thursday, March
4, 2010.
H. Res. 1190.......... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Sunday, March
21, 2010.
H. Res. 1212.......... H.R. 1586................. Suspensions in
order on
Monday, March
28, 2010.
H. Res. 1248.......... H.R. 4715................. Suspensions in
order on
Friday, April
16, 2010.
H. Res. 1392.......... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Sunday, May 30,
2010.
H. Res. 1404.......... H.R. 5136................. Suspensions in
order on
Sunday, May 30,
2010.
H. Res. 1424.......... H.R. 5072................. Suspensions in
order on
Friday, June
11, 2010.
H. Res. 1436.......... H.R. 5486................. Suspensions in
order on
Friday, June
18, 2010.
H.R. 5297 ................
H. Res. 1468.......... H.R. 5175................. Suspensions in
order on
Friday, June
25, 2010.
H. Res. 1487.......... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Saturday, July
3, 2010.
H. Res. 1537.......... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Friday, July
23, 2010.
H. Res. 1559.......... H.R. 5822................. Suspensions in
order on
Saturday,
August 1, 2010.
H. Res. 1640.......... H.R. 5297................. Suspensions in
order on
Friday, October
1, 2010.
H. Res. 1721.......... H.R. 1722................. Suspensions in
order on
Friday,
November 19,
2010.
H. Res. 1752.......... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Saturday,
December 18,
2010.
H. Res. 1771.......... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Friday,
December 24,
2010.
Senate Hook-up:
H. Res. 316........... S. Con. Res. 13........... An original
concurrent
resolution
setting forth
the
congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year
2010, revising
the appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal year
2009, and
setting forth
the appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal years
2011 through
2014.
H. Res. 1105.......... S. 1494................... Intelligence
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
Disposition of Senate amendments:
H. Res. 107........... H.R. 2.................... Children's
Health
Insurance
Program
Reauthorization
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 280........... H.R. 146.................. Omnibus Public
Land Management
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 296........... H.R. 1388................. Serve America
Act.
H. Res. 456........... H.R. 627.................. Credit Card
Accountability
Responsibility
and Disclosure
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 532........... H.R. 1256................. Family Smoking
Prevention and
Tobacco Control
Act.
H. Res. 976........... H.R. 3326................. Making
appropriations
for the
Department of
Defense for the
fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2010, and for
other purposes.
H.J. Res. 64.............. Making further
continuing
appropriations
for fiscal year
2010, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 4314................. To permit
continued
financing of
Government
operations.
H.R. 2847................. Making
appropriations
for the
Departments of
Commerce and
Justice, and
Science, and
Related
Agencies for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2010, and for
other purposes;
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1065.......... H.J. Res. 45.............. Statutory Pay-As-
You-Go Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1109.......... H.R. 3961................. To amend title
XVIII of the
Social Security
Act to reform
the Medicare
SGR payment
system for
physicians and
to reinstitute
and update the
Pay-As-You-Go
requirement of
budget
neutrality on
new tax and
mandatory
spending
legislation,
enforced by the
threat of
annual,
automatic
sequestration.
H. Res. 1137.......... H.R. 2847................. Commerce,
Justice,
Science, and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 1203.......... H.R. 3590................. Patient
Protection and
Affordable Care
Act.
Reconciliation
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1212.......... H.R. 1586................. Aviation Safety
and Investment
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1225.......... H.R. 4872................. Health Care and
Education
Reconciliation
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1403.......... H.R. 4213................. To amend the
Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to extend
certain
expiring
provisions, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1500.......... H.R. 4899................. Supplemental
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 1550.......... H.R. 4213................. Unemployment
Compensation
Extension Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1606.......... H.R. 1586................. Education Jobs
and Medicaid
Funding Bill.
H. Res. 1640.......... H.R. 5297................. Small Business
Jobs and Credit
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1674.......... H.R. 847.................. James Zadroga 9/
11 Health and
Compensation
Act of 2010.
H.R. 2378................. Currency Reform
for Fair Trade
Act.
H.R. 2701................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
H. Res. 1682.......... H.R. 3081................. Continuing
Appropriations
Act, 2011.
H. Res. 1721.......... H.R. 1722................. Telework
Improvements
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1736.......... H.R. 4783................. Claims
Resolution Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1745.......... H.R. 4853................. Middle Class Tax
Relief Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1755.......... H.R. 3082................. Military
Construction
and Veterans
Affairs
Appropriations
Act, 2010 (Full-
Year FY11 CR
and Food
Safety).
H. Res. 1756.......... H.R. 5281................. Removal
Clarification
Act of 2010
(Development,
Relief, and
Education for
Alien Minors
(DREAM) Act).
H. Res. 1764.......... H.R. 2965................. SBIR/STTR
Reauthorization
Act of 2009
(Don't Ask,
Don't Tell
Repeal Act of
2010).
H. Res. 1766.......... H.R. 4853................. Tax Relief,
Unemployment
Insurance
Reauthorization
, and Job
Creation Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1781.......... H.R. 5116................. America COMPETES
Reauthorization
Act of 2010.
H.R. 2751................. FDA Food Safety
Modernization
Act.
H.R. 2142................. GPRA
Modernization
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1782.......... H.R. 3082................. Continuing
Appropriations
and Surface
Transportation
Extensions Act,
2011.
Conference Reports:
H. Res. 168........... H.R. 1.................... American
Recovery and
Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 371........... S. Con. Res. 13........... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2010.
H. Res. 463........... S. 454.................... Weapons
Acquisition
System Reform
Through
Enhancing
Technical
Knowledge and
Oversight Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 545........... H.R. 2346................. Supplemental
Appropriations
Act, 2009.
H. Res. 772........... H.R. 2918................. Legislative
Branch
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 788........... H.R. 3183................. Energy and Water
Development and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 799........... H.R. 2997................. Agriculture,
Rural
Development,
Food and Drug
Administration,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 808........... H.R. 2647................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
H. Res. 829........... H.R. 2892................. Department of
Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 876........... H.R. 2996................. Department of
the Interior,
Environment,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 961........... H.R. 3288................. Consolidated
Appropriations
Act, 2010.
H. Res. 1490.......... H.R. 4173................. Restoring
American
Financial
Stability Act
of 2010.
Chair's en bloc authority:
H. Res. 572........... H.R. 2647................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
H. Res. 964........... H.R. 4173................. Wall Street
Reform and
Consumer
Protection Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1344.......... H.R. 5116................. America COMPETES
Reauthorization
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1404.......... H.R. 5136................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2011.
Self-executing amendments:
H. Res. 92............ H.R. 1.................... American
Recovery and
Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 184........... H.R. 1105................. Omnibus
Appropriations
Act, 2009.
H. Res. 205........... H.R. 1106................. Helping Families
Save Their
Homes Act of
2009.
H. Res. 294........... H. Res. 279............... Providing for
the expenses of
certain
committees of
the House of
Representatives
in the One
Hundred
Eleventh
Congress.
H. Res. 307........... H.R. 1256................. Family Smoking
Prevention and
Tobacco Control
Act.
H. Res. 372........... H.R. 1913................. Local Law
Enforcement
Hate Crimes
Prevention Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 434........... H.R. 2346................. Supplemental
Appropriations
Act, 2009.
H. Res. 464........... H.R. 915.................. FAA
Reauthorization
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 490........... H.R. 1385................. Thomasina E.
Jordan Indian
Tribes of
Virginia
Federal
Recognition Act
of 2009.
H.R. 31................... Lumbee
Recognition
Act.
H. Res. 522........... H.R. 1886................. Pakistan
Enduring
Assistance and
Cooperation
Enhancement Act
of 2009.
H.R. 2410................. Foreign
Relations
Authorization
Act, Fiscal
Years 2010 and
2011.
H. Res. 587........... H.R. 2454................. American Clean
Energy and
Security Act of
2009.
H. Res. 653........... H.R. 1018................. Restore Our
American
Mustangs Act.
H. Res. 665........... H.R. 2920................. Statutory Pay-As-
You-Go Act of
2009.
H. Res. 691........... H.R. 2749................. Food Safety
Enhancement Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 697........... H.R. 3269................. Corporate and
Financial
Institution
Compensation
Fairness Act of
2009.
H. Res. 760........... H.R. 324.................. Santa Cruz
Valley National
Heritage Area
Act.
H. Res. 830........... H.R. 2442................. Bay Area
Regional Water
Recycling
Program
Expansion Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 853........... H.R. 3619................. Coast Guard
Authorization
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 875........... H.R. 3854................. Small Business
Financing and
Investment Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 884........... H.R. 3639................. Expedited CARD
Reform for
Consumers Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 903........... H.R. 3692................. Affordable
Health Care for
America Act.
H.R. 3961................. Medicare
Physician
Payment Reform
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 908........... H.R. 2781................. To amend the
Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to
designate
segments of the
Molalla River
in Oregon, as
components of
the National
Wild and Scenic
Rivers System,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 909........... H.R. 3791................. Fire Grants
Reauthorization
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 956........... H.R. 4173................. Wall Street
Reform and
Consumer
Protection Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1017.......... H.R. 3254................. Taos Pueblo
Indian Water
Rights
Settlement Act.
H.R. 3342................. Aamodt
Litigation
Settlement Act.
H.R. 1065................. White Mountain
Apache Tribe
Water Rights
Quantification
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1038.......... H.R. 3726................. Castle Nugent
National
Historic Site
Establishment
Act of 2009.
H.R. 4474................. Idaho Wilderness
Water
Facilities Act.
H. Res. 1126.......... H.R. 4247................. Preventing
Harmful
Restraint and
Seclusion in
Schools Act.
H. Res. 1168.......... H.R. 3650................. Harmful Algal
Blooms and
Hypoxia
Research and
Control
Amendments Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1192.......... H.R. 3644................. Ocean, Coastal,
and Watershed
Education Act.
H.R. 1612................. Public Lands
Service Corps
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1203.......... H.R. 3590................. Patient
Protection and
Affordable Care
Act.
H.R. 4872................. Reconciliation
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1205.......... H.R. 4849................. Small Business
and
Infrastructure
Jobs Tax Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1344.......... H.R. 5116................. America COMPETES
Reauthorization
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1436.......... H.R. 5486................. Small Business
Jobs Tax Relief
Act of 2010.
H.R. 5297................. Small Business
Lending Fund
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1468.......... H.R. 5175................. Democracy is
Strengthened by
Casting Light
on Spending in
Elections Act.
H. Res. 1495.......... H.R. 5618................. Restoration of
Emergency
Unemployment
Compensation
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1500.......... H.R. 4899................. Disaster Relief
and Summer Jobs
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1509.......... H.R. 1722................. Telework
Improvements
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1574.......... H.R. 3534................. Consolidated
Land, Energy,
and Aquatic
Resources Act
of 2009.
H.R. 5851................. Offshore Oil and
Gas Worker
Whistleblower
Protection Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1674.......... H.R. 847.................. James Zadroga 9/
11 Health and
Compensation
Act of 2010.
H.R. 2378................. Currency Reform
for Fair Trade
Act.
H.R. 2701................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act for 2010.
Makes in order original text:
H. Res. 235........... H.R. 1262................. Water Quality
Investment Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 250........... H.R. 1388................. Generations
Invigorating
Volunteerism
and Education
Act.
H. Res. 306........... H.R. 1664................. To amend the
executive
compensation
provisions of
the Emergency
Economic
Stabilization
Act of 2008 to
prohibit
unreasonable
and excessive
compensation
and
compensation
not based on
performance
standards.
H. Res. 352........... H.R. 1145................. National Water
Research and
Development
Initiative Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 379........... H.R. 627.................. Credit
Cardholders'
Bill of Rights
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 406........... H.R. 1728................. Mortgage Reform
and Anti-
Predatory
Lending Act.
H. Res. 427........... H.R. 2187................. 21st Century
Green High-
Performing
Public School
Facilities Act.
H. Res. 457........... H.R. 2352................. Job Creation
Through
Entrepreneurshi
p Act of 2009.
H. Res. 464........... H.R. 915.................. FAA
Reauthorization
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 474........... H.R. 2200................. Transportation
Security
Administration
Authorization
Act.
H. Res. 490........... H.R. 1385................. Thomasina E.
Jordan Indian
Tribes of
Virginia
Federal
Recognition Act
of 2009.
H.R. 31................... Lumbee
Recognition
Act.
H. Res. 522........... H.R. 1886................. Pakistan
Enduring
Assistance and
Cooperation
Enhancement Act
of 2009.
H.R. 2410................. Foreign
Relations
Authorization
Act, Fiscal
Years 2010 and
2011.
H. Res. 572........... H.R. 2647................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
H. Res. 610........... H.R. 2965................. Enhancing Small
Business
Research and
Innovation Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 618........... H.R. 2701................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
H. Res. 745........... H.R. 3246................. Advanced Vehicle
Technology Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 746........... H.R. 3221................. Student Aid and
Fiscal
Responsibility
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 846........... H.R. 3585................. Solar Technology
Roadmap Act.
H. Res. 853........... H.R. 3619................. Coast Guard
Authorization
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 884........... H.R. 3639................. Expedited CARD
Reform for
Consumers Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 885........... H.R. 2868................. Chemical
Facility Anti-
Terrorism Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 909........... H.R. 3971................. Fire Grants
Reauthorization
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1051.......... H.R. 4061................. Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1105.......... H.R. 2701................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
H. Res. 1300.......... H.R. 5013................. Implementing
Management for
Performance and
Related Reforms
to Obtain Value
in Every
Acquisition Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1305.......... H.R. 2499................. Puerto Rico
Democracy Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 1329.......... H.R. 5019................. Home Star Energy
Retrofit Act of
2010.
H. Res. 1344.......... H.R. 5116................. America COMPETES
Reauthorization
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1404.......... H.R. 5136................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2011.
H. Res. 1424.......... H.R. 5072................. FHA Reform Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1436.......... H.R. 5486................. Small Business
Jobs Tax Relief
Act of 2010.
H.R. 5297................. Small Business
Lending Fund
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1468.......... H.R. 5175................. Democracy is
Strengthened by
Casting Light
on Spending in
Elections Act.
H. Res. 1517.......... H.R. 5114................. Flood Insurance
Reform
Priorities Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1574.......... H.R. 3534................. Consolidated
Land, Energy,
and Aquatic
Resources Act
of 2009.
H.R. 5297................. Offshore Oil and
Gas Worker
Whistleblower
Protection Act
of 2010.
H. Res. 1620.......... H. Res. 4785.............. Rural Energy
Savings Program
Act.
Providing for the Engrossment of Multiple Measures:
H. Res. 307........... H.R. 1256................. Family Smoking
Prevention and
Tobacco Control
Act.
H.R. 1804................. Federal
Retirement
Reform Act of
2009.
H. Res. 522........... H.R. 1886................. Enduring
Assistance and
Cooperation
Enhancement Act
of 2009.
H.R. 2410................. Foreign
Relations
Authorization
Act, Fiscal
Years 2010 and
2011.
H. Res. 572........... H.R. 2647................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
H.R. 2990................. Disabled
Military
Retiree Relief
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 903........... H.R. 3962................. Affordable
Health Care for
Act.
H.R. 3961................. Medicare
Physician
Payment Reform
Act of 2009.
H.R. 2920................. Statutory Pay-As-
You-Go Act of
2009.
H. Res. 941........... H.R. 4154................. Permanent Estate
Tax Relief for
Families,
Farmers, and
Small
Businesses Act
of 2009.
H.R. 2920................. Statutory Pay-As-
You-Go Act of
2009.
H. Res. 976........... H.R. 3326................. Making
appropriations
for the
Department of
Defense for the
fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2010, and for
other purposes.
H.J. Res. 64.............. Making further
continuing
appropriations
for fiscal year
2010, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 4314................. To permit
continued
financing of
Government
operations.
H.R. 2847................. Making
appropriations
for the
Departments of
Commerce and
Justice, and
Science, and
Related
Agencies for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2010, and for
other purposes;
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1404.......... H.R. 5136................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2011.
H. Res. 1436.......... H.R. 5486................. Small Business
Jobs Tax Relief
Act of 2010.
H.R. 5297................. Small Business
Lending Fund
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1574.......... H.R. 3534................. Consolidated
Land, Energy,
and Aquatic
Resources Act
of 2009.
H.R. 5851................. Offshore Oil and
Gas Worker
Whistleblower
Protection Act
of 2010.
Providing for the Consideration of Multiple Measures:
H. Res. 490........... H.R. 31................... Lumbee
Recognition
Act.
H.R. 1385................. Thomasina E.
Jordan Indian
Tribes of
Virginia
Federal
Recognition Act
of 2009.
H. Res. 903........... H.R. 3962................. Affordable
Health Care for
Act.
H.R. 3961................. Medicare
Physician
Payment Reform
Act of 2009.
H.R. 2920................. Statutory Pay-As-
You-Go Act of
2009.
H. Res. 976........... H.R. 3326................. Making
appropriations
for the
Department of
Defense for the
fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2010, and for
other purposes.
H.J. Res. 64.............. Making further
continuing
appropriations
for fiscal year
2010, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 4314................. To permit
continued
financing of
Government
operations.
H.R. 2847................. Making
appropriations
for the
Departments of
Commerce and
Justice, and
Science, and
Related
Agencies for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2010, and for
other purposes;
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1017.......... H.R. 3254................. Taos Pueblo
Indian Water
Rights
Settlement Act.
H.R. 3342................. Aamodt
Litigation
Settlement Act.
H.R. 1065................. White Mountain
Apache Tribe
Water Rights
Quantification
Act of 2009.
H. Res. 1038.......... H.R. 3726................. Castle Nugent
National
Historic Site
Establishment
Act.
H.R. 4474................. Idaho
WildernessWater
Facilities Act.
H. Res. 1192.......... H.R. 1612................. Public Lands
Service Corps
Act of 2009.
H.R. 3644................. Ocean, Coastal,
and Watershed
Education Act.
H. Res. 1203.......... H.R. 3590................. Patient
Protection and
Affordable Care
Act.
H.R. 4872................. Reconciliation
Act of 2010.
H. Res. 1674.......... H.R. 847.................. James Zadroga 9/
11 Health and
Compensation
Act of 2010.
H.R. 2378................. Currency Reform
for Fair Trade
Act.
H.R. 2701................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act for 2010.
H. Res. 1781.......... H.R. 5116................. America COMPETES
Reauthorization
Act of 2010.
H.R. 2751................. FDA Food Safety
Modernization
Act.
H.R. 2142................. GPRA
Modernization
Act of 2010.
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B. TABLE 2.--RESOLUTIONS REPORTED
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Rule Bill Floor Action Date Managers
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H. Res. 52, H. Rept. 111-1............ H.R. 2............... Children's Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 1/13/2009 Hastings (FL)/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 244-178......... 1/14/2009
H. Res. 53, H. Rept. 111-2............ H.R. 384............. TARP Reform and Accountability Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 1/13/2009 McGovern/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 235-191......... 1/14/2009
H. Res. 62, H. Rept. 111-3............ H.R. 384............. TARP Reform and Accountability Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 1/14/2009 McGovern/Dreier
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 1/15/2009
H. Res. 87, H. Rept. 111-5............ S. 181............... Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 1/26/2009 Pingree/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 252-175...... 1/27/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 252-174......... 1/27/2009
H. Res. 88, H. Rept. 111-6............ H.R. 1............... American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 1/26/2009 McGovern/Dreier
Previous question agreed to 244-183...... 1/27/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 235-191......... 1/27/2009
H. Res. 92, H. Rept. 111-9............ H.R. 1............... American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 1/27/2009 Slaughter/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 243-185......... 1/28/2009
H. Res. 107, H. Rept. 111-10.......... H.R. 2............... Children's Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act of 2009--SENATE
AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/3/2009 Polis/Sessions
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 2/4/2009
H. Res. 108, H. Rept. 111-11.......... S. 352............... DTV Delay Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/3/2009 Cardoza/Foxx
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 2/4/2009
H. Res. 157, H. Rept. 111-14.......... ..................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules, and for other
purposes.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/11/2009 Perlmutter/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 248-174......... 2/12/2009
H. Res. 158, H. Rept. 111-15.......... ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/11/2009 Slaughter/Dreier
Laid on the table........................ 2/25/2009
H. Res. 168, H. Rept. 111-17.......... H.R. 1............... American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/12/2009 Slaughter/Dreier
Previous question agreed to 234-194...... 2/13/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 231-194......... 2/13/2009
H. Res. 184, H. Rept. 111-20.......... H.R. 1105............ Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/24/2009 McGovern/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 393-25....... 2/25/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 398-24.......... 2/25/2009
H. Res. 190, H. Rept. 111-21.......... H.R. 1106............ Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/25/2009 Hastings (FL)/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 238-183...... 2/26/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 224-198......... 2/26/2009
H. Res. 205, H. Rept. 111-23.......... H.R. 1106............ Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/4/2009 Hastings (FL)/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 239-181, 1 3/5/2009
present.
H. Res. 218, H. Rept. 111-24.......... ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/5/2009 McGovern/Sessions
Laid on the table........................ 3/12/2009
H. Res. 219, H. Rept. 111-25.......... H.J. Res. 38......... Making further continuing appropriations
for fiscal year 2009, and for other
purposes.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/6/2009 McGovern/Sessions
Laid on the table........................ 3/12/2009
H. Res. 229, H. Rept. 111-35.......... ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/10/2009 McGovern/Sessions
Laid on the table........................ 3/12/2009
H. Res. 235, H. Rept. 111-36.......... H.R. 1262............ Water Quality Investment Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/11/2009 Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 3/12/2009
H. Res. 250, H. Rept. 111-39.......... H.R. 1388............ Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and
Education (GIVE) Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/17/2009 Matsui/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 221-182...... 3/18/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 248-174......... 3/18/2009
H. Res. 257, H. Rept. 111-40.......... ..................... Providing for consideration of motions to 3/28/2009 Pingree/Diaz-Balart
suspend the rules. Reported from Rules.
Previous question agreed to 242-180...... 3/19/2009
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 3/19/2009
H. Res. 280, H. Rept. 111-51.......... H.R. 146............. Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009--SENATE AMENDMENTS.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/24/2009 Pingree/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 242-180...... 3/25/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 247-177......... 3/25/2009
H. Res. 281, H. Rept. 111-52.......... H.R. 1404............ Federal Land Assistance, Management and
Enhancement (FLAME) Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/24/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 248-175......... 3/25/2009 Polis/Diaz-Balart
H. Res. 289, H. Rept. 111-57.......... ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/26/2009 Matsui/Diaz-Balart
Laid on the table........................ 3/31/2009
H. Res. 294, H. Rept. 111-63.......... H. Res. 279.......... Providing for the expenses of certain
committees of the House of
Representatives in the One Hundred
Eleventh Congress.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/30/2009 Hastings (FL)/Dreier
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 3/31/2009
H. Res. 296, H. Rept. 111-67.......... H.R. 1388............ Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and
Education (GIVE) Act--SENATE AMENDMENTS.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/30/2009 Matsui/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 240-173......... 3/31/2009
H. Res. 305, H. Rept. 111-70.......... H. Con. Res. 85...... Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/31/2009 McGovern/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 234-179......... 4/1/2009
H. Res. 306, H. Rept. 111-71.......... H.R. 1664............ To amend the executive compensation
provisions of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit
unreasonable and excessive compensation
and compensation not based on
performance standards.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/31/2009 Perlmutter/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 236-175, 1 4/1/2009
present.
H. Res. 307, H. Rept. 111-72.......... H.R. 1256............ Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco
Control Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/31/2009 Polis/Foxx
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 4/1/2009
H. Res. 316, H. Rept. 111-73.......... H. Con. Res. 85...... Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 4/1/2009 McGovern/Dreier
Fiscal Year 2010. Reported from Rules.
Rule Adopted record vote 242-182......... 4/2/2009
H. Res. 352, H. Rept. 111-82.......... H.R. 1145............ National Water Research and Development
Initiative Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 4/22/2009 Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 4/23/2009
H. Res. 365, H. Rept. 111-87.......... ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 4/27/2009 McGovern/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 233-191......... 4/28/2009
H. Res. 371, H. Rept. 111-90.......... S. Con. Res. 13...... Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2010--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules...................... 4/28/2009 McGovern/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 234-185......... 4/28/2009
H. Res. 372, H. Rept. 111-91.......... H.R. 1913............ Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes
Prevention Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 4/28/2009 Hastings (FL)/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 234-181...... 4/29/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 234-190......... 4/29/2009
H. Res. 379, H. Rept. 111-92.......... H.R. 627............. Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 4/29/2009 Perlmutter/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 249-175......... 4/30/2009
H. Res. 400, H. Rept. 111-96.......... H.R. 1728............ Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory
Lending Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/5/2009 Pingree/Sessions
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 5/6/2009
H. Res. 406, H. Rept. 111-98.......... H.R. 1728............ Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory
Lending Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/6/2009 Cardoza/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 247-174......... 5/7/2009
H. Res. 427, H. Rept. 111-106......... H.R. 2187............ 21st Century Green High-Performing Public
School Facilities Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/12/2009 Polis/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 248-175......... 5/13/2009
H. Res. 434, H. Rept. 111-107......... H.R. 2346............ Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/13/2009 Perlmutter/Dreier
Previous question agreed to 240-188...... 5/14/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 247-178......... 5/14/2009
H. Res. 450, H. Rept. 111-113......... ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/18/2009 Perlmutter/Sessions
Laid on the table........................ 5/20/2009
H. Res. 456, H. Rept. 111-120......... H.R. 627............. Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of
2009--SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/19/2009 Pingress/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 247-180......... 5/20/2009 Polis/Foxx
H. Res. 457, H. Rept. 111-121......... H.R. 2352............ Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act
of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/19/2009 Polis/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 244-175, 1 5/20/2009
present.
Rule Adopted record vote 247-175......... 5/20/2009
H. Res. 463, H. Rept. 111-125......... S. 454............... Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of
2009--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/20/2009 Pingree/Dreier
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 5/21/2009
H. Res. 464, H. Rept. 111-126......... H.R. 915............. FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009..........
Reported from Rules...................... 5/20/2009 Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 246-175...... 5/21/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 234-178......... 5/21/2009
H. Res. 474, H. Rept. 111-127......... H.R. 2200............ Transportation Security Administration
Authorization Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/21/2009 Perlmutter/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 243-179......... 6/4/2009
H. Res. 490, H. Rept. 111-131......... H.R. 31.............. Lumbee Recognition Act...................
H.R. 1385............ Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of
Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/2/2009 Cardoza/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 231-174......... 6/3/2009
H. Res. 501, H. Rept. 111-133......... H.R. 626............. Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act
of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/3/2009 Cardoza/Sessions
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 6/4/2009
H. Res. 522, H. Rept. 111-143......... H.R. 1886............ Enduring Assistance and Cooperation
Enhancement Act of 2009.
H.R. 2410............ Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/9/2009 Hastings (FL)/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 238-183......... 6/10/2009
H. Res. 532, H. Rept. 111-145......... H.R. 1256............ Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco
Control Act--SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/11/2009 Polis/Foxx
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 6/11/2009
H. Res. 544, H. Rept. 111-155......... H.R. 2847............ Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/15/2009 Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 247-176...... 6/16/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 247-174......... 6/16/2009
H. Res. 545, H. Rept. 111-156......... H.R. 2346............ Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009--
CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/15/2009 Slaughter/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 238-183......... 6/16/2009
H. Res. 552, H. Rept. 111-158......... H.R. 2847............ Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/16/2009 Slaughter/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 221-201......... 6/17/2009
H. Res. 559, H. Rept. 111-161......... H.R. 2918............ Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/18/2009 Hastings (FL)/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 230-177...... 6/19/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 226-179......... 6/19/2009
H. Res. 572, H. Rept. 111-182......... H.R. 2647............ National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010.
H.R. 2990............ Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/23/2009 Pingree/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 245-181...... 6/24/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 222-202......... 6/24/2009
H. Res. 573, H. Rept. 111-183......... H.R. 2892............ Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/23/2009 Perlmutter/Dreier
Previous question agreed to 238-174...... 6/24/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 239-184......... 6/24/2009
H. Res. 578, H. Rept. 111-184......... H.R. 2996............ Department of the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/24/2009 Polis/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 241-182...... 6/25/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 238-184......... 6/25/2009
H. Res. 587, H. Rept. 111-185......... H.R. 2454............ American Clean Energy and Security Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/25/2009 Matsui/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 232-189...... 6/26/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 217-205......... 6/26/2009
H. Res. 609, H. Rept. 111-191......... H.R. 2997............ Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/7/2009 McGovern/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 239-183...... 7/8/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 238-186......... 7/8/2009
H. Res. 610, H. Rept. 111-192......... H.R. 2965............ Enhancing Small Business Research and
Innovation Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/7/2009 Polis/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 236-187......... 7/8/2009
H. Res. 617, H. Rept. 111-193......... H.R. 3081............ Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/8/2009 Cardoza/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 217-187...... 7/9/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 223-200......... 7/9/2009
H. Res. 618, H. Rept. 111-194......... H.R. 2701............ Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/8/2009 Hastings (FL)/Dreier
Laid on the table 7/8/2009............... 7/15/2009
H. Res. 622, H. Rept. 111-195......... H.R. 3082............ Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/9/2009 Pingree/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 244-174...... 7/10/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 241-179......... 7/10/2009
H. Res. 644, H. Rept. 111-208......... H.R. 3170............ Financial Services and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/14/2009 Perlmutter/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 227-200...... 7/16/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 216-213......... 7/16/2009
H. Res. 645, H. Rept. 111-209......... H.R. 3183............ Energy and Water Development and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/14/2009 Matsui/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 237-177...... 7/15/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 238-185......... 7/15/2009
H. Res. 653, H. Rept. 111-212......... H.R. 1018............ Restore Our American Mustangs Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/16/2009 McGovern/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 232-188...... 7/17/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 236-186......... 7/17/2009
H. Res. 665, H. Rept. 111-217......... H.R. 2920............ Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/21/2009 Arcuri/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 243-182......... 7/22/2007
H. Res. 669, H. Rept. 111-219......... H.R. 3288............ Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/22/2009 Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 235-183......... 7/23/2009
H. Res. 673, H. Rept. 111-222......... H.R. 3293............ Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/23/2009 Hastings (FL)/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 239-181...... 7/24/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 232-187......... 7/24/2009
H. Res. 685, H. Rept. 111-233......... H.R. 3326............ Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/28/2009 Pingree/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 241-185......... 7/29/2009
H. Res. 691, H. Rept. 111-235......... H.R. 2749............ Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/29/2009 Slaughter/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 249-180......... 7/30/2009
H. Res. 697, H. Rept. 111-237......... H.R. 3269............ Corporate and Financial Institution
Compensation Fairness Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/30/2009 McGovern/Sessions
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 7/31/2009
H. Res. 726, H. Rept. 111-249......... H.R. 965............. Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails
Network Continuing Authorization Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 9/9/2009
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 9/10/2009
H. Res. 745, H. Rept. 111-255......... H.R. 3246............ Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 9/15/2009 Matsui/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 9/16/2009
H. Res. 746, H. Rept. 111-256......... H.R. 3221............ Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act
of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 9/15/2009 Polis/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 241-179......... 9/16/2007
H. Res. 760, H. Rept. 111-263......... H.R. 324............. Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area
Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 9/22/2009 Cardoza/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 244-177......... 9/23/2009
H. Res. 766, H. Rept. 111-264......... ..................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 9/23/2009 Matsui/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 235-182......... 9/24/2009
H. Res. 772, H. Rept. 111-266......... H.R. 2918............ Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2010--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules...................... 9/24/2009 McGovern/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 209-189......... 9/25/2009
H. Res. 788, H. Rept. 111-280......... H.R. 3183............ Energy and Water Development and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--
CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules...................... 9/30/2009 Matsui/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 234-181......... 10/1/2009
H. Res. 799, H. Rept. 111-287......... H.R. 2997............ Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--
CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules...................... 10/6/2009 McGovern/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 237-180...... 10/7/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 241-178......... 10/7/2009
H. Res. 808, H. Rept. 111-289......... H.R. 2647............ National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules...................... 10/7/2009 Slaughter/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 237-187...... 10/8/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 234-188......... 10/8/2009
H. Res. 829, H. Rept. 111-300......... H.R. 2892............ Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2010--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules...................... 10/14/2009 Hastings (FL)/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 243-173...... 10/15/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 239-174......... 10/15/2009
H. Res. 830, H. Rept. 111-301......... H.R. 2442............ Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program
Expansion Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 10/14/2009 Matsui/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 237-178...... 10/15/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 221-193......... 10/15/2009
H. Res. 846, H. Rept. 111-304......... H.R. 3585............ Solar Technology Roadmap Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 10/20/2009 Polis/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 239-176...... 10/22/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 241-178......... 10/22/2009
H. Res. 853, H. Rept. 111-311......... H.R. 3619............ Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 10/21/2009 Matsui/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 236-171...... 10/22/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 213-192......... 10/22/2009
H. Res. 875, H. Rept. 111-317......... H.R. 3854............ Small Business Financing and Investment
Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 10/28/2009 Pingree/Sessions
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 10/29/2009
H. Res. 876, H. Rept. 111-318......... H.R. 2996............ Department of the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2010--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules...................... 10/28/2009 Hastings (FL)/Dreier
Previous question agreed to 236-183...... 10/29/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 232-184......... 10/29/2009
H. Res. 884, H. Rept. 111-326......... H.R. 3639............ Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act
of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 11/3/2009 Perlmutter/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 228-176...... 11/4/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 234-175......... 11/4/2009
H. Res. 885, H. Rept. 111-327......... H.R. 2868............ Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 11/3/2009 Hastings (FL)/Diaz Balart
Previous question agreed to 241-180...... 11/5/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 233-182......... 11/5/2009
H. Res. 903, H. Rept. 111-330......... H.R. 3962............ Affordable Health Care for America Act.
H.R. 3961............ Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 11/6/2009 Slaughter/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 247-187...... 11/7/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 242-192......... 11/7/2009
H. Res. 908, H. Rept. 111-339......... H.R. 2781............ To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
to designate segments of the Molalla
River in Oregon, as components of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System,
and for other purposes.
Reported from Rules...................... 11/17/2009 Cardoza/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 241-176...... 11/19/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 244-176......... 11/19/2009
H. Res. 909, H. Rept. 111-340......... H.R. 3791............ Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 11/17/2009 Pingree/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 242-174...... 11/18/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 245-173......... 11/18/2009
H. Res. 941, H. Rept. 111-350......... H.R. 4154............ Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families,
Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of
2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/2/2009 Polis/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 228-187...... 12/3/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 223-192......... 12/3/2009
H. Res. 955, H. Rept. 111-364......... H.R. 4213............ Tax Extenders Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/8/2009 Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 239-182...... 12/9/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 237-182......... 12/9/2009
H. Res. 956, H. Rept. 111-365......... H.R. 4173............ Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/8/2010 Perlmutter/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 235-177......... 12/9/2010
H. Res. 961, H. Rept. 111-368......... H.R. 3288............ Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010--
CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/9/2009 Slaughter/Dreier
Previous question agreed to 227-187...... 12/10/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 221-200......... 12/10/2009
H. Res. 962, H. Rept. 111-369......... ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules
Reported from Rules 12/9/2009 Hastings (FL)/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 239-183......... 12/10/2009
H. Res. 964, H. Rept. 111-370......... H.R. 4173............ Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/10/2009 Perlmutter/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 238-186......... 12/10/2009
H. Res. 973, H. Rept. 111-379......... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/15/2009 Pingree/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 226-192...... 12/16/2009
Rule Adopted record vote 218-202......... 12/16/2009
H. Res. 976, H. Rept. 111-380......... H.R. 3326............ Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2010--SENATE AMENDMENT.
H.J. Res 64.......... Making further continuing appropriations
for fiscal year 2010, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 4314............ To permit continued financing of
Government operations.
H.R. 2847............ Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--
SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/16/2009 Pingree/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 235-193...... 12/16/2000
Rule Adopted record vote 228-201......... 12/16/2009
H. Res. 1017, H. Rept. 111-399........ H.R. 1065............ White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights
Quantification Act of 2009.
H.R. 3254............ Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights
Settlement Act.
H.R. 3342............ Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 1/19/2010 McGovern/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 239-175...... 1/20/2010
Rule Adopted voice vote 1/19/2010........ 1/20/2010
H. Res. 1038, H. Rept. 111-401........ H.R. 3726............ Castle Nugent National Historic Site
Establishment Act of 2009.
H.R. 4474............ Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 1/26/2010 Polis/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 234-174......... 1/27/2010
H. Res. 1051, H. Rept. 111-410........ H.R. 4061............ Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/2/2010 Arcuri/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 238-175...... 2/3/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 237-176......... 2/3/2010
H. Res. 1065, H. Rept. 111-411........ H.J. Res 45.......... Increasing the statutory limit on the
public debt--SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/3/2010 McGovern/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 233-195...... 2/4/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 217-212......... 2/4/2010
H. Res. 1083, H. Rept. 111-413........ H.R. 2314............ Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization
Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/22/2010 Polis/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 238-165......... 2/23/2010
H. Res. 1098, H. Rept. 111-418........ H.R. 4626............ Health Insurance Industry Fair
Competition Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/23/2010 Slaughter/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 238-181......... 2/24/2010
H. Res. 1105, H. Rept. 111-419........ H.R. 2701............ Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/24/2010 Hastings (FL)/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 237-176......... 2/25/2010
H. Res. 1109, H. Rept. 111-420........ H.R. 3961............ Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of
2009--SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/25/2010 Perlmutter/Sessions
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 2/25/2010
H. Res. 1113, H. Rept. 111-421........ H.R. 2701............ Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 2/25/2010 Cardoza/Dreier
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 2/26/2010
H. Res. 1126, H. Rept. 111-425........ H.R. 4247............ Preventing Harmful Restraint and
Seclusion in Schools Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/2/2010 Cardoza/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 228-184......... 3/3/2010
H. Res. 1137, H. Rept. 111-426........ H.R. 2847............ Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--
SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/4/2010 Matsui/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 236-184...... 3/4/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 212-209......... 3/4/2010
H. Res. 1146, H. Rept. 111-428........ H. Con. Res. 248..... Directing the President, pursuant to
section 5(c) of the War Powers
Resolution, to remove the United States
Armed Forces from Afghanistan.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/9/2010 McGovern/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 225-195......... 3/10/2010
H. Res. 1168, H. Rept. 111-439........ H.R. 3650............ Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research
and Control Amendments Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/11/2010 Pingree/Dreier
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 3/12/2010
H. Res. 1190, H. Rept. 111-441........ ..................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/17/2010 McGovern/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 222-203...... 3/18/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 232-187......... 3/18/2010
H. Res. 1192, H. Rept. 111-445........ H.R. 3644............ Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education
Act.
H.R. 1612............ Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/18/2010 Polis/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 236-171......... 3/19/2010
H. Res. 1203, H. Rept. 111-448........ H.R. 4872............ Reconciliation Act of 2010.
H.R. 3950............ Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/21/2010 Slaughter/Dreier
Previous question agreed to 228-202...... 3/21/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 224-206......... 3/21/2010
H. Res. 1204, H. Rept. 111-454........ H.R. 4899............ Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of
2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/22/2010 Perlmutter/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 233-191......... 3/24/2010
H. Res. 1205, H. Rept. 111-455........ H.R. 4849............ Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs
Tax Act of 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/22/2010 Cardoza/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 240-179...... 3/23/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 233-187......... 3/23/2010
H. Res. 1212, H. Rept. 111-456........ H.R. 1586............ FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 3/24/2010.
Safety Improvement Act--SENATE
AMENDMENTS.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/24/2010 Slaughter/Sessions
Rule Adopted voice vote 231-190.......... 3/24/2010
3/25/2010
H. Res. 1225, H. Rept. 111-458........ H.R. 4872............ Health Care and Education Reconciliation
Act of 2010--SENATE AMENDMENTS.
Reported from Rules...................... 3/25/2010 Slaughter/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 225-199......... 3/25/2010
H. Res. 1248, H. Rept. 111-463........ H.R. 4715............ Clean Estuaries Act of 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 4/14/2010 Pingree/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 235-171......... 4/15/2010
1H. Res. 1300, H. Rept. 111-467....... H.R. 5013............ Implementing Management for Performance
and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in
Every Acquisition Act of 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 4/27/2010 Slaughter/Foxx
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 4/28/2010
H. Res. 1305, H. Rept. 111-468........ H.R. 2499............ Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 4/28/2010 Polis/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 218-188...... 4/29/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 222-190......... 4/29/2010
H. Res. 1329, H. Rept. 111-475........ H.R. 5019............ Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/5/2010 Matsui/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 229-182......... 5/6/2010
H. Res. 1344, H. Rept. 111-479........ H.R. 5116............ America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of
2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/11/2010 Perlmutter/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 243-177......... 5/12/2010
H. Res. 1363, H. Rept. 111-487........ Granting the authority provided under Dreier/Slaughter
clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules of
the House of Representatives to the
Committee on Education and Labor for
purposes of its investigation into
underground coal mining safety.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/19/2010
Previous Question Agreed to 240-177...... 5/20/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 413-1........... 5/20/2010
H. Res. 1392, H. Rept. 111-494........ ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules, and providing for
consideration of motions to suspend the
rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/25/2010 Hastings/Foxx
Laid on the table........................ 5/28/2010
H. Res. 1403, H. Rept. 111-497........ H.R. 4213............ To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to extend certain expiring
provisions, and for other purposes--
SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/26/2010 Hastings (FL)/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 235-182...... 5/28/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 221-199......... 5/28/2010
H. Res. 1404, H. Rept. 111-498........ H.R. 5136............ National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2011.
Reported from Rules...................... 5/26/2010 Pingree/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 241-178......... 5/27/2010
H. Res. 1424, H. Rept. 111-503........ H.R. 5072............ FHA Reform Act of 2010...................
Reported from Rules...................... 6/8/2010 Perlmutter/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 230-180...... 6/9/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 239-172......... 6/9/2010
H. Res. 1436, H. Rept. 111-506........ H.R. 5486............ To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide tax incentives for small
business job creation, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 5297 Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/14/2010 Pingree/Sessions.
Rule Adopted voice vote 228-186.......... 6/15/2010
H. Res. 1448, H. Rept. 111-508........ H.R. 5297............ Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/16/2010 Perlmutter/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 241-179...... 6/17/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 237-179......... 6/17/2010
H. Res. 1468, H. Rept. 111-511........ H.R. 5175............ Democracy is Strengthened by Casting
Light on Spending in Elections Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/23/2010 McGovern/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 243-181...... 6/24/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 220-205......... 6/24/2010
H. Res. 1487, H. Rept. 111-516........ ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules, and for other
purposes.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/29/2010 McGovern/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 243-182...... 6/30/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 237-189......... 6/30/2010
H. Res. 1490, H. Rept. 111-518........ H.R. 4173............ Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act of 2009--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/30/2010 Perlmutter/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 234-189......... 6/30/2010
H. Res. 1495, H. Rept. 111-519........ H.R. 5618............ Restoration of Emergency Unemployment
Compensation Act of 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/30/2010 Cardoza/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 231-189......... 7/1/2010
H. Res. 1496, H. Rept.111-520......... ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 6/30/2010 Cardoza/Foxx
Laid on the table........................ 7/14/2010
H. Res. 1500, H. Rept. 111-522........ H.R. 4899............ Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010--
SENATE AMENDMENTS.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/1/2010 McGovern/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 215-210......... 7/1/2010
H. Res. 1509, H. Rept. 111-535........ H.R. 1722............ Telework Improvements Act of 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/13/2010 McGovern/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 232-184...... 7/14/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 238-180......... 7/14/2010
H. Res. 1517, H. Rept. 111-537........ H.R. 5114............ Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of
2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/14/2010 Matsui/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 239-182......... 7/15/2010
H. Res. 1537, H. Rept. 111-552........ Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules and providing for
consideration of motions to suspend the
rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/20/2010 Hastings (FL)/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 233-185......... 7/21/2010
H. Res. 1549, H. Rept. 111-555........ H.R. 1264............ Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/21/2010 Slaughter/Sessions
Previous question agreed to 234-179...... 7/22/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 228-183......... 7/22/2010
H. Res. 1550, H. Rept. 111-556........ H.R. 4213............ Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010--
SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/22/2010 Hastings (FL)/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 237-180......... 7/22/2010
H. Res. 1556, H. Rept. 111-566........ H. Con. Res. 301..... Directing the President, pursuant to
section 5(c) of the War Powers
Resolution, to remove the United States
Armed Forces from Pakistan.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/26/2010 McGovern/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 222-196......... 7/27/2010
H. Res. 1559, H. Rept. 111-570........ H.R. 5822............ Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2011.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/27/2010 Pingree/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 243-178......... 7/28/2010
H. Res. 1568, H. Rept. 111-577........ H.R. 5893............ Investing in American Jobs and Closing
Tax Loopholes Act of 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/28/2010 Hastings (FL)/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 233-182......... 7/29/2010
H. Res. 1569, H. Rept. 111-578........ H.R. 5850............ Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2011.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/28/2010 Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 236-179...... 7/29/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 231-185......... 7/29/2010
H. Res.1574, H. Rept. 111-582......... H.R. 3534............ Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic
Resources Act of 2009.
H.R. 5851............ Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower
Protection Act of 2010.
Reported from Rules...................... 7/29/2010 Pingree/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 220-194......... 7/30/2010
H. Res. 1606, H. Rept. 111-584........ H.R. 1586............ FAA Transportation Modernization and
Safety Improvement Act--SENATE
AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 8/9/2010 Slaughter/Dreier
Previous question agreed to 244-164...... 8/10/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 229-173......... 8/10/2010
H. Res. 1620, H. Rept. 111-594........ H.R. 4785............ Rural Energy Savings Program Act.
Reported from Rules...................... 9/15/2010 McGovern/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 226-186...... 9/16/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 225-188......... 9/16/2010
H. Res. 1640, H. Rept. 111-621........ H.R. 5297............ Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of
2010--SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 9/22/2010 Pingree/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 230-181...... 9/23/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 226-186......... 9/23/2010
H. Res. 1674, H. Rept. 111-648........ H.R. 847............. James Zadroga 9/11 Health and
Compensation Act of 2010.
H.R. 2378............ Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act.
H.R. 2701............ Intelligence Authorization Act for 2010--
SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 9/29/2010 Arcuri/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 235-183...... 9/29/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 234-183......... 9/29/2010
H. Res. 1682, H. Rept. 111-655........ H.R. 3081............ Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011--
SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 9/29/2010 Slaughter/Dreier
Previous question agreed to 240-186...... 9/29/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 233-191......... 9/29/2010
H. Res. 1721, H. Rept. 111-657........ H.R. 1722............ Telework Enhancement Act of 2010--SENATE
AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 11/17/2010 Arcuri/Foxx
Previous question agreed to 239-171...... 11/18/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 235-171......... 11/18/2010
H. Res. 1736, H. Rept. 111-660........ H.R. 4783............ Claims Resolution Act of 2010--SENATE
AMENDMENTS.
Reported from Rules...................... 11/29/2010 Perlmutter/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 223-168......... 11/30/2010
H. Res. 1741, H. Rept. 111-664........ H.J. Res. 101........ Making further continuing appropriations
for fiscal year 2011, and for other
purposes.
Reported from Rules...................... 11/30/2010 Polis/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 236-172......... 12/10/2010
H. Res. 1742, H. Rept. 111-665........ S. 3307.............. Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010....
Reported from Rules...................... 11/30/2010 McGovern/Diaz-Balart
Previous question agreed to 232-180...... 12/1/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 230-174......... 12/1/2010
H. Res. 1745, H. Rept. 111-671........ H.R. 4853............ Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010--
SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/1/2010 Pingree/Dreier
Previous question agreed to 224-186...... 12/2/2010
Rule Adopted record vote 213-203......... 12/2/2010
H. Res. 1752, H. Rept. 111-674........ ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules, and providing for
consideration of motions to suspend the
rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/7/2010 Polis/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 215-194......... 12/8/2010
H. Res. 1755, H. Rept. 111-675........ H.R. 3082............ Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs Appropriations Act, 2011--SENATE
AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/8/2010 McGovern/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 207-206......... 12/8/2010
H. Res. 1756, H. Rept. 111-677........ H.R. 5281............ Removal Clarification Act of 2010
(Development, Relief, and Education for
Alien Minors (DREAM) Act)--SENATE
AMENDMENTS.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/8/2010 Polis/Foxx
Rule Adopted record vote 211-208......... 12/8/2010
H. Res. 1764, H. Rept. 111-681........ H.R. 2965............ SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009
(Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of
2010)--SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/15/2010 Pingree/Diaz-Balart
Rule Adopted record vote 232-180......... 12/15/2010
H. Res. 1766, H. Rept. 111-682........ H.R. 4853............ Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance
Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of
2010--SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/15/2010 Slaughter/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 214-201......... 12/16/2010
H. Res. 1771, H. Rept. 111-684........ ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration
of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules, and providing for
consideration of motions to suspend the
rules.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/17/2010 McGovern/Dreier
Rule Adopted record vote 199-151......... 12/21/2010
H. Res. 1776, H. Rept. 111-689........ H.J. Res. 105........ Making further continuing appropriations
for fiscal year 2011, and for other
purposes.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/17/2010 Polis/Sessions
Rule Adopted record vote 184-159......... 12/17/2010
H. Res. 1781, H. Rept. 111-692........ H.R. 5116............ America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of
2010--SENATE AMENDMENT.
H.R. 2751............ FDA Food Safety Modernization Act--SENATE
AMENDMENTS.
H.R. 2142............ Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and
Performance Improvement Act of 2010--
SENATE AMENDEMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/21/2010 McGovern/Foxx
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 12/21/2010
H. Res. 1782, H. Rept. 111-694........ H.R. 3082............ Continuing Appropriations and Surface
Transportation Extensions Act, 2011--
SENATE AMENDMENT.
Reported from Rules...................... 12/21/2010 Polis/Sessions
Rule Adopted voice vote.................. 12/21/2010
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C. TABLE 3.--MEASURES DISCHARGED
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H. Res. 424...................... ................... Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary
to inquire whether the House should impeach Samuel B.
Kent, a judge of the United States District Court for
the Southern District of Texas.
H.R. 1886........................ ................... Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement
Act of 2009.
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D. TABLE 4.--RESOLUTIONS LAID ON THE TABLE
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H. Res. 158...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions from
the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 218...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions from
the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 219...................... H.J. Res. 38....... Providing for consideration of the joint resolution
(H.J. Res. 38) making further continuing appropriations
for the fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 229...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions from
the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 289...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 450...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 618...................... H.R. 2701.......... Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2701) to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the
United States Government, the Community Management
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement
and Disability System, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 1392..................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for
consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
H. Res. 1496..................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
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E. TABLE 5.--RESOLUTIONS AMENDED
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H. Res. 92....................... H.R. 1............. Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1)
making supplemental appropriations for job preservation
and creation, infrastructure investment, energy
efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed,
and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 371...................... S. Con. Res. 13.... Providing for consideration of the conference report to
accompany the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 13)
setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
H. Res. 685...................... H.R. 3326.......... Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3326)
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 772...................... H.R. 2918.......... Providing for consideration of the conference report to
accompany the bill (H.R. 2918) making appropriations
for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 808...................... H.R. 2647.......... Providing for consideration of the conference report to
accompany the bill (H.R. 2647) to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special pays
and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces,
expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA
disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and
for other purposes.
H. Res. 1403..................... H.R. 4213.......... Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to
the bill (H.R. 4213) to amend the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 1766..................... H.R. 4853.......... Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to
the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill
(H.R. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49,
United States Code, to extend authorizations for the
airport improvement program, and for other purposes.
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F. TABLE 6._LIST OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION REFERRALS
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
H. Res. 15: Representative Conyers of Michigan, January 6,
2009. A resolution authorizing and directing the Committee on
the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G.
Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
H. Res. 17: Representative Campbell of California, January
6, 2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to abolish the Committee on Appropriations.
H. Res. 19: Representative Gerlach of Pennsylvania, January
9, 2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to encourage bipartisan amendments.
H. Res. 40: Representative Tanner of Tennessee, January 9,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require each standing committee to hold
periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or
mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may
authorize, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 48: Representative Rehberg of Montana, January 9,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to establish the Committee on Indian Affairs.
H. Res. 98: Representative Barrett of South Carolina,
January 28, 2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House
of Representatives to require a vote each year on whether to
increase Members' pay.
H. Res. 100: Representative Putnam of Florida, January 28,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to provide for earmark reform.
H. Res. 111: Representative King of New York, February 3,
2009. A resolution establishing a Select Committee on POW and
MIA Affairs.
H. Res. 216: Representative Paul of Texas, March 5, 2009. A
resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
to ensure that Members have a reasonable amount of time to read
legislation that will be voted upon.
H. Res. 225: Representative Gingrey of Georgia, March 9,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require that general appropriations for
military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as
stand-alone measures.
H. Res. 272: Representative Lamborn of Colorado, March 19,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to strike rule XXVIII, popularly known as the
``Gephardt rule'', and to provide that any measure that
increases the statutory limit on the public debt shall be stand
alone and require a recorded vote.
H. Res. 276: Representative Nunes of California, March 23,
2009. A resolution to provide earmark reform in the House of
Representatives.
H. Res. 323: Representative King of Iowa, April 2, 2009. A
resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
to require that rescission bills always be considered under
open rules every year, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 343: Representative Conaway of Texas, April 21,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require the reduction of section 302(b)
suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general
appropriation bills.
H. Res. 345: Representative Dingell of Michigan, April 21,
2009. A resolution establishing a select committee to make a
thorough and complete investigation of the causes of the
current financial crisis and other matters.
H. Res. 359: Representative LaTourette of Louisiana, April
23, 2009. A resolution providing for the consideration of the
resolution (H. Res. 251) directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to transmit to the House of Representatives all
information in his possession relating to specific
communications with American International Group, Inc. (AIG).
H. Res. 383: Representative Lee of California, April 30,
2009. A resolution establishing a select committee to review
national security laws, policies, and practices.
H. Res. 424: Representative Conyers of Michigan, May 12,
2009. A resolution authorizing and directing the Committee on
the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach
Samuel B. Kent, a judge of the United States District Court for
the Southern District of Texas.
H. Res. 440: Representative Cassidy of Louisiana, May 14,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to strengthen the public disclosure of all
earmark requests.
H. Res. 460: Representative Burton of Indiana, May 20,
2009. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 2194) to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance
United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by
expanding economic sanctions against Iran.
H. Res. 470: Representative Bishop of Utah, May 21, 2009. A
resolution raising a question of the privileges of the House.
H. Res. 554: Representative Baird of Washington, June 17,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require that legislation and conference
reports be available on the Internet for 72 hours before
consideration by the House, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 597: Representative King of Iowa, June 26, 2009. A
resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
to require the Committee on Rules to conduct its meetings and
hearings in the Hall of the House, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 614: Representative Quigley of Illinois, July 7,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to prohibit earmarks to for-profit entities.
H. Res. 643: Representative Griffith of Alabama, July 14,
2009. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that any major health care reform bill
considered on the floor should be available for viewing.
H. Res. 671: Representative Whitfield of Kentucky, July 22,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to promote fiscal responsibility by requiring
the application of the House PAYGO rule.
H. Res. 687: Representative Alexander of Louisiana, July
28, 2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to provide greater transparency on earmark
requests.
H. Res. 689: Representative Posey of Florida, July 29,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to ensure that Members, Delegates, and the
Resident Commissioner have a reasonable amount of time to read
legislation that will be voted upon, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 694: Representative Forbes of Virginia, July 29,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require a two-thirds vote on a rule or order
that dispenses with the first reading or considers a measure as
read.
H. Res. 702: Representative Reichert of Washington, July
30, 2009. A resolution directing the Comptroller General of the
United States to submit reports ensuring the effectiveness of
Federal programs and amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require that certain standing committees of
the House hold at least one hearing on each such report that
falls within their jurisdiction.
H. Res. 721: Representative Lewis of California, September
8, 2009. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that any major health care reform bill
considered on the floor of the House should be available for
viewing for 30 calendar days.
H. Res. 785: Representative Conyers of Michigan, September
30, 2009. A resolution authorizing the Committee on the
Judiciary to inspect and receive certain tax returns and tax
return information for the purposes of its investigation into
whether United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous should
be impeached, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 804: Representative Filner of California, October
7, 2009. A resolution providing for the concurrence by the
House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1016, with amendment.
H. Res. 819: Representative Posey of Florida, October 8,
2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to provide for division of the question on the
legislative proposals involved to allow separate votes on
disparate matters.
H. Res. 835: Representative Jenkins of Kansas, October 15,
2009. A resolution amending the rules of the House of
Representatives to provide for transparency in the committee
amendment process.
H. Res. 847: Representative Buchanan of Florida, October
20, 2009. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that any conference committee or other meetings
held to determine the content of national health care
legislation be conducted in public under the watchful eye of
the people of the United States.
H. Res. 874: Representative Reichert of Washington, October
28, 2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require all committees post record votes on
their Web sites within 48 hours of such votes.
H. Res. 883: Representative Herger of California, November
11, 2009. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that Members of the House receive the necessary
cost information regarding health care reform legislation at
least 72 hours before any vote on such legislation.
H. Res. 949: Representative Neugebauer of Texas, December
3, 2009. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require a two-thirds vote on a stand-alone
bill to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.
H. Res. 959: Representative Poe of Texas, December 9, 2009.
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
to prohibit the consideration of a regulation of individual
activity disguised as a tax.
H. Res. 965: Representative Bean of Illinois, December 11,
2009. A resolution repealing rule XXVIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the
public debt.
H. Res. 1018: Representative McDermott of Washington,
January 19, 2010. A resolution requesting the Senate to adjust
its rules to reflect the intent of the framers of the
Constitution by amending the Senate's filibuster rule, Rule 22,
to facilitate the consideration of bills and amendments.
H. Res. 1023: Representative Lance of New Jersey, January
20, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to remove the authority of the Committee on
Rules to waive clause 5 of rule XVI or clause 9 of rule XXII.
H. Res. 1071: Representative Akin of Missouri, February 4,
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require a three-fifths vote on a stand-alone
bill to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.
H. Res. 1101: Representative Flake of Arizona, February 23,
2010. A resolution establishing an earmark moratorium for
fiscal year 2011.
H. Res. 1135: Representative Broun of Georgia, March 3,
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require that Members take the same annual
ethics training as senior staff.
H. Res. 1176: Representative Hodes of New Hampshire, March
12, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to ban congressional earmarks, limited tax
benefits, and limited tariff benefits.
H. Res. 1177: Representative Minnick of Idaho, March 12,
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to prohibit congressional earmarks, limited tax
benefits, and limited tariff benefits.
H. Res. 1188: Representative Parker of Alabama, March 17,
2010. A resolution ensuring an up or down vote on certain
health care legislation.
H. Res. 1195: Representative Marshall of Georgia, March 18,
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require a three-fifths majority to designate
spending as emergency spending, except spending for the
Department of Defense.
H. Res. 1221: Representative Chaffetz of Utah, March 25,
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to increase openness and transparency in the
annual appropriations process as it relates to earmarks.
H. Res. 1235: Representative Teague of New Mexico, March
25, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require chairs and ranking minority members
of committees and subcommittees to indicate whether they have
any financial interest in the employer of any witness at a
hearing, any person retaining a witness, or any person
represented by a witness.
H. Res. 1268: Representative Teague of New Mexico, April
15, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require chairs and ranking minority members
of committees and subcommittees to indicate whether they have
any financial interest in the employer of any witness at a
hearing, any person retaining a witness, or any person
represented by a witness.
H. Res. 1289: Representative Goodlatte of Virginia, April
22, 2010. A resolution expressing the sense of the House that
Democratic Members of the House should join Republican Members
of the House in a total ban on earmarks for one year, that
total discretionary spending should be reduced by the amount
saved by earmark moratoriums, and that a bipartisan, bicameral
committee should be created to review and overhaul the
budgetary, spending, and earmark processes.
H. Res. 1360: Representative Kratovil of Maryland, May 13,
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to guarantee reasonable time prior to the
consideration of legislation.
H. Res. 1363: Representative George Miller of California,
May 18, 2010. A resolution granting the authority provided
under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives to the Committee on Education and Labor for
purposes of its investigation into underground coal mining
safety.
H. Res. 1386: Representative Foster of Illinois, May 24,
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to prohibit Members from negotiating for a job
involving lobbying activities.
H. Res. 1416: Representative Fudge of Ohio, May 28, 2010. A
resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
regarding the public disclosure by the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct of written reports and findings of the
board of the Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1441: Representative Conaway of Texas, June 15,
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to curtail the growth of Government programs.
H. Res. 1469: Representative Campbell of California, June
23, 2010. A resolution providing that the House of
Representatives should pass a budget resolution for a fiscal
year before the House considers any appropriation bill for that
year.
H. Res. 1492: Representative Spratt of South Carolina, June
30, 2010. A resolution providing for budget enforcement for
fiscal year 2011.
H. Res. 1493: Representative Spratt of South Carolina, June
30, 2010. A resolution providing for budget enforcement for
fiscal year 2011.
H. Res. 1502: Representative Akin of Missouri, July 1,
2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives respecting the treatment of earmarks in
conferences between the House and the Senate.
H. Res. 1510: Representative Gohmert of Texas, July 13-27,
2010. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 4636) to prohibit United States assistance to foreign
countries that oppose the position of the United States in the
United Nations.
H. Res. 1573: Representative Polis of Colorado, July 29,
2010. A resolution to amend the Rules of the House of
Representatives to prohibit bills and joint resolutions from
containing more than one subject.
H. Res. 1579: Representative Peters of Michigan, July 29,
2010. A resolution establishing an earmark moratorium for
fiscal year 2011.
H. Res. 1632: Representative Conaway of Texas, September
16, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require officers and employees of the House
to read the Constitution of the United States each year.
H. Res. 1649: Representative Posey of Florida, September
22, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to establish the Committee on Regulatory Review
and American Jobs.
H. Res. 1675: Representative Bono Mack of California,
September 29, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the
House of Representatives to require live dissemination on the
Internet of all markups of bills and resolutions that are open
to the public.
H. Res. 1754: Representative Garrett of New Jersey,
December 7, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House
of Representatives to require the citation of the specific
powers granted to Congress in the Constitution be included in
introduced bills and joint resolutions as a basis for enacting
the laws proposed by such bills and joint resolutions,
including amendments and conference reports.
H. Res. 1772: Representative Garrett of New Jersey,
December 16, 2010. A resolution amending the Rules of the House
of Representatives to require House officers and employees to
take annual factual training on the Constitution.
HOUSE BILLS
H.R. 107: Representative Flake of Arizona, January 6, 2009.
A bill to reform Social Security retirement and Medicare by
establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program to
create a safer, healthier, more secure, and more prosperous
retirement for all Americans and to reduce the burden on young
Americans.
H.R. 158: Representative Obey of Wisconsin, January 6,
2009. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to provide for expenditure limitations and public financing for
House of Representatives general elections, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 215: Representative Wilson of South Carolina, January
6, 2009. A bill to provide that rates of pay for Members of
Congress shall not be subject to automatic adjustment; and to
provide that any bill or resolution, and any amendment to any
bill or resolution, which would increase Members' pay may be
adopted only by a recorded vote.
H.R. 236: Representative Brown-Waite of Florida, January 7,
2009. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
protect Social Security beneficiaries against any reduction in
benefits.
H.R. 263: Representative Jackson-Lee of Texas, January 7,
2009. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to grant to
the House of Representatives the authority to bring a civil
action to enforce, secure a declaratory judgment concerning the
validity of, or prevent a threatened refusal or failure to
comply with any subpoena or order issued by the House or any
committee or subcommittee of the House to secure the production
of documents, the answering of any deposition or interrogatory,
or the securing of testimony, and for other purposes.
H.R. 311: Representative Brady of Texas, January 8, 2009. A
bill to cap discretionary spending, eliminate wasteful and
duplicative agencies, reform entitlement programs, and reform
the congressional earmark process.
H.R. 335: Representative Lee of California, January 8,
2009. A bill to ensure that any agreement with Iraq containing
a security commitment or arrangement is concluded as a treaty
or is approved by Congress.
H.R. 350: Representative Terry of Nebraska, January 8,
2009. A bill to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives
to require committee reports to include domestic energy impact
statements, and for other purposes.
H.R. 450: Representative Shadegg of Arizona, January 9,
2009. A bill to require Congress to specify the source of
authority under the United States Constitution for the
enactment of laws, and for other purposes.
H.R. 464: Representative Price of Georgia, January 13,
2009. A bill to provide for a 5-year SCHIP reauthorization for
coverage of low-income children, an expansion of child health
care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and a health care
Federalism initiative, and for other purposes.
H.R. 471: Representative Altmire of Pennsylvania, January
13, 2009. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for
a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions
to address market disruption.
H.R. 483: Representative Poe of Texas, January 13, 2009. A
bill to safeguard the Crime Victims Fund.
H.R. 496: Representative Rangel of New York, January 14,
2009. A bill to amend United States trade laws to eliminate
foreign barriers to exports of United States goods and
services, to restore rights under trade remedy laws, to
strengthen enforcement of United States intellectual property
rights and health and safety laws at United States borders, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 499: Representative Davis of Alabama, January 14,
2009. A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to
provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties
apply to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.
H.R. 534: Representative Neugebauer of Texas, January 14,
2009. A bill to improve the ability of Congress to set spending
priorities and enforce spending limits.
H.R. 547: Representative Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, January
15, 2009. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to
require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful
nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 654: Representative Lee of California, January 22,
2009. A bill to require poverty impact statements for certain
legislation.
H.R. 797: Representative Calvert of California, February 3,
2009. A bill to greatly enhance the Nation's environmental,
energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-
standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic production of
abundant offshore supplies of oil and natural gas, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 830: Representative Norton of District of Columbia,
February 3, 2009. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed
District laws.
H.R. 956: Representative Kaptur of Ohio, February 10, 2009.
A bill to expand the number of individuals and families with
health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
H.R. 960: Representative Norton of District of Columbia,
February 10, 2009. A bill to amend the District of Columbia
Home Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed
District laws.
H.R. 982: Representative Goodlatte of Virginia, February
11, 2009. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
H.R. 1023: Representative Sullivan of Oklahoma, February
12, 2009. A bill to establish a commission to recommend the
elimination or realignment of Federal agencies that are
duplicative or perform functions that would be more efficient
on a non-Federal level, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1040: Representative Burgess of Texas, February 12,
2009. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income
tax system.
H.R. 1294: Representative Ryan of Wisconsin, March 4, 2009.
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration
of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
H.R. 1390: Representative Buchanan of Florida, March 3,
2009. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration
of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 1479: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas,
March 12, 2009. A bill to enhance the availability of capital,
credit, and other banking and financial services for all
citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment
requirements are updated to account for changes in the
financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace
as banks, securities firms, and other financial service
providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1549: Representative Slaughter of New York, March 17,
2009. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
to preserve the effectiveness of medically important
antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases.
H.R. 1557: Representative Cooper of Tennessee, March 17,
2009. A bill establish a commission to develop legislation
designed to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs
and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 1648: Representative McCotter of Michigan, March 19,
2009. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 to require that concurrent resolutions on
the budget limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of
annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product
(GDP) in the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1659: Representative Maloney of New York, March 23,
2009. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act to require the Presidential designee
responsible for carrying out Federal functions under the Act to
have experience in election administration and be approved by
the Senate, to establish the Overseas Voting Advisory Board to
oversee the administration of the Act so that American citizens
who live overseas or serve in the military can participate in
elections for public office, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1721: Representative Pallone of New Jersey, March 25,
2009. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help
individuals with functional impairments and their families pay
for services and supports that they need to maximize their
functionality and independence and have choices about community
participation, education, and employment, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 1802: Representative Tiahrt of Kansas, March 30, 2009.
A bill to establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive
review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the
elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or
outdated functions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1814: Representative Barrett of South Carolina, March
31, 2009. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary
spending limits through fiscal year 2014, to extend paygo for
direct spending, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1886: Representative Berman of California, April 2,
2009. A bill to authorize democratic, economic, and social
development assistance for Pakistan, to authorize security
assistance for Pakistan, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2028: Representative Johnson of Texas, April 22, 2009.
A bill amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized
earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of
such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing
totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and
the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized
employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of
such Acts, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2116: Representative Hill of Indiana, April 27, 2009.
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go
requirement, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2169: Representative Duncan of Tennessee, April 29,
2009. A bill to limit Federal spending to a percentage of GDP.
H.R. 2207: Representative Forbes of Virginia, April 30,
2009. A bill to establish a Commission to examine the long-term
global challenges facing the United States and develop
legislative and administrative proposals to improve interagency
cooperation.
H.R. 2227: Representative Murphy of Pennsylvania, May 4,
2009. A bill to greatly enhance America's path toward energy
independence and economic and national security, to conserve
energy use, to promote innovation, to achieve lower emissions,
cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 2255: Representative Foxx of North Carolina, May 5,
2009. A bill to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
to ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject
to that Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2297: Representative McGovern of Massachusetts, May 7,
2009. A bill to require the President to call a White House
Conference on Food and Nutrition.
H.R. 2300: Representative Bishop of Utah, May 7, 2009. A
bill to provide the United States with a comprehensive energy
package to place Americans on a path to a secure economic
future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and
production.
H.R. 2321: Representative Brady of Texas, May 7, 2009. A
bill to continue the application of certain procedures in the
House of Representatives applicable to Medicare funding
legislation, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2360: Representative Kind of Wisconsin, May 12, 2009.
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a
nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small
businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of
private health plans and make health coverage more affordable,
predictable, and accessible.
H.R. 2380: Representative Inglis of South Carolina, May 13,
2009. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
reduce social security payroll taxes and to reduce the reliance
of the United States economy on carbon-based energy sources.
H.R. 2512: Representative Flake of Arizona, May 20, 2009. A
bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit
the consideration in the House of Representatives or the Senate
of measures that appropriate funds for earmarks to private,
for-profit entities.
H.R. 2795: Representative McGovern of Massachusetts, June
10, 2009. A bill to address global hunger and improve food
security through the development and implementation of a
comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy,
the establishment of the White House Office on Global Hunger
and Food Security, and the creation of the Permanent Joint
Select Committee on Hunger, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2817: Representative McGovern of Massachusetts, June
11, 2009. A bill to address global hunger and improve food
security through the development and implementation of a
comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy,
the establishment of the White House Office on Global Hunger
and Food Security, and the creation of the Permanent Joint
Select Committee on Hunger, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2828: Representative Bishop of Utah, June 11, 2009. A
bill to provide the United States with a comprehensive energy
package to place Americans on a path to a secure economic
future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and
production.
H.R. 3012: Representative Michaud of Maine, June 24, 2009.
A bill to require a review of existing trade agreements and
renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review,
to set terms for future trade agreements, to express the sense
of the Congress that the role of Congress in trade policymaking
should be strengthened, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3233: Representative Lummis of Wyoming, July 16, 2009.
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 to limit the annual cost of appropriation
earmarks and to make them more predictable, equitable, and
transparent.
H.R. 3268: Representative Reichert of Washington, July 20,
2009. A bill to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives
and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of
1974 to increase earmark transparency and accountability, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 3298: Representative Jordan of Ohio, July 22, 2009. A
bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary
spending limits.
H.R. 3310: Representative Bachus of Alabama, July 23, 2007.
A bill to reform the financial regulatory system of the United
States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3350: Representative Jenkins of Kansas, July 27, 2009.
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 to require roll call votes acknowledging
the effect of the costs of legislation on the National debt.
H.R. 3400: Representative Price of Georgia, July 30, 2009.
A bill to provide for incentives to encourage health insurance
coverage, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3518: Representative Slaughter of New York, July 31,
2009. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide grants for
the revitalization of waterfront brownfields, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 3582: Representative Bachmann of Minnesota, September
16, 2009. A bill to make organizations which have been indicted
for violations of Federal or State law relating to elections
for public office ineligible to participate in the Planning
Partnership Program for the 2010 census of population, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 3594: Representative Bachus of Alabama, September 17,
2009. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
delegate management authority over troubled assets purchased
under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, to require the
establishment of a trust to manage assets of certain designated
TARP recipients, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3765: Representative Davis of Kentucky, October 8,
2009. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,
to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have
no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is
enacted into law.
H.R. 3962: Representative Dingell of Michigan, October 29,
2009. A bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all
Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 3964: Representative Hensarling of Texas, October 29,
2009. A bill to reform Federal budget procedures, to impose
spending and deficit limits, to provide for a sustainable
fiscal future, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4160: Representative Slaughter of New York, December
1, 2009. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences to conduct and coordinate a research program on
hormone disruption, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4161: Representative Slaughter of New York, December
1, 2009. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research centers
regarding women's health and disease prevention, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 4173: Representative Frank of Massachusetts, December
2, 2009. A bill to provide for financial regulatory reform, to
protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal
understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-
counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4191: Representative DeFazio of Oregon, December 3,
2009. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job
creation and deficit reduction.
H.R. 4249: Representative McHenry of North Carolina,
December 9, 2009. A bill to establish a commission to develop
legislation designed to reform entitlement benefit programs and
ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 4261: Representative Thornberry of Texas, December 10,
2009. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to
provide additional procedures for congressional oversight.
H.R. 4262: Representative Scalise of Louisiana, December
10, 2009. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
to require a two-thirds recorded vote in the House of
Representatives and in the Senate to increase the statutory
limit on the public debt, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4300: Representative Tierney of Massachusetts,
December 11, 2009. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to
establish a national usury rate for consumer credit card
accounts under open end consumer credit plans, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 4481: Representative Lance of New Jersey, January 20,
2010. A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit in a
responsible manner.
H.R. 4499: Representative Hoekstra of Michigan, January 21,
2010. A bill to provide that the voters of the United States be
given the right, through advisory voter initiative, to propose
the enactment and repeal of Federal laws in a national
election.
H.R. 4529: Representative Ryan of Wisconsin, January 27,
2010. A bill to provide for the reform of health care, the
Social Security system, the tax code for individuals and
business, job training, and the budget process.
H.R. 4587: Representative Neugebauer of Texas, February 3,
2010. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
require spending limits be imposed when the statutory limit on
the public debt is increased.
H.R. 4625: Representative Thornberry of Texas, February 9,
2010. A bill to establish a commission to conduct a study and
make recommendations concerning ways to improve the civil
service and organization of the Federal Government.
H.R. 4640: Representative Lee of New York, February 22,
2010. A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to
eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions by
the Government Printing Office for the use of the House of
Representatives and Senate.
H.R. 4646: Representative Fattah of Pennsylvania, February
23, 2010. A bill to establish a fee on transactions which would
eliminate the national debt and replace the income tax on
individuals.
H.R. 4831: Representative Gingrey of Georgia, March 11,
2010. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
set a cap on allocated funds for earmarks.
H.R. 4844: Representative Boustany of Louisiana, March 15,
2010. A bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance.
H.R. 4856: Representative Donnelly of Indiana, March 16,
2010. A bill to require the President's budget and the
congressional budget to disclose and display the net present
value of future costs of entitlement programs.
H.R. 4871: Representative Kratovil of Maryland, March 17,
2010. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 to establish nonsecurity discretionary
spending caps.
H.R. 4883: Representative Barton of Texas, March 18, 2010.
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 to establish a sequestration to reduce all
nonexempt programs, projects, and activities by 2 percent each
fiscal year in which the Federal budget is in deficit, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 4901: Representative Moran of Kansas, March 22, 2010.
A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act.
H.R. 4903: Representative Bachmann of Minnesota, March 22,
2010. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act.
H.R. 4910: Representative Burton of Indiana, March 22,
2010. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act and enact the Empowering Patients First Act in order
to provide incentives to encourage health insurance coverage.
H.R. 4919: Representative Mack of Florida, March 24, 2010.
A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act.
H.R. 4921: Representative Minnick of Indiana, March 24,
2010. A bill to establish procedures for the expedited
consideration by Congress of certain proposals by the President
to rescind amounts of budget authority.
H.R. 4931: Representative Klein of Florida, March 24, 2010.
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require
that the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2012 include a benchmark plan to eliminate the budget deficit
by fiscal year 2020 and that subsequent resolutions adhere to
that plan.
H.R. 4939: Representative Murphy of Pennsylvania, March 25,
2010. A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard the
surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare hospital
insurance trust funds.
H.R. 4944: Representative Wilson of South Carolina, March
25, 2010. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act and to replace such Act with incentives to
encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4972: Representative King of Iowa, March 25, 2010. A
bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
H.R. 4983: Representative Quigley of Illinois, March 25,
2010. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the
Rules of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure
Act of 1995, and the Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006 to improve access to information in
the legislative and executive branches of the Government, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 4985: Representative Roe of Tennessee, March 25, 2010.
A bill to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment
Advisory Board.
H.R. 5005: Representative Griffith of Alabama, April 13,
2010. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act.
H.R. 5006: Representative Hastings of Florida, April 13,
2010. A bill to require the President to call a White House
Conference on Haiti.
H.R. 5008: Representative Markey of Colorado, April 13,
2010. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
require annual progress toward meeting fiscally responsible 5-
and 10-year deficit and debt targets.
H.R. 5073: Representative Broun of Georgia, April 20, 2010.
A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
and enact the OPTION Act of 2009.
H.R. 5109: Representative Kirk of Illinois, April 22, 2010.
A bill to establish a tax, regulatory, and legal structure in
the United States that encourages small businesses to expand
and innovate, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5216: Representative Akin of Missouri, May 5, 2010. A
bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
H.R. 5258: Representative Cassidy of Louisiana, May 11,
2010. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
require Congress to establish a unified and searchable database
on a public website for congressional earmarks.
H.R. 5421: Representative Broun of Georgia, May 27, 2010. A
bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010,
repeal the 7.5 percent threshold on the deduction for medical
expenses, provide for increased funding for high-risk pools,
allow acquiring health insurance across State lines, and allow
for the creation of association health plans.
H.R. 5424: Representative Herger of California, May 27,
2010. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
of 2010 and enact the Common Sense Health Care Reform and
Affordability Act.
H.R. 5444: Representative Paul of Texas, May 27, 2010. A
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care
and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and to replace it with
provisions reforming the health care system by putting patients
back in charge of health care.
H.R. 5454: Representative Spratt of South Carolina, May 28,
2010. A bill to provide an optional fast-track procedure the
President may use when submitting rescission requests, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 5568: Representative Nye of Virginia, June 22, 2010. A
bill to create a means to review and abolish Federal programs
that are inefficient, duplicative, or in other ways wasteful of
taxpayer funds.
H.R. 5590: Representative King from New York, June 24,
2010. A bill to strengthen measures to protect the United
States from terrorist attacks and to authorize appropriations
for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2011,
and for other purposes.
H.R. 5752: Representative Quigley of Illinois, July 15,
2010. A bill to make the Federal budget process more
transparent and to make future budgets more sustainable.
H.R. 5775: Representative Sestak of Pennsylvania, July 19,
2010. A bill to require the establishment of a commission on
earmark reform, to consolidate and streamline the grants
management structure of the Federal Government, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 5818: Representative Garrett of New Jersey, July 22,
2010. A bill to amend title IV of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 and the Rules of the House of Representatives to make
Federal private sector mandates subject to a point of order,
and for other purposes.
H.R. 5834: Representative Deutch of Florida, July 22, 2010.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the old-
age, survivors, and disability insurance program, to provide
for cash relief for years for which annual COLAs do not take
effect under certain cash benefit programs, and to provide for
Social Security benefit protection.
H.R. 5842: Representative Jenkins of Kansas, July 22, 2010.
A bill to deem any adjournment of the House of Representatives
which is in effect on the date of the regularly scheduled
general election for Federal office held during a Congress to
be adjournment sine die, and to amend title 31, United States
Code, to provide for automatic continuing appropriations if a
regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become
law before the date of the regularly scheduled general election
for Federal office held during such fiscal year.
H.R. 5853: Representative Boustany of Louisiana, July 26,
2010. A bill to amend title XXXII of the Public Health Service
Act to require review and approval by law prior to collection
of premiums under the CLASS program, to require notice to
individuals prior to enrollment, and to require termination of
the program in the event of actuarial unsoundness, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 5954: Representative Giffords of Arizona, July 29,
2010. A bill to increase the long-term fiscal accountability of
direct spending legislation.
H.R. 5957: Representative Johnson of Illinois, July 29,
2010. A bill to require that any local currencies used to
provide per diems to Members and employees of Congress for
official foreign travel for a fiscal year be obtained by
Congress and paid for using funds appropriated for salaries and
expenses of Congress for the fiscal year, to enhance the
disclosure of information on official foreign travel of
Members, officers, and employees of the House of
Representatives, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5997: Representative Turner of Ohio, July 30, 2010. A
bill to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives and the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to
require that public hearings be held on all earmark requests in
the district of the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
making the request, and to further increase earmark
transparency and accountability.
H.R. 6019: Representative Castle of Delaware, July 30,
2010. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to extend
the post-employment restrictions on certain executive and
legislative branch officers and employees, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 6071: Representative Sherman of California, July 30,
2010. A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from
the products of the People's Republic of China, to provide for
a balanced trade relationship between that country and the
United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6145: Representative Chaffetz of Utah, September 16,
2010. A bill to require Members of Congress to disclose
delinquent tax liability, require an ethics inquiry, and
garnish the wages of a Member with Federal tax liability.
H.R. 6186: Representative Posey of Florida, September 22,
2010. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
establish discretionary and mandatory deficit reduction
accounts.
H.R. 6291: Representative Richardson of California,
September 29, 2010. A bill to provide for merit-based
investment in the freight transportation system of the United
States to ensure economic growth, increase vitality and
competitiveness in national and global markets, address goods
mobility and accessibility issues, reduce air pollution and
other environmental impacts of freight transportation, better
public health conditions, enhance energy security, and improve
the condition and connectivity of the freight transportation
system, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6367: Representative Moran of Kansas, September 29,
2010. A bill to restore American jobs, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6401: Representative Dreier of California, November
15, 2010. A bill to provide a biennial budget for the United
States Government.
H.R. 6448: Representative Kirk of Illinois, November 29,
2010. A bill to establish the Grace Commission II to review and
make recommendations regarding cost control in the Federal
Government, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6555: Representative King of Iowa, December 17, 2010.
A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
H. Con. Res. 22: Representative Ros-Lehtinen of Illinois,
January 15, 2009. A concurrent resolution establishing the
Joint Select Committee on Reorganization and Reform of Foreign
Assistance Agencies and Programs.
H. Con. Res. 201: Representative Tiahrt of Kansas, October
15, 2009. A concurrent resolution to establish the Joint Select
Committee on Earmark Reform, and for other purposes.
H. Con. Res. 299: Representative Castle of Delaware, July
21, 2010. A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress regarding the establishment of committees with
jurisdiction over intelligence activities.
H. Con. Res. 322: Representative Issa of California,
September 29, 2010. A concurrent resolution establishing the
Congressional Commission on the European Union, and for other
purposes.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
H.J. Res. 27: Representative Young of Alaska, March 3,
2009. A joint resolution establishing a bipartisan Joint Select
Committee on Long-Term Financial Security.
VIII. PUBLICATIONS
1. Rules of the Committee on Rules. One Hundred Eleventh
Congress (2009-2010). Committee Print
2. Rules Adopted by the Committees of the House of
Representatives. One Hundred Eleventh Congress (2009-2010).
Committee Print
3. Journal and History of Legislation, Interim Edition. One
Hundred Eleventh Congress (February 17, 2010). Committee Print
4. Original Jurisdiction Hearing on H.R. 1549--Preservation
of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA) (July 13,
2009).
5. Original Jurisdiction Hearing on H.R. 2297--White House
Conference on Food and Nutrition (May 18, 2009).
6. Original Jurisdiction Hearing and Markup on H. Res.
1363--Providing the Education and Labor Committee Deposition
Authority for Purposes of its Investigation into Underground
Coal Mining Safety (May 19, 2010).
IX. MINORITY VIEWS
Traditionally, observers and insiders alike measure the
relative ``openness'' of a Congress by how many bills were
considered under an ``open'' amendment process (which allows
members to offer virtually any germane amendment) versus a
``closed'' process (which prohibits virtually all amendments).
As the Majority was forced to admit, the Rules Committee failed
to allow a single bill to be considered under an open rule
during this Congress. This was a failure of historic
proportions. The 111th Congress changed the dynamic in another
important way--by reducing the use of closed rules, as well.
While at first blush it might appear to have been an
improvement, it did not reflect a greater degree of openness on
the House floor.
In fact, this change translated into less debate, not more.
Debate in the House simply became more closed to the Minority
party. In instances when the Rules Committee Majority asked for
and received submitted amendments, Republican amendments were
far less likely to be made in order. The same standard applied
when amendment deadlines were not set in place. Figure 1
demonstrates a Majority intent on controlling debate through
structured rules.
Figure 1. Historical types of rules reported by the Rules Committee
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Rule Type* 109th 110th 111th
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Open................................... 22 10 0
Modified Open.......................... 2 1 1
Structured............................. 65 76 71
Structured (only Majority amendments 5 6 5
made in order)........................
Closed................................. 49 64 34
Conference Reports..................... 25 15 11
Other.................................. 29 29 25
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* The definitions of rules used here match the traditional definitions
used in describing rules reported. For a more thorough explanation of
these terms, see the survey of activities from the 109th Congress
(H.Rept. 109-743).
This practice may have given the Majority a greater ability
to manage the exposure of their members to difficult votes on
the floor of the House, but it undermined the bipartisan
credibility of the legislation that they passed. Rather than
bringing the Minority party into the discussion and giving them
a stake in legislative successes or failures, the Majority
insisted on bearing this burden alone. The result is a Majority
lost as a result of deeply unpopular legislation.
We believe the House must return to a more open,
transparent legislative process. By re-introducing the concept
of the open rule and allowing members of the Minority to at
least have their amendments considered, all members will feel
more invested in the legislative process.
Avoiding the Tough Decisions: Punting on the Budget and Eliminating
Cutting Amendments
Nowhere was the lack of an open process felt more than in
the consideration of appropriations bills. It was during
debates on spending bills, the foremost responsibility of the
Congress, that the Majority did the most to limit opportunities
for debate. Open rules for appropriations bills had always been
considered sacrosanct by Democratic and Republican majorities
alike. As long as an amendment was germane, it could be offered
on the floor of the House during debate. That practice ended in
the 111th Congress. As the debate on the first fiscal year 2010
appropriations bill began in June 2009, the Majority announced
their intention to impose a pre-printing requirement for all
amendments to spending bills.
This change alone marked a departure from the traditionally
open amendment process. The first spending bill to be
considered by the 111th Congress was the FY 2010 Commerce,
Justice, Science bill. After the House had considered just a
single Minority amendment, the Majority decided the pre-printed
list of amendments was not restrictive enough. They immediately
instructed the Rules Committee to hand pick the amendments
eligible for debate. There were various reasons given for this
decision--protecting Majority incumbents from ``politically
painful'' votes, time management, and previous abuse of the
amendment process by Republicans. We received each of these
arguments in turn in our report Opportunities Lost: The End of
the Appropriations Process and found them to be without merit.
(For the complete report, see http://rules-
republicans.house.gov/media/pdf/OpportunitiesLost _fnl.pdf)
The primary reason given by the Majority for their decision
to deny an open process was the need to guard against
filibuster by amendment. As Majority Leader Hoyer put it in a
June 16, 2009 colloquy, ``We think, in years past, there have
been a lot of amendments offered, not for the purpose of the
substance of the amendment but for the purpose of simply
delaying the ability to get our work done.'' (Cong. Rec. p.
H6899.)
An examination of the appropriations process in years in
which there is a Majority transition from one party to another
does illustrate a significant increase in appropriations
activity. Figure 2 (originally printed in Opportunities Lost)
shows the percentage increase in the total number of amendments
to appropriations bills and the total number of hours spent
debating those bills in years where majority control of the
House switched parties. When Republicans became the Majority
party in 1995, there was a significant increase in the number
of amendments offered compared with the 1994 appropriations
season. Both Democrats and Republicans offered more than twice
the number of amendments as in the year prior.
Figure 2. Increases in amendments and debate during new majorities
Similarly, when the Democrats regained the majority in
2007, there was another substantial increase in both the number
of amendments offered and hours spent on debate over the 2006
season. However, it's worth noting that the increase was far
less than when the Republicans became the Majority party in
1995. In terms of the number of amendments offered, the
increase was less than 40 percent of the increase experienced
in 1995; similarly, the increase in 2007 in the number of hours
spent on debate was just more than half of the 1995 increase.
While the Democratic Majority is correct--there was spike
both in the number of amendments and the hours spent on
debate--it was substantially less than the increase experienced
when the Democrats became the Minority party in 1995. In fact,
in terms of raw hours spent on appropriations measures, the
House actually spent 13 percent longer on appropriations bills
in 1995 than it did in 2007 (205 hours versus 179.25 hours)
despite processing 36 percent more amendments in 2007.
Similarly, in different years, there are different issues
which drive the appropriations process. Figure 3 (also from
Opportunities Lost) shows the absolute numbers of amendments
offered from 1992-2008. While there are definite spikes in
activity around Majority-Minority transition years, there are
other spikes as well. It's notable that there was a large
increase in appropriations activity in 2006, prior to the
Democrats recapturing the Majority. Further, Democrats offered
more amendments than Republicans in every year from 2000
through 2006. On average, between 1995 and 2006 (excluding 2002
as there isn't enough data to be significant), Democrats
offered 15 percent more amendments than did Republicans. Even
looking at years in which the Democrats were in the Majority
(1992-1994), they offered an average of 6 percent more
amendments than did Republicans during the same period.
While the Democratic Majority was right in its assertion
that 2007 represented a significant departure from prior years'
appropriations activity, the notion that the increase was
unprecedented rings hollow. Taken in historical context, the
increase in appropriations activity in 2007 was not so far out
of the norm as to justify the Majority leadership's response--
shutting down the entire appropriations process.
The Majority compounded its mistakes in the second session
of the 111th Congress by failing to even propose a budget
resolution. For the first time since the adoption of the 1974
Budget Act, neither the Budget Committee nor the House
considered a budget resolution. This failure to act eliminated
any opportunity for members on either side of the aisle to
present their visions for the budget to the House for debate.
Rather than performing their fiduciary responsibility of
putting forth and defending a budget, the Majority turned to a
``deeming'' resolution to set spending limits. Once again, it
was the Rules Committee that had to cover for the Majority's
inability to perform basic functions. Without any testimony,
the Rules Committee Majority inserted the deeming resolution
into a rule providing for consideration of a supplemental
spending bill funding our troops fighting in Iraq and
Afghanistan. In the end, this self-imposed limit proved to be
little more than an empty gesture. The Senate never agreed to
the number included in the deeming resolution and the House
considered only two of the twelve appropriations bills.
The Majority's decision to shut down debate of the
Congress's spending and budget priorities was not without
consequence. As Figure 4 (originally published as part of our
report The Wrong Way Congress which can be found at http://
rules-republicans.house.gov/ media/PDF/ WrongWayCongress-Final-
WEB.pdf) illustrates, the more debate was restricted, the more
spending increased.
We believe the House must turn its focus to reducing
spending rather than increasing it. In order to do that, the
House must consider a budget and once again open up the
consideration of appropriations bills.
Figure 3. Comparison of the total number of amendments offered during
the 1992 through 2008 appropriations seasons, broken down by party
Figure 4. Comparison of changes in discretionary spending versus the
number of amendments offered during consideration of appropriations
bills
Martial Law Rules
Another unfortunate hallmark of the 111th Congress has been
the dramatic increase in the use of ``martial law,'' or rules
that provide for same-day consideration of legislation reported
from the Rules Committee. ``Martial law'' authority has been
used in the past by majorities of both parties. However, it has
typically been restricted to specific items and only available
for a day or two at the most. The Rules Committee Majority of
the 111th Congress changed this practice by pursuing an
unprecedented number of blanket ``martial law'' rules, allowing
them to call up any bill with as little as an hour's notice.
In the 109th Congress, just five blanket ``martial law''
rules were reported and one was tabled. Two were reported
during the lame duck session following the GOP's loss of the
Majority. These two ``martial law'' rules lasted for one day
each and were approved on the final two days of the legislative
session.
In contrast, the 111th Congress has approved thirteen
blanket ``martial law'' rules, only one of which was tabled.
The most egregious use of the ``martial law'' rules came during
the lame duck session of the 111th Congress. Following their
historic losses, the Democratic Majority approved one blanket
``martial law'' rule covering eleven days and another covering
eight days. Nearly the entire lame duck session of the 111th
Congress was conducted under blanket ``martial law'' authority.
Having lost the confidence of the American people, the Majority
used blanket ``martial law'' authority in a lame duck Congress
in order to advance an agenda that had been rejected by their
constitutents. With this expansion of the use of ``martial
law'' authority, the lame duck Democratic Majority turned a
scheduling tool into a way to avoid accountability.
We believe the Rules Committee should seriously limit the
use of unrestricted ``martial law'' rather than empowering the
House to abuse these procedures. While we recognize that they
are sometimes necessary to manage the scheduling challenges of
the conclusion of a legislative session, they should not be the
``go-to'' procedures for everyday management of the House.
Procedural Shortcuts
The use of unrestricted ``martial law'' was not the only
procedural shortcut employed by the 111th Congress. Like no
Congress before it, the 111th Congress made House procedure a
topic of conversation for everyday Americans--and not in a good
way. It was the Rules Committee that executed the procedural
plans that became the Democratic Majority's undoing.
Beginning with the rushed consideration of the stimulus
bill in early 2009, continuing with the handling of the ``Cap
and Trade'' legislation and its infamous manager's amendment in
the summer of 2009, and concluding with the failed ``Slaughter
Solution'' during the health care debate, the Democratic
Majority used procedure as a means to an end. These three
bills, and the procedures used to advance them, came to define
the 111th Congress: they epitomized the actions of a Majority
that took procedural tools that have been used in the past and
applied them in ways which ultimately damaged the institution
and undermined public confidence in government.
The stimulus legislation, H.R. 1, never went through the
committee process and, although a conference committee was
convened, it never formally debated the legislation. When the
final version of the bill reached the Rules Committee, it had
only been available to Members and the public alike for an
hour. Fewer than eighteen hours later, Members were on the
House floor voting on the bill. This occurred despite a
unanimous House vote just two days prior demanding that the
bill be made available for 48 hours so that Members and the
public had the opportunity to read the bill. (See roll call
vote 111-54, February 10, 2009).
The procedure employed to advance H.R. 2454, the
unsuccessful ``Cap and Trade'' legislation was just as rushed.
The Rules Committee adopted a 300-page manager's amendment at 3
a.m. on the very day of the final vote on the bill. The
amendment was still warm from the copier as the Committee was
voting on it. The outrage was palpable among Democrats and
Republicans alike. Republican Leader Boehner used his
leadership privilege to take an hour on the House floor in
order to walk members through the provisions of the amendment.
That simply should not have been necessary.
Passage of the Majority's health care law proved extremely
difficult and time consuming. What was supposed to have been
finished in the summer of 2009 instead extended into the spring
of 2010. Searching for options to pass the highly controversial
and unpopular piece of legislation, Rules Committee Chairwoman
Slaughter floated the concept of passing the bill without an
actual up or down vote. It became known as the ``Slaughter
Solution'' and the outcry was immediate. The Majority defended
the concept by declaring previous Majorities had done the same
thing. In fact, no previous Majority, of either party had ever
attempted to move a similar piece of legislation in the same
way. Ultimately, the Democratic Majority abandoned the ``deem
and pass'' strategy after an open rebellion from its own
Members. One Democrat on the Rules Committee even proclaimed
that ``sanity'' had eventually prevailed. More than any other
bill in recent memory, the process surrounding the health care
law became as infamous as the legislation itself.
Conclusion
We recount these abuses not for the purpose of simple story
telling, but rather to demonstrate how the Rules Committee's
Democratic Majority employed extreme legislative maneuvers to
advance an extreme, unpopular agenda. Their actions not only
damaged their party politically, but damaged the House as an
institution as well. These shortcuts and abuses fall far short
of the promises of openness and transparency put forward by the
Majority when they assumed control in 2007. They are even
farther from the promised era of bipartisanship that was to
have begun in 2007 and again in 2009. The facts clearly
demonstrate that the Majority in the 111th Congress, and the
Rules Committee specifically, put political objectives over its
institutional responsibilities.
David Dreier.
Lincoln Diaz-Balart.
Pete Sessions.
Virginia Foxx.