[House Report 112-173]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 112-173
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2551) MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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July 20, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Ms. Foxx, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 359]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 359, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be
adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2551, the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012, under a structured
rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be
considered as read. The resolution waives points of order
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with
clause 2 of rule XXI. The resolution provides that the chair
and ranking minority member or their respective designees may
offer pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate at any
time. The resolution makes in order only those further
amendments printed in this report. Each such amendment may be
offered only in the order printed in this report, may be
offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified
in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent
and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall
not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the
House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order
against the amendments are waived. Finally, the resolution
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
the bill includes a waiver of section 3(j)(5) of H. Res. 5 of
the 112th Congress, which prohibits the consideration of a
general appropriations bill unless it includes a spending
reduction account. While the bill includes an account with the
appropriate caption, the account fails to comply with the
definition of a spending reduction account because the bill and
the account specifically exclude Senate items as is customary
to preserve comity between the Houses.
The resolution includes a waiver of points of order against
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of
rule XXI, which prohibits unauthorized appropriations or
legislative provisions in an appropriations bill. This waiver
is necessary because the bill contains unauthorized
appropriations and legislative provisions.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in this report, the Committee is not
aware of any points of order. The waiver of all points of order
is prophylactic.
COMMITTEE VOTES
The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:
Rules Committee record vote No. 115
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated:
4-6
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Sessions.................................... Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... Yea
Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Nugent...................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina..................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... Yea
Mr. Webster..................................... Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................ Nay
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SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. Bishop, Sanford (GA): Would transfer Member Transition
Activities funds to increase the Capitol Police fund by
$1,000,000 in order to establish a Security Fund for Member's
District Office Security Upgrades. (10 minutes)
2. Watt (NC): Would reduce funding for the Office of
Congressional Ethics (OCE) by 40% ($619,200) and transfer the
funds to the Spending Reduction Account. (10 minutes)
3. Broun (GA): Would reduce funding for the Joint Economic
Committee by $1,050,750 (25%) and transfers those dollars to
the spending reduction account. (10 minutes)
4. Broun (GA): Would reduce funding for the Office of
Compliance to the FY 2008 Level ($467,000 reduction) and
transfers those dollars to the spending reduction account. (10
minutes)
5. Hayworth (NY), Gosar (AZ): Would cut the $632,780
increase in funding for the Botanic Garden and transfers it to
the Spending Reduction Account. (10 minutes)
6. Broun (GA): Would reduce funding for the Botanic Garden
to the FY 2008 Level ($3,192,000 reduction) and transfers those
dollars to the spending reduction account. (10 minutes)
7. Altmire (PA): Would restore $1 million in funding to the
Thirty-Year Mass Deacidification Program with the Library of
Congress' Salaries and Expenses Account. The bill as reported
by the Appropriations Committee reduces the the Thirty-Year
Mass Deacidification Program by 17.7%. (10 minutes)
8. Stutzman (IN): Would reduce the Government Printing
Office by $4,946,140.80 by transferring $3,414,150.29 from
Government Printing Office, Congressional Printing and Binding,
and $1,531,990.51 from Government Printing Office, Office of
Superintendent of Documents to the Spending Reduction Account.
(10 minutes)
9. Moran, James (VA), Welch (VT): Would prohibit the use of
funds for polystyrene containers in the food service facilities
of the House of Representatives. (10 minutes)
10. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would require all mail funded by the
Members' representational allowance and from funds for official
mail for committees and leadership offices of the House bear
the official letterhead of the Member, committee, or office
involved. (10 minutes)
11. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit Members, committees,
and leadership from using funds from this Act to purchase
online ads that link to a website maintained by Members,
committees, and leadership offices. (10 minutes)
12. Holt (NJ): Would provide $2.5 million for the
congressional Office of Technology Assessment and reduce
funding for the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust
Fund by the same amount. (10 minutes)
13. Paulsen (MN), Miller, Candice (MI): Would prevent the
distribution of printed legislation to member offices unless a
member requests the legislation. (10 minutes)
14. Paulsen (MN), Miller, Candice (MI): Would prevent funds
from being used to distribute printed copies of the
Congressional Record to member offices. Members would still be
able to receive copies online and from the legislative resource
center. (10 minutes)
15. Thompson, Glenn (PA): Would prohibit any funds in the
bill from being available to purchase, acquire, install, or use
any medium screw base compact fluorescent lamp or light bulb
(CFL). (10 minutes)
16. Hanna (NY): Would state that none of the funds may be
used by the Chief Administrative Officer to make any payments
from any MRA for the leasing of a vehicle in an amount that
exceeds $1,000 in any month. (10 minutes)
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bishop of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 2, line 9, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by
$1,000,000)''.
Page 5, line 22, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by
$1,000,000)''.
Page 6, line 6, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by
$1,000,000)''.
Page 14, line 12, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased
by $1,000,000)''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Watt of North Carolina
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 2, line 9, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by
$619,200)''.
Page 5, line 22, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by
$619,200)''.
Page 6, line 8, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by
$619,200)''.
Page 37, line 7, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased
by $619,200)''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Broun of Georgia or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 12, line 21, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced
by $1,050,750)''.
Page 37, line 7, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased
by $1,050,750)''.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Broun of Georgia or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 17, line 25, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced
by $467,000)''.
Page 37, line 7, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased
by $467,000)''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hayworth of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 21, line 14, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced
by $632,780)''.
Page 37, line 7, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased
by $632,780)''.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Broun of Georgia or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 21, line 14, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced
by $3,192,000)''.
Page 37, line 7, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased
by $3,192,000)''.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Altmire of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 22, line 16, after the dollar amount insert
``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stutzman of Indiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 28, line 10, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced
by $3,414,150.29)''.
Page 29, line 23, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced
by $1,531,990.51)''.
Page 37, line 7, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased
by $4,946,140.80)''.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moran of Virginia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the
following:
LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR POLYSTYRENE CONTAINERS
Sec. 211. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to obtain polystyrene containers for use in food service
facilities of the House of Representatives.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. 211. None of the funds made available in this Act for
Members' representational allowances or for official mail for
committees and leadership offices of the House of
Representatives may be used for any mailing that does not bear
the official letterhead of the Member, committee, or office
involved, other than a publication or document produced by
another office of the Government or by an office of a State or
local government that is included with such a mailing.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. 211. None of the funds made available in this Act for
Members' representational allowances or for the expenses of
committees and leadership offices of the House of
Representatives may be used to purchase advertisements that
hyperlink to any website maintained by funds provided under a
Members' representational allowance, funds provided for
salaries and expenses of committees of the House, or funds
provided for salaries and expenses of leadership offices of the
House.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Holt of New Jersey or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. 211. There is appropriated, for salaries and expenses
of the Office of Technology Assessment as authorized by the
Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (2 U.S.C. 471 et seq.),
hereby derived from the amount provided in this Act for the
payment to the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust
Fund, $2,500,000.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Paulsen of Minnesota
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. 211. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint resolution,
or resolution to the office of a Member of the House of
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to the Congress) unless the Member requests a copy.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Paulsen of Minnesota
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. 211. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to deliver a printed copy of any version of the
Congressional Record to the office of a Member of the House of
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to the Congress).
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thompson of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. 211. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to purchase, acquire, install, or use any medium screw
base compact fluorescent lamp or light bulb.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hanna of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. 211. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives to make any payments from any Members'
Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle in an
aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any
month.