[House Report 112-553] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 112th Congress Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 112-553 ====================================================================== RELATING TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE REPORT 112-546 AND AN ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 706) AUTHORIZING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM TO INITIATE OR INTERVENE IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS TO ENFORCE CERTAIN SUBPOENAS _______ June 27, 2012.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Nugent, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 708] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 708, by a record vote of 8 to 4, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides that if H. Rept. 112-546, a report from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is called up by direction of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, all points of order against the report shall be waived and it shall be considered as read. The resolution provides for consideration of the resolution accompanying H. Rept. 112-546, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 50 minutes of debate on the resolution accompanying the report equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform or their respective designees. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of a resolution accompanying the report. The resolution provides that the resolution accompanying the report shall be considered as read. The resolution provides one motion to refer at the conclusion of debate if offered by Representative Dingell of Michigan, which shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The resolution provides one motion to recommit the resolution accompanying the report with or without instructions. The resolution provides that the Chair may reduce the minimum time for electronic voting on the motion to recommit the resolution accompanying the report as though pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX. The resolution provides for consideration of H. Res. 706, authorizing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 20 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their respective designees. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the resolution. The resolution provides that the resolution shall be considered as read. The resolution provides one motion to recommit H. Res. 706. EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS Although the rule waives all points of order against H. Rept. 112-546, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. Although the rule waives all points of order against the resolution accompanying H. Rept. 112-546, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. Although the rule waives all points of order against H. Res. 706, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 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. 325 Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Sessions.................................... Yea Ms. Slaughter..................... Nay Ms. Foxx........................................ Yea Mr. McGovern...................... Nay Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... Nay Mr. Nugent...................................... Yea Mr. Scott of South Carolina..................... Yea Mr. Webster..................................... Yea Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................ Yea ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------