Meeting Announcement for H.R. 5856, H.R. 6020, Survey of Activities, and H.R. 4348 [Conference Report]

June 26, 2012

The Rules Committee will convene on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 2:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measures: 

  • H.R. 5856 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013
  • H.R. 6020 — Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013
  • Adoption of the Survey of Activities of the House Committee on Rules for the Third Quarter of the 112th Congress

The Committee will additionally meet on, as an emergency item, the following measure: 

H. Res. 706—Authorizing the Committee on Oversight & Government Reform to initiate or intervene...

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Wednesday, June 27, 2012.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 708: 
Adpoted by record vote of 254-173 on Thursday, June 28, 2012.  

MANAGERS: Nugent/McGovern

1. Provides that if H. Rept. 112-546 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.

321, H.R. 4480

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #27, offered by Rep. Hastings (FL),which would require each drilling permit application to include an estimate of how much the price of gasoline will decrease as a result of any oil or gas found under the permit. Defeated: 4–7

Vote 320, H.R. 4480

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to make in order and grant the necessary waivers for amendment #4, offered by Mr. McGovern (MA), which would reduce the ffederal deficit by $40 billion by eliminating subsidies to oil companies. Defeated 4-7.

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