H.R. 139: Mrs. NAPOLITANO and MS. MATSUI. H.R. 458: Ms. LINDA T. SÁNCHEZ of California. H.R. 459: Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. BROOKS, and Mrs. BLACK. H.R. 571: Mr. SABLAN. H.R. 593: Mr. PEARCE. H.R. 769: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. H.R. 870: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. WATERS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. FUDGE, and Mr. GUTIERREZ. H.R. 890: Mr. BARTLETT and Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. H.R. 931: Mr. POSEY. H.R. 975: Mr. SMITH of Washington and Mr. SHIMKUS. H.R. 997: Mr. POE of Texas. H.R. 1179: Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. BACHUS, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. REED, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. YODER, and Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. H.R. 1206: Mr. WESTMORELAND. H.R. 1288: Mr. SIRES, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, and Mr. RIGELL. H.R. 1319: Mr. KEATING and Mr. CAPUANO. H.R. 1370: Mr. PENCE. H.R. 1385: Mr. HECK. H.R. 1404: Ms. HAHN and Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. H.R. 1418: Ms. BONAMICI and Mr. PAUL. H.R. 1585: Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. H.R. 1639: Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. H.R. 1675: Mr. MULVANEY and Ms. MOORE. H.R. 1744: Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois and Mr. GALLEGLY. H.R. 2040: Mrs. NOEM, Mr. POE of Texas, and Mr. WALBERG. H.R. 2086: Mr. PETERSON. H.R. 2106: Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. H.R. 2140: Mr. DICKS and Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. H.R. 2161: Mrs. LOWEY and Mrs. CAPPS. H.R. 2193: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. H.R. 2978: Mr. PRICE of Georgia and Mr. POMPEO. H.R. 2982: Mr. POLIS. H.R. 2985: Mr. LATTA, MS. LEE of California, Mr. HIMES, Mr. COLE, Mr. DEUTCH, and Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. H.R. 3032: Mr. WITTMAN. H.R. 3086: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. H.R. 3173: Ms. HAHN and Mr. YOUNG of Indi ana. H.R. 3187: Mr. THOMPSON of California and Mr. CROWLEY. H.R. 3199: Mrs. ADAMS and Mr. BROUN of Georgia. H.R. 3200: Mr. SIMPSON. H.R. 3276: Mr. MACK and Mr. SOUTHERLAND. H.R. 3300: Mr. CARNAHAN. H.R. 3336: Mr. MCINTYRE. H.R. 3337: Mr. FILNER, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. POSEY, and Mr. LIPINSKI. H.R. 3341: Mr. FARR. H.R. 3364: Mr. ROE of Tennessee. H.R. 3405: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. H.R. 3435: Mr. LOEBSACK. H.R. 3461: Mr. PENCE, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. DENT, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. CHANDLER, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. COLE, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. FORBES, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. SCHILLING. H.R. 3462: Mr. RUSH and Mr. RANGEL. H.R. 3481: Mr. ALEXANDER. H.R. 3506: Mr. REICHERT. H.R. 3523: Mr. BROOKS, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. CARTER, and Mrs. HARTZLER. H.R. 3541: Mr. LANDRY. H.R. 3548: Mr. HENSARLING and Mrs. CAPITO. H.R. 3591: Mr. MCDERMOTT. H.R. 3596: Mr. STARK. H.R. 3606: Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina and Mr. SCHOCK. H.R. 3612: Ms. LEE of California, and Mr. POLIS. H.R. 3635: Ms. HAHN and Mr. PETERS. H.R. 3652: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. NOEM, and Mr. CONAWAY. H.R. 3662: Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Mr. HERGER, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. H.R. 3663: Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. H.R. 3666: Mr. LIPINSKI. H.R. 3676: Mr. FARENTHOLD. H.R. 3698: Mrs. MYRICK. H.R. 3702: Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. H.R. 3767: Mr. GERLACH, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEUTCH, and Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 3789: Mr. FILNER. H.R. 3798: Mr. SMITH of Washington. H.R. 3816: Mr. POMPEO and Mrs. HARTZLER. H.R. 3819: Mr. PAUL and Mr. BURTON of Indiana. H.R. 3824: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BISHOP of New York, and Mr. MCKINLEY. H.R. 3842: Mr. SCHWEIKERT and Mr. HARRIS. H.R. 3848: Mr. SCHOCK and Mrs. BLACKBURN. H.R. 3852: Ms. LEE of California and Mr. QUIGLEY. H.R. 3856: Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Ms. RosLEHTINEN. H.R. 3866: Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 3875: Mr. WELCH, and Mrs. CAPPS. H.R. 3878: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 3895: Mr. JONES. H.R. 3903: Ms. SUTTON, Mr. WELCH, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. CONYERS, MS. KAPTUR, MS. MOORE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. HONDA, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. CICILLINE. H. Res. 298: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. H. Res. 460: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H. Res. 532: Mr. NUNNELEE FITZPATRICK. 117.33 PETITIONS Under clause 3 of rule XII, and Mr. 36. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, rel ative to Resolution No. 2011-121 setting forth the City's 2012 Federal Legislative and Appropriations priorities; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security, the Judiciary, and Financial Services. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012 (18) 18.1 APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The House was called to order at 10 a.m. by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WEBSTER, who laid before the House the following communication: THE SPEAKER'S ROOMS, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, DC, February 8, 2012. I hereby appoint the Honorable DANIEL WEBSTER to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. JOHN A. BOEHNER, Speaker. Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of January 17, 2012, Members were recognized for morning-hour debate. 118.2 RECESS 11:32 A.M. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WEBSTER, pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 32 minutes a.m., until noon. 118.3 AFTER RECESS-NOON The SPEAKER called the House to order. 118.4 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule I, the Journal was approved. 118.5 COMMUNICATIONS Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 8 of rule XII, were referred as follows: 4905. A letter from the Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule - Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements (RIN: 3038-AD19) received January 12, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture. 4906. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule New Animal Drugs; Cephalosporin Drugs; Extralabel Animal Drug Use; Order of Prohibitation [Docket No.: FDA-2008-N-0326] received January 17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture. 4907. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's report on assistance provided for sporting events during calendar year 2011; to the Committee on Armed Services. 4908. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving U.S. exports to Mexico pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee on Financial Services. 4909. A letter from the Acting Chief, Planning and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule - Applying for Free and Reduced Price Meals in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program and for Benefits in the Special Milk Program, and Technical Amendments [FNS-2007-0023] (RIN: 0584-AD54) received January 10, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 4910. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule Medical Devices; Ovarian Adnexal Mass Assessment Score Test System; Labeling; Black Box Restrictions [Docket No.: FDA2011-D-0028] received January 17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4911. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule Temperature-Indicating Devices; Thermally Processed Low-Acid Foods Packaged in Hermetically Sealed Containers; Correction [Docket No.: FDA-2007-N-0265] (formerly 2007N-2006) received January 17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4912. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule Revisions to Labeling Requirements for Blood and Blood Components, Including Source Plasma [Docket No.: FDA-2003-N0097] (Formerly 2003N-0211) received January 17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4913. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule - NRC Participation in the Development and Use of Consensus Standards received January 17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. - 4914. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor that was declared in Executive Order 13348 of July 22, 2004, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 4915. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule - Direct Investment Surveys: BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States [Docket No.: 110822526-1715-02] (RIN: 0691-AA80) received January 17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 4916. A letter from the Director, International Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 20-11 informing of an intent to sign the Framework Memorandum of Understanding with Australia and Canada; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 4917. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report including matters relating to the interdiction of aircraft engaged in illicit drug trafficking; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 4918. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for FY 2003 (Pub. L. 107-228), a report on the 2011 U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue Meetings; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 4919. A letter from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, transmitting sixth lessons learned report entitled "Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons in Inspections of U.S.-funded Stabilization and Reconstruction Projects"; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 4920. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, Agency for International Development, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 4921. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 4922. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting in accordance with Section 647(b) of Title VI of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2004, Pub. L. 108-199, the Commission's Report to Congress on FY 2011 Competitive Sourcing Efforts; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 4923. A letter from the Chief Acquisition Officer, General Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-55; Small Entity Compliance Guidance [Docket: FAR 20110077, Sequence 7] received February 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 4924. A letter from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period of October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 4925. A letter from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Annual Report of the Railroad Retirement Board for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2010; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 4926. A letter from the Chair, Federal Election Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule - Standards of Conduct [Notice 2011-16] (RIN: 3209-AA15) received December 29, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on House Administration. 4927. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sculpins in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 101126521-0640-02] (RIN: 0648-XA857) received February 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources. 4928. A letter from the Acting Director. Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 101126521-0640-02] (RIN: 0648-XA858) received February 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources. 4929. A letter from the Delegated Authority of the Staff Director, Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting notification that the Commission recently appointed members to the Hawaii Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 4930. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 30810; Amdt. No. 3450] received January 18, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 4931. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 30814; Amdt. No. 497] received January 18, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 4932. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Annual Report On Child Welfare Outcomes 2006-2009, pursuant to Public Law 105-89, section 203(a) (111 Stat. 2127); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 4933. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule United States Savings Bonds, Series EE and I received January 13, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 4934. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security Administration, transmitting a draft bill to improve work incentive provisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 118.6 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3521 Mr. WOODALL, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 540): Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3521) to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget and Representative Simpson of Idaho or his designee. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. In lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committees on the Budget and Rules now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-12. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 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 such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. SEC. 2. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of February 9, 2012, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules, as though under clause 1(c) of rule XV, relating to a measure addressing securities trading based on nonpublic information. When said resolution was considered. Mr. WOODALL moved the previous question on the resolution to its adoption or rejection. The question being put, viva voce, Will the House now order the previous question? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it. Mr. WOODALL demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which demand was supported by onefifth of the Members present, so the yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device. Hahn Hanabusa Hartzler Hastings (FL) Heinrich Pastor (AZ) Perlmutter Peters Reyes Higgins Himes Rahall Braley (IA) Hirono Brown (FL) Hochul DesJarlais Herrera Beutler Butterfield Holden Diaz-Balart Huelskamp Richmond Capps Holt Dold Huizenga (MI) Rothman (NJ) Bachmann Dreier Hultgren Roybal-Allard Cardoza Duffy Hoyer Hunter Israel Bartlett Duncan (TN) Ellmers Emerson Farenthold Hurt Issa Jenkins Johnson (IL) Johnson (OH) Fincher Johnson, Sam Fitzpatrick Flake Jones Jordan Fleischmann Fleming Flores Kelly Kind Forbes Fortenberry Foxx Franks (AZ) Frelinghuysen Gallegly Gardner Garrett Gerlach Gibbs Gibson Gingrey (GA) Gohmert Goodlatte Gosar Gowdy Granger Graves (GA) King (IA) Labrador Lamborn Lance Landry Lankford Latham LaTourette Latta Lewis (CA) LoBiondo Long Lucas Luetkemeyer Lungren, Daniel Campbell Canseco Cantor Capito Graves (MO) Matheson Edwards McCarthy (CA) McCaul Ellison Engel McClintock Eshoo Farr Filner Frank (MA) Nadler McCotter McHenry McKeon Waxman Wilson (FL) Woolsey Yarmuth C (H.R. 3521) to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative lineitem veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and for other purposes. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, designated Mr. DENHAM as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time spent therein, ¶18.10 RECORDED VOTE A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of the Whole on the following amendment numbered 2, printed in House Report 112-389, submitted by Mr. ALEXANDER: Page 4, after line 24, add the following new subsection: "(c) EXEMPTION FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS. The President may not propose the rescission under this part of all or part of any dollar amount of funding for the Corps of Engineers.". It was decided in the negative ¶18.11 Alexander Schrader Schwartz Altmire Austria Scott (VA) Bachus Scott, David Barletta Serrano Sherman Yeas 128 Nays 300 Berg Biggert Granger Graves (GA) Graves (MO) Griffin (AR) Griffith (VA) Grimm Guinta Guthrie McMorris Rodgers Miller (FL) Miller, Gary Mulvaney Murphy (PA) Myrick Neugebauer Noem Conyers Cooper Costa Costello Courtney Critz Crowley Cuellar Kucinich Langevin Larson (CT) Lipinski Loebsack Shuler Sires Slaughter Smith (WA) Speier Stark Sutton Thompson (CA) Thompson (MS) Lofgren, Zoe Tierney Lowey Lujan Lynch Brady (TX) Harper Olson Tonko DeFazio Towns Markey Tsongas Van Hollen Costa Doyle Edwards Ellison Hultgren Posey Engel Eshoo Meeks Michaud Miller (NC) Moore Moran Walz (MN) Wasserman Schultz Waters Barrow Bishop (GA) Bishop (NY) Boswell Boustany Brady (PA) Brown (FL) Butterfield Calvert Capps Capuano Cardoza Clyburn Costello Courtney Crawford Loebsack Critz Culberson Luján Maloney Sires Sutton Markey Matsui DeFazio Farr Fattah DeLauro Woolsey Doyle Emerson McCarthy (NY) McGovern Meehan Miller, Gary Terry Thompson (CA) Tierney Tonko Turner (NY) Wasserman Schultz Waters Blumenauer Meehan Polis Crawford Watt Crenshaw Culberson Davis (KY) Denham Dent DesJarlais Diaz-Balart Dold Donnelly (IN) Dreier Duffy Duncan (SC) Duncan (TN) Ellmers Kelly Kind King (IA) King (NY) Kingston Kinzinger (IL) Kissell Kline Labrador Lamborn Lance Landry Lankford Latham LaTourette Latta Lewis (CA) LoBiondo Long Lucas Emerson Farenthold Fincher Fitzpatrick Flake Fleischmann Fleming Flores Forbes E. Luetkemeyer Lummis Lungren, Daniel The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, was agreed to: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2012". SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED RESCISSIONS AND DEFERRALS OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS. Title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is amended by striking all of part B (except for sections 1015, 1016, and 1013, which are transferred and redesignated as sections 1017, 1018, and 1019, respectively) and part C and by inserting after part A the following: "PART B-CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED RESCISSIONS AND DEFERRALS OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS "CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED RESCISSIONS AND DEFERRALS OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS "SEC. 1011. (a) PROPOSED RESCISSIONS.Within 10 days after the enactment of any bill or joint resolution providing any funding, the President may propose, in the manner provided in subsection (b), the rescission of all or part of any dollar amount of such funding. (b) SPECIAL MESSAGE. If the President proposes that Congress rescind funding, the President shall transmit a special message to Congress containing the information specified in this subsection. RESCIS (1) PACKAGING OF REQUESTED SIONS. For each piece of legislation that provides funding, the President shall request at most 2 packages of rescissions and the rescissions in each package shall apply only to funding contained in that legislation. The President shall not include the same rescission in both packages. "(2) TRANSMITTAL.-The President shall deliver each message requesting a package of rescissions to the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is not in session and to the Clerk of the House of Representatives if the House is not in session. The President shall make a copy of the transmittal message publicly available, and shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the message and information on how it can be obtained. "(3) CONTENTS OF SPECIAL MESSAGE.-For each request to rescind funding under this part, the transmittal message shall"(A) specify (i) the dollar amount to be rescinded; "(ii) the agency, bureau, and account from which the rescission shall occur; "(iii) the program, project, or activity within the account (if applicable) from which the rescission shall occur; "(iv) the amount of funding, if any, that would remain for the account, program, project, or activity if the rescission request is enacted; and "(v) the reasons the President requests the rescission. "(B) designate each separate rescission request by number; and include proposed legislative text of an approval bill to accomplish the requested rescissions which may not include "(i) any changes in existing law, other than the rescission of funding; or "(ii) any supplemental appropriations, transfers, or reprogrammings. "GRANTS OF AND LIMITATIONS ON "SEC. 1012. (a) PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD FUNDING.-Notwithstanding any other provision of law and if the President proposes a rescission of funding under this part, the President may, subject to the time limits provided in subsection (c), temporarily withhold that funding from obligation. "(b) WITHHOLDING AVAILABLE ONLY ONCE PER PROPOSED RESCISSION.-Except as provided in section 1019, the President may not invoke the authority to withhold funding granted by subsection (a) for any other purpose. "(c) TIME LIMITS.-The President shall make available for obligation any funding withheld under subsection (a) on the earliest of "(1) the day on which the President determines that the continued withholding or reduction no longer advances the purpose of legislative consideration of the approval bill; "(2) the 60th day following the date of enactment of the appropriations measure to which the approval bill relates; or (3) the last day that the President determines the obligation of the funding in question can no longer be fully accomplished in a prudent manner before its expiration. "(d) DEFICIT REDUCTION. "(1) IN GENERAL.-Funds that are rescinded under this part shall be dedicated only to reducing the deficit or increasing the surplus. "(2) ADJUSTMENT OF LEVELS IN THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET.-Not later than 3 days of session after the date of enactment of an approval bill as provided under this part, the chairs of the Committees on the Budget of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall revise allocations and aggregates and other appropriate levels under the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget to reflect the rescissions, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall report revised suballocations pursuant to section 302(b) of title III, as appropriate. (3) ADJUSTMENTS TO STATUTORY LIMITS.Not later than 3 days after enactment of an approval bill provided under this section, the President shall revise downward by the amount of the rescissions applicable limits under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. "PROCEDURES FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION "SEC. 1013. (a) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION."(1) INTRODUCTION OF APPROVAL BILL.-The majority leader of each House or a designee shall (by request) introduce an approval bill as defined in section 1015 not later than the third day of session of that House after the date of receipt of a special message transmitted to the Congress under section 1011(b). "(2) CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REP RESENTATIVES. "(A) REFERRAL AND REPORTING.-Any committee of the House of Representatives to which an approval bill is referred shall report it to the House without amendment not later than the third legislative day after the date of its introduction. If a committee fails to report the bill within that period or the House has adopted a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment sine die at the end of a Congress, such committee shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the bill and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. "(B) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.--Not later than 3 legislative days after the approval bill is reported or a committee has been discharged from further consideration thereof, it shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the approval bill in the House. Such a motion shall be in order only at a time designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within two legislative days after the day on which the proponent announces an intention to the House to offer the motion provided that such notice may not be given until the approval bill is re |