Rule Information:

Meeting Time:  Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. in H-313 The Capitol

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Resources:

• Text of H.R. 1229 — Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act [PDF][XML]
   
• Text of H.Rept. 112-67 Part 1 — Report from the Committee on Natural Resources [PDF][XML] 
   
• Amendment Process Announcement for H.R. 1229
  
• For a copy of the rule, click here.  
  For a copy of H.Res. 245, click here.
  For a copy of H.Rept. 112-73, click here. 

Submitted for the Record:

• Statement of Congresswoman Corrine Brown (FL)
• Statement of Congressman Mike Quigley (IL)
• Statement of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX)
• Statement of Congressman Alcee Hastings (FL) [1]
• Statement of Congressman Alcee Hastings (FL) [2]
• Statement of Theodore Deutch (FL)

Committee Votes: 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 88

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 1230 to add a new section to the rule to provide for consideration of of amendment #1, offered by Reps. McGovern (MA), Blumenauer (OR) and Welch (VT) as a stand alone bill under an open rule.   Defeated: 3–9

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote Mr. Sessions.................. Nay Mr. McGovern.................. Yea Dr. Foxx...................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida....... Yea Mr. Bishop of Utah............ Nay Mr. Polis..................... Yea Mr. Woodall................... Nay     Mr. Nugent.................... Nay     Mr. Scott of South Carolina... Nay     Mr. Webster................... Nay     Mr. Reed...................... Nay     Mr. Dreier, Chairman.......... Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 89

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 1230 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #10, offered by Rep. Markey (MA), which would require that companies bidding on new leases pursuant to H.R. 1230 first renegotiate any royalty-free leases they own.  This amendment would raise more than $2 billion over 10 years. Defeated: 3–9

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote Mr. Sessions.................. Nay Mr. McGovern.................. Yea Dr. Foxx...................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida....... Yea Mr. Bishop of Utah............ Nay Mr. Polis..................... Yea Mr. Woodall................... Nay     Mr. Nugent.................... Nay     Mr. Scott of South Carolina... Nay     Mr. Webster................... Nay     Mr. Reed...................... Nay     Mr. Dreier, Chairman.......... Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 90

Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to H.R. 1230 to report an open rule for consideration of H.R. 1229 and H.R.1230. Defeated: 3–9

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote Mr. Sessions.................. Nay Mr. McGovern.................. Yea Dr. Foxx...................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida....... Yea Mr. Bishop of Utah............ Nay Mr. Polis..................... Yea Mr. Woodall................... Nay     Mr. Nugent.................... Nay     Mr. Scott of South Carolina... Nay     Mr. Webster................... Nay     Mr. Reed...................... Nay     Mr. Dreier, Chairman.......... Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 91

Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the rule. Adopted: 9-3

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote Mr. Sessions.................. Yea Mr. McGovern.................. Nay Dr. Foxx...................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida....... Nay Mr. Bishop of Utah............ Yea Mr. Polis..................... Nay Mr. Woodall................... Yea     Mr. Nugent.................... Yea     Mr. Scott of South Carolina... Yea     Mr. Webster................... Yea     Mr. Reed...................... Yea     Mr. Dreier, Chairman.......... Yea