Rule Hearing Information:
Meeting Time: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol
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For more on this bill, click here.
Resources:
- Text of H.R. 4970 — Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 [PDF]
- Text of H. Rept. 112-480 Part 1 — Report from the Committee on the Judiciary [PDF]
- Hearing Documents:
:: Rule [PDF]
:: H. Res. 656 [PDF][XML]
:: H. Rept. 112-481 [PDF][XML]
Submitted for the Record:
Committee Votes:
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Rules Committee Record Vote No. 219
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Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 4970 to grant H.R. 4970 an open rule. Defeated: 2–7
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Majority Members
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Vote
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Minority Members
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Vote
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Ms. Foxx......................
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Nay
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Mr. McGovern..................
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Yea
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Mr. Bishop of Utah............
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Nay
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Mr. Hastings of Florida.......
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Yea
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Mr. Woodall...................
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Nay
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Mr. Nugent....................
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Nay
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Mr. Scott of South Carolina...
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Nay
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Mr. Webster...................
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Nay
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Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........
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Nay
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Rules Committee Record Vote No. 220
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Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 4970 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #6, offered by Rep. Conyers Jr. (MI) and Rep. Lofgren (CA) and Rep. Moore (WI), which would strike all after the enacting clause and insert the language of the bipartisan Senate-passed VAWA Reauthorization S. 1925. Defeated: 2–7
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Majority Members
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Vote
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Minority Members
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Vote
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Ms. Foxx......................
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Nay
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Mr. McGovern..................
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Yea
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Mr. Bishop of Utah............
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Nay
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Mr. Hastings of Florida.......
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Yea
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Mr. Woodall...................
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Nay
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Mr. Nugent....................
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Nay
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Mr. Scott of South Carolina...
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Nay
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Mr. Webster...................
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Nay
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Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........
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Nay
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Rules Committee Record Vote No. 221
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Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.R. 4970 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #5, offered by Rep. Scott (VA), which would remove provisions in the bill that would impose mandatory minimum sentences. Defeated: 2–7
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Majority Members
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Vote
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Minority Members
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Vote
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Ms. Foxx......................
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Nay
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Mr. McGovern..................
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Yea
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Mr. Bishop of Utah............
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Nay
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Mr. Hastings of Florida.......
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Yea
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Mr. Woodall...................
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Nay
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Mr. Nugent....................
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Nay
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Mr. Scott of South Carolina...
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Nay
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Mr. Webster...................
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Nay
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Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........
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Nay
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Rules Committee Record Vote No. 222
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Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 7-2
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Majority Members
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Vote
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Minority Members
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Vote
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Ms. Foxx......................
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Yea
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Mr. McGovern..................
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Nay
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Mr. Bishop of Utah............
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Yea
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Mr. Hastings of Florida.......
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Nay
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Mr. Woodall...................
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Yea
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Mr. Nugent....................
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Yea
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Mr. Scott of South Carolina...
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Yea
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Mr. Webster...................
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Yea
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Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........
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Yea
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