Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012

Introduced in House

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-94, by Mr. Culberson.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 288 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2055 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. The resolution authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2055 as unfinished business.

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR 6/2/2011 H3969-3976, CR 6/13/2011 H4047, H4055)

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Johnson SD, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-29.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4577-4605; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4577-4583)

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Johnson SD; Inouye; Landrieu; Murray; Reed; Nelson NE; Pryor; Tester; Leahy; Kirk; Hutchison; McConnell; Murkowski; Blunt; Hoeven; Coats; Cochran.

The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H8203-8204, H8208)

Conference held.

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Conference report H. Rept. 112-331 filed. (text of conference report: CR H9004-9428, H9433-9797)

Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 500 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2055. All points of order against the conference reoprt and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the conference report to its adoption without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate; and (2) one motion to recommit if applicable. Further provisions.

Under the order of 12/16/2011, the vote on adoption of the Conference Report (Record Vote No. 235) required 60 votes in the affirmative.

Rule H. Res. 288 passed House.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 411 - 5 (Roll no. 418).

Rule H. Res. 500 passed House.