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From the Congressional Record, Volume 157 (2011)









H.R. 10 — A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Akin, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Berg, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Coble, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Flores, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Guthrie, Ms. Hayworth, Mr. Heller, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Issa, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Jones, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Kline, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Latta, Mr. Lee of New York, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. McClintock, Mr. McHenry, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Posey, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Quayle, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Roskam, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Schock, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walden, Mr. West, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Wittman), H393 [20JA]
Cosponsors added, H513 [26JA], H601 [9FE], H1071 [16FE], H1364 [18FE], H1770 [11MR], H1797 [14MR], H2215 [31MR], H2605 [12AP], H3000 [3MY], H3304 [13MY], H3758 [26MY], H3806 [31MY], H3986 [2JN], H4075 [13JN], H4278 [15JN], H4672 [6JY], H4750 [7JY], H4794 [8JY], H5239 [19JY], H5374 [21JY], H5580 [26JY], H5781 [29JY], H6139 [13SE], H6233 [15SE], H6457 [23SE], H6505 [3OC], H6625 [5OC], H6854 [12OC], H6978 [14OC], H7068 [25OC], H7257 [2NO], H7399 [4NO], H7627 [15NO], H7830 [17NO], H7892 [18NO]
Reported with amendment from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 112–278, part 1), H7405 [10NO]
Referral to the Committee on Rules extended, H7405 [10NO]
Reported with amendment from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 112–278, part 2), H7889 [18NO]
Providing for consideration (H. Res. 479), H8074 [1DE]
Debated, H8209 [7DE]
Text, H8222 [7DE]
Amendments, H8224, H8225, H8227, H8228, H8229, H8231 [7DE]
Passed House amended, H8237 [7DE]
Message from the House, S8460 [8DE]
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, S8460 [8DE]