Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4970) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4310) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.

Action history

1. 2012-05-16Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 186, 1 Present (Roll no. 255).
2. 2012-05-16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3. 2012-05-16On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 186, 1 Present (Roll no. 255).
4. 2012-05-16On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 187 (Roll no. 254).
5. 2012-05-16DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 656.
6. 2012-05-16Considered as privileged matter.
7. 2012-05-16On motion to consider the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 239 - 183 (Roll no. 253).
8. 2012-05-16At the conclusion of debate on the Moore point of order, the Chair put the question on consideration of the resolution.
9. 2012-05-16POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION - Ms. Moore stated that the provisions of H. Res. 656 violate section 426(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and made a point of order against consideration of the resolution. Subsequently, the Chair noted that the required threshold of identifying the specific language in question had been met, and the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the question of consideration. At the conclusion of debate on the question of consideration, the Chair will put the question to wit: Will the House now consider the resolution?
10. 2012-05-16By direction of the Committee on Rules, Ms. Foxx called up the resolution, H. Res. 656, and asked for its immediate consideration.
11. 2012-05-16Resolution provides for 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 4970. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules, shall be considered as adopted. Previous question shall be considered as ordered on H.R. 4970, as amended, without intervening motions except one motion to recommit. Resolution provides for 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 4310. No further consideration of H.R. 4310 shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.
12. 2012-05-15Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 131.
13. 2012-05-15Introduced in House
14. 2012-05-15The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-481, by Ms. Foxx.