[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H3166-H3167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 LIMITING AMENDMENTS DURING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5427, ENERGY 
             AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007

  Mr. HOBSON. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during 
further consideration of H.R. 5427 in the Committee of the Whole 
pursuant to House Resolution 832, notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 
XVIII, no amendment to the bill may be offered except:
  Pro forma amendments offered at any point in the reading by the 
chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations 
or their designees for the purpose of debate;
  An amendment by Mr. Visclosky regarding funding levels and tax cuts;
  An amendment by Mr. King of Iowa regarding Corps of Engineers 
funding;
  An amendment by Mr. Deal of Georgia striking section 110 of the bill, 
which shall be debatable for 20 minutes;
  An amendment by Mr. Pickering regarding funding limitation on Corps 
of Engineers contracting;
  An amendment by Ms. DeLauro regarding funding for the State energy 
grant program;
  An amendment by Mr. Markey regarding funding reduction for GNEP;
  An amendment by Ms. Millender-McDonald regarding funding for energy 
efficiency programs;
  An amendment by Mrs. Davis of California regarding funding for 
industrial assessment program;
  An amendment by Mr. Andrews or Mr. Leach regarding funding for the 
Global Threat Reduction Initiative;
  An amendment by Mr. Wilson of South Carolina regarding funding for 
MOX plant at Savannah River site;

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  An amendment by Mr. Brown of Ohio regarding funding limitation for 
contracts relating to port security;
  An amendment by Mr. Tiahrt regarding funding limitation on 
competitiveness;
  An amendment by Mr. Gordon regarding funding limitation on energy 
efficiency in Federal buildings;
  An amendment by Mr. Bishop of New York regarding funding limitation 
on FERC reviews of LNG floating storage applications;
  An amendment by Ms. Berkley regarding funding limitation on Yucca 
Mountain Youth Zone Web site;
  An amendment by Mr. Markey regarding funding limitation on subtitle J 
of title IX of Energy Policy Act of 2005;
  An amendment by Mr. Engel regarding funding limitation on alternative 
fuel vehicles;
  An amendment by Mr. Lynch regarding a Secretary of Energy plan for 
oil and gas supply disruptions;
  An amendment by Mr. Barton of Texas regarding funding limitation on 
GNEP;
  An amendment by Mr. Hefley regarding across-the-board cut;
  An amendment by Mr. Hinchey regarding funding limitation on electric 
transmission in the Upper Delaware Scenic River;
  An amendment by Mr. Stupak regarding funding limitation on Corps of 
Engineers harbor dredging policy;
  An amendment by Mr. King of Iowa regarding funding limitation on 
bimodal spring pulse releases on Missouri River;
  An amendment by Mr. Inslee regarding funding limitation on 
termination payments by certain regulated entities;
  An amendment or amendments by Mr. Hobson regarding funding levels;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation on the Center 
for End-of-Life Electronics in West Virginia;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation on the 
Southwest Gas Corporation GEDAC heat pump development in Nevada;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation on Virginia 
Science Museum;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation on the 
Missouri Forest Foundation;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation on the Juniata 
Ultra Low-Emission locomotive demonstration in Pennsylvania;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation on the 
research and environment center at Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.
  Each such amendment may be offered only by the Member named in this 
request or a designee, shall be considered as read, shall not be 
subject to amendment except that the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations and the Subcommittee on 
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies each may offer one 
pro forma amendment for the purpose of debate; and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole.
  Except as otherwise specified, each amendment shall be debatable for 
10 minutes, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent. An amendment shall be considered to fit the description 
stated in this request if it addresses in whole or in part the object 
described.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  Mr. OBEY. Madam Speaker, reserving the right to object, I would 
simply like to point out that if this unanimous consent agreement is 
accepted by the House, we are looking at at least 7 hours of time, not 
counting the votes that will be cast on these amendments, and if every 
single one of these amendments were pushed to a vote, you would be 
adding another 3 hours to the debate time.
  So I would ask Members to recognize that perhaps it isn't crucial to 
have the House learn as much as it will learn in a 5-minute discussion 
on some of these amendments, and I would hope that Members would 
withhold on some of them so that we can focus on the major matters 
before the House and not deal with this at some time around midnight.
  Madam Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  There was no objection.

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