[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 19, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H6709-H6710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2641, ENERGY AND WATER
DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during
further consideration of H.R. 2641 in the Committee of the Whole
pursuant to House Resolution 481, 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. Forbes regarding a study of certain river basins;
An amendment by Mr. Wynn regarding hydrogen research;
An amendment by Mr. Hensarling regarding funding for DOE Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability;
An amendment by Mr. Shadegg regarding funding for hydropower
incentives;
An amendment by Mr. Porter regarding Yucca Mountain;
An amendment by Mr. Price of Georgia regarding funding for the
Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative;
An amendment by Mr. Burgess regarding funding for fossil energy;
An amendment by Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico regarding funding for
medical imaging;
An amendment by Mr. Upton or Mr. Towns regarding funding for nuclear
energy loan guarantees;
An amendment by Mr. Hensarling regarding funding for DOE Departmental
Administration;
An amendment by Mr. Matheson regarding funding for contract
oversight;
An amendment by Mrs. Tauscher regarding weapons dismantlement
activities;
An amendment by Mr. Udall of New Mexico regarding funding for weapons
activities;
An amendment by Mrs. Schmidt regarding a prohibition on Global
Nuclear Energy Partnership funds for certain nuclear waste storage;
An amendment by Mr. Space regarding funding for the Appalachian
Regional Commission;
An amendment by Mr. Neugebauer regarding funding for the Appalachian
Regional Commission;
An amendment by Mr. Hensarling regarding funding for the Denali
Commission;
An amendment by Ms. Berkley limiting use of funds for the Yucca
Mountain Youth Website educational campaign;
An amendment by Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Courtney, or Ms. DeLauro
limiting use of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission funds to review a
particular application;
An amendment by Mr. Conaway regarding use of reductions made through
amendments for deficit reduction;
An amendment by Mr. King of Iowa regarding actions to mitigate global
warming;
An amendment by Mr. Murphy of Connecticut limiting use of Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission funds for certain permit actions;
An amendment by Mrs. Musgrave regarding an across-the-board reduction
in funding;
An amendment by Mr. Price of Georgia regarding an across-the-board
reduction in funding, which shall be debatable for 30 minutes;
An amendment by Mr. Upton or Ms. Harman regarding use of Energy Star
certified light bulbs;
An amendment by Mr. Shadegg limiting use of funds to breach or remove
hydropower dams;
An amendment by Mr. Hinchey or Mr. Wolf limiting use of funds for
designation of transmission corridors, which shall be debatable for 20
minutes;
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An amendment by Mr. Gohmert limiting use of funds for a certain
settlement regarding the National Resources Defense Council;
An amendment by Mr. Campbell of California reducing funds in the
bill, which shall be debatable for 30 minutes;
An amendment by Mr. Campbell of California reducing funds in the
bill, which shall be debatable for 30 minutes;
An amendment by Mr. Obey regarding earmarks;
An amendment by Mr. Garrett of New Jersey limiting the use of funds
for international conferences;
An amendment by Mr. Hobson limiting use of funds for the Mental
Illness and Neuroscience Discovery Institute in New Mexico; and
An amendment or amendments by Mr. Visclosky regarding funding levels.
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 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 Indiana?
Mr. HOBSON. Madam Speaker, reserving the right to object, I need a
point of clarification on the amendment here on the UC. It's my
understanding that this says that no amendment to the bill will be
offered except the following; but that there will be another UC later
that will come forward that will allow the additional supplemental, to
allow that to come into the bill at a later date. Am I correct on that?
Mr. VISCLOSKY. My understanding is there would be an additional UC, a
unanimous consent request, or a new rule for the supplemental report
that would come up.
Mr. HOBSON. Well, I don't think they want a new rule. I think they
just want the understanding that there will be the provision that comes
forth with the supplemental material coming into the bill. That was the
understanding I thought was reached in the UC. Am I correct?
Mr. VISCLOSKY. My understanding is that we would agree to a UC.
Mr. HOBSON. I don't think they want a new rule. I think the point is
they don't want to go back to Rules again to bring the supplemental
material back into the bill at the later date, and that is basically
the earmark provision of the bill. Am I correct?
Mr. VISCLOSKY. That's fine. Yes, sir.
Mr. HOBSON. Madam Speaker, I withdraw my reservation based on that
understanding.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Indiana?
There was no objection.
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