[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  LIMITATION ON AMENDMENTS DURING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2361, 
     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006

  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that, during further consideration of H.R. 2361 in the Committee of the 
Whole pursuant to House Resolution 287, no further 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 on the Committee on Appropriations 
or their designees for the purpose of debate;
  Amendments printed in the Record and numbered 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, and 
17;
  Amendments printed in the Record and numbered 1, 4, 5, and 14, which 
shall be debatable for 20 minutes;
  An amendment by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) regarding 
environmental justice, which shall be debatable for 20 minutes;
  An amendment by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) regarding a 
$500 million increase in Clean Water State Revolving Fund and tax 
matters;
  An amendment by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) regarding a 
$100 million increase in Clean Water State Revolving Fund, which shall 
be debatable for 20 minutes;
  An amendment by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Gillmor) regarding State 
and Tribal Assistance Grants;
  An amendment by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot) or the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews) regarding the Tongass National Forest, 
which shall be debatable for 20 minutes;
  An amendment by the gentleman from California (Mr. Pombo) regarding 
making spending on certain accounts subject to authorization;
  An amendment by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Solis) regarding 
intentional dosing;
  An amendment by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) to amendment 
No. 5;
  An amendment by the gentleman from California (Mr. Costa) regarding 
concession sales;
  An amendment by the gentleman from California (Mr. Doolittle) or the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson) regarding Lower Klamath and 
Tule Lake; and
  An amendment by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Taylor) 
regarding funding levels.
  Each such amendment may be offered only by the Member named in this 
request or a designee, or the Member who caused it to be printed in the 
Record or a designee, shall be considered as read, shall not be subject 
to amendment, except as specified, and except that the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, 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 
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 Acting CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina?
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I am trying to 
stall for time while we clear up a controversy that has arisen.

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  I certainly am in support of the intention of the gentleman's 
request, but it is my understanding that there may be a problem with 
one of the amendments. I am hoping that by the time I am done 
filibustering here the gentleman's staff will have worked it out with 
the Parliamentarian and we will be able to proceed.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Terry). The Chair will inquire of the 
gentleman from North Carolina, does the request include a possible 
modified form of amendment No. 1?
  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Yes, Mr. Speaker.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, with that understanding, I withdraw my 
reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.

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