[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    LIMITING AMENDMENTS DURING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5384, 
   AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
               RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007

  Mr. BONILLA. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during further 
consideration of H.R. 5384 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to 
House Resolution 830, notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 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 of the Committee on Appropriations 
or their designees for the purpose of debate;
  An amendment by Mr. Blumenauer regarding funding limitations for 
sugar loan rates, which shall be debatable for 20 minutes;
  An amendment by Ms. Slaughter regarding funding for Center For 
Veterinary Medicine;
  An amendment or amendments by Mr. Bonilla regarding funding levels;
  An amendment by Mr. Latham regarding section 741 of the bill;
  An amendment by Mr. Hefley regarding an across-the-board reduction;
  An amendment by Mr. Tiahrt regarding funding limitation on 
competitiveness;
  An amendment by Mr. Paul regarding funding limitation on National 
Animal Identification System;
  An amendment by Mr. King of Iowa regarding submission of a report on 
the National Animal Identification System and certain pilot projects;
  An amendment by Mr. Schwarz of Michigan regarding emerald ash borer;
  An amendment by Mr. Sweeney regarding a funding limitation on 
examination, inspection, and processing of horses;
  An amendment by Mr. Weiner regarding payments to certain cotton and 
rice producers;
  An amendment by Mr. Carter regarding funding for program integrity 
activities in Federal Crop Insurance program;
  An amendment by Mr. Chabot regarding a funding limitation on the MAP 
program;
  An amendment by Mr. Lucas regarding funding for conservation 
technical assistance programs;
  An amendment by Mr. Gutknecht regarding funding limitation on section 
720 of this bill;
  An amendment by Mr. Baca regarding funding limitation on operational 
changes to the Food Stamp program;
  An amendment by Mr. Gerlach regarding funding limitation on section 
728 of the bill;
  An amendment by Mr. Reichert regarding funding limitation on certain 
milk producer handlers;
  An amendment by Mr. Garrett of New Jersey regarding Federal employee 
attendance at overseas conferences;
  An amendment by Mr. Garrett of New Jersey on food stamp program in 
contravention of the INA;
  An amendment by Mr. Engel regarding funding limitation on alternative 
fuel vehicles;
  An amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas regarding claims processing 
on Pigford v. Glickman case;
  An amendment by Mr. King of Iowa regarding the Livestock 
Identification and Marketing Act;
  An amendment by Mr. Boren regarding funding limitation on the 
transfer of activities from Oklahoma;
  An amendment by Mr. Gordon regarding energy standards for Federal 
buildings;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation on dairy 
education in Iowa;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation on fruit and 
vegetable market analysis in Arizona and Missouri;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding for Food Marketing Policy 
Center in Connecticut;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation for greenhouse 
nurseries in Ohio;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation for 
aquaculture in Ohio;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation for hydroponic 
tomato production in Ohio;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation for wood 
utilization in Oregon, Mississippi, North Carolina, Minnesota, Maine, 
Michigan, Idaho, Tennessee, Arkansas, and West Virginia;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation for the 
National Grape and Wine Initiative in California;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation for income 
enhancement demonstration in Ohio;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation for 
Appalachian Horticulture Research in Mississippi;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation for the 
Competitiveness of Agriculture Products in Washington;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding limitation for Value-
Added Product Development for Agriculture resources in Montana.
  Each such amendment may be offered only by the Member named in this 
request or a designee, or by 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 that the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations and the Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 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 Texas?
  Mr. OBEY. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, as I calculate 
the time that would be required to dispose of all the amendments made 
in order by this unanimous consent agreement, it appears to me that it 
amounts to about 6\1/2\ hours just of palaver, without the time 
consumed by votes; or for that matter, without the time consumed by 
slippage as we go through the procedures around here.
  That means that if every person offers each amendment that is 
provided for in this unanimous consent request, and if they take the 
time allotted, we will be here until at least 10:30 or 11 o'clock 
before we even get to the votes.
  Given the fact that there are many amendments, that means, as I see 
it, that we could be here as late as 2 o'clock tomorrow morning. I 
would ask Members to keep that in mind when they are determining 
whether or not they actually want to offer many of these amendments.
  Mr. BONILLA. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OBEY. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. BONILLA. Mr. Speaker, I could not agree with the gentleman more. 
The gentleman knows that I have tried to work through this bill as 
expeditiously as possible. I would concur that we try to expedite this 
process and minimize the speeches that could be associated with these 
amendments.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.

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