[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16267-16268]
[From the U.S. 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;
  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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