[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12190-12191]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             POINT OF ORDER

  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his point of order.
  Mr. WESTMORELAND. I make a point of order under clause 9(a) of rule 
XXI regarding the earmarks in this bill, H.R. 2082. The list of 
earmarks in this bill fails to meet the requirements of clause 9(a) in 
that the list is deficient. One of the earmarks listed was included in 
the bill even though it failed to meet the requirement that the 
requesting Member notify in writing the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the committee.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under clause 9(a) of rule XXI, the Chair is 
constrained to ask a threshold question relating to the cognizability 
of the point of order.
  Is the gentleman from Georgia alleging the absence of an entry in the 
report of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in compliance 
with clause 9(a) of rule XXI?
  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, I am saying that under clause 9(a) of

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rule XXI, that the list is deficient and did not include a notice to 
the ranking minority member on the committee of the earmark.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair finds the entry on pages 50 and 51 
of the Report of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
constitutes compliance with clause 9(a) of rule XXI.
  The point of order is overruled.

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