[House Report 106-46]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
1st Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 106-46
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PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 800, THE EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY 
                        PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 1999

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   March 9, 1999.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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Ms. Pryce of Ohio, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 100]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 100, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               brief summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 800, 
the ``Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999'' under a 
modified open rule. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce.
    The rule waives clause 4(a) of rule XXIII (requiring a 
three-day layover of the committee report) against 
consideration of the bill. The waiver is necessary because the 
Education and the Workforce Committee was not able to file its 
report until Monday, March 8, and the bill may be considered in 
the House on Wednesday, March 10.
    The rule provides that the amendment process shall not 
exceed 5 hours. The rule makes in order the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce amendment in the nature of a 
substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for 
purpose of amendment, which shall be considered as read.
    The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
the Congressional Record. The rule further provides that each 
amendment printed in the Congressional Record may be offered 
only by the Member who caused it to be printed or his designee, 
and each amendment shall be considered as read.
    The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to 
reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if 
the vote follows a fifteen minute vote.
    Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with 
or without instructions.

                            committee votes

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 1

    Date: March 9, 1999.
    Measure: H.R. 800, the Education Flexibility Partnership 
Act of 1999.
    Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of motion: Waive points of order against an 
amendment by Mr. Clay and Mr. Wu, the Class Size Reduction Act.
    Results: Defeated 3-6.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Hastings--Nay; 
Myrick--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Moakley--Yea; Frost--Yea; 
Slaughter--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 2

    Date: March 9, 1999.
    Measure: H.R. 800, the Education Flexibility Partnership 
Act of 1999.
    Motion by: Mr. Frost.
    Summary of motion: Strike the provisions requiring pre-
printing of amendments and a 5 hour time cap on the amendment 
process.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Hastings--Nay; 
Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Moakley--Yea; 
Frost--Yea; Slaughter--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 3

    Date: March 9, 1999.
    Measure: H.R. 800, the Education Flexibility Partnership 
Act of 1999.
    Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of motion: Exclude voting time and intervening 
business from the amendment process time cap.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Hastings--Nay; 
Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Moakley--Yea; 
Frost--Yea; Slaughter--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                
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