[House Report 106-704]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-704

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PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4461, THE AGRICULTURE, RURAL 
  DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
  APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001

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   June 28, 2000.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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 Mr. Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 538]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 538, by a record vote of 7 to 1, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                  summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 4461, 
the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, 
under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of the bill. The rule also waives points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of 
rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in 
a general appropriations bill), except as specified in the 
rule. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for 
amendment by paragraph. The rule allows the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to 
Members who have preprinted their amendments in the 
Congressional Record. Further, the rule allows the Chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole to postpone a request for a recorded 
vote on any amendment and reduce voting time to five minutes on 
a postponed question, provided that the minimum time for 
electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall 
be fifteen minutes. The rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. Finally, the rule provides that 
H. Res. 513 is laid on the table.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill includes a waiver of section 306 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 (prohibiting consideration of legislation 
within the Budget Committee's jurisdiction). The waiver of 
clause 2 of rule XXI is necessary because the bill contains 
many legislative provisions and several unauthorized 
provisions, which are listed on page 137 in the report to 
accompany H.R. 4461 (H. Rpt. 106-619).

                            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. 116

    Date: June 27, 2000.
    Measure: H.R. 4461, the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Frost.
    Summary of motion: To protect title VIII of H.R. 4461, 
relating to the unilateral lifting of medical and agricultural 
sanctions against Cuba, North Korea, Libya, Sudan, and Iran, 
from points of order.
    Results: Defeated 1-7.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; 
Hastings--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Frost--Yea; 
Dreier--Nay.

                            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. 117

    Date: June 27, 2000.
    Measure: H.R. 4461, the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Goss.
    Summary of motion: To grant a rule for the consideration of 
H.R. 4461.
    Results: Adopted 7-1.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Yea; Pryce--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; 
Hastings--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Reynolds--Yea; Frost--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea.

                                  
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