[House Report 108-175]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    108-175

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2555, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                   SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004

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   June 23, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 293]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 293, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2555, the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2004, under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill.
    Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for 
amendment by paragraph. The rule waives points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with section 501 
of House Concurrent Resolution 95 (prohibiting advanced 
appropriations) and clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill), except as specified in the resolution. 
The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition 
to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the 
Congressional Record.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill includes a waiver of clause 4(c) or rule XIII 
(requiring the three-day availability of printed hearings on a 
general appropriation bill). The waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI 
(prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or legislative 
provisions in an appropriations bill) is needed because there 
are numerous legislative provisions included in the bill.

                            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. 127

    Date: June 23, 2003.
    Measure: H.R. 2555--Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2004.
    Motion by: Mr. Frost.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and grant the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 
Obey that reduces the tax cut for the wealthy by 6% and 
provides $1 billion to help fill critical homeland security 
deficiencies.
    Results: Defeated 3 to 7.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings 
(WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Frost--
Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 128

    Date: June 23, 2003.
    Meaure: H.R. 2555--Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2004.
    Motion by: Mr. Frost.
    Summary of motion: To waive all points of order against 
Section 521 of the bill.
    Results: Defeated 3 to7.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings 
(WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Frost--
Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 129

    Date: June 23, 2003.
    Measure: H.R. 2555--Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2004.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and grant the 
appropriation waivers for the amendment offered by 
Representative Baldwin which provides that the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may waive the restriction that provides that 
no funds would be available to procure Coast Guard vessels in 
the National Security Cutter and Offshore Patrol Cutter classes 
of ships unless the main propulsion diesel engines are 
manufactured in the United States by a domestically operated 
entity under the following three scenarios: (1) Adequate 
amounts of components are not available domestically to meet 
requirements on a timely basis; (2) Such a contract is 
necessary to acquire capability for national security purposes; 
or (3) There is a significant cost or quality difference 
between components manufactured in the United States and those 
manufactured outside the U.S.
    Results: Defeated 3 to7.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings 
(WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Frost--
Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 130

    Date: June 23, 2003.
    Measure: H.R. 2555--Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act 2004.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and grant the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 
Waters which requires the Secretary to review the proposed 
project to construct a remote passenger check-in-facility at 
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to determine whether 
the project as designed will protect the safety of air 
passengers and the general public and transmit to Congress and 
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a report containing 
the results of the review.
    Results: Defeated 3 to 7.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings 
(WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Frost--
Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                
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