[House Report 108-191]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    108-191
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     PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2657, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004

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July 8, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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    Mr. Linder, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 311]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 311, 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. 2657, the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004, under a closed 
rule. The rule provides one hour of debate in the House on the 
bill equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule 
waives all points of order against the bill and against its 
consideration. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.
    The waiver of points of order against consideration of the 
bill is necessary because H.R. 2657 may be considered on July 
9, 2003 and printed hearings on this general appropriations 
bill will not have been available for three days as required by 
clause 4(c) of rule XIII. The waiver of points of order against 
the bill is required because it contains legislative provisions 
in contravention of clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions on a 
general appropriations 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. 157

    Date: July 8, 2003.
    Measure: H.R. 2657--Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2004.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment offered 
by Representative Manzullo which makes the ``Buy America Act'' 
applicable to procurements by the House of Representatives both 
with respect to unmanufactured goods and manufactured articles, 
goods, and supplies and to contracts for public works 
alteration, construction, or repair. Requires that no funds 
appropriated under the Act may be used to acquire articles, 
materials, and supplies manufactured outside the United States 
or those manufactured in the United States that do not have at 
least 65 percent domestic content.
    Results: Defeated 3-6.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Hastings (WA)--
Nay; Myrick--Yea; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; 
McGovern--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                
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