[House Report 108-192]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    108-192

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2660, DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH 
AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2004

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July 8, 2003.--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. 312]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 312, by a record vote of 7 to 2, 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. 2660, the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2004, 
under an open rule. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that general 
debate shall be confined to the bill.
    Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for 
amendment by paragraph. The rule waives all points of order 
against provisions in the 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) of rule XIII 
(requiring the three-day availability of printed hearings on a 
general appropriation bill). The waiver of all points of order 
against provisions in the bill includes clause 2 of rule XXI 
(prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or legislative 
provisions in an appropriation bill), because there are 
numerous legislative provisions 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. 158

    Date: July 8, 2003.
    Measure: H.R. 2660--Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2004.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute offered by Representative Obey which 
provides a $5 billion increase for education over FY 2003 ($2.8 
billion more than the committee bill). Provides $3.175 billion 
for teacher quality grants. Raises the maximum Pell Grant to 
$4,200. Provides $73 million for Community Health Centers, $22 
million for Rural Health Grants, and $67 million for the 
Maternal and Child Health Block Grant. Provides a 20 percent 
increase over FY 2003 for CDC infectious disease control 
programs. Provides a 5.5 percent overall increase in funding 
for NIH. Adds $82 million for the Older American Act programs. 
Restores $151 million for Community Service Block Grants. 
Provides $2.25 billion for the Low Income Home Energy 
Assistance Program. Adds $170 million for Social Security 
administrative expenses. The amendment is offset by reducing 
the 2003 tax cut for individuals making more than $1 million 
per year by 32 percent.
    Results: Defeated 2-7.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Hastings (WA)--
Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; 
McGovern--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 159

    Date: July 8, 2003.
    Measure: H.R. 2660--Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2004.
    Motion by: Mr. Linder.
    Summary of motion: To report the resolution.
    Results: Agreed to 7-2.
    Vote by members: Linder--Yea; Pryce--Yea; Hastings (WA)--
Yea; Myrick--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Reynolds--Yea; Slaughter--Nay; 
McGovern--Nay; Dreier--Yea.

                                
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