[House Report 108-237]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    108-237
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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2859, EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
              APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF ACT, 2003

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   July 25 (legislative day, July 24),  2003.--Referred to the House 
                   Calendar and ordered to be printed

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Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 339]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 339, 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 the consideration of H.R. 2859, 
the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 
Act, 2003, under a modified closed rule. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides one hour of debate in the House equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule provides for consideration of the amendment 
printed in the Congressional Record, if offered by 
Representative Toomey or his designee, which shall be 
considered as read and shall be separately debatable for twenty 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent. The rule waives all points of order against that 
amendment.
    Finally, the rule provides 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. 194

    Date: July 24, 2003.
    Measure: H.R. 2859--Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
for Disaster Relief Act, 2003.
    Motion by: Mr. Frost.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 
Obey which adds $100,000,000 for Americorps. Also requires 
Inspector General to perform random audits.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 9.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; 
Reynolds--Nay; Frost--Yea; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; 
Hastings (FL)--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

           SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

    Toomey: Directs the President to make a pro-rata reduction 
in unobligated Fiscal Year 2003 discretionary funds to achieve 
savings of $983.6 million, thus fully offsetting the 
Supplemental. Defense programs, programs within the Department 
of Homeland Security, and programs within the Department of 
Veterans Affairs are specifically excluded from reduction. 
Finally, in the event that the President determines that the 
reduction in Fiscal Year 2003 for any particular program is 
excessive, he is authorized to make the reduction out of Fiscal 
Year 2004 funds for that account. (20 minutes)

                                
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