[House Report 108-519]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     108-519

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 83, PROPOSING AN 
   AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES REGARDING THE 
     APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO FILL VACANCIES IN THE HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

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June 1, 2004.--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. 657]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 657, by a record vote of 8 to 2, reports 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 House 
Joint Resolution 83, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution 
of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals 
to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives, under a 
closed rule. The rule provides 90 minutes of debate in the 
House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit.

                            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. 271

    Date: June 1, 2004.
    Measure: House Joint Resolution 83--Proposing an amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States regarding the 
appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of 
Representatives.
    Motion by: Mr. Goss.
    Summary of motion: To report the resolution.
    Results: Agreed to 8 to 2.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Yea; Linder--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; 
Hastings (WA)--Yea; Myrick--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Reynolds--Yea; 
Frost--Nay; Slaughter--Nay; Dreier--Yea.

                                  
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