[House Report 108-539]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     108-539
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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4503, ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2004, 
    AND H.R. 4517, UNITED STATES REFINERY REVITALIZATION ACT OF 2004

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   June 14, 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. 671]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 671, by a nonrecord vote, reports 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. 4503, the 
Energy Policy Act of 2004, and for the consideration of H.R. 
4517, the United States Refinery Revitalization Act of 2004. 
The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4503 under a closed 
rule, providing one hour of debate in the House, with 40 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Resources, and 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways 
and Means. The rule provides one motion to recommit H.R. 4503.
    The rule further provides in section 2 for consideration of 
H.R. 4517 under a closed rule providing one hour of debate in 
the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce. The rule provides one motion to recommit H.R. 4517.

                            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. 272

    Date: June 14, 2004.
    Measures: H.R. 4503--Energy Policy Act of 2004.
    Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by 
Representatives Inslee, Filner and DeFazio which requires the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revoke the authority of 
Enron to sell electricity at market based rates. The revocation 
will be set retroactively, allowing utilities to get relief 
from their long-term contracts. Requires Enron and its 
successors to refund to purchasers who were gouged by Enron. 
Prohibits Enron from collecting penalties from utilities that 
refuse to honor their fraudulent contracts.
    Results: Defeated 2 to 8.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; 
Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; 
Slaughter--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                  
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