[House Report 108-57]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     108-57

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      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1559, EMERGENCY WARTIME 
                 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003

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   April 2, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mrs. Myrick, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 172]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 172, 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. 1559, 
the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003, 
under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of the bill. The rule further waives points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of 
rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or 
legislative provisions in a general appropriations bill). The 
rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. The rule authorizes the Chair to 
accord priority in recognition to Members who have preprinted 
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 in the rule includes a waiver of clause 4(a) of rule 
XIII (requiring a three-day layover of the committee report), 
which is necessary because the report was not filed until 
Wednesday, April 2, 2003, and the bill may be considered as 
early as Thursday, April 3, 2003.

                            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. 44

    Date: April 2, 2003.
    Measure: H.R. 1559--Emergency Wartime Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2003.
    Motion by: Mr. Frost.
    Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment offered 
by Representative Rodriguez and grant the appropriate waivers 
for the amendment which adds $70 million for Veterans 
Administration health care preparedness. It also adds $20 
million for first year implementation of four previously 
authorized Veterans Administration bio-terrorism centers.
    Results: Defeated 3 to 7.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; 
Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Frost--Yea; 
McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                
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