[House Report 108-583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     108-583
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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4754, DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, 
JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2005

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July 6, 2004.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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    Mr. Linder, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 701]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 701, 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 consideration of H.R. 4754, the 
Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005, 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 point of order against consideration of the bill.
    Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for 
amendment by paragraph. The rule 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 an appropriations bill), except as 
specified in the resolution. 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 includes a waiver of clause 4(c) of rule XIII 
(requiring a three-day availability of printed hearings on a 
general appropriation bill), and it includes a waiver of 
section 401(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
(prohibiting consideration of legislation, as reported, 
providing new contract authority or new borrowing authority 
that is not limited to amounts provided in appropriation acts). 
The waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized 
appropriations or legislative provisions in an appropriations 
bill) is necessary because there are numerous legislative 
provisions included 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. 303

    Date: July 6, 2004.
    Measure: H.R. 4754--Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2005.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 
Sandlin of Texas which adds: (a) $22 million to the COPS grant 
program for the hiring of law enforcement officers; (b) $15 
million to combat methamphetamine production and trafficking; 
(c) $20 million for law enforcement technology grants; and (d) 
$4.3 million to the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative.
    Results: Defeated 2 to 7.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; 
Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Frost--Yea; 
McGovern--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                  
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