[House Report 108-623]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     108-623

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3313, MARRIAGE PROTECTION ACT OF 
                                  2004

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   July 21, 2004.--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. 734]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 734, by a record vote of 7 to 3, 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 H.R. 3313, 
Marriage Protection Act of 2004, 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.
    The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now 
printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. 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. 313

    Date: July 21, 2004.
    Measure H.R. 3313, Marriage Protection Act of 2004.
    Motion by: Linder.
    Summary of motion: To report the resolution.
    Results: Agreed to 7 to 3.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Yea; Linder--Yea; Pryce--Yea; 
Hastings (WA)--Yea; Myrick--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Frost--Nay; 
McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; Dreier--Yea.