[House Report 108-686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     108-686

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5025, TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, AND 
             INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005

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 September 14, 2004.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 770]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 770, 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. 5025, the 
Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 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 points of order against 
consideration of the bill.
    Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for 
amendment by paragraph. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord 
priority in recognition to Members who have preprinted their 
amendment 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 section 306 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 (prohibiting consideration of legislation 
within the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget unless 
reported by the Budget Committee) and a waiver of section 401 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (prohibiting 
consideration of budget-related legislation, as reported, that 
is not subject to annual appropriations).

                            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. 315

    Date: September 14, 2004.
    Measure: H.R. 5025, Transportation, Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005.
    Motion by: Mr. Frost.
    Summary of motion: To provide the appropriate waivers to 
protect from a point of order section 646 which would allow 
government jobs to be privatized only if it would save $10 
million or 10% of the program's cost.
    Results: Defeated 2 to 8.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; 
Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; 
Frost--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 316

    Date: September 14, 2004.
    Measure: H.R. 5025, Transportation, Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005.
    Motion by: Mr. Frost.
    Summary of motion: To provide the appropriate waivers to 
protect from a point of order section 645 in the bill that 
provides for a 3.5% COLA for Federal civilian employees, the 
same level the President proposed for members of the Armed 
Forces.
    Results: Defeated 2 to 8.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; 
Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; 
Frost--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 317

    Date: September 14, 2004.
    Measure: H.R. 5025, Transportation, Treasury, and 
Independent 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 
Olver which would increase funding for Amtrak by $300 million. 
The cost of the amendment would be paid for by a 1.2 percent 
reduction in the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for those with incomes 
in excess of $1 million.
    Results: Defeated 2 to 8.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; 
Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; 
Frost--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                  
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