[House Report 108-794]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     108-794

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WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 
     4818, CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005 AND PROVIDING FOR 
       CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 114, MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING 
    APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2005, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 November 20, 2004.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 866]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 866, 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 waives all points of order against the 
conference report to accompany H.R. 4818, the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2005, and against its consideration. The 
rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as 
read.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of 
H.R. Res. 114 under a closed rule. The rule provides one hour 
of debate in the House 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 joint resolution. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit H.J. Res. 114.

                            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. 326

    Date: November 20, 2004.
    Measure: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 4818, 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To amend the rule to make in order a 
concurrent resolution that would direct the enrolling clerk to 
insert language to increase funding for the Low-Income Home 
Energy Assistance Act of 1981.
    Results: Defeated 3 to 7.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; 
Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Putnam--Nay; Frost--Yea; 
Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                  
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