[House Report 109-186]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    109-186

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3045, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL 
     AMERICA-UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT

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   July 26, 2005.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 386]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 386, 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. 3045, 
the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act, under a closed rule. The rule 
provides two hours of debate in the House equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of 
order against the bill and against its consideration.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides that during 
consideration of the bill pursuant to the resolution, 
notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the 
Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time 
designated by the Speaker in consonance with section 151 of the 
Trade Act of 1974.
    Section 3 of the resolution provides that a motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill under section 151 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 shall be in order only if offered by the 
Majority Leader or his designee.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill is necessary because the Committee on Ways and Means 
filed its report (H. Rept. 109-182) with the House on Monday, 
July 25, 2005 and the bill may be considered by the House as 
early as Wednesday, July 27, 2005, which would violate clause 
4(a) of rule XIII, requiring a three-day layover of committee 
reports. The waiver of all points of order is also necessary 
because the performance goals and objectives section of the 
report of the Committee on Ways and Means does not meet the 
requirements of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII.

                            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. 111

    Date: July 26, 2005.
    Measure: H.R. 3045, Dominican Republic-Central America-
United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
    Motion by: Mrs. Matsui.
    Summary of motion: To expand debate time from two to eight 
hours.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 9.
    Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; 
Sessions--Nay; Putnam--Nay; Capito--Nay; Cole--Nay; Bishop--
Nay; Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings 
(FL)--Yea; Matsui--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                  
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