[House Report 109-469]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     109-469

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5386, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
       ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007

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May 17, 2006.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 818]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 818, by a non-record 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. 5386, 
the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, 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. 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. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides that upon adoption of 
H. Con. Res. 376, and until a concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2007 has been adopted by the Congress, 
the provisions of H. Con. Res. 376 and its accompanying report 
shall have force and effect in the House for all purposes of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as though adopted by the 
Congress.
    Finally the rule provides that nothing in section 2 of the 
resolution may be construed to engage rule XXVII (statutory 
limit on public debt).

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill includes a waiver of clause 4 of rule XIII, requiring 
a three-day layover of the committee report and requiring the 
three-day availability of printed hearings on a general 
appropriation 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. 201

    Date: May 17, 2006.
    Measure: H.R. 5386, the Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007.
    Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 
Obey which increases a number of important conservation and 
environmental programs that are under funded in this bill. The 
amendment's $800 million increase is offset by slightly 
reducing the tax cut received by the wealthiest Americans.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 6.
    Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Putnam--
Nay; Bishop--Nay; Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; 
Hastings (FL)--Yea; Matsui--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 202

    Date: May 17, 2006.
    Measure: H.R. 5386, the Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To waive clause 2 of rule XXI against 
Section 425 of the bill.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 6.
    Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Putnam--
Nay; Bishop--Nay; Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; 
Hastings (FL)--Yea; Matsui--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 203

    Date: May 17, 2006.
    Measure: H.R. 5386, the Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies.
    Appropriations Act, 2007.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
    Summary of motion: To waive clause 2 of rule XXI against 
Title V of the bill.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 6.
    Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Putnam--
Nay; Bishop--Nay; Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; 
Hastings (FL)--Yea; Matsui--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                  
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