[House Report 109-502]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     109-502

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 861, DECLARING THAT THE UNITED 
   STATES WILL PREVAIL IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR, THE STRUGGLE TO 
              PROTECT FREEDOM FROM THE TERRORIST ADVERSARY

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   June 14, 2006.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 868]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 868, by a record vote of 6 to 4, 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. Res. 861, 
declaring that the United States will prevail in the Global War 
on Terror, the struggle to protect freedom from the terrorist 
adversary, under a closed rule. The rule provides 10 hours of 
debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
International Relations, the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services, the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence. The rule waives all points of 
order against consideration of the resolution. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit which may not contain 
instructions.
    Finally, the rule provides that notwithstanding the 
operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 
further consideration of the resolution to a time designated by 
the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The Rules Committee is not aware of any points of order 
against consideration of the resolution. The waiver of all 
points of order against consideration of the resolution is 
prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    Pursuant to clausd 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. 223

    Date: June 14, 2006.
    Measure: Providing for consideration of H. Res. 861, 
declaring that the United States will prevail in the Global War 
on Terror, the struggle to protect freedom from the terrorist 
adversary.
    Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of motion: To grant an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 6.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (WA)--Nay; Capito--Nay; Cole--
Nay; Bishop--Nay; Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; 
Hastings (FL)--Yea; Matsui--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 224

    Date: June 14, 2006.
    Measure: Providing for consideration of H. Res. 861, 
declaring that the United States will prevail in the Global War 
on Terror, the struggle to protect freedom from the terrorist 
adversary.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Agreed to 6 to 4.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (WA)--Yea; Capito--Yea; Cole--
Yea; Bishop--Yea; Gingrey--Yea; Slaughter--Nay; McGovern--Nay; 
Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Dreier--Yea.

                                  
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