[House Report 109-529]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     109-529

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5672, SCIENCE, STATE, JUSTICE, 
        COMMERCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007

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   June 26, 2006.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 890]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 890, 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. 5672, the 
Science, State, Justice, Commerce, 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.
    Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for 
amendment by paragraph. 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 pre-printed 
their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    The rule also provides that it shall be in order, any rule 
of the House to the contrary notwithstanding, to consider 
concurrent resolutions providing for adjournment of the House 
and Senate during the month of July, and that H. Res. 878 is 
laid on the table.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill includes a waiver of clause 4 of rule XIII 
(availability of reports and printed hearings from the 
Committee on Appropriations). It also includes a waiver of 
section 401 of the Budget Act (New Entitlement Authority) for 
the provision on page 16, line 19 through line 25, regarding 
contracts for health services for individuals committed to the 
custody of the Federal Prison System.
    The waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill is 
necessary because there are numerous unauthorized 
appropriations and legislative provisions in the bill.
    The exemptions specified in the resolution to the waiver of 
clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations 
or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against 
provisions in H.R. 5672 are as follows:
          1. Beginning with the colon on page 15, line 18, 
        through page 16, line 4;
          2. Page 24, lines 17 and 18; and
          3. Section 607.

                            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. 229

    Date: June 26, 2006.
    Measure: H.R. 5672, Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment by Rep. Obey, which 
increases the minimum wage by $2.10, from $5.15 to $7.25, over 
two years.
    Results: Defeated 5 to 7.
    Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; 
Sessions--Nay; Putnam--Nay; Capito--Yea; Cole--Nay; Gingrey--
Nay; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; 
Matsui--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                  
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