[House Report 109-539]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]





109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     109-539

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 895, SUPPORTING INTELLIGENCE AND 
  LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS TO TRACK TERRORISTS AND TERRORIST FINANCES 
      CONDUCTED CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW AND WITH APPROPRIATE 
 CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION AND SPECIFICALLY CONDEMNING THE DISCLOSURE 
      AND PUBLICATION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION THAT IMPAIRS THE 
INTERNATIONAL FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AND NEEDLESSLY EXPOSES AMERICANS 
 TO THE THREAT OF FURTHER TERROR ATTACKS BY REVEALING A CRUCIAL METHOD 
         BY WHICH TERRORISTS ARE TRACED THROUGH THEIR FINANCES

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  June 29 (legislative day of June 28), 2006.--Referred to the House 
                   Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 896]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 896, by a record vote of 9 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. 895, 
supporting intelligence and law enforcement programs to track 
terrorists and terrorist finances conducted consistent with 
Federal law and with appropriate Congressional consultation and 
specifically condemning the disclosure and publication of 
classified information that impairs the international fight 
against terrorism and needlessly exposes Americans to the 
threat of further terror attacks by revealing a crucial method 
by which terrorists are traced through their finances, 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 Financial Services. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
resolution.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit which may 
not contain instructions.

                         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 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. 231

    Date: June 28, 2006.
    Measure: H. Res. 895, Supporting intelligence and law 
enforcement programs to track terrorists and terrorist finances 
conducted consistent with Federal law and with appropriate 
Congressional consultation and specifically condemning the 
disclosure and publication of classified information that 
impairs the international fight against terrorism and 
needlessly exposes Americans to the threat of further terror 
attacks by revealing a crucial method by which terrorists are 
traced through their finances.
    Motion by: Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Agreed to 9 to 4.
    Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; 
Sessions--Yea; Putnam--Yea; Capito--Yea; Cole--Yea; Bishop--
Yea; Gingrey--Yea; Slaughter--Nay; McGovern--Nay; Hastings 
(FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Dreier--Yea.

                                  
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