[House Report 109-678]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     109-678

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2679, VETERANS' MEMORIALS, BOY 
    SCOUTS, PUBLIC SEALS, AND OTHER PUBLIC EXPRESSIONS OF RELIGION 
                         PROTECTION ACT OF 2006

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 September 25, 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. 1038]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1038, by a nonrecord vote, reports 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. 2679, 
the Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other 
Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006, 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 the Judiciary.
    The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary 
shall be considered as adopted.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order includes a waiver of H. 
Res. 1000 (relating to a list of earmarks contained in the bill 
or report thereon). The Committee believes this waiver to be 
technical in nature as a review of the bill and report did not 
reveal any earmarks within the meaning of H. Res. 1000, and the 
Committee on the Judiciary failed to include a statement to 
that effect.

                            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. 243

    Date: September 25, 2006.
    Measure: H.R. 2679, Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public 
Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act 
of 2006.
    Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of motion: To report an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 5.
    Vote by members: Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; 
Putnam--Nay; Capito--Nay; Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; 
McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Matsui--Yea.

                                  
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