House Report 109-743 - SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES 109TH CONGRESS

[House Report 109-743]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

109th Congress
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Report
109-743
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Union Calendar No. 445

SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES

of the

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES

109TH CONGRESS

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R E P O R T

of the

COMMITTEE ON RULES

January 2, 2007.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
COMMITTEE ON RULES

DAVID DREIER, California, Chairman
LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New
DOC HASTINGS, Washington York
PETE SESSIONS, Texas JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
ADAM H. PUTNAM, Florida ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida
SHELLY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia DORIS O. MATSUI, California*
TOM COLE, Oklahoma
ROB BISHOP, Utah
PHIL GINGREY, Georgia
Hugh Nathanial Halpern, Staff Director
John A. Daniel, Minority Staff Director
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Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process

LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida, Chairman
PETE SESSIONS, Texas ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida
ROB BISHOP, Utah LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New
PHIL GINGREY, Georgia York
DAVID DREIER, California
C. Towner French, Subcommittee Staff Director
Fred L. Turner, Minority Staff Director
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Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House

DOC HASTINGS, Washington, Chairman
ADAM H. PUTNAM, Florida JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
SHELLY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia DORIS O. MATSUI, California*
TOM COLE, Oklahoma
DAVID DREIER, California
Ed Cassidy, Subcommittee Staff Director
Keith L. Stern, Minority Staff Director

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* Appointed to the Rules Committee on March 16, 2005 filling a vacancy
that existed at the beginning of the 109th Congress. On March 16, 2006,
Mrs. Matsui was also appointed to the Subcommittee on Rules and
Organization of the House replacing Mrs. Slaughter.
** This survey was the product of diligence and hard work by a number
of professional staff. A special acknowledgment of their effort goes to
Hugh Halpern, Adam Jarvis, Celeste West, George Rogers, Eileen Harley,
Kathy White, Sonny Sinha, and Don Sisson.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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House of Representatives,
Committee on Rules,
Washington, DC, January 2, 2007.
Hon. Karen Haas,
Clerk, United States House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mrs. Haas: Pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI of the
Rules of the House of Representatives for the 109th Congress, I
present herewith a report entitled ``Survey of Activities of
the House Committee on Rules, 109th Congress.''
Sincerely,
David Dreier,
Chairman.
C O N T E N T S

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Page
I. History, Function, and Organization of the Committee on Rules...00
A. Introduction............................................ 00
B. History and Function.................................... 00
C. Committee Organization During the 109th Congress........ 00
D. Rules Committee on the Internet......................... 00
E. Rules of the Committee on Rules......................... 00
II. House Rules Changes Adopted at the Beginning of the 109th Congre00
A. Introduction............................................ 00
B. Summary of Substantive Changes Contained in H. Res. 5,
Adopting House Rules for the 109th Congress............ 00
III. Committee Oversight Plan........................................00
IV. Committee Jurisdiction and Activities...........................00
A. Introduction............................................ 00
B. Special Orders or Rules................................. 00
1. Rule Requests....................................... 00
2. Hearings............................................ 00
3. Types of Special Orders or Rules.................... 00
a. Background...................................... 00
b. Categories of Rules Granted with Amendment
Structures.....................................
(1) Open Rules................................. 00
(2) Modified Open Rules........................ 00
(3) Structured or Modified Closed Rules........ 00
(4) Closed Rules............................... 00
c. Categories of Rules Granted with Certain Floor
Management Tools............................... 00
(1) Expedited Procedure Rules.................. 00
(2) Suspension Day Rules....................... 00
(3) Chairman's En Bloc Authority Rules......... 00
d. Categories of Rules Granted to Resolve
Differences Among and Responding to the
Legislative Actions of Committees.............. 00
(1) Self Executing Rules....................... 00
(2) Original Text Rules........................ 00
e. Categories of Rules Granted Dealing with House-
Senate Relations............................... 00
(1) Senate Hook-up Rules....................... 00
(2) Motion to go to Conference Rules........... 00
(3) Disposition of Senate Amendment Rules...... 00
(4) Conference Report Rules.................... 00
(5) Engrossment of Multiple Measures Rules..... 00
4. Floor Consideration of a Special Rule............... 00
5. Rules Rejected, Tabled, or Pending.................. 00
a. Rules rejected by the House..................... 00
b. Rules tabled by the House....................... 00
c. Rules Pending...................................
6. Waivers of House Rules.............................. 00
7. Waivers of the Budget Act (Except for the Unfunded
Mandate Point of Order Under Section 425 and 426 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974).............. 00
8. Waiving All Points of Order......................... 00
C. Original Jurisdiction Matter............................ 00
1. Committee Consideration of Original Jurisdiction
Measures........................................... 00
2. Original Jurisdiction Full Committee Hearings....... 00
a. Lobbying Reform: Accountability Through
Transparency................................... 00
b. Lobbying Reform: Reforming the Gift and Travel
Rules.......................................... 00
c. Lobbying Reform: Accountability Through
Transparency................................... 00
3. Original Jurisdiction Measures Reported or
Discharged......................................... 00
a. Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of
2006 (H.R. 4975)............................... 00
b. To eliminate floor privileges and access to
Member exercise facilities for registered
lobbyists who are former Members or officers of
the House (H. Res. 648)........................ 00
c. The Legislative Line Item Veto Act (H.R. 4890).. 00
d. To establish the Select Bipartisan Committee to
Investigate the Preparation for and Response to
Hurricane Katrina (H. Res. 437)................ 00
e. Providing for earmarking reform in the House of
Representatives (H. Res. 1000)................. 00
V. Activities of the Subcommittees.................................00
A. Activities of the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget
Process................................................ 00
1. Jurisdiction and Purpose............................ 00
2. Summary of Activities in the 109th Congress......... 00
a. A Comparative Study of International Multi-year
Budgeting...................................... 00
b. H.R. 4890--The Legislative Line-Item Veto Act of
2006........................................... 00
3. Legislation Referred to the Subcommittee on
Legislative and Budget Process..................... 00
B. Activities of the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization
of the House........................................... 00
1. Jurisdiction and Purpose............................ 00
2. Summary of Activities in the 109th Congress......... 00
a. To examine Rule X, the Organization of
Committees, including its current legislative
impact, arrangement, and effectiveness, and
suggestions for changes........................ 00
b. To consider proposed changes to the Rules of the
House for the 110th Congress................... 00
3. Legislation Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules
and Organization of the House...................... 00
VI. Statistical Profile of the Committee on Rules, 109th Congress...00
A. Statistics on Special Orders or ``Rules''............... 00
B. Statistics on Original Jurisdiction Measures............ 00
VII. Appendices......................................................00
A. Table 1.--Types of Rules Granted........................ 00
B. Table 2.--Resolutions Reported.......................... 00
C. Table 3.--Resolutions Discharged........................ 00
D. Table 4.--Resolutions Laid on the Table................. 00
E. Table 5.--Resolutions Amended........................... 00
F. Table 6.--List of Original Jurisdiction Referrals....... 00
VIII.Publications....................................................00

A. Printed Publications.................................... 00
B. Electronic Publications................................. 00
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REPORT ON SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES, 109TH
CONGRESS

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January 2, 2007.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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

R E P O R T

Pursuant to the provisions of Rule XI, clause 1(d) of the
Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules
submits the following report on its activities during the 109th
Congress.

I. HISTORY, FUNCTION, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

A. Introduction

In the 109th Congress, the Rules Committee retained its
traditional structure and purpose in the House of
Representatives. Its size and super-majority party ratio
remained the same as in previous Congresses, under both
Republican and Democratic control of the institution. Its
central function also continued to be setting the conditions
under which major legislation will be considered on the House
floor, including the terms of debate and the consideration of
amendments.
The Committee has been described by various scholars and
Members as a ``legislative traffic cop,'' ``gatekeeper,''
``field commander,'' and ``the Speaker's Committee.'' All of
these terms underscore the critical role the Committee plays in
the conduct of legislative business on the House floor. While
the primary responsibility of the Committee is to be the
scheduling arm of the majority leadership, it also exercises
``original jurisdiction'' over the rules of the House, joint
rules of the House and Senate, the order of business in the
House, and the budget process. Although the principal purpose
of this report is to summarize the activities of the Rules
Committee in the 109th Congress, its secondary purpose is to
view these activities in the context of the evolution of the
Committee and the House of Representatives since the First
Congress in 1789.

B. History and Function

The history of the Rules Committee roughly parallels the
evolution of the House over the past two centuries. The House
established the first Rules Committee as a select committee of
the House on the second day of the First Congress, April 2,
1789, pursuant to the Constitutional mandate in Article I,
section 5, clause 2, that ``Each House may determine the rules
of its proceedings.'' The House order creating the Committee
stated that a committee be appointed ``to prepare and report
such standing rules and orders of proceedings as may be proper
to be observed in the House.''
From the beginning, the Members serving on the Rules
Committee included some of the most prominent Members of the
House. Of the first 11 Members on the Committee, several had
been Founding Fathers of the nation. These included: (1) Mr.
James Madison of Virginia, the ``Father of the Constitution''
and future President of the United States; (2) Mr. Roger
Sherman of Connecticut, the only one of the Founding Fathers to
help prepare and sign all four of the most important documents
of the early nation--namely: the Articles of Association, the
Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, and
the Constitution; (3) Mr. Elias Boudinot of New Jersey,
President of the Continental Congress from November 1782 to
November 1783; and (4) Mr. Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts, a
future Vice President of the United States and a signer of the
Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.
Five days after its appointment, the first Select Committee
on Rules initially reported back a set of four rules on: (1)
the duties of the Speaker, (2) decorum and debate, (3) the
disposition of bills, and (4) the operations of the Committee
of the Whole. Six days later, on April 13 , the Select
Committee reported an additional eight rules dealing with such
matters as the service of Members on committees, Members'
attendance during floor proceedings, the creation of a standing
Committee on Elections, the duties of the Clerk, and the duties
of the Sergeant-at-Arms. With the adoption by the House of
these rules, the Select Committee was dissolved.
During the first 90 years of the House, this pattern
continued. The House would establish a Select Committee on
Rules, the Committee would report any recommended revisions in
the standing rules of the House from those of the previous
Congress at the beginning of a Congress, and then the Committee
would dissolve for the remainder of that Congress. In some
Congresses, the House did not appoint a Select Committee on
Rules, and operated under the rules recommended by the
Committee and adopted in the preceding Congress.
Although the House in its early years relied primarily on
select committees to draft legislation, by the mid-nineteenth
century this system had evolved into 34 standing committees.
The House briefly converted the Rules Committee into a standing
committee between 1849 and 1853, but it was not until 1880 that
the Rules Committee was established as a permanent standing
committee of the House. In 1858, the Speaker became a member of
the Select Committee on Rules, and a year later he was
designated as its chairman. The Speaker retained the
chairmanship when the Committee became a standing committee in
1880.
In 1883, the modern-day Rules Committee began to emerge
when the House upheld the right of the Committee to issue
``special orders of business'' or ``special rules'' providing
for the consideration of legislation from other committees. By
1890, this new role was accepted as the exclusive prerogative
of the Rules Committee.
These special rules, which were House resolutions reported
from the Rules Committee, were important because they only
required a majority vote of the House to provide for the
consideration of bills out of the order in which they appeared
on their Calendar. Until the use of special rules, a two-thirds
vote was required to suspend the rules and consider a bill out
of order. Special rules gave the House flexibility in its
legislative agenda that allowed for House leadership to respond
to changing judgments about the nation's needs.
The individual most responsible for recognizing and
utilizing the full potential of the combined powers of Speaker
and Rules Committee chairman was Mr. Thomas Brackett Reed of
Maine who served in those two roles in 1889-91, and l895-99.
Not only did he use his authority as Speaker to make rulings
from the Chair that outlawed certain dilatory and
obstructionist tactics on the House floor, but he also
proceeded to codify these rulings, known as ``Reed's Rules,''
in the standing rules of the House through his capacity as
Rules Committee chairman. Speaker Reed also made regular use of
the Rules Committee to report special rules that enabled him to
put bills he wanted considered on the floor when he wished, and
under his terms of debate and amendment.
It was not until 1910 that this power combination was
broken up by a revolt against the conservative and autocratic
Speaker Joseph Cannon of Illinois, who had served as Speaker
and Rules Committee Chairman since 1903. A group of progressive
Republican insurgents joined with the Democratic minority in an
attempt to directly amend House Rules from the floor. When
Speaker Cannon upheld a point of order that only the Rules
Committee could recommend changes in House Rules, the group
voted to overturn the ruling. They amended the rules of the
House, stripping the Speaker of his chairmanship and membership
on the Rules Committee, as well as his power to appoint Members
to the Committee. They also voted to enlarge the Committee from
5 to 10 Members, elected by the House. The following year, the
new Democratic majority in the House completed the revolution
by taking away the Speaker's power to appoint Members to all
the other committees of the House. Since then, the House has
elected all Members of standing committees.
This revolt had far-reaching and long-lasting consequences.
The standing committees became independent power centers, no
longer directly accountable to the Speaker. While the Rules
Committee continued to serve as the scheduling arm of the House
leadership, it developed an independent streak when reaction
set in against the New Deal in 1937. From that time until 1961,
the Committee was dominated by a conservative coalition of
Southern Democrats and Republicans who would sometimes refuse
to report rules on bills the majority leadership wanted on the
floor, or would only report such rules under their terms and
timing. A successful effort by Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas and
President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to enlarge the Committee from
12 to 15 Members, including two more liberal Democrats, did not
resolve this problem. It was not until the mid-1970s, with a
large influx of new Democrats, that the Rules Committee was
fully restored as an arm of the majority leadership.
The reform revolt of the mid-seventies also produced
further decentralization in the House with the emergence of
more independent Members and the proliferation of semi-
autonomous subcommittees. This decentralization soon led to
pressures to give the majority leadership, particularly the
Speaker, acting through the Rules Committee, more authority to
pull things back together. In 1975, the Democratic Speaker was
given authority under Caucus rules to appoint all Rules
Committee Democrats, subject to Caucus ratification. In 1989,
the Republican Conference gave the minority leader the same
authority to appoint all Rules Committee Republicans. The
slates of appointees recommended by both Leaders are still
subject to approval by the whole House in the form of a House
resolution. This practice continues today. In the 109th
Congress, all of the Republican Members were appointed to the
Rules Committee through the adoption of H. Res. 6. The
Democratic Members of the Committee were appointed through the
adoption of H. Res. 33,
H. Res. 49, and H. Res. 161. Overall, the Rules Committee
continues its role of facilitating the deliberation and
amendment of major legislation in the House.

C. Committee Organization During the 109th Congress

At the beginning of the 94th Congress, the Committee
membership was increased from fifteen Members (ten Democrats
and five Republicans) to sixteen Members (eleven Democrats and
five Republicans). This ratio remained until the 98th Congress,
when the membership was reduced to thirteen Members (nine
Democrats and four Republicans). The membership has remained at
thirteen, through the 109th Congress. The ratio of majority
party Members to minority party Members also has remained the
same. However, in the 104th through the 109th Congresses,
Republicans were in the majority and Democrats were in the
minority.
Eight of the thirteen Members of the Rules Committee in the
109th Congress served on the Committee during the previous
Congress. The returning Republican Representatives were David
Dreier of California, Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Doc
Hastings of Washington, Pete Sessions of Texas, and Adam Putnam
of Florida. Mr. Putnam was appointed to serve on the Rules
Committee during the 108th Congress after the retirement of
Porter Goss of Florida, who had been appointed the Director of
the Central Intelligence Agency. Four new Republican
Representatives were appointed to serve on the Rules Committee
to fill vacancies left by Republican Members who chose to serve
on other committees. The new Republican Representatives were
Shelly Moore Capito of West Virginia, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, Rob
Bishop of Utah, and Phil Gingrey of Georgia. The returning
Democratic Representatives were Louise McIntosh Slaughter of
New York, James McGovern of Massachusetts, and Alcee Hastings
of Florida. The one new Democratic Representative that was
appointed to serve on the Rules Committee was Doris Matsui of
California. Mrs. Matsui was appointed to serve on the Committee
on March 16, 2005, after her election, to fill the vacancy left
by Martin Frost of Texas, who was defeated for re-election to
the 109th Congress.
The Committee held its organizational meeting on January
25, 2005. Chairman David Dreier of California opened the
meeting and welcomed back all the returning Members.
Mr. Diaz-Balart offered a motion that the Rules Committee
adopt the proposed Committee rules for the 109th Congress.
Chairman Dreier announced that the proposed Rules Committee
rules would be considered as read and open for amendment at any
point. He explained that the proposal calls for the adoption of
the Committee's rules for the 108th Congress with two minor
modifications. First, the Committee's regular meeting hour of
10:30 AM on Tuesday was changed to the more realistic time of
5:00 PM on Tuesday. Second, the title of the Subcommittee on
Technology and the House was reverted back to the Subcommittee
on Rules and Organization of the House, which was the
Subcommittee's title prior to the 107th Congress. No changes
were offered to the proposed Committee rules.
Mr. Diaz-Balart's motion to adopt the Committee rules was
agreed to by a voice vote. Chairman Dreier then designated,
pursuant to clause 2(d) of rule XI of the Rules of the House,
Lincoln Diaz-Balart as the Vice Chairman of the Rules Committee
to act on the Chairman's behalf during a temporary absence of
the Chairman.
Mr. Diaz-Balart offered a motion that pursuant to Rule 5(c)
of the Rules of the Rules Committee, the Subcommittee on Rules
and Organization of the House and the Subcommittee on
Legislative and Budget Process would each be composed of five
majority and two minority Members, identical to the ratio used
in recent Congresses. Mr. Diaz-Balart's motion was adopted by
voice vote.
Chairman Dreier subsequently appointed Mr. Hastings of
Washington as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rules and
Organization of the House, and Mr. Diaz-Balart to chair the
Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process. At a later date
Chairman Dreier appointed the majority and minority Members of
the two subcommittees as follows:
Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House: Mr.
Hastings of Washington (Chairman), Mr. Putnam (Vice Chairman),
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cole, Mr. Dreier, Mr. McGovern and Mrs.
Matsui.
Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process: Mr. Diaz-
Balart (Chairman), Mr. Sessions (Vice Chairman), Mr. Bishop,
Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mrs.
Slaughter.
At a subsequent meeting on February 1, 2005, the Rules
Committee adopted by voice vote the Committee oversight plan
for the 109th Congress. On February 15, 2005 the Committee
adopted by voice vote the Committee's budget and authorized
Chairman Dreier to introduce a funding resolution.

D. Rules Committee on the Internet

In the 109th Congress, the Committee on Rules website
(www.rules.house.gov) underwent a modernization in site design,
building upon the elements that have made it a popular tool for
tracking legislation that passes through the Committee to be
considered on the House floor. The Rules Committee website was
also updated during each critical moment of the Rules Committee
process with the posting of newly introduced or reported bills
that were on the Committee's schedule, substitute amendments,
committee prints, recently filed conference reports, and
finally special rules or resolutions reported by the Committee.
Posted conference reports received the most user requests as
Members, staff, and the general public have come to rely on the
site for the most current legislative developments. As a
result, during the 109th Congress, the Rules Committee website
was used more frequently and by a wider variety of users than
in previous Congresses. The average daily usage for the 109th
Congress was 33,898 requests, a dramatic increase from 12,770
average daily requests in the 108th Congress with an end of the
Congress total of 10,242,728 requests.
The website offers a plethora of information on the
operations of Congress and on the daily activities of the Rules
Committee. The website can be used to access the Rules of the
House, the Rules of the Senate, Brown's Practice Manual,
Deschler's Precedents, Congressional Research Services reports,
detailed information on the budget process, and both House and
Senate committee and floor procedures. The website also
provides immediate access to the Committee schedule, all
special rules reported (including the text of amendments made
in order), Committee announcements, the Committee's rules and
jurisdiction, all original jurisdiction hearings, news
releases, and the activities of the Committee's two
subcommittees. The website also provides access to the
Committee's history, membership, publications, the opening day
rules package of each Congress and the reports of the 1993
Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress of which has
been updated with the latest reports and legislation affecting
the House and Parliamentary process. The website facilitates
the amendment process by providing the necessary forms and
instructions for proper amendment filing as well as the ability
to submit to the Committee amendments and testimony requests
directly and securely online.
One can also access the class schedules, class agendas, and
background information of the Rules Committee's Parliamentary
Outreach Program. In addition, in 2005, the site has added
features such as streamlined access to information, a Really
Simple Syndication (RSS) news feed for instantaneous
notification of Rules Committee actions, and more robust search
functionality for legislative research.
In January of 2003, the Rules Committee website received
recognition from the Congressional Management Foundation,
winning a Silver Mouse Award. It is now in contention for the
Golden Mouse Award for the 2006 iteration. The Congress Online
Project of the Congressional Management Foundation, which
conducted the survey and grading of Congressional websites,
described the Rules Committee website as rich in content for
both Congressional staff and the public. The site does an
exceptional job of posting the Committee's decisions on rules
as soon as they are made giving Congressional staff immediate
access to the information they want. Additionally, the
Committee has made the rules process, which can be difficult to
understand, easily comprehensible through its How Congress
Works section.

E. Rules of the Committee on Rules

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

109TH CONGRESS

Rule 1.--General Provisions

(a) The Rules of the House are the rules of the Committee
and its subcommittees so far as applicable, except that a
motion to recess from day to day, and a motion to dispense with
the first reading (in full) of a bill or resolution, if printed
copies are available, are non-debatable privileged motions in
the Committee. A proposed investigative or oversight report
shall be considered as read if it has been available to the
members of the Committee for at least 24 hours (excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is
in session on such day).
(b) Each subcommittee is a part of the Committee, and is
subject to the authority and direction of the Committee and to
its rules so far as applicable.
(c) The provisions of clause 2 of Rule XI of the Rules of
the House are incorporated by reference as the rules of the
Committee to the extent applicable.
(d) The Committee's rules shall be published in the
Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the Committee
is elected in each odd-numbered year.

Rule 2.--Regular, Additional, and Special Meetings

(a) Regular Meetings.--(1) The Committee shall regularly
meet at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday of each week when the House is in
session.
(2) A regular meeting of the Committee may be
dispensed with if, in the judgment of the Chairman of
the Committee (hereafter in these rules referred to as
the ``Chair''), there is no need for the meeting.
(3) Additional regular meetings and hearings of the
Committee may be called by the Chair.
(b) Notice for Regular Meetings.--The Chair shall notify
each member of the Committee of the agenda of each regular
meeting of the Committee at least 48 hours before the time of
the meeting and shall provide to each member of the Committee
at least 24 hours before the time of each regular meeting--
(1) for each bill or resolution scheduled on the
agenda for consideration of a rule, a copy of--
(A) the bill or resolution;
(B) any committee reports thereon; and
(C) any letter requesting a rule for the bill
or resolution; and
(2) for each other bill, resolution, report, or other
matter on the agenda a copy of--
(A) the bill, resolution, report, or
materials relating to the other matter in
question; and
(B) any report on the bill, resolution,
report, or any other matter made by any
subcommittee of the Committee.
(c) Emergency Meetings.--
(1) The Chair may call an emergency meeting of the
Committee at any time on any measure or matter which
the Chair determines to be of an emergency nature;
provided, however, that the Chair has made an effort to
consult the ranking minority member, or, in such
member's absence, the next ranking minority party
member of the Committee.
(2) As soon as possible after calling an emergency
meeting of the Committee, the Chair shall notify each
member of the Committee of the time and location of the
meeting.
(3) To the extent feasible, the notice provided under
paragraph (2) shall include the agenda for the
emergency meeting and copies of available materials
which would otherwise have been provided under
subsection (b) if the emergency meeting was a regular
meeting.
(d) Special Meetings.--Special meetings shall be called and
convened as provided in clause 2(c)(2) of Rule XI of the Rules
of the House.

Rule 3.--Meeting and Hearing Procedures

(a) In General.--
(1) Meetings and hearings of the Committee shall be
called to order and presided over by the Chair or, in
the Chair's absence, by the member designated by the
Chair as the Vice Chair of the Committee, or by the
ranking majority member of the Committee present as
Acting Chair.
(2) Meetings and hearings of the committee shall be
open to the public unless closed in accordance with
clause 2(g) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives.
(3) Any meeting or hearing of the Committee that is
open to the public shall be open to coverage by
television, radio, and still photography in accordance
with the provisions of clause 4 of Rule XI of the Rules
of the House (which are incorporated by reference as
part of these rules).
(4) When a recommendation is made as to the kind of
rule which should be granted for consideration of a
bill or resolution, a copy of the language recommended
shall be furnished to each member of the Committee at
the beginning of the Committee meeting at which the
rule is to be considered or as soon thereafter as the
proposed language becomes available.
(b) Quorum.--
(1) For the purpose of hearing testimony on requests
for rules, five members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum.
(2) For the purpose of taking testimony and receiving
evidence on measures or matters of original
jurisdiction before the Committee, three members of the
Committee shall constitute a quorum.
(3) A majority of the members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum for the purposes of reporting any
measure or matter, of authorizing a subpoena, of
closing a meeting or hearing pursuant to clause 2(g) of
Rule XI of the Rules of the House (except as provided
in clause 2(g)(2)(A) and (B), or of taking any other
action.
(c) Voting.--
(1) No vote may be conducted on any measure or motion
pending before the Committee unless a majority of the
members of the Committee is actually present for such
purpose.
(2) A record vote of the Committee shall be provided
on any question before the Committee upon the request
of any member.
(3) No vote by any member of the Committee on any
measure or matter may be cast by proxy.
(4) A record of the vote of each Member of the
Committee on each record vote on any matter before the
Committee shall be available for public inspection at
the offices of the Committee, and with respect to any
record vote on any motion to amend or report shall be
included in the report of the Committee showing the
total number of votes cast for and against and the
names of those members voting for and against.
(d) Hearing Procedures.--
(1) With regard to hearings on matters of original
jurisdiction, to the greatest extent practicable:
(A) each witness who is to appear before the
Committee shall file with the committee at
least 24 hours in advance of the appearance a
statement of proposed testimony in written and
electronic form and shall limit the oral
presentation to the Committee to a brief
summary thereof; and
(B) each witness appearing in a non-
governmental capacity shall include with the
statement of proposed testimony provided in
written and electronic form a curriculum vitae
and a disclosure of the amount and source (by
agency and program) of any Federal grant (or
subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract
thereof) received during the current fiscal
year or either of the two preceding fiscal
years.
(2) The five-minute rule shall be observed in the
interrogation of each witness before the Committee
until each member of the Committee has had an
opportunity to question the witness.
(3) The provisions of clause 2(k) of Rule XI of the
Rules of the House shall apply to any hearing conducted
by the committee.
(e) Subpoenas and Oaths.--
(1) Pursuant to clause 2(m) of Rule XI of the Rules
of the House of Representatives, a subpoena may be
authorized and issued by the Committee or a
subcommittee in the conduct of any investigation or
series of investigations or activities, only when
authorized by a majority of the members voting, a
majority being present.
(2) The Chair may authorize and issue subpoenas under
such clause during any period in which the House has
adjourned for a period of longer than three days.
(3) Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chair
or by any member designated by the Committee, and may
be served by any person designated by the Chair or such
member.
(4) The Chair, or any member of the Committee
designated by the Chair, may administer oaths to
witnesses before the Committee.

Rule 4.--General Oversight Responsibilities

(a) The Committee shall review and study, on a continuing
basis, the application, administration, execution, and
effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject
matter of which is within its jurisdiction.
(b) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a
Congress, the committee shall meet in open session, with a
quorum present, to adopt its oversight plans for that Congress
for submission to the Committee on House Administration and the
Committee on Government Reform, in accordance with the
provisions of clause 2(d) of House Rule X.

Rule 5.--Subcommittees

(a) Establishment and Responsibilities of Subcommittees.--
(1) There shall be two subcommittees of the Committee
as follows:
(A) Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget
Process, which shall have general
responsibility for measures or matters related
to relations between the Congress and the
Executive Branch.
(B) Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of
the House, which shall have general
responsibility for measures or matters related
to process and procedures of the House,
relations between the two Houses of Congress,
relations between the Congress and the
Judiciary, and internal operations of the
House.
(2) In addition, each such subcommittee shall have
specific responsibility for such other measures or
matters as the Chair refers to it.
(3) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall review
and study, on a continuing basis, the application,
administration, execution, and effectiveness of those
laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of which is
within its general responsibility.
(b) Referral of Measures and Matters to Subcommittees.--
(1) In view of the unique procedural responsibilities
of the Committee, no special order providing for the
consideration of any bill or resolution shall be
referred to a subcommittee of the Committee.
(2) The Chair shall refer to a subcommittee such
measures or matters of original jurisdiction as the
Chair deems appropriate given its jurisdiction and
responsibilities.
(3) All other measures or matters of original
jurisdiction shall be subject to consideration by the
full Committee.
(4) In referring any measure or matter of original
jurisdiction to a subcommittee, the Chair may specify a
date by which the subcommittee shall report thereon to
the Committee.
(5) The Committee by motion may discharge a
subcommittee from consideration of any measure or
matter referred to a subcommittee of the Committee.
(c) Composition of Subcommittees.--The size and ratio of
each subcommittee shall be determined by the Committee and
members shall be elected to each subcommittee, and to the
positions of chairman and ranking minority member thereof, in
accordance with the rules of the respective party caucuses. The
Chair of the full committee shall designate a member of the
majority party on each subcommittee as its vice chairman.
(d) Subcommittee Meetings and Hearings.--
(1) Each subcommittee of the Committee is authorized
to meet, hold hearings, receive testimony, mark up
legislation, and report to the full Committee on any
measure or matter referred to it.
(2) No subcommittee of the Committee may meet or hold
a hearing at the same time as a meeting or hearing of
the full Committee is being held.
(3) The chairman of each subcommittee shall schedule
meetings and hearings of the subcommittee only after
consultation with the Chair.
(e) Quorum.--
(1) For the purpose of taking testimony, two members
of the subcommittee shall constitute a quorum.
(2) For all other purposes, a quorum shall consist of
a majority of the members of a subcommittee.
(f) Effect of a Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the membership of
a subcommittee shall not affect the power of the remaining
members to execute the functions of the subcommittee.
(g) Records.--Each subcommittee of the Committee shall
provide the full Committee with copies of such records of votes
taken in the subcommittee and such other records with respect
to the subcommittee necessary for the Committee to comply with
all rules and regulations of the House.

Rule 6.--Staff

(a) In General.--
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the
professional and other staff of the Committee shall be
appointed, by the Chair, and shall work under the
general supervision and direction of the Chair.
(2) All professional, and other staff provided to the
minority party members of the Committee shall be
appointed, by the ranking minority member of the
Committee, and shall work under the general supervision
and direction of such member.
(3) The appointment of all professional staff shall
be subject to the approval of the Committee as provided
by, and subject to the provisions of, clause 9 of Rule
X of the Rules of the House.
(b) Associate Staff.--Associate staff for members of the
Committee may be appointed only at the discretion of the Chair
(in consultation with the ranking minority member regarding any
minority party associate staff), after taking into account any
staff ceilings and budgetary constraints in effect at the time,
and any terms, limits, or conditions established by the
Committee on House Administration under clause 9 of Rule X of
the Rules of the House.
(c) Subcommittee Staff.--From funds made available for the
appointment of staff, the Chair of the Committee shall,
pursuant to clause 6(d) of Rule X of the Rules of the House,
ensure that sufficient staff is made available to each
subcommittee to carry out its responsibilities under the rules
of the Committee, and, after consultation with the ranking
minority member of the Committee, that the minority party of
the Committee is treated fairly in the appointment of such
staff.
(d) Compensation of Staff.--The Chair shall fix the
compensation of all professional and other staff of the
Committee, after consultation with the ranking minority member
regarding any minority party staff.
(e) Certification of Staff.--
(1) To the extent any staff member of the Committee
or any of its subcommittees does not work under the
direct supervision and direction of the Chair, the
Member of the Committee who supervises and directs the
staff member's work shall file with the Chief of Staff
of the Committee (not later than the tenth day of each
month) a certification regarding the staff member's
work for that member for the preceding calendar month.
(2) The certification required by paragraph (1) shall
be in such form as the Chair may prescribe, shall
identify each staff member by name, and shall state
that the work engaged in by the staff member and the
duties assigned to the staff member for the member of
the Committee with respect to the month in question met
the requirements of clause 9 of Rule X of the Rules of
the House.
(3) Any certification of staff of the Committee, or
any of its subcommittees, made by the Chair in
compliance with any provision of law or regulation
shall be made--
(A) on the basis of the certifications filed
under paragraph (1) to the extent the staff is
not under the Chair's supervision and
direction, and
(B) on his own responsibility to the extent
the staff is under the Chair's direct
supervision and direction.

Rule 7.--Budget Travel, Pay of Witnesses

(a) Budget.--The Chair, in consultation with other members
of the Committee, shall prepare for each Congress a budget
providing amounts for staff, necessary travel, investigation,
and other expenses of the Committee and its subcommittees.
(b) Travel.--
(1) The Chair may authorize travel for any member and
any staff member of the Committee in connection with
activities or subject matters under the general
jurisdiction of the Committee. Before such
authorization is granted, there shall be submitted to
the Chair in writing the following:
(A) The purpose of the travel.
(B) The dates during which the travel is to
occur.
(C) The names of the States or countries to
be visited and the length of time to be spent
in each.
(D) The names of members and staff of the
Committee for whom the authorization is sought.
(2) Members and staff of the Committee shall make a
written report to the Chair on any travel they have
conducted under this subsection, including a
description of their itinerary, expenses, and
activities, and of pertinent information gained as a
result of such travel.
(3) Members and staff of the Committee performing
authorized travel on official business shall be
governed by applicable laws, resolutions, and
regulations of the House and of the Committee on House
Administration.
(c) Pay of Witnesses.--Witnesses may be paid from funds
made available to the Committee in its expense resolution
subject to the provisions of clause 5 of Rule XI of the Rules
of the House.

Rule 8.--Committee Administration

(a) Reporting.--Whenever the Committee authorizes the
favorable reporting of a bill or resolution from the
Committee--
(1) the Chair or acting Chair shall report it to the
House or designate a member of the Committee to do so,
and
(2) in the case of a bill or resolution in which the
Committee has original jurisdiction, the Chair shall
allow, to the extent that the anticipated floor
schedule permits, any member of the Committee a
reasonable amount of time to submit views for inclusion
in the Committee report on the bill or resolution. Any
such report shall contain all matters required by the
rules of the House of Representatives (or by any
provision of law enacted as an exercise of the
rulemaking power of the House) and such other
information as the Chair deems appropriate.
(b) Records.--
(1) There shall be a transcript made of each regular
meeting and hearing of the Committee, and the
transcript may be printed if the Chair decides it is
appropriate or if a majority of the Members of the
Committee requests such printing. Any such transcripts
shall be a substantially verbatim account of remarks
actually made during the proceedings, subject only to
technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections
authorized by the person making the remarks. Nothing in
this paragraph shall be construed to require that all
such transcripts be subject to correction and
publication.
(2) The Committee shall keep a record of all actions
of the Committee and of its subcommittees. The record
shall contain all information required by clause
2(e)(1) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives and shall be available for public
inspection at reasonable times in the offices of the
Committee.
(3) All Committee hearings, records, data, charts,
and files shall be kept separate and distinct from the
Congressional office records of the Chair, shall be the
property of the House, and all Members of the House
shall have access thereto as provided in clause 2(e)(2)
of Rule XI of the Rules of the House.
(4) The records of the Committee at the National
Archives and Records Administration shall be made
available for public use in accordance with Rule VII of
the Rules of the House. The Chair shall notify the
ranking minority member of any decision, pursuant to
clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of the rule, to withhold
a record otherwise available, and the matter shall be
presented to the Committee for a determination on
written request of any member of the Committee.
(c) Committee Publications on the Internet.--To the maximum
extent feasible, the Committee shall make its publications
available in electronic form.
(d) Calendars.--
(1) The Committee shall maintain a Committee
Calendar, which shall include all bills, resolutions,
and other matters referred to or reported by the
Committee and all bills, resolutions, and other matters
reported by any other committee on which a rule has
been granted or formally requested, and such other
matters as the Chair shall direct. The Calendar shall
be published periodically, but in no case less often
than once in each session of Congress.
(2) The staff of the Committee shall furnish each
member of the Committee with a list of all bills or
resolutions (A) reported from the Committee but not yet
considered by the House, and (B) on which a rule has
been formally requested but not yet granted. The list
shall be updated each week when the House is in
session.
(3) For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a rule is
considered as formally requested when the Chairman of a
committee which has reported a bill or resolution (or a
member of such committee authorized to act on the
Chairman's behalf):
(A) has requested, in writing to the Chair,
that a hearing be scheduled on a rule for the
consideration of the bill or resolution, and
(B) has supplied the Committee with an
adequate number of copies of the bill or
resolution, as reported, together with the
final printed committee report thereon.
(e) Other Procedures.--The Chair may establish such other
Committee procedures and take such actions as may be necessary
to carry out these rules or to facilitate the effective
operation of the Committee and its subcommittees in a manner
consistent with these rules.

Rule 9.--Amendments to Committee Rules

The rules of the Committee may be modified, amended or
repealed, in the same manner and method as prescribed for the
adoption of committee rules in clause 2 of Rule XI of the Rules
of the House, but only if written notice of the proposed change
has been provided to each such Member at least 48 hours before
the time of the meeting at which the vote on the change occurs.
Any such change in the rules of the Committee shall be
published in the Congressional Record within 30 calendar days
after their approval.

II. HOUSE RULES CHANGES ADOPTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 109TH CONGRESS

A. Introduction

The resolution adopting the rules of a new Congress is
usually called up by the former chairman of the Rules Committee
or the Majority Leader, debated for one hour, and given an up-
or-down vote after the minority attempts to bring up an
alternative, which is traditionally defeated by a party line
vote.
On January 4, 2005, Majority Leader Tom DeLay called up the
opening day rules package (H. Res. 5). Mr. Brian Baird of
Washington rose and made a point of order against consideration
of the resolution asserting that it contained a provision that
the House did not have the constitutional authority to propose.
Mr. Baird claimed that it ``. . . violates the United States
Constitution which we were just sworn to uphold and defend. It
does so by allowing a very limited number of Members,
potentially only a handful, to constitute the House of
Representatives.'' The provision of the resolution to which Mr.
Baird referred to was the ``Provisional Quorum'' provision in
the rules package which would allow the House to function in
situations where large numbers of Members are incapacitated due
to a catastrophic circumstance, such as a terrorist attack. The
provisional quorum language included a number of safeguards to
ensure that the House can continue to operate during times of
turmoil and to ensure that democracy will be preserved.
Chairman Dreier spoke against the point of order quoting
Solicitor General Walter Dellinger, who had testified before
the Rules Committee during the 108th Congress that, ``It is
simply inconceivable that a Constitution established to provide
for the common defense and promote the general welfare would
leave the Nation unable to act in precisely the moment of
greatest peril. No constitutional amendment is required to
enact the proposed rule change because the Constitution as
drafted permits the Congress to ensure the preservation of
government.'' The Chair ruled that:

As recorded in section 628 of the House Rules and
Manual, citing numerous precedents including volume 2
of Hinds' Precedents at sections 1318-1320, the Chair
does not determine the constitutionality of a
proposition or judge the constitutional competency of
the House to take a proposed action, nor does the Chair
submit such a question to the House as a question of
order. Rather, it is for the House to determine such a
question by its disposition of the proposition, such as
by voting on the question of its consideration, as
recorded in volume 2 of Hinds' Precedents of section
1255, or by voting on the question of its adoption, as
recorded in volume 2 of Hinds' Precedents at section
1320. The Chair would apply these precedents even
before the adoption of the Rules of the House as a
matter of general parliamentary law. As such, the House
may decide the issues raised by the gentleman by way of
the question of consideration of the resolution or the
question of adopting the resolution. The point of order
is not cognizable.

Mr. Baird then asked for the question of consideration of
the resolution to be to the House. The House agreed to the
question of consideration by a vote of 224 to 192. Mr. DeLay
then yielded control of his time to Rules Committee Chairman
David Dreier.
The rules package for the 109th Congress was the work
product of many Members. During the initial stages of compiling
the rules package in November of 2004, the Committee on Rules
received 40 different proposals from both Democrats and
Republicans. In addition to that, the committee staff had
actively sought the input of the officers of the House, its
committees and its caucuses to get their perspectives on the
kinds of changes that would help to facilitate the work of the
House. Two examples of changes coming from both the Majority
and the Minority are a provision authored by Mrs. Jo Ann Davis
of Virginia directing committees to review matters within their
jurisdiction to ferret out duplicative government programs as
part of their oversight planning at the beginning of each
Congress, and a provision suggested by Mr. John Larson of
Connecticut to conform the rules of the House to current law
with regard to the 90-day preelection limit on franked mail.
Other modifications to the House rules included: allowing
the consideration of suspensions on Wednesdays, which was
successful experimented with during the 108th Congress;
elimination of the corrections calendar; allowing Members to
make reference to the Senate and its members, so long as those
references are confined to the question under debate and that
they avoid personality; and the continuation of certain budget
enforcement mechanisms from the 108th Congress.
As noted above, in order to address concerns about
maintaining the continuity of Congress and building on reforms
made for such purpose in the 108th rules package, the 109th
rules package included important provisions to allow the House
to function in situations where large numbers of Members have
been incapacitated. In the post-9/11 world it is very important
that the House continue to expend a lot of time and energy
dealing with the institutional challenges as well as the
challenges that the Nation faces under such circumstances.
The package also made a series of changes to the House
ethics rules including two provisions suggested by the chairman
and the ranking member of the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct, Mr. Hefley and Mr. Mollohan. First, the
package clarified the rule on officially connected travel to
allow a family member other than a spouse or child to travel
with the Member at the sponsor's expense and, second, the
package conformed the rules of the House to current law which
allow the use of campaign funds to pay for certain official
expenses, such as cell phones.
The package also included two other provisions addressing
House ethics rules. The first gave Members the same rights to
choose their counsel before the Ethics Committee that they
would have if they were a respondent in a court case. The
second change addressed an inequity in the Standards Committee
process requiring an investigative subcommittee if the chairman
and ranking member do not act within 45 days. This change
restored the presumption of innocence in the House ethics
process.
Arguably the most significant change in the 109th rules
package was the creation of the new standing Committee on
Homeland Security which represented a far-reaching and
critically important part of the institution's overall
strategic effort to protect the American people. The 9/11
Commission unanimously called for the creation of a standing
committee of the House with jurisdiction over homeland security
functions. In the years previous the Congress had asked the
American people to accept change in countless ways. Congress
had mandated change at the Federal, State and local levels and
asked for change from our allies and forced change upon our
enemies. Congress responded to the need for change first with
the enactment of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and then
with the formation of the Select Committee on Homeland
Security. The change in House rule X, which governs the
committees and their legislative jurisdictions, was a
delicately crafted architecture. It created a primary committee
while recognizing the other legitimate oversight roles of
existing committees.
The new committee was given jurisdiction over: the overall
homeland security policy; the organization and administration
of the Department of Homeland Security; the functions of the
Department of Homeland Security relating to border and port
security, except immigration policy and nonborder enforcement;
customs, except customs revenue; the integration, analysis, and
dissemination of homeland security information; domestic
preparedness for, and collective response to, terrorism;
research and development; and transportation security. Chairman
Dreier placed additional legislative history in the
Congressional Record pertaining to the new committee's
jurisdiction.
The package of changes for the 109th Congress was adopted
by the House by a vote of 220 to 195, after defeating the
motion to commit by a vote of 196 to 219, after agreeing to the
previous question by a vote of 222 to 196. The package
consisted of numerous minor and technical changes from the
rules of the previous Congress, as well as those more
significant changes mentioned above, which are summarized
below.

B. Summary of Substantive Changes Contained in H. Res. 5, Adopting
House Rules for the 109th Congress

Committee on Homeland Security. Created a standing
Committee on Homeland Security, and granted it legislative and
oversight jurisdiction. First, the Committee's jurisdiction
included overall homeland security policy so that it could
focus on national policies affecting the Federal government.
Second, the jurisdiction included authority over the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS)'s internal administration. Third,
the Committee was given jurisdiction over functions of the DHS
relating to six specified areas. These included: (A) Border and
port security (except immigration policy and non-border
enforcement); (B) Customs (except customs revenue); (C)
Integration, analysis and dissemination of homeland security
information; (D) Domestic preparedness for and collective
response to terrorism; (E) Research and development; and (F)
Transportation security. Additionally, the Committee was given
broad oversight authority over government-wide homeland
security matters. Finally, changes were made to the
jurisdictions of three committees. First, the Committee on the
Judiciary's jurisdiction was modified by adding new
subparagraphs for Criminal law enforcement and Immigration
policy and non-border enforcement. Second, the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure's jurisdiction was modified
to exclude transportation security by adding exceptions in two
subparagraphs. Third, the Committee on Ways and Means'
jurisdiction was modified by adding the word ``revenue'' to the
clause containing customs. [Rule X]
General oversight responsibilities. Insuring
against duplicative programs. Added to the required list of
content included in each standing committee's adopted oversight
plan as submitted to the Committees on Government Reform and
House Administration a review of Federal programs with a view
to insuring against duplication of such programs. [Rule X,
clause 2(d)(1)]
Membership of Budget Committee. Permitted one
member of the Budget committee majority and one member of the
minority to be ``designated'' by the respective elected
leaderships. Previous rules required such members to be
``from'' elected leadership. [Rule X, clause 5(a)(2)]
Rules Committee Organization. Authorized the
chairman of the Committee on Rules to serve as chairman,
notwithstanding the prohibition on serving more than three
consecutive terms. [Rule X, clause 5(c)(2)]
Privileged motions in committee. Recess subject to
the call of the chair. Allowed for a privileged motion in
committee to recess subject to the call of the chair for a
period less than 24 hours. Previously only a motion to recess
from day to day is privileged. [Rule XI, clause 1(a)(1)(B)]
Motion to go to conference. Allowed committees to
adopt a rule directing the chairman of the committee to offer a
privileged motion to go to conference at any time the chairman
deems it appropriate during a Congress. Previously a motion to
request or agree to a conference with the Senate was privileged
if the committee authorized the chairman to make such a motion.
[Rule XI, clause 2(a)]
Motion to suspend the rules. Extended suspension
authority beyond Monday or Tuesday to include Wednesday. [Rule
XV, clause 1(a)]
Repeal of Corrections Calendar. Removed
Corrections Calendar from the Standing Rules of the House.
[Rule XV, clause 6]
Allowing references to the Senate. Allowed remarks
in debate to include references to the Senate or its Members.
Remarks are to be confined to the question under debate,
avoiding personality. [Rule XVII, clause 1]
Provisional quorum. Provided for continuity of
legislative operations in the House in the event of
catastrophic circumstances. The rule allows for the House to
conduct business with a provisional quorum only after a motion
to compel members attendance, as prescribed under clause 5(a)
of rule XX, has been disposed of and the following occur in
sequence without the House adjourning: (A) A call of the House
or a series of calls of the House totaling 72 hours without
producing a quorum; (B) the Speaker, with the Minority and
Majority Leaders, receive from the Sergeant-at-Arms (or his
designee) a catastrophic quorum failure report and shall
consult with the Minority and Majority Leaders on the contents
of such report and shall announce the contents of such report
to the House; and (C) A further call of the House or series of
calls are conducted for a total of 24 hours without producing a
quorum. A catastrophic quorum failure report is defined as a
report advising that the inability of the House to establish a
quorum is attributable to catastrophic circumstances involving
natural disaster, attack, contagion, or similar calamity
rendering Members incapable of being present. The report shall
be prepared on the basis of the most authoritative information
available after consultation with the Attending Physician, the
Clerk and pertinent public health and law enforcement
officials. A catastrophic quorum failure report shall describe
the number of vacancies in the House, the names of Members
considered to be incapacitated, the names of Members not
incapacitated, but otherwise incapable of being present, and
the names of Members unaccounted for. The report shall be
updated every legislative day and such updates shall be made
available to the House. [Rule XX, clause 5(c)]
Postponement of certain votes. Added the motion to
reconsider, tabling motions to reconsider and amendments
reported from the Committee of the Whole among those votes the
Speaker may postpone to a designated place in the legislative
schedule within two additional legislative days. [Rule XX,
clause (a)(2)]
Allowing the use of campaign funds to pay for
certain official expenses. Allowed Members to use campaign
funds to pay certain, limited types of official expenses (e.g.,
handheld communication devices). This change conformed House
Rules to current law (Sec. 105, P.L. 108-83), and mirrors Rules
that took effect in the Senate in 2002. [Rule XXIV and Rule
XXIII, clause 6(c)]
Use of frank for mass mailings before an election.
Amended the rule to conform to section 3210 of title 39 United
States Code, stating that a mass mailing is not frankable when
it is postmarked less than 90 days before the date of a primary
or general election which he is a candidate for public office.
Previously the rules stated 60 days. [Rule XXIV, clause 8]
Gift rule on officially connected travel. Expanded
the category of individuals who may accompany a Member or staff
person on such a trip at the sponsor's expense to include a
relative of the Member or the staff person. Under a provision
of the previous gift rule (clause 5(b)(4)(D) of the House Rule
XXV), a Member or staff person may be accompanied on a
privately funded, officially connected trip, at the sponsor's
expense, only by either his or her ``spouse or a child'', and
not by any other relative. [Rule XXV, clause 5(b)(4)(D)]
Due process for Members. Afforded Members the
opportunity to be heard in the event the Standards Committee
alleges the Member has violated or may have violated the Code
of Conduct. Members may opt for either an adjudicatory
proceeding or they can submit a response to the Committee
report/letter with their response being made public with
Committee report/letter. Under the previous rule, the Chairman
and Ranking Member, or the Committee, could take action against
a Member without a complaint, notice, or the opportunity to be
heard. [Rule XI, clause 3]
Restoring presumption of innocence. Provided that
no action will be taken on a complaint unless the Chairman and
Ranking Minority member of the Standards Committee, or the
Committee itself, find within 45 days that further
investigation is merited by the facts of the complaint,
maintaining the presumption of innocence. Previously, if the
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member took no action on a
properly filed complaint within 45 days, the matter
automatically goes to an investigative committee. [Rule XI,
clause 3]
Right to counsel. Provided that Members may select
a counsel of their choice even if that counsel represents other
Members. [Rule XI, clause 3]
Technical and codifying changes. Technical and
grammatical changes were made throughout the rules of the
House.
Continuation of budget enforcement mechanisms from
the 108th. Clarified that section 306 of the Budget Act
(prohibiting consideration of legislation within the Budget
Committee's jurisdiction, unless reported by the Budget
Committee) only applies to bills and joint resolutions and not
to simple or concurrent resolutions. It also made a section 303
point of order (requiring adoption of budget resolution before
consideration of budget-related legislation) applicable to text
made in order as an original bill by a special rule. Specified
or minimum levels of compensation for Federal office were not
to be considered as providing new entitlement authority.
[Separate Order]
Continuation of budget ``deeming'' resolution from
the 2nd Session of the 108th Congress. Established that the
provisions of the Senate Concurrent Resolution 95 of the 108th
Congress would have effect in the 109th Congress until such
time as a budget resolution for the fiscal year 2005 is
adopted. [Separate Order]
Extra subcommittees for Armed Services,
International Relations, and Transportation & Infrastructure. A
waiver of Rule X, clause 5(d), was granted for Armed Services
and Transportation & Infrastructure for 6 subcommittees, and
International Relations for 7 subcommittees in the 109th
Congress. [Separate Order]
Numbering of bills. In the 109th Congress, the
first 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 1 through H.R. 10) were
reserved for assignment by the Speaker to such bills as he may
designate when introduced. [Separate Order]

III. COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PLAN

Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of rule X, the Committee met in
public session on February 1, 2005 and adopted, by voice vote,
an ambitious oversight plan for the 109th Congress. Pursuant to
clause 1(d) of rule XI, the Committee is required to include
within this activity report a separate section summarizing that
plan and the actions taken throughout the Congress to implement
that plan, as well as any additional oversight activities that
were conducted.
In presenting its plan for this Congress, the Committee
emphasized its interest in developing a comprehensive oversight
plan that reflects the jurisdictional reach of the committee,
including the implementation of trade promotion authority,
technology and its impact on the institution, and the
Congressional Budget Act. It pledged to continue to work
proactively on its legislative and oversight responsibilities,
using its two subcommittees extensively in this effort.
In its oversight plan for the 109th Congress, the Committee
stressed its intention to conduct oversight efforts in a broad
range of areas including an ongoing review of budget
enforcement mechanisms to ensure fiscal discipline, the
investigation of biennial budgeting as a viable budgeting
proposal, a monitoring of the implementation of the Government
Performance and Results Act, the use of dynamic scoring as a
mechanism to ensure more accurate revenue and expenditure
forecasting, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, and the review
of the Congressional Review Act of 1996.
The Committee reiterated the need to build on continued
efforts to identify procedural vulnerabilities of Congress.
Although the House adopted a rule to address the mass
incapacitation of Members, the inquiry of the Committee on
Rules on the Continuity of Congress is far from over. The
Chairman of the Committee on Rules, Mr. Dreier, during the
floor debate of H. Res. 5 (the rules package) on January 4,
2005, announced that: ``The Committee on Rules intends to
conduct further examination of the best way for the House to
assure a continuity of government during a national emergency,
and it is our hope that as we proceed with this work that
further discussions will take place with the Members of that
very distinguished panel, the Continuity Commission, which
included our former colleague Senator Simpson, and Speakers
Foley and Gingrich and former minority leader Bob Michel, Leon
Panetta, [and] Kweisi Mfume. . .''
In addition, the oversight plan asserted the need to
thoroughly examine the potential benefits of new and evolving
technologies to further enhance the continuity of Congress,
while ensuring that a proper balance is struck between the
requirement to improve security, the desire to enhance
democracy and participation, and the need to maintain the
deliberative traditions and representative nature of the
institution. Lastly, the Rules Committee pledged to continue to
review proposals to streamline the committee system and
increase effective oversight.

IV. COMMITTEE JURISDICTION AND ACTIVITIES

A. Introduction

The jurisdictional mandate of the Committee on Rules is set
forth in clause 1(m) of Rule X as follows:

(m) Committee on Rules--
(1) The rules and joint rules (other than those
relating to the Code of Official Conduct) and order of
business of the House.
(2) Recesses and final adjournments of Congress.

The special oversight function of the Committee is outlined
in clause 3(I) of Rule X as follows:

(I) The Committee on Rules shall review and study on
a continuing basis the Congressional budget process,
and the committee shall report its findings and
recommendations to the House from time to time.

The jurisdictional mandate of the Committee for the
purposes of this Survey of Activities is broken down into two
subcategories: original jurisdiction matters and ``special
rules'' (or order of business resolutions). In practice, these
subgroups are intertwined in a manner that greatly affects the
way in which the House conducts its business. Original
jurisdiction matters include all measures pertaining to the
rules of the House, the budget process and joint rules. These
measures are either referred directly to the Committee by the
Speaker or originate in the Committee itself. They not only
pertain to changes in House procedures, but also cover the
Committee's power to establish select committees, authorize
certain investigations, provide enforcement procedures for the
budget process, and to establish Congressional procedures for
considering certain executive branch proposals.
The Committee held ten days of hearings and markups on five
matters of original jurisdiction during the 109th Congress.
These five measures were reported to the House for
consideration, and were subsequently adopted by the House.
The other subgroup of the Committee's jurisdictional
mandate, referred to as order of business resolutions or
`special rules,' is used by the Committee to direct the manner
in which a bill or resolution will be considered by the House.
``Special rules,'' in the form of House resolutions, tailor the
time allotted for debate and the process by which a bill can be
amended. This is done to allow the House to consider the
subject matter in a way which best suits the bill's individual
issues and/or controversies. These ``rules'' may also contain
waivers of specific House rules or provisions in the
Congressional Budget Act. It is sometimes necessary to waive
the rules of the House in order to allow the House to consider
all the facets of the particular issue or to facilitate the
House resolving its differences with the Senate. Special rules
also allow the House to consider measures according to the
majority leadership's legislative scheduling priorities rather
than the numerical order in which they were reported.
During the 109th Congress, the Committee held 124 days of
hearings pursuant to the 146 written requests received from
Committee chairs seeking rules. In addition, there were four
formal requests ultimately disposed of by procedures other than
the Rules Committee (such as unanimous consent or suspension),
and two formal requests were pending at the end of the
Congress. These formal requests do not reflect additional
requests of an emergency nature made in person by the chairs of
the various legislative committees. The Committee granted 193
rules: 138 rules provided for consideration of bills and
resolutions, 25 dealt with conference reports, and 34 rules
provided for consideration of measures but stopped short of the
amending process (e.g., providing for debate only, creating
suspension days for considering specific measures, or waiving
the two-thirds requirement to bring up a rule for a certain
measure on the same day the rule is reported from the Committee
on Rules).
The Committee granted 22 open rules, 2 modified open rules,
65 structured rules, and 49 closed rules. The Committee granted
no waivers of specific sections of the Budget Act. The
Committee granted 146 rules waiving points of order to permit
consideration of either the underlying measure or matter made
in order as original text, motions, or against the amendments
made in order.
In summary, the Committee on Rules reported 193 rules. Of
these the House adopted 172, rejected none, and tabled 19. Two
rules remained pending on the House Calendar when Congress
adjourned in December of 2006. In addition, the Committee on
Rules reported five original jurisdiction measures, which were
ultimately adopted by the House and did not remain pending on
the Union Calendar at the end of the 109th Congress.
In addition to the full Committee's activities, the
Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process and the
Subcommittee on Technology and the House conducted studies
concerning other matters within the Committee's jurisdiction.

B. Special Orders or Rules

1. RULE REQUESTS

The process of considering requests for special orders or
``rules'' usually begins when the Committee on Rules receives a
letter from a legislative committee chairman requesting that it
hold a hearing and recommend a rule for that particular
measure. The letter is signed by the full committee chairman
and most often makes a specific request for the type of rule
desired by the legislative committee. In some cases, the
emergency nature of the legislation does not allow adequate
time for a formal request to be registered. In these cases, the
requests are made in person by the chairman of the committee
with jurisdiction. Once a hearing has been scheduled, the
Committee on Rules allows any House Member who has an interest
in testifying to do so. Under normal circumstances and pursuant
to Committee rules, printed copies of the legislation and
accompanying committee report or conference report are provided
to the Committee Members at least 24 hours in advance of the
meeting on the rule request for the legislation.
The Committee gives written notice to its Members and
notifies the pertinent committee of the scheduled hearing date
at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the hearing,
unless an emergency situation exists. If Budget Act violations
are present, the Budget Committee chairman often advises the
Committee on Rules whether the Budget Committee objects to or
supports the granting of specific waivers. The position of the
Budget Committee on these matters is merely advisory in nature;
the Committee on Rules has sole jurisdiction over waivers of
the Budget Act, subject to House approval of the special rule
containing such waivers.

2. HEARINGS

The Rules Committee chairman controls the order in which
witnesses appear and also initiates the questioning. Typically,
the chairman of the committee of jurisdiction or a designee
requesting the rule makes a short statement. The chairman is
followed by the ranking minority member. Sometimes the
subcommittee chair and ranking minority member appear on behalf
of their full committee counterparts on the rule request. It is
often the case that Members wishing to testify in favor of or
in opposition to a bill, amendment, or type of procedure may do
so as part of a panel of witnesses.
In many cases, the components of the proposed special order
form the basis for the dialogue between substantive committee
leaders asking for the rule and the Rules Committee Members.
More often than not, the questioning escalates into discussions
about the merits of the bill itself. If the legislation is
particularly wide-ranging or controversial, Representatives who
do not sit on the relevant legislative committee seek to
testify. (Except in the most unusual circumstances, only House
Members are allowed to testify during a rule request hearing.)
Questioning of each witness takes place under the five-minute
rule until each Committee Member has had an opportunity to
question each witness. Questioning is rather informal. The
Chairman rarely enforces the five-minute rule, and Committee
Members yield to one another to allow their colleagues to make
a specific point or follow up on a line of questioning.
A quorum, at least seven Members of the thirteen, must be
present before a recommendation on a rule can be ordered
reported, postponed, or tabled (killed).
After the Committee votes to approve a rule, the chairman
and ranking minority member each assign one of their Members to
manage the rule on the floor. The majority manager's name
appears on the rule and report, and that Member usually files
the rule from the House floor, at which time the resolution and
report are assigned a number.
Any Member may ask for a record or a division vote. In the
past, most decisions of the Committee were made by voice vote,
but in the last several Congresses there has been an increase
in the number of record votes demanded. For the entire 100th
Congress there were 18 roll call votes demanded; in the 101st
Congress there were 26; in the 102nd there were 193; in the
103rd there were 533; in the 104th there were 327; in the 105th
there were 104; in the 106th there were 119; in the 107th there
were 176; in the 108th there were 326; and in the 109th there
were 254.
Once a special rule has been reported, the Majority
Leader--working closely with the Speaker, the Rules Committee
chairman, and the substantive committee chairman--decides upon
an appropriate date and time for the consideration of the rule
on the floor. Rules can be considered on the same day they are
reported, if the House agrees to consideration of the rule by a
two-thirds vote. After a one-day layover, rules may be
considered at any time without being subject to a question of
consideration. The Committee may occasionally report a rule
waiving this requirement with respect to another rule.

3. TYPES OF SPECIAL ORDERS OR RULES

a. Background

Table 1 in the Appendix categorizes all special rules
granted by the Committee. These special rules are broken down
into seventeen different categories dealing with all stages of
the legislative process in the House.
During the 109th Congress, the Rules Committee granted
special rules that provided for specified amendment and debate
structures, which assisted floor managers in managing the
schedule and consideration of legislation, that resolved
differences among and responded to the legislative actions of
committees, and that addressed House-Senate relations. The
explanations of these types of special rules and their methods
of categorization are outlined below.

b. Categories of rules granted with amendment structures

In categorizing special rules which specified an amendment
structure, this report focuses only on those rules which
provided for the initial consideration of bills, joint
resolutions or budget resolutions and which provided for an
amending process. Therefore, rules providing for general debate
only, stopping short of consideration of the measure for
amendment, or providing for consideration of a conference
report (which are otherwise privileged and, under regular
order, non-amendable) are not included in these categories. The
amendment structure categories are as follows: (1) open rules,
(2) modified open rules--requiring amendment pre-printing in
the Congressional Record, (3) structured or modified closed
rules, and (4) closed rules.
(1) Open Rules: Under an open rule, any Member may offer an
amendment that complies with the standing rules of the House
and the Budget Act. Also included in the category of open rules
are those special rules that are often referred to as ``open
plus.'' These rules allow the offering of any amendment
normally in order under an open rule plus the consideration of
any amendments for which waivers of points of order have been
granted by the special rule.
(2) Modified Open Rules (required amendment preprinting in
the Congressional Record): This type of rule permits the
offering of only those amendments preprinted in the
Congressional Record. In some cases the rule requires
amendments to be printed by a specific date; in some cases the
amendment must be printed before its consideration; and in
other cases before the consideration of the bill for any
amendment. In most cases these rules do not prohibit second
degree amendments. Requiring that amendments be printed in
advance of their consideration affords Members a better idea of
the range of issues to be debated and voted on during
consideration of the bill. This can particularly be true of
bills or joint resolutions involving complex or confidential
matters.
(3) Structured or Modified Closed Rules: Under a structured
or modified closed rule, the Rules Committee limits the
amendments that may be offered to only those amendments
designated in the special rule or in the Rules Committee report
to accompany the rule, or which precludes amendments to a
particular portion of a bill, even though the rest of the bill
may be completely open to amendment. A modified closed rule is
one which allows the offering of only one or two amendments. A
structured rule is one which allows three or more amendments.
In the case of a structured or modified closed rule, the
Chairman will announce through a one minute speech on the floor
of the House and through a ``Dear Colleague'' letter the
intention of the Committee to hold a hearing on a measure and
to review all amendments. The Chairman requests that Members
provide the Rules Committee with copies of their proposed
amendments in advance of the Committee meeting date. In some
instances, the amendments made in order represent all of the
amendments submitted to the Committee.
(4) Closed Rules: This type of rule is one under which no
amendments may be offered other than amendments recommended by
the committee reporting the bill. However, the Rules Committee
is prohibited under the rules of the House from reporting a
special rule providing for consideration of a bill or joint
resolution that denies the minority the right to offer
amendatory instructions in a motion to recommit if offered by
the minority leader or a designee.

c. Categories of rules granted with certain floor management tools

During the 109th Congress, special rules were often
utilized to assist the Majority Leader in setting the Floor
schedule of the House, as well as to equip committee chairman
and ranking minority members with the special procedural tools
necessary to efficiently manage the floor consideration of a
bill. These categories include (1) expedited procedure rules,
(2) suspension day rules, and (3) chairman's en bloc authority
rules.
(1) Expedited Procedure Rules: This type of rule waives
clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to
consider a special rule on the same day it is reported from the
Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the
Rules Committee. These rules generally specify the resolutions
to which the waiver applies, as well as a defined time period
for its application.
(2) Suspension Day Rules: Under clause 1(a) of House Rule
XV, it is in order on Monday and Tuesday of each week, and
during the last six days of a session, for the Speaker to
entertain motions to suspend the rules and pass legislation.
This category of rule authorizes the Speaker to entertain
motions to suspend the rules on days other than Mondays and
Tuesdays. Generally, these rules provide that the object of any
motion to suspend the rules be announced (sometimes with an
hour or two notice) from the floor prior to its consideration
and that the Speaker or his designee shall consult with the
Minority Leader or his designee on the object of any suspension
considered under the rule.
(3) Chairman's En Bloc Authority Rules: This category of
rule authorizes the chairman of a committee (usually the
majority floor manager of the bill under consideration) or his
designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments
made in order by the special rule which have not earlier been
disposed of, as well as germane modifications to any such
amendments. With the exception of rules on appropriations bills
(which permit en bloc amendments that do not increase budget
authority or outlays in the bill), a Member seeking to offer
amendments en bloc must obtain unanimous consent if they amend
portions of the bill not yet open to amendment, unless a
special rule authorizes several amendments to be offered and
considered as a group. There is usually a specified time for
divided debate on the amendment and a prohibition on amendments
to and demands for a division of the question on the en bloc
amendment. Generally, the original sponsor of the amendment
must agree to having the amendment considered en bloc, and
these rules generally provide that the original proponent of an
amendment included in such an en bloc amendment may insert a
statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the
disposition of the en bloc amendment. Such a rule enables the
floor manager to maximize efficiency and consensus while
minimizing duplicative floor time and consideration.

d. Categories of rules granted to resolve differences among and
responding to the legislative actions of committees

As the nexus of the legislative process in the House, the
Rules Committee is often the institutional mechanism used to
reconcile differences in legislative recommendations among
multiple committees. Two often used, and often misunderstood,
special rule features utilized to achieve these goals are (1)
self-executing rules and (2) original text rules.
(1) Self Executing Rules: This type of rule provides that,
upon the adoption of the special rule, the text of a reported
or introduced bill, as the case may be, is modified or amended
in some specified manner. Therefore, the House's adoption of
the rule itself has the effect of amending the underlying bill.
Occasionally, a self-executing rule may also provide for the
adoption of other unrelated measures or actions, such as
adopting another simple resolution, bill, joint resolution or
conference report. Self-executing rules may be utilized by the
Rules Committee for a variety of reasons, including but not
limited to: the correction of rule or Budget Act violations,
the reconciling of multiple committee legislative
recommendations, the elimination of procedural votes, the
separation of policy issues or the complete redrafting of the
legislation.
(2) Original Text Rules: When a committee reports a
measure, it will often favorably report the measure with a
recommendation that an amendment or amendments be adopted by
the full House. These amendments reflect the collegial action
of the committee on that measure. This type of rule generally
provides that the committee recommended amendment be adopted by
the House and become the base text for the purpose of further
amendment to the bill. This is often done to acknowledge the
actions of the committee at the beginning of the consideration
of a bill, and also to simplify the amendment process.

e. Categories of rules granted dealing with House-Senate relations

While resolving differences with the Senate often involves
privileged motions in the House, the Rules Committee is often
called upon to expedite such procedural situations or to
address unique procedural circumstances. The categories of such
special rules are (1) Senate hook-up rules, (2) motion to go to
conference rules, (3) disposition of Senate amendments rules,
(4) conference report rules, and (5) engrossment of multiple
measures rules.
(1) Senate Hook-up Rules: The rules of the House provide
for three methods of getting to conference with the Senate: (1)
agreeing to a motion to go to conference by unanimous consent;
(2) obtaining a special rule from the Rules Committee; or (3)
receiving specific authorization from each committee which
received an initial referral of and reported the bill (clause 1
of Rule XX). Most often chairmen obtain conference authority
from their committee at the time a bill is ordered reported.
Most special rules allowing for a Senate hook-up provide that
after passage of a House bill, it shall be in order to take a
specific Senate bill from the Speaker's table, consider it in
the House, and to move to strike all after the enacting clause
and insert the text of the House bill as passed by the House.
These special rules further provide that if the motion is
adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it
shall be in order to move that the House insist on its
amendment and request a conference with the Senate. These hook-
up provisions can either be included in the original rule
providing for consideration of the House bill or in a separate
special rule only providing for the motion to go to conference.
(2) Motion to go to Conference Rules: These special rules
are those separate rules which only provide for the motion to
go to conference with the Senate.
(3) Disposition of Senate Amendment Rules: This type of
rule generally provides for the consideration of a Senate
amendment or amendments in the House and for a motion to concur
in the Senate amendment with or without an amendment. These
rules also usually specify a period of time for debate on the
motion equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the committee of jurisdiction, as
well as any necessary waivers against consideration of either
the Senate amendment or against the motion to concur.
(4) Conference Report Rules: Under the standing rules of
the House, conference reports are privileged matters. Unless
the requirement is waived, House rules require that a
conference report be available for at least three calendar days
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) before it
can be called up for consideration. After that time, because it
is privileged, it can be called up at any time without a rule
from the Rules Committee. However, if a conference report is in
violation of a rule of the House or some extraordinary
procedure for consideration of the report is desired, a special
rule may be necessary for the conference report to be
considered. Consequently, conference report rules generally
provide waivers of all points of order against consideration of
the conference report and provide that the conference report be
considered as read, which effectively waives the three day
availability requirement.
It should be noted that points of order against a
conference report lie against its consideration, not against
individual provisions contained within the report. A conference
report represents the collective agreement of the House and the
Senate. Changing individual components of the agreement
violates the sanctity of the agreement itself. Consequently,
agreeing to a conference report is an all-or-nothing question.
This is also the reason why, even as privileged matters,
conference reports are not amendable on the floor of the House.
(5) Engrossment of Multiple Measures Rules: These types of
special rules generally provide for separate consideration and
final passage votes on multiple bills, generally relating to a
similar issue. The rule then instructs the House enrolling
clerk to enroll the individually-passed bills into one bill
before transmitting them to the Senate for consideration.

4. FLOOR CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL RULE

When the time comes to call up a special rule, the majority
Member who filed the rule (a privileged House resolution), or
another majority Member of the Rules Committee designated by
the chairman, is recognized by the Speaker. That Member stands
at the majority committee table on the House Floor. Once
recognized, the Member States:

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules,
I call up House Resolution _____, and ask for its
immediate consideration.

(Any Member of the Committee on Rules may be recognized to call
up a rule that has been on the House Calendar for at least
seven legislative days, and the Speaker is required to
recognize the Rules Committee Member as a privileged item, so
long as the Member has given one day's notice of an intent to
seek recognition for that purpose.)
Once the Clerk has read the resolution, the Speaker
recognizes the majority Rules Committee Member handling the
rule for one hour. The majority floor manager then customarily
yields thirty minutes to a minority counterpart for the
purposes of debate only. The length of debate on the rule
varies according to the complexity of the rule and the degree
of controversy over the bill, but debate on most
noncontroversial rules is over within fifteen or twenty minutes
and the rule may be adopted by voice vote.
Since a rule is considered in the House under the hour
rule, no amendments are in order unless the majority floor
manager offers an amendment or yields to another Member for
that purpose. At the conclusion of debate on the rule, the
floor manager moves the previous question. If no objection is
heard, the House proceeds to vote on the rule. If objection is
heard, a vote occurs on the previous question. If the previous
question is rejected, however, a Member who opposed the
previous question (usually the Rules Committee minority floor
manager) is recognized. That Member then controls one hour of
debate time on the amendment. The Member controlling the time
may offer an amendment to the rule and then move the previous
question on the amendment and on the rule when debate has
concluded. Once the rule is adopted (with or without
amendments), the legislation it concerns is eligible for
consideration under the terms of the rule.

5. RULES REJECTED, TABLED, OR PENDING

In the 109th Congress, the Committee on Rules reported 194
rules. The House adopted 173 of these rules and tabled 19
rules. During the 109th Congress, no rules were rejected by the
House. There were 2 rules pending at the end of the 109th
Congress.

a. Rules rejected by the House

There were no rules rejected by the House during the 109th
Congress.

b. Rules tabled by the House

Pursuant to House Resolution 897, providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4761) to provide for
exploration, development, and productions activities for
mineral resources on the outer Continental Shelf, the following
rules were laid on the table on June 29, 2006, by voice vote:
House Resolution 162, providing for consideration
of the bill (H.R. 1334) to amend title 28, United States Code,
to provide for the removal to Federal court of certain State
court cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons, and
for other purpose.
House Resolution 163, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee.
House Resolution 181, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee.
House Resolution 182, providing for consideration
of the bill (S. 686) for the relief of the parents of Theresa
Marie Schiavo.
House Resolution 393, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee.
House Resolution 395, providing for consideration
of motions to suspend the rules.
House Resolution 400, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee.
House Resolution 401, providing for the
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3514) to provide an extension
of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending
enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century.
House Resolution 468, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee.
House Resolution 620, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee.
House Resolution 542, providing for the
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4241) to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a) of the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, pursuant to
House Resolution 558, providing for the consideration of the
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 72) making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 2006, and for other
purposes, was laid on the table on November 17, 2005, by a vote
of 407-21.
Pursuant to House Resolution 1046, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee, the following rules were laid on the table on
September 28, 2006 by a vote of 227-191:
House Resolution 654, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee.
House Resolution 767, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee.
House Resolution 878, providing for consideration
of the bill (H.R. 9) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
was laid on the table by a vote of 224-188 on June 27, 2006,
pursuant to House Resolution 890, providing for consideration
of the bill (H.R. 5672) making appropriations for Science, the
Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for
other purposes.
House Resolution 924, providing for consideration
of the bill (S. 2754) to derive human pluripotent stem cell
lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos, was
laid on the table by a vote of 224-188 on July 27, 2006,
pursuant to House Resolution 952, providing for consideration
of the bill (H.R. 4157) to amend the Social Security Act to
encourage the dissemination, security confidentiality, and
usefulness of health information technology.
Pursuant to House Resolution 1096, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee and providing for consideration of motions to suspend
the rules, and for other purposes, the following rules were
laid on the table on December 7, 2006, by a vote of 212-190:
House Resolution 810, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee.
House Resolution 939, providing for consideration
of the bill (H.R. 1956) to regulate certain State taxation of
interstate commerce, and for other purposes.
House Resolution 951, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee.
House Resolution 1047, providing for consideration
of the bill (H.R. 4772) to simplify and expedite access to the
Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges
under the United States Constitution have been deprived by
final actions of Federal agencies or other government officials
or entities acting under color of State law, and for other
purposes.

c. Rules Pending

House Resolution 1092, providing for consideration
of the bill (H.R. 6346) to extend certain trade preference
programs, to authorize the extension of non-discriminatory
treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of
Vietnam, to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make
other technical amendments to the trade laws, and for other
purposes.
House Resolution 1093, waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules
Committee.

6. WAIVERS OF HOUSE RULES

The following compilation identifies the Rules of the House
which were waived in specific resolutions and the legislation
which required the waiver. There is also an indication whether
the rule was waived against the bill (B), original text (OT),
an amendment (A), a motion (M), or a conference report (CR).

Rule XXI, clause 2--Prohibiting unauthorized appropriations, reappropriations or legislative provisions in a general appropriations bill

H. Res. 151......................... H.R. 1268.......................... Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, B
the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005.
H. Res. 278......................... H.R. 2360.......................... Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006. B
H. Res. 315......................... H.R. 2863.......................... Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY 2006........ B
H. Res. 287......................... H.R. 2361.......................... Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related B
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.
H. Res. 341......................... H.R. 3057.......................... Foreign Operations Export Financing, and Related Programs B
Appropriations Act, 2005.
H. Res. 342......................... H.R. 3058.......................... Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, B
the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2006.
H. Res. 818......................... H.R. 5386.......................... Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, B
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 821......................... H.R. 5385.......................... Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and B
Veterans Affairs Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 2007.
H. Res. 830......................... H.R. 5384.......................... Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug B
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
for Fiscal Year 2007.
H. Res. 832......................... H.R. 5427.......................... Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2007.... B
H. Res. 836......................... H.R. 5441.......................... Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007. B
H. Res. 849......................... H.R. 5521.......................... Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2007.............. B
H. Res. 851......................... H.R. 5522.......................... Foreign Operations, Export Finance, and Related Programs B
Appropriations Act, 2007.
H. Res. 865......................... H.R. 5576.......................... Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, DC B
Appropriations Act, 2007.
H. Res. 877......................... H.R. 5631.......................... Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007........... B
H. Res. 890......................... H.R. 5672.......................... Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations Act, B
2007.

7. WAIVERS OF THE BUDGET ACT (EXCEPT FOR THE UNFUNDED MANDATE POINT OF
ORDER UNDER SECTION 425 AND 426 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF
1974)

There were no specific waivers of the Budget Act in the
109th Congress.

8. WAIVING ALL POINTS OF ORDER

The following compilation identifies House Resolutions
reported by the Committee on Rules which waived all points of
order against consideration of a bill, text, resolution,
motion, or conference report. There is also an indication
whether the waiver applies to the bill (B), original text (OT),
an amendment (A), a motion (M), or a conference report (CR).

H. Res. 42........................ H.R. 54........................... Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of 2005....... A
H. Res. 71........................ H.R. 418.......................... REAL ID Act of 2005-General Debate..................... B
H. Res. 75........................ H.R. 418.......................... REAL ID Act of 2005-Further Debate/Amendments.......... A
H. Res. 95........................ H.R. 310.......................... Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005.............. A, B
H. Res. 96........................ S. 5.............................. Class Action Fairness Act of 2005...................... A, B
H. Res. 125....................... H.R. 841.......................... Continuity in Representation Act of 2005............... OT, A
H. Res. 126....................... H.R. 27........................... Job Training Improvement Act of 2005................... A
H. Res. 140....................... H.R. 3............................ Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (1st A, B
rule).
H. Res. 144....................... H.R. 3............................ Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2nd A
rule).
H. Res. 151....................... H.R. 1268......................... Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, B
the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005.
H. Res. 154....................... H. Con. Res. 95................... Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year A, B
2006.
H. Res. 162....................... H.R. 1334......................... Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005........ B
H. Res. 182....................... S. 686............................ For the Relief of the Parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo. B
H. Res. 202....................... H.R. 8............................ Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005................ A
H. Res. 211....................... S. 256............................ Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act B
of 2005.
H. Res. 219....................... H.R. 6............................ Energy Policy Act of 2005.............................. A, B
H. Res. 235....................... H. Res. 22........................ Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives B
that American small businesses are entitled to a Small
Business Bill of Rights.
H. Res. 236....................... H.R. 748.......................... Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act............. A, B
H. Res. 248....................... H. Con. Res. 95................... Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year CR
2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 254....................... H.R. 366.......................... Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act.. A, B
H. Res. 255....................... H.R. 1185......................... Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005........... B
H. Res. 268....................... H.R. 1279......................... Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2005... A, B
H. Res. 269....................... H.R. 1544......................... Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of A, B
2005.
H. Res. 278....................... H.R. 2360......................... Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, B
2006.
H. Res. 283....................... H.R. 1817......................... Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for A, B
Fiscal Year 2006.
H. Res. 287....................... H.R. 2361......................... Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related B
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.
H. Res. 315....................... H.R. 2863......................... Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY 2006...... B
H. Res. 330....................... H.J. Res. 10...................... Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the A, B
United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the
physical desecration of the Flag of the United States.
H. Res. 331....................... H.R. 2475......................... Intelligence Authorization Act, 2006................... A, B
H. Res. 341....................... H.R. 3057......................... Foreign Operations Export Financing, and Related B
Agencies Programs Appropriations Act, 2006.
H. Res. 342....................... H.R. 3058......................... Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban B
Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia,
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2006.
H. Res. 346....................... H.R. 2864......................... Water Resources Development Act of 2005................ A, B, OT
H. Res. 351....................... H.R. 739.......................... Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in B
Court Act of 2005.
H.R. 740.......................... Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Efficiency Act of 2005.
H.R. 741.......................... Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of
OSHA Citation Act of 2005.
H.R. 742.......................... Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to
Justice Act of 2005.
H. Res. 365....................... H.R. 2601......................... Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006- A, B, OT
07.
H. Res. 369....................... H.R. 3199......................... USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2005....... A, B, OT
H. Res. 370....................... H.R. 3070......................... National Aeronautics and Space Administration A, B, OT
Authorization Act of 2005.
H. Res. 379....................... H.R. 525.......................... Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005............. A, B
H. Res. 380....................... H.R. 22........................... Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act.............. A, B, OT
H. Res. 385....................... H.R. 5............................ Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare B
(HEALTH) Act of 2005.
H. Res. 386....................... H.R. 3045......................... Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free B
Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
H. Res. 387....................... H.R. 3283......................... United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act............. B
H. Res. 392....................... H.R. 2361......................... Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related CR
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 396....................... H.R. 2985......................... Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006--CONFERENCE CR
REPORT.
H. Res. 401....................... H.R. 3514......................... To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, B
motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs
funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment
of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century.
H. Res. 436....................... H.R. 3132......................... Children's Safety Act of 2005.......................... B
H. Res. 439....................... H.R. 437.......................... A resolution to establish the Select Bipartisan B
Committee to investigate the Preparation for and
Response to Hurricane Katrina.
H. Res. 440....................... H.R. 889.......................... Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2005.... B, OT
H. Res. 451....................... H.R. 250.......................... Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2005... A, B, OT
H. Res. 455....................... H.R. 2123......................... School Readiness Act of 2005........................... A, B
H. Res. 462....................... H.R. 3402......................... Department of Justice Appropriations Act, FY 2006-09... A, B, OT
H. Res. 469....................... H.J. Res. 68...................... Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year B
2006, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 470....................... H.R. 3824......................... Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005. A, B, OT
H. Res. 474....................... H.R. 2360......................... Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of CR
Fiscal Year 2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 481....................... H.R. 3893......................... Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005............ A, B
H. Res. 493....................... S. 397............................ Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.............. B
H. Res. 494....................... H.R. 554.......................... Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005 A, B
H. Res. 508....................... H.R. 420.......................... Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005.................... A, B
H. Res. 509....................... H.R. 1461......................... Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005............. A, B, OT
H. Res. 520....................... H.R. 2744......................... Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug CR
Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 527....................... H.R. 4128......................... Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2006......... A, B
H. Res. 532....................... H.R. 3057......................... Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related CR
Programs Appropriations Act, 2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 538....................... H.R. 2862......................... Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies CR
Act, 2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 539....................... H.R. 2419......................... Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006-- CR
CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 540....................... H.R. 1751......................... Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of A, B. OT
2005.
H. Res. 542....................... H.R. 4241......................... Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (1st rule)............... B
H. Res. 553....................... H.R. 1065......................... United States Boxing Commission Act.................... A, B, OT
H. Res. 558....................... H. J. Res. 72..................... Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal B
year 2006, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 559....................... H.R. 3010......................... Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related CR
Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 560....................... H.R. 4241......................... Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (2nd Rule)............... B, M
H. Res. 564....................... H.R. 2528......................... Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs and CR
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 565....................... H.R. 3058......................... Departments of Transportation, Treasury, Housing and CR
Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of
Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 583....................... H.R. 4340......................... United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement B
Implementation Act.
H. Res. 588....................... H.R. 4297......................... Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005........ A, B
H. Res. 595....................... H.R. 3199......................... USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of CR
2005--CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 596....................... H.R. 3010......................... Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and CR
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2006--
CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 602....................... H.R. 2830......................... Pension Protection Act of 2005......................... B
H. Res. 610....................... H.R. 4437......................... Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal A, B
Immigration Control Act of 2005 (1st Rule).
H. Res. 619....................... H. Res. 612....................... Expressing the Commitment of the House of B
Representatives to Achieving Victory in Iraq.
H. Res. 621....................... H.R. 4437......................... Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal A
Immigration Control Act of 2005 (2nd Rule).
H. Res. 639....................... H.R. 2863......................... Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY 2006-- CR
CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 640....................... S. 1932........................... Deficit Control Act of 2005--CONFERENCE REPORT......... CR
H. Res. 702....................... H.R. 4167......................... National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005 (1st rule).... B
H. Res. 710....................... H.R. 4167......................... National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005 (2nd rule).... A
H. Res. 713....................... H.R. 2829......................... Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization A, B
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 725....................... H.R. 4939......................... Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, B
the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006.
H. Res. 741....................... H.R. 609.......................... College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005 (1st rule).. A, B, OT
H. Res. 742....................... H.R. 609.......................... College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005 (2nd rule).. A
H. Res. 755....................... H.R. 513.......................... 527 Reform Act of 2005................................. B
H. Res. 766....................... H. Con. Res. 376.................. Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year B
2007--General Debate Rule.
H. Res. 774....................... H.R. 5020......................... Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2007............. A, B, OT
H. Res. 783....................... H.R. 4975......................... Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006... A, B, OT
H. Res. 789....................... H.R. 4954......................... Security and Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port...... A, B, OT
H. Res. 805....................... H.R. 4297......................... The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of CR
2005--CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 806....................... H.R. 5122......................... National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 A, B, OT
(1st Rule).
H. Res. 811....................... H.R. 5122......................... National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 A
(2nd Rule).
H. Res. 817....................... H. Con. Res. 376.................. Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year A
2007 (2nd rule).
H. Res. 818....................... H.R. 5386......................... Making appropriations for the Department of the B
Interior, environment, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 821....................... H.R. 5385......................... Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and B
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year
2007.
H. Res. 832....................... H.R. 5427......................... Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for B
Fiscal Year 2007.
H. Res. 835....................... H.R. 5429......................... American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act................. B
H. Res. 836....................... H.R. 5441......................... Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, B
2007.
H. Res. 849....................... H.R. 5521......................... Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2007............ A, B
H. Res. 850....................... H.R. 5252......................... Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement A, B
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 851....................... H.R. 5522......................... Foreign Operations, Export Finance, and Related B
Programs Appropriations Act, 2007.
H. Res. 857....................... H.R. 4939......................... Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, CR
The Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery,
2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 865....................... H.R. 5576......................... Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, DC B
Appropriations Act, 2007.
H. Res. 868....................... H. Res. 861....................... Declaring that the United States will complete the B
mission in Iraq and prevail in the Global War on
Terror, the struggle to protect freedom from the
terrorist adversary.
H. Res. 877....................... H.R. 5631......................... Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007......... B
H. Res. 878....................... H.R. 9............................ Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King Voting A, B
Rights Reauthorization Act of 2006 (1st Rule).
H. Res. 885....................... H.R. 5638......................... Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006................ B
H. Res. 886....................... H.R. 4890......................... Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006................. B
H. Res. 890....................... H.R. 5672......................... Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations Act, B
2007.
H. Res. 891....................... H.R. 4973......................... Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2006... A, B
H. Res. 896....................... H. Res. 895....................... Supporting intelligence and law enforcement programs to B
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.
H. Res. 897....................... H.R. 4761......................... Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006................ A, B, OT
H. Res. 906....................... H.R. 2990......................... Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act of 2006........ A, B
H. Res. 907....................... H.R. 4411......................... Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006..... A, B
H. Res. 910....................... H.R. 9............................ Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King A, B
Voting Rights Reauthorization and Amendments Act of
2006 (2nd Rule).
H. Res. 918....................... H. J. Res. 88..................... Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the B
United States relating to Marriage.
H. Res. 920....................... H.R. 2389......................... Pledge Protection Act of 2005.......................... A, B
H. Res. 924....................... S. 2754........................... Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement B
Act.
H. Res. 925....................... H.R. 5684......................... United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation B
Act.
H. Res. 939....................... H.R. 1956......................... Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006....... B
H. Res. 946....................... S. 250............................ Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act-- CR
CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 947....................... H.R. 5682......................... United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion A, B
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 952....................... H.R. 4157......................... Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005.... A, B
H. Res. 966....................... H.R. 5970......................... Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006..... B
H.R. 4............................ Pension Protection Act of 2006......................... .......................
H. Res. 981....................... H.R. 503.......................... To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the A, B
shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving,
possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses
and other equines to be slaughtered for human
consumption, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 996....................... H. Res. 994....................... Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on B
the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks
launched against the United States on September 11,
2001.
H. Res. 997....................... H.R. 2965......................... Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting A, B
Act.
H. Res. 1002...................... H.R. 6061......................... Secure Fence Act of 2006............................... B
H. Res. 1015...................... H.R. 4844......................... Federal Election Integrity Act......................... B
H. Res. 1018...................... H.R. 6094......................... Community Protection Act of 2006....................... B
H.R. 6095......................... Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006................ .......................
H.R. 4830......................... Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2006................... .......................
H. Res. 1037...................... H.R. 5631......................... Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007-- CR
CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 1038...................... H.R. 2679......................... Public Expressions of Religion Act of 2005............. B
H. Res. 1039...................... S. 403............................ Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act............. B
H. Res. 1042...................... H.R. 6166......................... Military Commissions Act of 2006....................... B
H. Res. 1047...................... H.R. 4772......................... Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006..... B
H. Res. 1052...................... H.R. 5825......................... Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act.............. B
H. Res. 1054...................... H.R. 5441......................... Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007--CONFERENCE CR, B
REPORT.
S. 3930...........................
H.R. 4772......................... Military Commissions Act of 2006. Private Property .......................
Rights Implementation Act of 2006.
H. Res. 1062...................... H.R. 5122......................... National Defense Authorization Act, 2007--CONFERENCE CR
REPORT.
H. Res. 1092...................... H.R. 6346......................... To extend certain trade preference programs, to B
authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment
(normal trade relations treatment) to the products of
Vietnam, to modify temporarily certain rates of duty
and make other technical amendments to the trade laws,
and for other purposes.
H. Res. 1099...................... H.R. 6111......................... To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide M
that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable
innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on
the period of limitations while such claims are
pending.
H. Res. 1100...................... H.R. 6406......................... To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make B
other technical amendments to the trade laws, to
extend certain trade preference programs, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 1101...................... H.R. 5682......................... Henry J. Hyde United States and India Nuclear CR
Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
H. Res. 1105...................... H.J. Res. 102..................... Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal B
year 2007, and for other purposes.

C. Original Jurisdiction Matter

1. COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES

The following is a list of original jurisdiction measures
which were considered by the Committee during the 109th
Congress. The list identifies the measures by number and title.
It also includes the action and date the action was taken by
the Committee and by the House.

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Bill Title Reported Status
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1. H. Res. 648....................... To eliminate floor Bill reported 1/31/2006 Passed House 2/1/2006.
privileges and access
to Member exercise
facilities for
registered lobbyists
who are Former Members
or Officers of the
House.
2. H.R. 4975......................... Lobbying Accountability Bill reported 4/25/ Passed House 5/3/2006.
and Transparency Act 2006..
of 2006.
3 H.R. 4890.......................... Legislative Line-Item Bill reported 6/19/2006 Passed House 6/22/2006.
Veto Act of 2006.
4. H. Res. 1000...................... Providing for Bill reported 9/13/2006 Passed House 9/14/2006
earmarking reform in
the House of
Representatives.
5. H. Res. 437....................... To establish the Select Bill reported 9/14/2006 Passed House 9/15/2006.
Bipartisan Committee
to Investigate the
Preparation for and
Response to Hurricane
Katrina.
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2. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION FULL COMMITTEE HEARINGS

a. Lobbying reform: Accountability through transparency

On March 2, 2006, the Committee began a series of hearings
on how the House could change its rules to provide greater
transparency and accountability regarding the institution's
interaction with outside groups and lobbyists.
Testifying at the hearing were: (1) The Honorable Karen
Haas, Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives; (2) The Honorable
James Bacchus, Former Member of Congress, Chairman Global Trade
Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig, LLP; (3) Dr. Thomas Mann,
Ph.D., Senior Fellow Brookings Institution; (4) Mr. Paul
Miller, President, American League of Lobbyists; (5) Dr. Norman
Ornstein, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, American Enterprise
Institute; (6) Dr. James Thurber, Ph.D., Distinguished
Professor of Government and Director of the Center for
Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University;
and (7) Mr. Fred Wertheimer, President, Democracy 21.
At the hearing, Members considered a range of issues,
including: (1) how lobbying has changed over time; (2) whether
the prosecution and guilty plea of Jack Abramoff is instructive
to the House as it considers lobbying reform; (3) how the
Office of the Clerk handles lobbying disclosure and reporting;
(4) how the lobbying process can be made more transparent to
the American people; (5) what issues were uncovered in the
recent mandatory electronic filing of lobbying disclosure
forms; (6) how the House and Senate lobbyist reporting systems
can be streamlined and improved; (7) what the best options are
for increasing enforcement of restrictions on lobbying; (8) how
the referral process to the Department of Justice has worked in
practice; and (9) whether there a need for lobbyists to
increase standards within their profession, such as by
expanding their existing code of conduct into a self-regulating
organization (SRO).

b. Lobbying reform: Reforming the gift and travel rules

On March 9, 2006, the Committee held a second day of
hearings to continue its comprehensive review of lobbying
matters. The hearing focused on the current gift and travel
rules for the House of Representatives as well as ideas for
their reform.
Testifying at the hearing were: (1) The Honorable Mickey
Edwards, Former Member of Congress, Director, Aspen Institute-
Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership and Lecturer of Public &
International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton
University; (2) Mr. Robert Bauer, Firmwide Chair, Political Law
Practice, Perkins Coie, LLP; (3) Mr. William Daroff, Vice
President for Public Policy and Director of the Washington
Office, United Jewish Communities; (4) Mr. Michael G. Franc,
Vice President, Government Relations, The Heritage Foundation;
(5) Mr. Robert Hynes, Principal, Colling Murphy Swift Hynes and
Former Minority Counsel, House Rules Committee.
At the hearing, Members considered a range of issues,
including: (1) how lobbying has changed over time; (2) whether
the current gift and travel rules protect the House, and its
Members and employees, from situations which could give the
appearance of impropriety; (3) whether the current gift and
travel rules are understandable; (4) how the gift and travel
rules could be made more clear; (5) how the current disclosure
system for gifts could be improved; (6) whether it is in the
public interest for Members and staff to travel on fact
finding, educational, or charitable trips; (7) what parameters
are necessary in order to protect from impropriety and the
appearance of impropriety any privately funded travel; and (8)
how the disclosure and approval systems for privately funded
travel can be improved.

c. Lobbying reform: Accountability through transparency

On March 30, 2006, the Committee held a third day of
hearings to listen to the perspectives of current Members of
the House of Representatives on H.R. 4975, the Lobbying
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.
Testifying at the hearing were the following current
Members of Congress: (1) Mr. Shays; (2) Mr. Buyer; (3) Mrs.
Wilson of New Mexico; (4) Mr. Kirk; (5) Mrs. Schmidt; (6) Mr.
Obey; (7) Mr. Frank of Massachusetts; (8) Mr. Cardin; (9) Mr.
Price of North Carolina; (10) Mr. Meehan; (11) Mr. Blumenauer;
(12) Mr. Doggett; (13) Mr. Allen; (14) Mr. Baird; (15) Mr.
Emanuel; and (16) Ms. Bean.

3. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES REPORTED OR DISCHARGED

a. Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (H.R. 4975)

Introduced by Mr. Dreier on March 16, 2006, this was the
House Leadership's bill to provide greater accountability and
transparency with respect to lobbying activities, to protect
the institution of the legislative branch of government, and to
maintain the First Amendment rights of all Americans to
petition their government. The bill was referred to the
Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, House Administration,
Ethics, & Government Reform. The Committee held three original
jurisdiction hearings on lobbying reform and received numerous
suggestions from Members of Congress. The Committee on the
Judiciary also held a Subcommittee hearing on this legislation.
All of the committees of jurisdiction held markups of the bill
during the week of April 3, 2006, and all of the committees
ordered the bill favorably reported.
H.R. 4975 improved the current disclosure regime under the
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to provide more complete
disclosures regarding lobbying activity, and required that they
be made electronically and rapidly made available in a
searchable format on the Internet to ensure public access. The
bill also vested audit authority over those disclosures in the
House Inspector General; the first time anyone has been given a
mandate to regularly review these disclosures for accuracy.
The bill also made several improvements to the
institutional functions of the House, including addressing
potential conflicts arising from employment negotiations of
Members, making an explicit prohibition on the linkage of
official actions to partisan employment decisions by outside
entities, and addressing potential problems in the current
rules governing acceptance of gifts and privately funded travel
by Members, officers, and employees of the House. The bill also
included provisions addressing the potential for a Member
convicted of certain felonies to face the loss of Government
contributions to his or her Congressional pension. The bill
also established a new regime for ethics training for House
employees and ensures that the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct maintains up to date information regarding the
rules and standards which comprise the ethical principles for
conduct in the House.
The bill additionally included a new rule requiring the
disclosure of earmarks in a general appropriations bill, its
report, or an accompanying conference report. Finally, the bill
included provisions ensuring that so-called `527' organizations
are subject to the same kinds of campaign finance regulations
as other organizations.
The Committee on Rules held its original jurisdiction
markup of the H.R. 4975 on April 5, 2006. The Committee ordered
H.R. 4975 favorably reported to the House as amended by a voice
vote. The Committee filed H. Rept. 109-439, part 3, including
Minority Views, with the House on April 25, 2006.
At the markup, the following amendments were considered:
(1) Mrs. Capito #1
Summary: Amending the training provisions to provide for
mandatory training for House employees and encouraging Members
to receive ethics training.
Disposition: Agreed to by voice vote.

(1a) Mr. McGovern #1a
Summary: 2nd degree amendment to Capito amendment #1.
Striking provision authorizing the CAO to withhold the salaries
of employees who do not complete mandatory ethics training.
Disposition: Not agreed to by voice vote.

(2) Mrs. Slaughter #2
Summary: Requires an itemized list of any scope violations
in the rule providing for consideration of a conference report
(items that were not in either the House or Senate passed
versions of the bill) and provides for a consideration point of
order when this rule is violated and provides a motion to
strike items that are beyond the scope of a conference.
Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9.

(3) Mr. Gingrey #3
Summary: Amended the definition of earmark to capture
earmarks to Federal programs.
Disposition: Agreed to by voice vote.

(4) Mrs. Slaughter #4
Summary: Requires, whenever a recorded vote is held open
for more than 30 minutes, that the Congressional Record include
a log of the voting activity that occurs after that 30-minute
time frame to show which Members voted after that time and
which Members changed their votes during that period.
Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9.

(5) Mrs. Slaughter #5
Summary: Creates a new Majority/Minority leader point of
order that can be raised against consideration of a conference
report where the integrity of the conference is in question.
Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9.

(6) Mrs. Slaughter #6
Summary: Provides that staff on the Committee of Standards
of Official Conduct can be dismissed only by an affirmative
vote of the Standards Committee.
Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9.

(7) Mr. McGovern #7
Summary: Provides that whenever a 3-day layover is waived
against a conference report, it is in order for a Member to
raise a point of order to determine whether the House will
consider the conference report.
Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9.

(8) Mr. McGovern #8
Summary: Regulates Member travel on private jets by
requiring Members to pay full charter costs when using
corporate jets for official travel and to disclose relevant
information in the Congressional Record, including the owner or
lessee of the aircraft and the other passengers on the flight.
Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9.

(9) Mr. McGovern #9
Summary: Clarifies that the ``face value'' of a ticket for
the purposes of section 304 means the cost of that ticket if a
member of the general public were purchasing it.
Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9.

(10) Mr. Hastings of Florida #10
Summary: Mandates public disclosure of which Members
sponsor earmarks and disclosure of whether Members have a
financial interest in the earmark. Earmarks include
authorizations, appropriations, and tax provisions.
Disposition: Not agreed to by voice vote.

(11) Mr. Hastings of Florida #11
Summary: Establishes a pre-approval and disclosure system
through the Standards Committee for privately-funded travel.
Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 3-9.

(12) Mrs. Matsui #12
Summary: Requires a roll-call vote, in an open meeting, on
the final version of a conference report.
Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-7.

(13) Mrs. Matsui #13
Summary: Uses actual time (24-hours as opposed to one
legislative day) to determine how soon a rule can be called up
on the House Floor after it is reported from the Rules
Committee.
Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-8.

The House of Representatives considered H.R. 4975 pursuant
to a special rule (H. Res. 783) that provided for base text
consisting of a Rules Committee Print dated April 21, 2006,
modified by an amendment to be considered as adopted upon
passage of the rule. The rule also provided for consideration
of nine amendments and an hour of general debate in the
Committee of the Whole. The House adopted H.R. 4975 by a vote
of 217-213 on May 3, 2006. The Senate also passed its version
of lobbying reform, S. 2349, which was adopted by a vote of 90-
8 on March 29, 2006.
Subsequently, H.R. 4975, as passed House, was inserted into
S. 2349 and S. 2349 as amended was sent to the Senate. The
Senate disagreed to the House amendments, requested a
conference, and appointed conferees. [The House and Senate did
not reach agreement prior to the sine die adjournment of the
109th Congress and the provisions were never enacted into law.]
A section-by-section analysis of H.R. 4975 is as follows:
Section 1. Short title; table of contents
This section provides the short title of the bill, the
Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, and
provides a table of contents.

Title I--Enhancing Lobbying Disclosure

Section 101. Quarterly filing of lobbying disclosure
reports
Section 101 amended section 5 of the Lobbying Disclosure
Act of 1995 (`LDA') to provide for quarterly filing of reports
under the Act, rather than the semiannual reporting requirement
under existing law, and makes other conforming changes.
Section 102. Electronic filing of lobbying registrations
and disclosure reports
Section 102 provided that registrations and reports
mandated under the LDA must be filed electronically in addition
to any other form that may be required by the Secretary of the
Senate (Secretary) and the Clerk of the House (Clerk). The
provision also permitted the Secretary and the Clerk to grant
extensions for the time to file electronically if (1) the
registrant files in every form required other than electronic,
and (2) the Secretary or Clerk finds good cause to extend the
due date upon a request by the registrant.
Section 103. Public database of lobbying disclosure
information
This section mandated that the Secretary and the Clerk
maintain a searchable, sortable, and downloadable electronic
database freely available to the public over the Internet that
includes the information contained in registrations and reports
filed under the LDA and is searchable and sortable, at a
minimum, by each of the major categories of information
required in the registrations and reports. It also provided
that registrations or reports received electronically by the
Secretary or Clerk must be made available for public inspection
over the Internet not later than 48 hours after they are
received. Finally, it authorized such sums as may be necessary
to carry out these provisions.
Section 104. Disclosure by registered lobbyists of past
executive branch and congressional employment
Section 104 amended the LDA by extending the current
requirement to disclose past Congressional and executive branch
employment from the current 2 years to 7 years.
Section 105. Disclosure of lobbyist contributions and gifts
Section 105 required each registrant (and each political
committee affiliated with or each employee listed as a lobbyist
by that registrant) to report the recipient, date, and amount
of each contribution made to a Federal candidate or
officeholder, leadership PAC, political party committee, or
other political committee, so long as that contribution must be
reported to the Federal Election Commission.
The section also required the reporting of any gifts given
to a covered legislative branch official which counts toward
the cumulative annual limit for gifts under the Rules of the
House of Representatives.
Section 106. Increased penalty for failure to comply with
lobbying disclosure requirements
This section increased the civil penalties under the LDA
from a maximum of $50,000 to $100,000.

Title II--Slowing the Revolving Door

Section 201. Notification of post-employment restrictions
This section amended the post-employment restrictions
contained in section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, to
direct the Clerk, in consultation with the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct, to inform a Member, officer, or
employee who is subject to the post-employment restrictions on
lobbying contacts contained in that section of the beginning
and ending dates of the restriction. The Clerk must also inform
each office of the House to which the restriction applies of
the restriction as well.
Section 202. Disclosure by Members of the House of
Representatives of employment negotiations
Section 202 amended the Code of Official Conduct contained
in rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to
require that once a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
begins negotiating compensation for prospective employment (or
has any other arrangement concerning prospective employment
that creates a conflict of interest or the appearance of a
conflict of interest), he or she must file a statement with the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct disclosing the
negotiations within 5 days after commencing the negotiation.
The section also provided that the Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner should refrain from voting on any
legislative measure pending before the House or its committees
if the negotiation may create a conflict of interest.
Section 203. Wrongly influencing, on a partisan basis, an
entity's employment decisions or practices
Section 203 amended the Code of Conduct to explicitly
restate the existing standards of conduct for Members,
officers, and employees of the House that it is improper to
condition the taking or withholding of an official act, or
influence or offer or threaten to influence, the official act
of another, in return for a private or public entity's
employment decision or practice based on partisan political
affiliation.

Title III--Suspension of Privately Funded Travel; Curbing Lobbyist
Gifts

Section 301. Suspension of privately-funded travel
Section 301 provided that, notwithstanding the exceptions
described in clause 5 of rule XXV of the Rules of the House, no
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer or employee of
the House may accept a gift of travel from any private source.
Section 302. Recommendations from the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct on gifts and travel
Section 302 directed the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct to report its recommendations on changes to rule XXV of
the Rules of the House (regarding acceptance of gifts and
travel) to the Committee on Rules on or before December 15,
2006. In reporting its recommendations, the Committee on
Standards was directed to consider a number of issues,
including whether the current rules protect Members, officers,
and employees from the appearance of impropriety, the degree to
which privately-funded travel meets the representational needs
of Members, officers, and employees, the sources and methods of
funding for privately-funded travel, the adequacy of the
current system of approval and disclosure of privately-funded
travel, the degree to which the current exceptions to the
prohibition on the acceptance of gifts contained in rule XXV
meet the representational and personal needs of the House, its
Members, officers, and employees, the clarity of the limitation
and its exceptions, and the suitability of the current dollar
limitations contained in the rule. On May 10, 2006 the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct issued an advisory
memorandum on the Interim Process for Voluntary Certification
of Privately Funded Travel. In the memorandum, the Committee
stated ``Until the enactment of H.R. 4975 or a conference
report requiring a similar certification, Members, officers,
and employees may continue to accept privately sponsored travel
that complies with the existing requirements of House Rule XXV,
clause 5(b), as there currently is no requirement for pre-
travel certification.'' However, in recognition that many
Members and staff have already made plans to travel between now
and such time when the House may act on travel recommendations
proposed by the Committee, the Committee has determined
voluntarily to review and certify privately funded travel
offered to Members, officers, and employees in connection with
official duties, if the private sponsor of any such trip seeks
such certification.'' The memorandum then set out the process
by which private sponsors could obtain certification from the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for specific trips.
The certification process was done on a voluntary basis and the
memorandum further stated ``Finally, as explained above, the
certification process we are offering is a voluntary one, but
it is one that we believe will benefit Members, officers, and
employees considering whether to accept an offer of travel from
a private source. Acceptance of travel from a private travel
sponsor who has not received certification will not in itself
constitute a violation of House rules.''
Section 303. Prohibiting registered lobbyists on corporate
flights
Section 303 amended the LDA to prohibit a registered
lobbyist from traveling as a passenger or crew member aboard
the flight of an aircraft not licensed by the Federal Aviation
Administration to operate for compensation or hire and which is
owned by the client of a lobbyist or lobbying firm when a
Member, officer, or employee of the House is also a passenger
or crew member on the same flight.
Section 304. Valuation of tickets to sporting and
entertainment events
This section amended rule XXV of the Rules of the House to
provide that, for purposes of valuation under that rule, a gift
of a ticket to a sporting or entertainment event must be valued
at the face value of the ticket, except that when the ticket
does not have a face value, it must be valued at the highest
cost of a ticket with a face value for the event.

Title IV--Oversight of Lobbying and Enforcement

Section 401. Audits of lobbying reports by House Inspector
General
This section authorized the Office of the Inspector General
of the House of Representatives to have access to all
registrations and reports received by the Clerk of the House
under the LDA. Further, the Inspector General was directed to
conduct random audits of that information as necessary to
ensure compliance with the Act. The section also granted the
Inspector General the authority to refer violations of the LDA
to the Department of Justice. The Committee noted that clause
6(a)(5) of rule II of the Rules of the House already granted
the Inspector General the authority to refer ``information
involving possible violations by a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House of any rule of
the House or of any law applicable to the performance of
official duties or the discharge of official responsibilities''
to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. The
Committee expected that the Office of the Inspector General
would exercise this authority if it found any potential
violations during the audit process authorized by this section.
Section 402. House Inspector General review and annual
reports
Subsection (a) required that the Inspector General of the
House review on an ongoing basis the effectiveness of the
activities carried out by the Clerk under section 6 of the LDA,
and whether the Clerk had all of the necessary authority and
resources for effective oversight and compliance of the Act.
Subsection (b) required that the Inspector General submit an
annual report on the review, including any recommendations for
improvements.

Title V--Institutional Reforms

Section 501. Earmarking reform
This section provided a special order of the House
providing that it would not be in order to consider (1) a
general appropriation bill unless the bill included a list of
earmarks in the bill or in the report to accompany the bill,
including the name of any Member who submitted a request to the
Committee on Appropriations for an earmark included in the
list, or (2) the conference report accompanying a general
appropriation bill unless the joint explanatory statement of
managers accompanying that conference report included a list of
earmarks, including the name of any Member who submitted a
request to the Committee on Appropriations for an earmark
included in the list, which were not committed to conference by
either House or were not in the report accompanying the House
or Senate bills. If a rule waived the application of this order
to a conference report, a point of order would lie against the
rule.
Disposition of the point of order against the bill (or
against the rule in the case of a conference report) would be
as a question of consideration put by the Chair, and be
debatable for 20 minutes, equally divided between a proponent
and opponent.
The section defined an ``earmark'' as a provision in either
legislative or report language providing or recommending a
specific amount of discretionary budget authority to a non-
Federal entity, if that entity was specifically identified in
the bill or report, or if the budget authority was allocated
outside of the normal formula-driven or competitive bidding
process and was targeted or directed to an identifiable person,
State, or Congressional district. The definition also described
the treatment of government sponsored enterprises, Federal
facilities, Federal lands, Indian tribes, foreign governments,
and intergovernmental international organizations.
Section 502. Mandatory ethics training for House employees
This section amended rule II of the Rules of the House to
prohibit the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) from paying
compensation to an employee of the House when the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct had determined that the employee
was not in compliance with the regulations regarding mandatory
ethics training issued pursuant to clause 3(r) of rule XI. The
Committee anticipated that this provision will be rarely used,
and that the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct would
make every effort to bring the employee in question into
compliance with the regulations prior to making the
determination described in this provision.
It also amended rule XI to direct the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct to establish a mandatory program
of regular ethics training for employees of the House. The
regulations would provide that each employee of the House must
complete ethics training offered by the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct at least once during each Congress.
Employees hired after the adoption of the regulations would
complete the training within 30 days of being hired.
Furthermore, the requirement was tolled for any employee who
worked in a Member's district office until 30 days after that
office is notified that the training is available over the
Internet.
Upon the completion of training, each employee was required
to file a written certification with the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct that the employee has completed the
required ethics training and is familiar with the contents of
any publications designated by the Standards Committee.
Employees were defined as any individual whose compensation was
disbursed by the CAO, but specifically did not include a
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
While the Committee recognized that a mandatory requirement
for the ethics training of Members have been construed as a
qualification of service that could raise Constitutional
questions, the Committee believed that ethics training for
Members is vitally important so that they know and understand
the rules and laws applicable to their service. To that end,
the section also directed the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct to establish a program of regular ethics
training for Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner
similar to the program established for employees of the House,
and encourage Member participation in the program.
Section 503. Biennial publication of ethics manual
This section required that, not later than 120 days after
the enactment of the legislation, and one time in each Congress
thereafter, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
publish an up-to-date ethics manual for Members, officers, and
employees of the House and make the manual available to those
individuals. It further provided that the Standards Committee
has a duty to keep all Members, officers, and employees of the
House apprised of current rulings or advisory opinions when
those rulings or opinions constitute changes to or
interpretations of current policies.

Title VI--Reform of Section 527 Organizations

Section 601. Short title
This section provided that the short title of this title,
the 527 Reform Act of 2006.
Section 602. Treatment of section 527 organizations
This section amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (FECA; 2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) to require 527 groups to
register as political committees with the Federal Election
Commission (FEC) and comply with Federal campaign finance laws,
unless they raise and spend money exclusively in connection
with non-Federal candidate elections, State or local ballot
initiatives, or the nomination or confirmation of individuals
to non-elected offices, such as judicial positions. The bill
provided a narrow exception for 527 groups whose annual
receipts are less than $25,000, or whose activities are related
exclusively to State or local elections or ballot initiatives.
However, this exception did not apply if a 527 group spends
more then $1,000 (aggregate) to transmit a public communication
that promotes, supports, attacks, or opposes a Federal
candidate in the year prior to a Federal election, or spends
more than $1,000 (aggregate) to conduct any voter drive
activities in connection with an election in which a Federal
candidate appears on the ballot. However, the bill made further
exceptions for groups that make voter drive disbursements with
respect to elections in only one State, make no references or
contributions to Federal candidates, or have no Federal
candidates, officeholders, or national political parties
control or materially participate in the direction of the
organization, solicit contributions, or direct disbursements.
This section also provided that 527 groups registered as
political committees can only use Federal hard money
contributions to finance ads that promote or attack Federal
candidates, regardless of whether the ads expressly advocate
the election or defeat of the candidate.
Section 603. Rules for allocation of expenses between
Federal and non-Federal activities
This section generally sets forth rules for allocation and
funding for certain expenses relating to Federal and non-
Federal activities of political committees. When a Federal
political committee makes expenditures for voter mobilization
activities or public communications that affect both Federal
and non-Federal elections, at least 50% of the costs of those
activities would have to be paid for with Federal hard money
contributions. Further, at least 50% of administrative and
fundraising expenses must be paid with funds from a Federal
account (not including fundraising solicitations or any other
activity that constitutes a public communication).
With regard to the non-Federal funds that can be used to
finance a portion of voter mobilization activities and public
communications that affect both Federal and non-Federal
elections, those funds must come from individuals only and must
be in amounts of not more than $25,000 per year per individual
donor. National political parties and Federal candidates are
prohibited from soliciting funds for these non-Federal
accounts. [This is similar to the provision in the Bipartisan
Campaign Reform Act of 2002 that placed a limit on the size of
a non-Federal contribution that can be spent by State parties
on activities affecting both Federal and non-Federal elections.
$25,000 is the same amount that an individual can contribute to
a national political party. An individual can give only $5,000
per year to a Federal political committee to influence Federal
elections.] The section also required that 527s must report all
receipts and disbursements from a qualified non-Federal
account.
Finally, the provision directed the FEC to promulgate
regulations within 180 days to implement these provisions and
establishes the effective date as 180 days after the date of
enactment of the legislation.
Section 604. Repeal of limit on amount of party
expenditures on behalf of candidates in general
elections
This section repealed the limit on expenditures coordinated
between party committees and their candidates contained in
section 315(d) of FECA.
Section 605. Construction
This provision specifically provided that nothing in the
language of this title be construed as approving, ratifying, or
endorsing a FEC regulation, establishing, modifying, or
otherwise affecting the IRS's definition of a political
organization, or affecting whether a 501(c) organization should
be considered a political committee.
Section 606. Judicial review
This section established certain special rules for actions
brought on constitutional grounds. Those actions (1) must be
filed in United States District Court for the District of
Columbia and be heard by a 3-judge panel; (2) a copy of the
complaint must be delivered to the Clerk of the House and the
Secretary of the Senate; and (3) a final decision in the
actions is only reviewable by direct appeal to the Supreme
Court. This section also provided that Members of Congress have
the right to intervene either in support or opposition to the
position of a party to the case regarding the constitutionality
of the provision or amendment and any Member may bring an
action for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge the
constitutionally of any provision of the title.
Section 607. Severability
This section provided that, should any part of this title,
or amendment made by this title, be held to be
unconstitutional, the remainder of the title and amendments
made by the title will remain unaffected.

Title VII--Forfeiture of Retirement Benefits

Section 701. Loss of pensions accrued during service as a
Member of Congress for abusing the public trust
This section amended section 8332 of title 5, United States
Code, to provide that a Member of Congress, if convicted of
bribery or acting as an agent of a foreign government
(including the associated conspiracy charges), would lose those
contributions made by the government to their Congressional
pension. The provision also authorized the Office of Personnel
Management to promulgate regulations to carry out the section,
including regulations providing for the payment of the full
amount of the pension to the spouse or children of the Member
to the extent deemed necessary given the totality of the
circumstances.

b. To eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise
facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or
officers of the House (H. Res. 648).

Introduced by Mr. Dreier on January 31, 2006, this special
order of business eliminated, for the remainder of the 109th
Congress, floor privileges and access to Member exercise
facilities for registered lobbyists who were former Members or
officers of the House. H. Res. 648 was referred to the
Committees on Rules and on House Administration. No hearings
were held on the legislation. The Committee on Rules marked up
H. Res. 648 on January 31, 2006, and ordered it favorably
reported, without amendment, by voice vote. The Committee filed
H. Rept. 109-369 with the House on January 31, 2006.
Prior to adoption of H. Res. 648, clause 2(a)(15) of rule
IV of the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 109th
Congress authorized the admission of former Members, Delegates,
and Resident Commissioners, former Parliamentarians of the
House, elected officers, and minority officer nominees to the
Hall of the House or the rooms leading thereto. That rule
limited the privilege when such a person: (1) has a ``direct
personal or pecuniary interest in any legislative measure
pending before the House or reported by a committee'' or (2)
are employed by an entity for the purpose of influencing the
legislative work of the House. However, given the need to
maintain the integrity of the House and its proceedings--and
the need to prevent even the appearance of impropriety--the
Committee believed that it was necessary to tighten the rules
and regulations governing the access of former Members to the
Floor and other exclusive facilities of the House.
On February 1, 2006, the House of Representative considered
H. Res. 648 under suspension of the rules and adopted the
legislation by a vote of 379-50, with one Member voting
present.
A section-by section analysis of H. Res. 648 is as follows:
Section 1. Floor privileges of former members and officers
Clause 4(a) of rule IV of the Rules of the House of
Representatives limits the privilege of access to the Hall of
the House granted to former Members, Delegates, or Resident
Commissioners, former Parliamentarians of the House, or former
elected officers of the House or former minority employees
nominated as elected officers of the House in clause 2(a) when
that person has a direct personal or pecuniary interest in
pending legislation or is in the employ of an entity attempting
to influence the consideration of a legislative proposal. This
section amended clause 4(a) to clarify that former Members,
Delegates, or Resident Commissioners, former Parliamentarians
of the House, or former elected officers of the House or former
minority employees nominated as elected officers of the House
do not have the privilege of the Hall of the House when that
person is a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign
principal. The amended rule also retained the current
restrictions against access if a person has a direct personal
or pecuniary interest in pending legislation or is in the
employ of an entity attempting to influence the consideration
of a legislative proposal.
In addition, clause 4(b) of rule IV authorizes the Speaker
to promulgate regulations to exempt certain ceremonial or
educational functions from the restrictions of the clause, such
as a joint meeting to receive a message from a foreign Head of
State, a tour when the House is not in session, or Former
Member's Day. The Committee anticipated that the Clerk of the
House would assist the Sergeant-at-Arms in carrying out the
provisions of this section.
Section 2. Prohibiting access to member exercise facilities
for lobbyists who are former members or officers
Section 2 prohibited the House from providing access to any
exercise facility which is made available exclusively to
Members, former Members, officers, and former officers of the
House of Representatives, and their spouses to any former
Member, former officer, or spouse who is a registered lobbyist
or an agent of a foreign principal. Further, it directed the
Committee on House Administration to promulgate regulations to
carry out this section.

c. The Legislative Line Item Veto Act (H.R. 4890)

H.R. 4890 was introduced by Mr. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin on
March 7, 2006 and was referred to the Committee on the Budget
and the Committee on Rules. On March 15, 2006, the Rules
Subcommittee on Legislative and the Budget Process held a
hearing on H.R. 4890 and received testimony from Mr. Paul Ryan
of Wisconsin, and from Mr. Jerry Lewis, Chairman of the
Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Joel Kaplan, the then Deputy
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Mr.
Donald B. Marron, the Acting Director of the Congressional
Budget Office (CBO) also appeared before the Subcommittee.
H.R. 4890, the Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006,
builds on all previous efforts to strengthen and expedite the
rescission process, refining the terms and practices and
correcting the flaws. Unlike the Line Item Veto Act of 1996,
this proposal has been adjudged by legal experts to be
constitutional by adhering to the presentment clause of article
I, section 7 of the Constitution. It keeps legislative and
budgetary authority in Congress. Although it requires Congress
to vote on the President's proposed rescissions, it assures
that no law changes unless and until Congress votes to change
it.
Specifically, H.R. 4890, amends the Congressional Budget
and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) to
provide a new expedited procedure for considering Presidential
proposals to cancel specified discretionary budget authority,
items of direct spending, or targeted tax benefits (defined as
any provisions of a revenue bill that provide a Federal tax
benefit to only one beneficiary) in newly enacted legislation
and for Congressional consideration of such proposals. Under
the bill, the President would transmit a special message to
both Houses of Congress specifying the project or governmental
functions involved, the reasons for the proposed cancellations,
and--to the extent practicable--the estimated fiscal, economic,
and budgetary effect of the action. The Congress could then
approve or disapprove the President's proposals in legislation.
(If approved, any such proposed cancellations would then become
law.)
Under H.R. 4890, the President could submit up to five
special messages for most acts and joint resolutions, and up to
10 special messages for reconciliation or omnibus appropriation
acts. A message would have to be transmitted to the Congress
within 45 calendar days of enactment of the legislation
containing the items proposed for cancellation. Within five
days of receiving a special message, the majority leaders of
the House and Senate (or their designees) would be required to
introduce a bill or joint resolution to approve the proposed
cancellations; that approval bill would be considered under
expedited procedures. H.R. 4890 also would amend the
Congressional Budget Act to require that CBO prepare an
estimate of savings in budget authority and outlays resulting
from any cancellations proposed by the President. Additionally,
the President could withhold discretionary budget authority
proposed for cancellation and suspend items of direct spending
and targeted tax benefits for 45 days from the date on which a
special message is transmitted. For each such transmittal, the
Government Accountability Office would be required to submit a
report to the Congress indicating whether any delay in
obligation of discretionary authority, suspension of a direct
spending item, or suspension of a targeted tax benefit
continued after the President's authority to suspend them
expired.
The Committee on Rules met on June 15, 2006 in open
session. A motion offered by Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, to
favorably report H.R. 4890, the Legislative Line Item Veto Act
of 2006, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute,
consisting of the text of the bill as reported by the Committee
on the Budget on June 14, 2006, was agreed to by a record vote
of 8 to 4. On June 21, 2006 the Committee on Rules reported by
voice vote, H. Res. 866, a closed rule, providing for the
consideration of H.R. 4890. The rule provided one hour of
debate in the House and waived all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The rule provided that the amendment
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on
the Budget, modified by a Mr. Ryan manager's amendment which
added language clarifying that any trust fund or special fund
amounts canceled shall be returned to the fund from which they
were originally derived, not the General Fund, be considered as
adopted. Finally, the rule waived all points of order against
the bill, as amended and provided one motion to recommit with
or without instructions. No amendments were offered during
committee consideration. On June 22, 2006 the House passed H.R.
4890 by a vote of 247 to 172.

d. To establish the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the
Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (H. Res. 437)

Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-CA) introduced
House Resolution 437, to establish the Select Bipartisan
Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to
Hurricane Katrina, on September 14, 2005. The measure was
referred to the Committee on Rules and additionally the
Committee on House Administration. On Wednesday, September 14,
2005, the Committee on Rules held a full committee markup of
the resolution, and favorably reported the resolution without
amendment by a record vote of 9 to 4. The Committee on House
Administration subsequently discharged the measure from its
committee. Immediately following the full committee markup, the
Rules Committee considered the rule for H. Res. 437. During
consideration of the rule, an amendment was offered to the
resolution by Ranking Member Louise Slaughter which would have
made in order H.R. 3764, sponsored by Representative Alcee
Hastings (D-FL), as a substitute to H. Res. 437. After
defeating the amendment by a record vote of 4 to 9, the motion
to report a closed rule offered by Representative Lincoln Diaz-
Balart was adopted by a record vote of 9 to 4. On September 15,
2005, the full House adopted H. Res. 439, the rule for H. Res.
437, by a record vote of 221 to 193, and subsequently adopted
H. Res. 437 by a record vote of 224 to 188.
Hurricane Katrina formed in late August of 2005 and caused
massive devastation along much of the north-central Gulf Coast
of the United States. Katrina was the costliest and one of the
deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States, the
sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-
strongest land-falling U.S. hurricane on record. Through the
establishment of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate
the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, the
House was given the tools necessary to move forward in a
bipartisan, bicameral way to fully investigate the response to
Hurricane Katrina at all levels of government and do so in a
manner which will minimize any negative impact on the ongoing
recovery efforts in the region.
H. Res. 437 created a select bipartisan committee in the
House to investigate the preparation for and response to
Hurricane Katrina. The resolution provided that the select
committee shall be composed of 20 Members appointed by the
Speaker, of whom 9 shall be appointed after consultation with
the Minority Leader, and of whom one shall be designated by the
Speaker as chairman. The resolution provided that the Speaker
and the Minority Leader shall be ex officio members of the
select committee but shall have no vote in the select committee
and may not be counted for purposes of determining a quorum.
The resolution also provided that the Speaker and the Minority
Leader each may designate a leadership staff member to assist
in their capacity as ex officio members, with the same access
to select committee meetings, hearings, briefings, and
materials as employees of the select committee and subject to
the same security clearance and confidentiality requirements as
staff of the select committee.
The resolution authorized and directed the select committee
to conduct a full and complete investigation and study and to
report its findings to the House no later than February 15,
2006. The resolution directed the committee to investigate the
development, coordination, and execution by local, State, and
Federal authorities of emergency response plans and other
activities in preparation for Hurricane Katrina, and the local,
State, and Federal government response to Hurricane Katrina.
The resolution provided that rule XI, regarding procedures
of committees, shall apply to the select committee, including
clause 2(j)(1) of rule XI, guaranteeing the minority additional
witnesses, and clause 2(m)(3) of rule XI, providing for the
authority to subpoena witnesses and documents. H. Res. 437
authorized the chairman of the select committee, in conducting
the investigation and study described in section 3 of the
resolution, to consult with the chairman of a Senate committee
conducting a parallel investigation and study regarding meeting
jointly to receive testimony, the scheduling of hearings or
issuance of subpoenas, and joint staff interviews of key
witnesses.
The resolution provided that the select committee may
utilize the services of the staff of the House to the greatest
extent practicable. The resolution provided that staff of the
House or a joint committee may be detailed to the select
committee to carry out this resolution and shall be deemed to
be staff of the select committee, at the request of the
chairman in consultation with the ranking minority member. The
resolution provided that the chairman, upon consultation with
the ranking minority member, may employ and fix the
compensation of such staff as the chairman considers necessary
to carry out the resolution. The resolution also authorized the
payment of $500,000 out of the applicable accounts of the House
for the expenses of the select committee. The resolution
provided that such payments shall be made on vouchers signed by
the chairman and approved in the manner directed by the
Committee on House Administration, and that amounts made
available by the resolution shall be expended in accordance
with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House
Administration.
H. Res. 437 provided that the select committee shall cease
to exist 30 days after filing the report required under section
3 of the resolution, and that upon dissolution of the select
committee, the records of the select committee shall become the
records of any committee designated by the Speaker.
Finally, the resolution provided that the Select Bipartisan
Committee was authorized to conduct an investigation to review
the development, coordination, and execution by local, State,
and Federal authorities of emergency response plans and other
activities in preparation for Hurricane Katrina, as well as the
local, State, and Federal government response to the hurricane.
The Select Bipartisan Committee was charged with investigating
how each entity worked together, and what can be done in the
future to ensure the smooth functioning of these entities
during another disaster. With these responsibilities, the
Select Bipartisan Committee was directed to conduct a thorough
investigation into the apparent failures that occurred in the
wake of Hurricane Katrina and the events that precipitated
those failures.

e. Providing for earmarking reform in the House of Representatives (H.
Res. 1000)

Mr. Dreier introduced H. Res. 1000, a resolution providing
for earmarking reform in the House of Representatives, for
himself and 55 other cosponsors, on September 13, 2006. This
resolution closely matched language contained in section 501 of
H.R. 4975 as passed by the House.
The Committee on Rules met in open session and ordered H.
Res. 1000 favorably reported to the House by a voice vote on
September 13, 2006. The Committee also reported a rule
providing for its consideration (H. Res. 1003), which provided
for the adoption of H. Res. 1000, as reported by the Committee
on Rules, upon the adoption of H. Res. 1003. The rule was
considered on the House Floor on September 14, 2006, and was
adopted by a record vote of 245 yeas and 171 nays.
H. Res. 1000 provided a special order of the House
prohibiting consideration of a bill, unless the report to
accompany the bill includes a list of earmarks in the bill or
its report, including the name of any Member who submitted a
request to the committee for an earmark included in the list,
or the conference report accompanying a bill, unless the joint
explanatory statement of managers accompanying that conference
report includes a list of earmarks, including the name of any
Member who submitted a request to the committee for an earmark
included in the list, which were not committed to conference by
either House or were not in the report accompanying the House
or Senate bills. If a rule waived the application of this order
with respect to a conference report, a point of order laid
against the rule.
Consideration of a tax measure (or a conference report to
accompany such a bill) was prohibited where the Joint Committee
on Taxation identified a tax earmark, or failed to provide a
required analysis regarding tax earmarks, unless the joint
explanatory statement of managers accompanying that conference
report included a list of earmarks, including the name of any
Member who submitted a request to the committee for an earmark
included in the list, which were not committed to conference by
either House or were not in the report accompanying the House
or Senate bills.
Disposition of the point of order against the bill (or
against the rule in the case of a conference report) was as the
question of consideration put by the Chair, debatable for 30
minutes, equally divided between the Member raising the point
of order and an opponent. However, if the point of order was
made on the basis that the committee report or joint statement
of managers failed to contain the applicable analysis of the
Joint Committee on Taxation or accompanying list, the point of
order was not debatable. With regard to a conference report to
accompany a bill containing a tax measure which contains an
analysis from the Joint Committee on Taxation, the maker of the
point of order was required to specify the precise language of
the rule or order and any pertinent analysis by the Joint
Committee on Taxation contained in the joint statement of
managers.
Finally, the resolution defined certain terms, including
``earmark'', and ``tax earmark''.

V. ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES

A. Activities of the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process

1. JURISDICTION AND PURPOSE

The Committee on Rules first established the Subcommittee
on Legislative Process in 1979 at the outset of the 96th
Congress. The Subcommittee has been reestablished at the outset
of each succeeding Congress since that time. In early 1995, the
Committee changed the name of the Subcommittee to better
reflect its jurisdiction, and since that time the Subcommittee
has been known as the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget
Process.
In the 109th Congress, the Subcommittee maintained its
previous complement of seven Members, 5 majority and 2
minority. Chaired by Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida,the
Subcommittee members included Pete Sessions of Texas (Vice
Chairman), Rob Bishop of Utah, Phil Gingrey of Georgia, David
Dreier of California, Alcee Hastings of Florida (Ranking
Member), and Louise Slaughter of New York.
Committee Rule 5(a)(1)(A) assigns to the Subcommittee the
general responsibility for measures or matters related to
relations between the Congress and the Executive Branch. The
legislation falling within the panel's jurisdiction includes
resolutions and bills, with the primary statute within the
Subcommittee's jurisdiction being the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344 as amended).
The Subcommittee also continues to exercise jurisdiction over
budget process-related provisions found in Part C of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
(Public Law 99-177 as amended by Public Laws 100-119, 101-508
and 103-44) and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (Title XIII
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law
103-44)). Legislation is referred to the Subcommittee at the
discretion of the Chairman of the Committee on Rules. In this
Congress, five resolutions, 23 bills and one joint resolution
were referred to the Subcommittee for its consideration and
review.

2. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES IN THE 109TH CONGRESS

The 109th Congress saw heightened attention paid to the
fiscal solvency of the United States. Appropriation and
authorization reform dominated proposed action on budget
policy. With the additional attention to spending, members
increased the focus on the budget process, introducing 29 bills
or resolutions referred to the Subcommittee on Legislative and
Budget Process, proposing changes to the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
During the second session of the 109th, Congress focused on
one specific proposal, the Legislative Line-Item Veto. This
legislation was the focus of a hearing by the Subcommittee on
March 15, 2006 and a mark-up session was held by the full Rules
Committee on June 19, 2006.

a. A comparative study of international multi-year budgeting

On July 27, 2005, the Subcommittee on Legislative and
Budget Process held a hearing to study the possible effects of
multi-year or biennial budgeting. This process has been a topic
of possible reform since 1977 in the United States while 21
states currently employ some form of multi-year budgeting. The
Subcommittee used expert witnesses familiar with the multi-year
budgeting processes in the United Kingdom and Germany to
compare those processes with those in the United States.
The Subcommittee received testimony on the first panel from
Dr. Adam S. Posen, Senior Fellow at the Institute for
International Economics on the German budget system and Mr.
Barry Anderson from the Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development on the British budget system. Both witnesses
testified concerning the specific duration of budget processes
in the United Kingdom and Germany which utilize medium and
long-term planning to determine annual spending priorities.
Testimony was then taken from Mr. Robert M. McNab, a
Professor of Economics at the Naval Post Graduate School and
Ms. Maya C. MacGuineas, the President of the Committee for a
Responsible Federal Budget. At that time, the effectiveness of
a 2-5 year budget projection was discussed by the witnesses and
members of the Subcommittee. The hearing was an effective tool
to learn the advantages and disadvantages of the multi-year
budget approach to Federal spending and planning.

b. H.R. 4890--The Legislative Line-Item Veto Act of 2006

On March 7, 2006, Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI)
introduced H.R. 4890, the Legislative Line-Item Veto Act of
2006. The bill was based on a proposal by the Administration to
create an expedited process for considering rescission packages
submitted by the Executive Branch. The Subcommittee last held
hearings on this topic under Chairman Porter Goss on July 30,
1999. Due to the action in the House during the 109th Congress,
it was viewed as important to revisit the issue from the
analytical perspective of the new proposal.
The Subcommittee received testimony from several expert
witnesses including, Representative Paul Ryan (sponsor of the
legislation), Mr. Joel D. Kaplan (Deputy Director, Office of
Management and Budget), Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry
Lewis (R-CA), and Mr. Donald B. Marron (Acting Director of the
Congressional Budget Office).
Testimony during the hearing focused on two important
topics: the effect of the legislation on checks and balances
between the Legislative and Executive Branches, and possible
changes to the legislation to allow for more flexibility while
considering rescission packages by the Congress. Conclusions
from the hearing, including proposed changes, were incorporated
into the legislation before it was considered by the full House
on June 22, 2006. The legislation was reported by the Rules
Committee under a closed rule and was passed by the House on a
vote of 247-172. The Senate declined to consider the bill
during the 109th Congress.
The Rules Committee's efforts reflected the bipartisan
interest among Members of Congress to examine the current
budget process. The Subcommittee anticipates that the 110th
Congress will provide additional opportunities to investigate
these various types of budget process reforms.

3. LEGISLATION REFERRED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET
PROCESS

House resolutions

H. Res. 524: Representative Brown of Ohio, October 28,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to impose limitations respecting certain
legislation that affects the economy, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 690: Representative Conaway of Texas, February 16,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to curtail the growth of Government programs.
H. Res. 903: Representative Chocola of Indiana, June 29,
2006. A resolution repealing rule XXVII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the
public debt.
H. Res. 975: Representative King of Iowa, July 28, 2006. A
resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
to require that rescission bills always be considered under
open rules every year, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 1060: Representative Conaway of Texas, September
29, 2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require the reduction of section 302(b)
suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general
appropriation bills.

House bills

H.R. 116: Representative Holt of New Jersey, January 4,
2005. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted
significantly extending the solvency of the Social Security and
Medicare trust funds.
H.R. 266: Representative Brown-Waite of Florida, January 6,
2005. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
protect Social Security beneficiaries against any reduction in
benefits.
H.R. 523: Representative Barrett of South Carolina,
February 2, 2005. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the
discretionary spending limits through fiscal year 2010, to
extend paygo for direct spending, and for other purposes.
H.R. 750: Representative Shaw of Florida, March 3, 2005. A
bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to preserve and strengthen the Social Security
program through the creation of personal Social Security
guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and
their families, restoring long-term Social Security solvency,
to make certain benefit improvements, and for other purposes.
H.R. 845: Representative Barrett of South Carolina,
February 16, 2005. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 to simplify annual concurrent resolutions on the budget
and to budget for emergencies.
H.R. 903: Representative Cooper of Tennessee, February 17,
2005. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go
requirement, and for other purposes.
H.R. 982: Representative Udall of Colorado, February 17,
2005. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration
of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
H.R. 1776: Representative Ryan of Wisconsin, April 21,
2005. A bill to reform Social Security by establishing a
Personal Social Security Savings Program and to provide new
limitations on the Federal Budget.
H.R. 2290: Representative Hensarling of Texas, May 11,
2005. A bill to reform Federal budget procedures, to impose
spending safeguards, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, to
account for accurate Government agency costs, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 2472: Representative Wexler of Florida, May 18, 2005.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a
tax on the amount of wages in excess of the contribution and
benefit base, to extend the pay-as-you-go requirement of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 2664: Representative Dreier of California, May 26,
2005. A bill to provide a biennial budget for the United States
Government.
H.R. 2842: Representative Flake of Arizona, June 9, 2005. A
bill to require the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint
Committee on Taxation to use dynamic economic modeling in
addition to static economic modeling in the preparation of
budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law.
H.R. 3913: Representative Kuhl of New York, September 27,
2005. A bill to provide for investment and protection of the
Social Security surplus.
H.R. 3966: Representative Udall of Colorado, September 29,
2005. A bill to facilitate Presidential leadership and
Congressional accountability regarding reduction of other
spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural
disasters.
H.R. 4526: Representative Barrett of South Carolina,
December 14, 2005. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the
discretionary spending limits through fiscal year 2011, to
extend paygo for direct spending, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4600: Representative Lee of California, December 16,
2005. A bill to require poverty impact statements for certain
legislation.
H.R. 4699: Representative Udall of Colorado, February 1,
2006. A bill to facilitate Presidential leadership and
Congressional accountability regarding reduction of spending.
H.R. 4889: Representative Gingrey of Georgia, March 7,
2006. A bill to grant the power to the President to reduce
budget authority.
H.R. 5667: Representative Spratt of South Carolina, June
21, 2006. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited
consideration of certain proposed rescissions of discretionary
budget authority, promote fiscal responsibility, reinstate Pay-
As-You-Go rules, require responsible use of reconciliation
procedures, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5788: Representative Cooper of Tennessee, July 13,
2006. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
increase awareness of accrual and long-term budgeting, and to
express the sense of Congress that the Presidents' annual
budget submissions should consider accrual and long-term
budgeting.
H.R. 5859: Representative McHenry of North Carolina, July
20, 2006. A bill to establish a commission to develop
legislation designed to reform entitlement benefit programs and
ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 6024: Representative Whitfield of Kentucky, July 28,
2006. A bill to provide a biennial budget for the United States
Government.
H.R. 6069: Representative Waxman of California, September
13, 2006. A bill to reform acquisition practices of the Federal
Government.

House joint resolutions

H.J. Res. 89: Representative Frank of Massachusetts, June
16, 2006. A joint resolution requiring the President to notify
Congress if the President makes a determination to ignore a
duly enacted provision of law, establishing expedited
procedures for the consideration of legislation in the House of
Representatives in response to such a determination, and for
other purposes.

B. Activities of the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the
House

1. JURISDICTION AND PURPOSE

The Subcommittee was first established at the beginning of
the 96th Congress as the Subcommittee on Rules of the House. At
the beginning of the 104th Congress, its name was changed to
the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House to more
accurately reflect the Subcommittee's mission and jurisdiction.
In the 107th Congress, the Subcommittee's name was modified to
the Subcommittee on Technology and the House, and at the
beginning of the 109th Congress, when Mr. Hastings became
Chairman, the name reverted to the Subcommittee on Rules and
Organization of the House. The Subcommittee's jurisdiction
remained unchanged and it maintained its previous level of
seven Members, 5 majority and 2 minority. In the 109th
Congress, the subcommittee membership is as follows: Doc
Hastings of Washington (Chairman), Adam Putnam of Florida (Vice
Chairman), Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, David Dreier
of California, James McGovern of Massachusetts (Ranking
Member), and Doris O. Matsui of California.
The Subcommittee has general responsibility for measures or
matters related to relations between the two Houses of
Congress, relations between Congress and the Judiciary, and
internal operations of the House. The Subcommittee is primarily
responsible for the continuing examination of the committee
structure and jurisdictional issues of all House committees. It
remains committed to a continuing study of the organization and
operations of the House. In this Congress, 61 bills and
resolutions were referred to the Subcommittee for its
consideration and review.

2. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES IN THE 109TH CONGRESS

a. To examine Rule X, the Organization of Committees, including its
current legislative impact, arrangement, and effectiveness, and
suggestions for changes

House Rule X broadly delineates the jurisdiction of each
standing Committee of the United States House of
Representatives. The majority of Rule X was drawn from 19th and
20th Century precedents and codified into law by the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Although the rule
underwent modest revisions in 1974 and 1980, as well as more
extensive changes in 1995, the rule itself remains the creation
of a time when most public policies were not as complicated as
they are currently. Questions about the omission of certain
subject matters and issue overlap among different committees
continue to exist. The formal provisions of Rule X are
supplemented by a number of precedents and informal agreements
among committees governing the referral of legislation.
For the Committee on Rules, Rule X assigns the task of
supervising the rules, joint rules and the order of business of
the House of Representatives. It is the responsibility of the
Committee on Rules to focus its oversight on the configuration
of the jurisdiction and mission of each committee to ensure
that the House reflects contemporary times.
In the early months of the 109th Congress, majority staff
of the subcommittee and full committee undertook a preliminary
review to ensure that the Rule X arrangement continues to
permit House committees to review and study the application,
administration, and execution of all laws within their
legislative jurisdiction most effectively. Particular emphasis
was placed on the practical function of Rule X in a modern
House, including an analysis of both the effectiveness of the
current Rule X arrangement and various alternatives to the
existing provisions of Rule X.

b. To consider proposed changes to the Rules of the House for the 110th
Congress

Traditionally, toward the end of each Congress the
Committee on Rules solicits ideas from Members on proposed
changes to the Rules of the House for consideration at the
start of the subsequent Congress. In view of the pending
transfer of majority control in the House for the 110th
Congress, the subcommittee neither solicited nor considered
suggestions from Members this year.

3. LEGISLATION REFERRED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORGANIZATION
OF THE HOUSE

House bills

House concurrent resolutions

H. Con. Res. 402: Representative Gerlach of Pennsylvania,
May 17, 2006. A concurrent resolution requiring certain
committees of Congress to review and evaluate the activities
and progress of the Government of Iraq in securing and
stabilizing Iraq.

House joint resolutions

VI. STATISTICAL PROFILE OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, 109TH CONGRESS

A. Statistics on Special Orders or ``Rules''

1. Number of formal requests for Rules Committee hearings:
146
(a) Number of rules requested for original
consideration of measures, rules for further
consideration, rules for disposition of Senate
amendments: 123
(b) Number of rules requested on conference reports:
19
(c) Number of rules requested on procedural matters:
0
(d) Number of formal rules requests otherwise
disposed of by procedures other than the Rules
Committee: 4
2. Number of formal requests pending at adjournment: 0
3. Number of hearing days--
(a) 1st Session: 69
(1) Regular meetings: 41
(2) Emergency meetings: 29
(3) Regular/Emergency meetings: 5
(b) 2nd Session: 55
(1) Regular meetings: 31
(2) Emergency meetings: 20
(3) Regular/Emergency meetings: 7
4. Number of bills, resolutions, and conference reports on
which hearings were held for the purpose of considering special
order or ``rules''--
(a) Number of rules granted: 193
(1) Bills and resolutions: 137
(2) Conference Reports: 25
(3) Providing for general debate only,
waiving 2/3 requirement or creating suspension
days: 34
(b) Types of amendment structures for consideration
of bills and resolutions--
(1) Open: 22
(2) Modified Open--Required Preprinting in
the Congressional Record: 2
(3) Structured or Modified Closed: 65
(4) Closed: 49
(c) Categories of Rules Granted with Certain Floor
Management Tools--
(1) Expedited Procedures Rules: 21
(2) Suspension Day Rules: 10
(3) Chairman's en bloc authority: 1
(d) Categories of Rules Granted to Resolve
Differences Among and Responding to the Legislative
Actions of Committees--
(1) Self-Executing Rules: 37
(2) Original Text Rules: 27
(e) Categories of Rules Granted Dealing with House-
Senate Relations--
(1) Senate Hook-up Rules: 5
(2) Disposition of Senate Amendments: 1
(3) Conference Report Rules: 25
(4) Engrossment of Multiple Measures Rules: 1
(5) Motions to go to conference: 2
(f) Disposition of the 193 rules granted:
(1) Adopted by the House: 172
(2) Rejected by the House: 0
(3) Laid on the Table: 19
(4) Pending on the House Calendar at
Adjournment: 2
5. Rules of the House waivers granted (waivers may be
underlying measures, matters made in order as original text,
motions, or amendments)
(a) Types of waivers (number of resolutions waiving
each rule):
(1) Waiver of all Rules of the House: 146
(2) Waiving all points of order against
provisions in the bill, except as specified in
the rule: 2
(3) Rule XIII, clause 6(a): 21
(4) Rule XXI, clause 2: 16
(5) Rule XXI, clause 2(e): 1
(6) Rule XXI, clause 5(b): 1

B. Statistics on Original Jurisdiction Measures

1. Full Committee
(a) Number of bills and resolutions referred: 148
(b) Number of measures referred to the subcommittees:
90
(1) Exclusive Referrals to the Subcommittee
on Rules and Organization of the House: 61
(2) Exclusive Referrals to the Subcommittee
on the Legislative and Budget Process: 29
(3) Joint Referrals: 0
(c) Number of original jurisdiction measures heard by
the full committee: 5
(d) Number of hearings and markups held by the full
committee: 3
(e) Number of measures reported by the full
committee: 5
(1) Disposition of measures reported
(a) Measures adopted by the House: 5
(b) Measures reported and pending
floor action at adjournment: 0
(c) Measures rejected by the House: 0
(d) Measures tabled by the House: 0
2. Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process
(a) Measures referred: 29
(b) Days of hearings and markups: 2
(c) Measures reported: 1
3. Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House
(a) Measures referred: 61
(b) Days of hearings and markups: 0
(c) Measures reported: 0

VII. APPENDICES

A. TABLE 1.--TYPES OF RULES GRANTED
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Open:
H. Res. 151........... H.R. 1268................. Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations
Act for
Defense, the
Global War on
Terror, and
Tsunami Relief,
2005.
H. Res. 5............. H.R. 1185................. Federal Deposit
Insurance
Reform Act of
2005.
H. Res. 278........... H.R. 2360................. Department of
Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 287........... H.R. 2361................. Department of
the Interior,
Environment,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 291........... H.R. 2419................. Energy and Water
Development
Appropriations
Act 2006.
H. Res. 298........... H.R. 2528................. Military Quality
of Life and
Veterans
Affairs
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 303........... H.R. 2744................. Agriculture,
Rural
Development,
Food and Drug
Administration,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 314........... H.R. 2862................. Science, State,
Justice,
Commerce, and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 315........... H.R. 2863................. Department of
Defense
Appropriations
Act, FY 2006.
H. Res. 337........... H.R. 3010................. Departments of
Labor, Health
and Human
Services, and
Education, and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 341........... H.R. 3057................. Foreign
Operations
Export
Financing, and
Related
Programs
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 342........... H.R. 3058................. Transportation,
Treasury,
Housing and
Urban
Development,
the Judiciary,
the District of
Columbia, and
Independent
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, FY 2006.
H. Res. 725........... H.R. 4939................. Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations
Act for
Defense, the
Global War on
Terror, and
Hurricane
Recovery, 2006.
H. Res. 818........... H.R. 5386................. Making
appropriations
for the
Department of
the Interior,
environment,
and related
agencies for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2006, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 821........... H.R. 5385................. Military
Construction,
Military
Quality of Life
and Veterans
Affairs
Appropriations
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007.
H. Res. 830........... H.R. 5384................. Agriculture,
Rural
Development,
Food and Drug
Administration,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007.
H. Res. 832........... H.R. 5427................. Energy and Water
Development
Appropriations
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007.
H. Res. 836........... H.R. 5441................. Department of
Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2007.
H. Res. 851........... H.R. 5522................. Foreign
Operations,
Export Finance,
and Related
Programs
Appropriations
Act, 2007.
H. Res. 865........... H.R. 5576................. Transportation,
Treasury, HUD,
Judiciary, DC
Appropriations
Act, 2007.
H. Res. 877........... H.R. 5631................. Department of
Defense
Appropriations
Act, 2007.
H. Res. 890........... H.R. 5672................. Science, State,
Justice,
Commerce
Appropriations
Act, 2007.
Modified open:
H. Res. 436........... H.R. 3132................. Children's
Safety Act of
2005.
H. Res. 440........... H.R. 889.................. Coast Guard and
Maritime
Transportation
Act of 2005.
Structured or Modified
Closed:
H. Res. 42............ H.R. 54................... Congressional
Gold Medal
Enhancement Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 75............ H.R. 418.................. REAL ID Act of
2005-Further
Debate/
Amendments.
H. Res. 95............ H.R. 310.................. Broadcast
Decency
Enforcement Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 96............ S. 5...................... Class Action
Fairness Act of
2005.
H. Res. 125........... H.R. 841.................. Continuity in
Representation
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 126........... H.R. 27................... Job Training
Improvement Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 140........... H.R. 3.................... Transportation
Equity Act: A
Legacy for
Users (1st
rule).
H. Res. 144........... H.R. 3.................... Transportation
Equity Act: A
Legacy for
Users (2nd
rule).
H. Res. 154........... H. Con. Res. 95........... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2006
H. Res. 202........... H.R. 8.................... Death Tax Repeal
Permanency Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 219........... H.R. 6.................... Energy Policy
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 236........... H.R. 748.................. Child Interstate
Abortion
Notification
Act.
H. Res. 254........... H.R. 366.................. Vocational and
Technical
Education for
the Future Act.
H. Res. 268........... H.R. 1279................. Gang Deterrence
and Community
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 269........... H.R. 1544................. Faster and
Smarter Funding
for First
Responders Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 283........... H.R. 1817................. Department of
Homeland
Security
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2006.
H. Res. 293........... H.R. 1815................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2006.
H. Res. 319........... H.R. 2745................. Henry J. Hyde
United Nations
Reform Act of
2005.
H. Res. 330........... H. J. Res. 10............. Proposing an
amendment to
the
Constitution of
the United
States
authorizing the
Congress to
prohibit the
physical
desecration of
the Flag of the
United States.
H. Res. 331........... H.R. 2475................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 334........... H.R. 2985................. Legislative
Branch
Appropriations
Act, 2006
H. Res. 346........... H.R. 2864................. Water Resources
Development Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 365........... H.R. 2601................. Foreign
Relations
Authorization
Act, Fiscal
Years 2006-07.
H. Res. 369........... H.R. 3199................. USA PATRIOT Act
and Terrorism
Prevention
Reauthorization
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 370........... H.R. 3070................. National
Aeronautics and
Space
Administration
Authorization
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 379........... H.R. 525.................. Small Business
Health Fairness
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 380........... H.R. 22................... Postal
Accountability
and Enhancement
Act.
H. Res. 451........... H.R. 250.................. Manufacturing
Technology
Competitiveness
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 455........... H.R. 2123................. School Readiness
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 462........... H.R. 3402................. Department of
Justice
Appropriations
Authorization
Act, FY 2006-
09.
H. Res. 470........... H.R. 3824................. Threatened and
Endangered
Species
Recovery Act of
2005.
H. Res. 481........... H.R. 3893................. Gasoline for
America's
Security Act of
2005.
H. Res. 494........... H.R. 554.................. Personal
Responsibility
in Food
Consumption Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 508........... H.R. 420.................. Lawsuit Abuse
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 509........... H.R. 1461................. Federal Housing
Finance Reform
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 527........... H.R. 4128................. Private Property
Rights
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 540........... H.R. 1751................. Secure Access to
Justice and
Court
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 553........... H.R. 1065................. United States
Boxing
Commission Act.
H. Res. 588........... H.R. 4297................. Tax Relief
Extension
Reconciliation
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 610........... H.R. 4437................. Border
Protection,
Antiterrorism,
and Illegal
Immigration
Control Act of
2005 (1st
Rule).
H. Res. 621........... H.R. 4437................. Border
Protection,
Antiterrorism,
and Illegal
Immigration
Control Act of
2005 (2nd
Rule).
H. Res. 710........... H.R. 4167................. National
Uniformity in
Food Act of
2005 (2nd
Rule).
H. Res. 713........... H.R. 2829................. Office of
National Drug
Control Policy
Reauthorization
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 741........... H.R. 609.................. College Access
and Opportunity
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 742........... H.R. 609.................. College Access
and Opportunity
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 774........... H.R. 5020................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act for FY
2007.
H. Res. 783........... H.R. 4975................. Lobbying
Accountability
and
Transparency
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 789........... H.R. 4954................. Security and
Accountability
For Every
(SAFE) Port.
H. Res. 806........... H.R. 5122................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007 (1st
Rule).
H. Res. 811........... H.R. 5122................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007 (2nd
Rule).
H. Res. 816........... H.R. 4200................. Forest Emergency
Recovery and
Research Act.
H. Res. 817........... H. Con. Res. 376.......... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2007.
H. Res. 849........... H.R. 5521................. Legislative
Branch
Appropriations
Act, 2007
H. Res. 850........... H.R. 5252................. Communications
Opportunity,
Promotion, and
Enhancement Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 878........... H.R. 9.................... Fannie Lou
Hamer, Rosa
Parks, and
Coretta Scott
King Voting
Rights
Reauthorization
and Amendments
Act of 2006--
1st Rule.
H. Res. 891........... H.R. 4973................. Flood Insurance
Reform and
Modernization
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 897........... H.R. 4761................. Deep Ocean
Energy
Resources Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 906........... H.R. 2990................. Credit Rating
Agency Duopoly
Relief Act of
2006.
H. Res. 907........... H.R. 4411................. Unlawful
Internet
Gambling
Enforcement Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 910........... H.R. 9.................... Fannie Lou
Hamer, Rosa
Parks, and
Coretta Scott
King Voting
Rights
Reauthorization
and Amendments
Act of 2006--
2ne Rule.
H. Res. 920........... H.R. 2389................. Pledge
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 947........... H.R. 5682................. United States
and India
Nuclear
Cooperation
Promotion Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 952........... H.R. 4157................. Health
Information
Technology
Promotion Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 981........... H.R. 503.................. Horse Slaughter
Protection
Bill.
H. Res. 997........... H.R. 2965................. Federal Prison
Industries
Competition in
Contracting
Act.
Closed:
H. Res. 59............ H. Con Res. 36............ Expressing the
continued
support of
Congress for
equal access of
military
recruiters to
institutions of
higher
education.
H. Res. 162........... H.R. 1334................. Protection of
Incapacitated
Persons Act of
2005.
H. Res. 182........... S. 686.................... For the Relief
of the Parents
of Theresa
Marie Schiavo.
H. Res. 211........... S. 256.................... Bankruptcy Abuse
Prevention and
Consumer
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 235........... H. Res. 22................ Expressing the
sense of the
House of
Representatives
that American
small
businesses are
entitled to a
Small Business
Bill of Rights.
H. Res. 241........... H. Res. 240............... Amending the
Rules of the
House of
Representatives
to reinstate
certain
provisions of
the rules
relating to
procedures of
the Committee
on Standards of
Official
Conduct to the
form in which
those
provisions
existed at the
close of the
108th Congress.
H. Res. 304........... H.J. Res. 27.............. Withdrawing the
approval of the
United States
from the
Agreement
Establishing
the World
Organization.
H. Res. 351........... H.R. 739.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Small
Business Day in
Court Act of
2005.
H.R. 740.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Review
Commission
Efficiency Act
of 2005.
H.R. 741.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health
Independent
Review of OSHA
Citation Act of
2005.
H.R. 742.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Small
Employer Access
to Justice Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 385........... H.R. 5.................... Help Efficient,
Accessible, Low-
Cost, Timely
Healthcare
(HEALTH) Act of
2005.
H. Res. 386........... H.R. 3045................. Dominican
Republic-
Central
American-United
States Free
Trade Agreement
Implementation
Act.
H. Res. 387........... H.R. 3283................. United States
Trade Rights
Enforcement
Act.
H. Res. 401........... H.R. 3514................. To Provide an
extension of
highway,
highway safety,
motor carrier
safety,
transit, and
other programs
funded out of
the Highway
Trust Fund
pending
enactment of a
law
reauthorizing
the
Transportation
Equity Act for
the 21st
Century.
H. Res. 439........... H. Res. 437............... A resolution to
establish the
Select
Bipartisan
Committee to
Investigate the
Preparation for
and Response to
Hurricane
Katrina.
H. Res. 469........... H.J. Res. 68.............. Making
Continuing
Appropriations
for the fiscal
year 2006, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 493........... S. 397.................... Protection of
Lawful Commerce
in Arms Act.
H. Res. 542........... H.R. 4241................. Deficit
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 558........... H.J. Res. 72.............. Making
Continuing
Appropriations
for the fiscal
year 2006, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 560........... H.R. 4241................. Deficit
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 572........... H. Res. 571............... Expressing the
Sense of the
House of
Representatives
that the
Deployment of
United States
forces in Iraq
be terminated
immediately.
H. Con. Res. 308.......... Directing the
Clerk of the
House of
Representatives
to make
technical
correction in
the enrollment
of H.R. 3058.
H. Res. 583........... H.R. 4340................. United States-
Bahrain Free
Trade Agreement
Implementation
Act.
H. Res. 602........... H.R. 2830................. Pension
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 619........... H. Res. 612............... Expressing the
Commitment of
the House of
Representatives
to Achieving
Victory in
Iraq.
H. Res. 755........... H.R. 513.................. 527 Reform Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 835........... H.R. 5429................. American-Made
Energy and Good
Jobs Act.
H. Res. 842........... H.R. 5254................. Refinery Permit
Process
Scheduling Act.
H. Res. 868........... H. Res. 861............... Declaring that
the United
States will
complete the
mission in Iraq
and prevail in
the Global War
on Terror, the
struggle to
protect freedom
from the
terrorist
adversary.
H. Res. 885........... H.R. 5638................. Permanent Estate
Tax Relief Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 886........... H.R. 4890................. Legislative Line
Item Veto Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 896........... 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.
H. Res. 918........... H.J. Res. 88.............. Proposing an
amendment to
the
Constitution of
the United
States relating
to marriage.
H. Res. 924........... S. 2754................... Alternative
Pluripotent
Stem Cell
Therapies
Enhancement
Act.
H. Res. 925........... H.R. 5684................. United States-
Oman Free Trade
Agreement
Implementation
Act.
H. Res. 939........... H.R. 1956................. Business
Activity Tax
Simplification
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 966........... H.R. 5970................. Estate Tax and
Extension of
Tax Relief Act
of 2006.
H.R. 4.................... Pension
Protection Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 996........... H. Res. 994............... Expressing the
sense of the
House of
Representatives
on the fifth
anniversary of
the terrorist
attacks
launched
against the
United States
on September
11, 2001.
H. Res. 1000.......... H. Res. 1003.............. Providing for
earmarking
reform in the
House of
Representatives
.
H. Res. 1002.......... H.R. 6061................. Secure Fence Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 1015.......... H.R. 4844................. Federal Election
Integrity Act.
H. Res. 1018.......... H.R. 6094................. Community
Protection Act
of 2006.
H.R. 6095................. Immigration Law
Enforcement Act
of 2006.
H.R. 4830................. Border Tunnel
Prevention Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 1038.......... H.R. 2679................. Public
Expressions of
Religion Act of
2005.
H. Res. 1039.......... S. 403.................... Child Interstate
Abortion
Notification
Act.
H. Res. 1042.......... H.R. 6166................. Military
Commissions Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 1047.......... H.R. 4772................. Private Property
Rights
Implementation
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 1052.......... H.R. 5825................. Electronic
Surveillance
Modernization
Act.
H. Res. 1054.......... H.R. 5441................. Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
S. 3930................... Military
Commissions Act
of 2006.
H.R. 4772................. Private Property
Rights
Implementation
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 1092.......... H.R. 6346................. To extend
certain trade
preference
programs, to
authorize the
extension of
nondiscriminato
ry treatment
(normal trade
relations
treatment) to
the products of
Vietnam, to
modify
temporarily
certain rates
of duty and
make other
technical
amendments to
the trade laws,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1099.......... H.R. 6111................. To amend the
Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to provide
that the Tax
Court may
review claims
for equitable
innocent spouse
relief and to
suspend the
running on the
period of
limitations
while such
claims are
pending.
H. Res. 1100.......... H.R. 6406................. To modify
temporarily
certain rates
of duty and
make other
technical
amendments to
the trade laws,
to extend
certain trade
preference
programs, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1105.......... H. J. Res. 102............ Making further
continuing
appropriations
for the fiscal
year 2007, and
for other
purposes.

SPECIAL PROCEDURES

Waiving Rule XIII, clause 6(a), requiring a two-thirds vote to consider
a rule on the same day it is reported from the Committee on Rules:
H. Res. 163........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of March 17,
2005, providing
for
consideration
of a bill
relating to the
rights of an
incapacitated
person or
persons.
H. Res. 181........... .......................... Special rule
reported on or
before the
legislative day
of April 5,
2005, providing
for
consideration
of a bill
relating to the
rights of an
incapacitated
person or
persons.
H. Res. 242........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of April 28,
2005: (1)
providing for
consideration
or disposition
of a conference
report to
accompany the
concurrent
resolution (H.
Con. Res. 95)
establishing
the
Congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year
2006, revising
appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal year
2005, and
setting forth
appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal years
2007 through
2010; or (2)
establishing a
separate order
relating to
budget
enforcement.
H. Res. 393........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of July 28,
2005, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of a conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R. 3)
to authorize
funds for
Federal-aid
highways,
highway safety
programs, and
transit
programs, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 400........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of July 29,
2005, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any measure
related to
funding for
transportation
programs.
H. Res. 468........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of September
29, 2005,
providing for
consideration
or disposition
of a conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R.
2360) making
appropriations
for the
Department of
Homeland
Security for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2006, and for
the other
purposes.
H. Res. 563........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of November 18,
2005, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any of the
following
measures:
(1) A bill or
joint
resolution
making general
appropriations
for the fiscal
year ending
September 30,
2006, any
amendment
thereto, or any
conference
report thereon.
(2) A
conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R.
3199) to extend
and modify
authorities
needed to
combat
terrorism, and
for other
purposes.
(3) A bill or
joint
resolution
relating to
flood
insurance.
(4) A bill to
provide for
reconciliation
pursuant to
section 201 of
the concurrent
resolution on
the budget for
fiscal year
2006.
H. Res. 620........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of Friday,
December 16,
2005, or
Saturday,
December 17,
2005.
H. Res. 632........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of Sunday,
December 18,
2005.
H. Res. 654........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of February 1,
2006, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of a bill to
extend and
modify
authorities
needed to
combat
terrorism, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 767........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of April 6,
2006, providing
for
consideration
of the
concurrent
resolution (H.
Con. Res. 376)
establishing
the
Congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year
2007 and
setting forth
appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal years
2008 through
2011.
H. Res. 810........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of May 11,
2006, providing
for
consideration
of the
concurrent
resolution (H.
Con. Res. 376)
establishing
the
Congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year
2007 and
setting forth
appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal years
2008 through
2011.
H. Res. 815........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of May 17,
2006: (1)
providing for
consideration
of the
concurrent
resolution (H.
Con. Res. 376)
establishing
the
Congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year
2007 and
setting forth
appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal years
2008 through
2011; or (2)
addressing
budget
enforcement or
priorities.
H. Res. 862........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of June 13,
2006, providing
for
consideration
of the bill
(H.R. 5576)
making
appropriations
for the
Departments of
Transportation,
Treasury, and
Housing and
Urban
Development,
the Judiciary,
District of
Columbia, and
independent
agencies for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2007, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 951........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of July 27,
2006, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any of the
following
measures: (1) a
conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R.
2830) to amend
the Employee
Retirement
Income Security
Act of 1974 and
the Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to reform
the pension
funding rules,
and for other
purposes; (2) a
bill to amend
the Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to
increase the
unified credit
against the
estate tax to
an exclusion
equivalent of
$5,000,000, to
repeal the
sunset
provision for
the estate and
generation-
skipping taxes,
and to extend
expiring
provisions, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 958........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of July 28,
2006, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any of the
following
measures: (1) a
conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R.
2830) to amend
the Employee
Retirement
Income Security
Act of 1974 and
the Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to reform
the pension
funding rules,
and for other
purposes; (2) a
bill to amend
the Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to
increase the
unified credit
against the
estate tax to
an exclusion
equivalent of
$5,000,000, to
repeal the
sunset
provision for
the estate and
generation-
skipping taxes,
and to extend
expiring
provisions, and
for other
purposes; and
(3) a bill to
provide
economic
security for
all Americans,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1046.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of September
27, 2006,
providing for
consideration
or disposition
of any of the
following
measures: (1) A
bill to
authorize trial
by military
commission for
violations of
the law of war,
and for other
purposes. (2) A
bill to update
the Foreign
Intelligence
Surveillance
Act of 1978.
(3) A
conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R.
5441) making
appropriations
for the
Department of
Homeland
Security for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2007, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 1053.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of September
29, 2006,
providing for
consideration
of certain
resolutions
reported by the
Rules
Committee.
H. Res. 1093.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of December 5,
2006, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any
resolution
reported on the
legislative day
of December 6,
2006, providing
for
consideration
of a bill to
amend the
Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to extend
expiring
provisions, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1096.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of December 6,
2006, providing
for
consideration
of certain
resolutions
reported by the
Rules
Committee.
H. Res. 1102.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of December 7,
2006, providing
for
consideration
of certain
resolutions
reported by the
Rules
Committee.
Makes in order suspensions
on special days:
H. Res. 345........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Thursday, June
30, 2005.
H. Res. 395........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Thursday, July
28, 2005.
H. Res. 426........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Thursday,
September 8,
2005.
H. Res. 440........... H.R. 889.................. Suspensions in
order on
Thursday,
September 15,
2005.
H. Res. 469........... H.J. Res. 68.............. Suspensions in
order on
Thursday,
October 6,
2005.
H. Res. 623........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Saturday,
December 17,
2005.
H. Res. 631........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Sunday,
December 18,
2005.
H. Res. 1045.......... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Friday,
September 29,
2006.
H. Res. 1096.......... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Thursday,
December 7,
2006.
H. Res. 1102.......... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Friday,
December 8,
2006.
Senate hook-up:
H. Res. 154........... H. Con. Res. 95........... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2006.
H. Res. 560........... H.R. 4241................. Deficit
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 653........... .......................... Relating to the
consideration
of the bill S.
1932--Deficit
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 783........... H.R. 4975................. Lobbying
Accountability
and
Transparency
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 817........... H. Con. Res. 376.......... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2007--2ndRule.
Disposition of Senate
amendments:
H. Res. 1099.......... H.R. 6111................. To amend the
Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to provide
that the Tax
Court may
review claims
for equitable
innocent spouse
relief and to
suspend the
running on the
period of
limitations
while such
claims are
pending.
Motions to go to
conference:
H. Res. 783........... H.R. 4975................. Lobbying
Accountability
and
Transparency
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 952........... H.R. 4157................. Health
Information
Technology
Promotion Act
of 2005.
Chairman's en bloc
authority:
H. Res. 811........... H.R. 5122................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007--
2ndRule.
Self-executing amendments:
H. Res. 75............ H.R. 418.................. Real ID Act of
2005--Further
Debate/
Amendments.
H. Res. 140........... H.R. 3.................... Transportation
Equity Act: A
Legacy for
Users (part 1).
H. Res. 283........... H.R. 1817................. Department of
Homeland
Security
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2006.
H. Res. 331........... H.R. 2475................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 351........... H.R. 740.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Review
Commission
Efficiency Act
of 2005.
H.R. 741.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health
Independent
Review of OSHA
Citation Act of
2005.
H. Res. 365........... H.R. 2601................. Foreign
Relations
Authorization
Act, Fiscal
Years 2006-07.
H. Res. 369........... H.R. 3199................. USA PATRIOT and
Terrorism
Prevention
Reauthorization
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 387........... H.R. 3283................. United States
Trade Rights
Enforcement
Act.
H. Res. 470........... H.R. 3824................. Threatened and
Endangered
Species
Recovery Act of
2005.
H. Res. 481........... H.R. 3893................. Gasoline for
America's
Security Act of
2005.
H. Res. 553........... H.R. 1065................. United States
Boxing
Commission Act.
H. Res. 560........... H.R. 4241................. Deficit
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 572........... H. Res. 571............... Expressing the
sense of the
House of
Representatives
that the
Deployment of
United States
forces in Iraq
be terminated
immediately.
H. Con. Res. 308.......... Directing the
Clerk of the
House of
Representatives
to make
technical
corrections in
the enrollment
of H.R. 3058.
H. Res. 588........... H.R. 4297................. Tax Relief
Extension
Reconciliation
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 602........... H.R. 2830................. Pension
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 610........... H.R. 4437................. Border
Protection,
Antiterrorism,
and Illegal
Immigration
Control Act of
2005 (1st
Rule).
H. Res. 640........... S. 1932................... Deficit Control
Act of 2005--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 741........... H.R. 609.................. College Access
and Opportunity
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 755........... H.R. 513.................. 527 Reform Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 783........... H.R. 4975................. Lobbying
Accountability
and
Transparency
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 816........... H.R. 4200................. Forest Emergency
Recovery and
Research Act.
H. Res. 817........... H. Con. Res. 376.......... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2007.
H. Res. 885........... H.R. 5638................. Permanent Estate
Tax Relief Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 886........... H.R. 4890................. Legislative Line
Item Veto Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 907........... H.R. 4411................. Unlawful
Internet
Gambling
Enforcement Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 939........... H.R. 1956................. Business
Activity Tax
Simplification
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 947........... H.R. 5682................. United States
and India
Nuclear
Cooperation
Promotion Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 952........... H.R. 4157................. Health
Information
Technology
Promotion Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 1002.......... H.R. 6061................. Secure Fence Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 1003.......... H. Res. 1000.............. Providing for
Earmark Reform
in the House of
Representatives
.
H. Res. 1015.......... H.R. 4844................. Federal Election
Integrity Act.
H. Res. 1038.......... H.R. 2679................. Public
Expressions of
Religion Act of
2005.
H. Res. 1039.......... S. 403.................... Child Interstate
Abortion
Notification
Act.
H. Res. 1042.......... H.R. 6166................. Military
Commissions Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 1047.......... H.R. 4772................. Private Property
Rights
Implementation
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 1052.......... H.R. 5825................. Electronic
Surveillance
Modernization
Act.
H. Res. 1054.......... H.R. 5441................. Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE
S. 3930................... REPORT.
H.R. 4772................. Military
Commissions Act
of 2006.
Private Property
........................ Rights
Implementation
Act of 2006.
Makes in order original
text:
H. Res. 27............ H.R. 27................... Job Training
Improvement Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 236........... H.R. 748.................. Child Interstate
Abortion
Notification
Act.
H. Res. 254........... H.R. 366.................. Vocational and
Technical
Education for
the Future Act.
H. Res. 255........... H.R. 1185................. Federal Deposit
Insurance
Reform Act of
2005.
H. Res. 268........... H.R. 1279................. Gang Deterrence
and Community
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 269........... H.R. 1544................. Faster and
Smarter Funding
for First
Responders Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 346........... H.R. 2864................. Water Resources
Development Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 370........... H.R. 3070................. National
Aeronautics and
Space
Administration
Authorization
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 380........... H.R. 22................... Postal
Accountability
and Enhancement
Act.
H. Res. 436........... H.R. 3132................. Children's
Safety Act of
2005.
H. Res. 440........... H.R. 889.................. Coast Guard and
Maritime
Transportation
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 451........... H.R. 250.................. Manufacturing
Technology
Competitiveness
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 455........... H.R. 2123................. School Readiness
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 462........... H.R. 3402................. Department of
Justice
Appropriations
Act, FY 2006-
09.
H. Res. 508........... H.R. 420.................. Lawsuit Abuse
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 509........... H.R. 1461................. Federal Housing
Finance Reform
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 527........... H.R. 4128................. Private Property
Rights
Protections Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 540........... H.R. 1751................. Secure Access to
Justice and
Court
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 713........... H.R. 2829................. Office of
National Drug
Control Policy
Reauthorization
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 774........... H.R. 5020................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act for FY
2007.
H. Res. 789........... H.R. 4954................. Security and
Accountability
For Every
(SAFE) Port.
H. Res. 806........... H.R. 5122................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007 (1st
Rule).
H. Res. 878........... H.R. 9.................... Fannie Lou
Hamer, Rosa
Parks, and
Coretta Scott
King Voting
Rights
Reauthorization
and Amendments
Act of 2006--
1st Rule.
H. Res. 897........... H.R. 4761................. Deep Ocean
Energy
Resources Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 906........... H.R. 2990................. Credit Rating
Agency Duopoly
Relief Act of
2006.
H. Res. 910........... H.R. 9.................... Fannie Lou
Hamer, Rosa
Parks, and
Coretta Scott
King Voting
Rights
Reauthorization
and Amendments
Act of 2006--
2nd Rule.
H. Res. 997........... H.R. 2965................. Federal Prison
Industries
Competition in
Contracting
Act.
Conference reports:
H. Res. 248........... H. Con. Res. 95........... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2006--CONFERENC
E REPORT.
H. Res. 258........... H.R. 1268................. Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations
Act of Defense,
the Global War
on Terror, and
Tsunami Relief
Act, 2005--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 392........... H.R. 2361................. Department of
the Interior,
Environment,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 394........... H.R. 6.................... Energy Policy
Act of 2005--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 396........... H.R. 2985................. Legislative
Branch
Appropriations
Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 399........... H.R. 3.................... Transportation
Equity Act: A
Legacy for
Users--CONFEREN
CE REPORT.
H. Res. 474........... H.R. 2360................. Department of
Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act of Fiscal
Year 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 520........... H.R. 2744................. Agriculture,
Rural
Development,
Food and Drug
Administration
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 532........... H.R. 3057................. Foreign
Operations,
Export
Financing, and
Related
Programs
Appropriations
Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 538........... H.R. 2862................. Science, State,
Justice,
Commerce, and
Related
Agencies Act,
2006--CONFERENC
E REPORT.
H. Res. 539........... H.R. 2419................. Energy and Water
Development
Appropriations
Act, 2006,--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 559........... H.R. 3010................. Labor, Health
and Human
Services,
Education and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations,
FY 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 564........... H.R. 2528................. Military Quality
of Life and
Veterans
Affairs and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 565........... H.R. 3058................. Departments of
Transportation,
Treasury,
Housing and
Urban
Development,
the Judiciary,
the District of
Columbia, and
Independent
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 595........... H.R. 3199................. USA Patriot
Improvement and
Reauthorization
Act of 2005--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 596........... H.R. 3010................. Labor, Health
and Human
Services, and
Education, and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, FY 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 639........... H.R. 2863................. Department of
Defense
Appropriations
Act, FY 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 640........... S. 1932................... Deficit Control
Act of 2005--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 805........... H.R. 4297................. The Tax Increase
Prevention and
Reconciliation
Act of 2005--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 857........... H.R. 4939................. Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations
Act for
Defense, The
Global War on
Terror, and
Hurricane
Recovery, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 946........... S. 250.................... Vocational and
Technical
Education for
the Future Act--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 1037.......... H.R. 5631................. Department of
Defense
Appropriations
Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 1054.......... H.R. 5441................. Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 1062.......... H.R. 5122................. National Defense
Authorization
Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 1101.......... H.R. 5682................. Henry J. Hyde
United States
and India
Nuclear
Cooperation
Promotion Act
of 2006
Providing for the
consideration of multiple
measures:
H. Res. 351........... H.R. 739.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Small
Business Day in
Court Act of
2005.
H.R. 740.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Review
Commission
Efficiency Act
of 2005.
H.R. 741.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health
Independent
Review of OSHA
Citation Act of
2005.
H.R. 742.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Small
Employer Access
to Justice Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 572........... H. Res. 571............... Expressing the
sense of the
House of
Representatives
that the
deployment of
United States
forces in Iraq
be terminated
immediately.
H. Con. Res. 308.......... Directing the
Clerk of the
House of
Representatives
to make a
technical
correction in
the enrollment
of H.R. 3058.
H. Res. 966........... H.R. 5970................. Estate Tax and
Extension of
Tax Relief Act
of 2006.
Pension
Protection Act
of 2006.
H.R. 4.................... To provide
economic
security for
all Americans,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1018.......... H.R. 6094................. Community
Protection Act
of 2006.
H.R. 6095................. Immigration Law
Enforcement Act
of 2006.
H.R. 4830................. Border Tunnel
Prevention Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 1054.......... H.R. 5441................. Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
S. 3930................... Military
Commissions Act
of 2006.
Private
Property
H.R. 4772................. Rights
Implementation
Act of 2006.
Providing for the
engrossment of multiple
measures:
H. Res. 351........... H.R. 739.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Small
Business Day in
Court Act of
2005.
H.R. 740.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Review
Commission
Efficiency Act
of 2005.
H.R. 741.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health
Independent
Review of OSHA
Citation Act of
2005.
H.R. 742.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Small
Employer Access
to Justice Act
of 2005.
Waiving points of order
against the bill, except
for provisions specified
in the rule:
H. Res. 151........... H.R. 1268................. Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations
Act for
Defense, the
Global War on
Terror, and
Tsunami Relief,
2005.
H. Res. 154........... H. Con. Res. 95........... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget,
Fiscal Year
2006.
Miscellaneous:
H. Res. 241........... .......................... Providing for
the adoption of
the resolution
(H. Res. 240)
amending the
rules of the
House of
Representatives
to reinstate
certain
provisions of
the rules
relating to
procedures of
the Committee
on Standards of
Official
Conduct to the
form in which
those
provisions
existed at the
close of the
108th Congress.
H. Res. 783........... H.R. 4975................. Lobbying
Accountability
and
Transparency
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 818........... H.R. 5386................. Making
appropriations
for the
Department of
the Interior,
environment,
and related
agencies for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2006, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 1100.......... H.R. 6406................. To modify
temporarily
certain rates
of duty and
make other
technical
amendments to
the trade laws,
to extend
certain trade
preference
programs, and
for other
purposes.
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H. Res. 42, H. Rept. 109-1............. H.R. 54................ Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 1/25/2005 Sessions/Hastings (FL)
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 1/26/2005
H. Res. 59, H. Rept. 109-2............. H. Con. Res. 36........ Expressing the continued support of
Congress for equal access of military
recruiters to institutions of higher
education.
Reported from Rules........................ 2/1/2005 Cole/McGovern
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 2/2/2005
H. Res. 71, H. Rept. 109-3............. H.R. 418............... REAL ID Act of 2005-General Debate.
Reported from Rules........................ 2/8/2005 Sessions/Hastings (FL)
Rule Adopted record vote 228-191........... 2/9/2005
H. Res. 75, H. Rept. 109-4............. H.R. 418............... REAL ID Act of 2005-Further Debate/
Amendments.
Reported from Rules........................ 2/9/2005 Sessions/Hastings (FL)
Rule Adopted record vote 228-198........... 2/10/2005
H. Res. 95, H. Rept. 109-6............. H.R. 310............... Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 2/15/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Rule Adopted record vote 230-19............ 2/16/2005
H. Res. 96, H. Rept. 109-7............. S. 5................... Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 2/15/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 2/16/2005
H. Res. 125, H. Rept. 109-10........... H.R. 841............... Continuity in Representation Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/1/2005 Cole/Hastings(FL)
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 3/3/2005
H. Res. 126, H. Rept. 109-11........... H.R. 27................ Job Training Improvement Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/1/2005 Bishop/McGovern
Rule Adopted record vote 227-191........... 3/2/2005
H. Res. 140, H. Rept. 109-14........... H.R. 3................. Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (1st rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 3/8/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 3/9/2005
H. Res. 144, H. Rept. 109-15........... H.R. 3................. Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (2nd rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 3/9/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 3/10/2005
H. Res. 151, H. Rept. 109-18........... H.R. 1268.............. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and
Tsunami Relief, 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/14/2005 Cole/Slaughter
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 3/15/2005
H. Res. 154, H. Rept. 109-19........... H. Con. Res. 95........ Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2006..
Reported from Rules........................ 3/15/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 230-202........ 3/16/2005
Rule Adopted record vote 228-196........... 3/16/2005
H. Res. 162, H. Rept. 109-20........... H.R. 1334.............. Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/16/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 163, H. Rept. 109-21........... H. Res. 163............ Waiving a Requirement of Clause 6(a) of
Rule XIII with Respect to the Same Day
Consideration of Certain Resolutions
Reported by the Committee on Rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/16/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res.181, H. Rept. 109-27............ H. Res. 181............ Waiving a Requirement of Clause 6(a) of
Rule XIII with Respect to the Same Day
Consideration of Certain Resolutions
Reported by the Committee on Rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/20/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 182, H. Rept. 109-28........... S. 686................. For the Relief of the Parents of Theresa
Marie Schiavo.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/20/2005 Gingrey/Hastings (FL)
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 202, H. Rept. 109-35........... H.R. 8................. Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005. 4/12/2005 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
Reported from Rules........................ 4/13/2005
Previous question agreed to 237-195........ 4/13/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 4/13/2005
H. Res. 211, H. Rept. 109-43........... S. 256................. Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer
Protection Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules 4/13/2005 Gingrey/Hastings (FL)
Previous question agreed to 227-199........ 4/14/2005
Rule Adopted record vote 227-196........... 4/14/2005
H. Res. 219, H. Rept. 109-49........... H.R. 6................. Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/19/2005 Sessions/McGovern
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 4/20/2005
H. Res. 235, H. Rept. 109-55........... H. Res. 22............. Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that American small
businesses are entitled to a Small
Business Bill of Rights.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/26/2005 Capito/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 228-201........ 4/27/2005
Rule adopted voice vote 4/26/2005.......... 4/27/2005
H. Res. 236, H. Rept. 109-56........... H.R. 748............... Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/26/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 234-192........ 4/27/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 4/27/2005
H. Res. 241, H. Rept. 109-59........... ....................... Providing for the adoption of the
resolution (H. Res. 240) amending the
rules of the House of Representatives to
reinstate certain provisions of the rules
relating to procedures of the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct to the form
in which those provisions existed at the
close of the 108th Congress.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/27/2005 Drier/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 406-20............ 4/27/2005
H. Res. 242, H. Rept. 109-60........... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules 4/27/2005.............. Putnam/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 230-199........... 4/28/2005
H. Res. 248, H. Rept. 109-63........... H. Con. Res. 95........ Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2006-Conference Report.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/28/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 228-196........ 4/28/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 4/28/2005
H. Res. 254, H. Rept. 109-69........... H.R. 366............... Vocational and Technical Education for the
Future Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/3/2005 Bishop/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/4/2005
H. Res. 255, H. Rept. 109-70........... H.R. 1185.............. Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/3/2005 Sessions/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/4/2005
H. Res. 258, H. Rept. 109-73........... H.R. 1268.............. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and
Tsunami Relief, 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/4/2005 Cole/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 224-196........ 5/5/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/5/2005
H. Res. 268, H. Rept. 109-76........... H.R. 1279.............. Gang Deterrence and Community Protection
Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/10/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 227-198........ 5/11/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/11/2005
H. Res. 269, H. Rept. 109-77........... H.R. 1544.............. Faster and Smarter Funding for First
Responders Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/10/2005 Sessions/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/12/2005
H. Res. 278, H. Rept. 109-83........... H.R. 2360.............. Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/16/2005 Sessions/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 223-185........ 5/17/2005
Rule adopted record vote 222-185........... 5/17/2005
H. Res. 283, H. Rept. 109-84........... H.R. 1817.............. Department of Homeland Security
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/17/2005 Sessions/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 226-199........ 5/18/2005
Rule adopted record vote 284-124........... 5/18/2005
H. Res. 287, H. Rept. 109-87........... H.R. 2361.............. Department of Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/18/2005 Bishop/Hastings (FL)
Previous question agreed to 215-194........ 5/19/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/19/2005
H. Res. 291, H. Rept. 109-94........... H.R. 2419.............. Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Bill, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/23/2005 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Previous question agree to 219-190......... 5/24/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/24/2005
H. Res. 293, H. Rept. 109-96........... H.R. 1815.............. National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/24/2005 Cole/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 225-200........ 5/25/2005
Rule adopted record vote 225-198........... 5/25/2005
H. Res. 298, H. Rept. 109-97........... H.R. 2528.............. Military Quality of Life and Veterans
Affairs and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/25/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 223-194........ 5/26/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/26/2005
H. Res. 303, H. Rept. 109-105.......... H.R. 2744.............. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/7/2005 Putnam/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/8/2005
H. Res. 304, H. Rept. 109-106.......... H.J. Res. 27........... Withdrawing the approval of the United
States from the Agreement establishing the
World Trade Organization.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/7/2005 Hastings(WA)/Matsui
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 6/8/2005
H. Res. 314, H. Rept. 109-122.......... H.R. 2862.............. Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and
Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/13/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 222-190........ 6/14/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/14/2005
H. Res. 315, H. Rept. 109-127.......... H.R. 2863.............. Department of Defense, Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations to Address
Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and
Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/14/2005 Cole/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 223-200........ 6/16/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/16/2005
H. Res. 319, H. Rept. 109-132.......... H.R. 2745.............. Henry J. Hyde United Nations Reform Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/15/2005 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/16/2005
H. Res. 330, H. Rept. 109-140.......... H.J. Res. 10........... Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States authorizing the
Congress to prohibit the physical
desecration of the Flag of the United
States.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/20/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/21/2005
H. Res. 331, H. Rept. 109-141.......... H.R. 2475.............. Intelligence Authorization Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/20/2005 Putnam/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 224-201........ 7/21/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/21/2005
H. Res. 334, H. Rept. 109-144.......... H.R. 2985.............. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, FY
2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/21/2005 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 219-196........ 6/22/2005
Rule adopted record vote 220-192........... 6/22/2005
H. Res. 337, H. Rept. 109-148.......... H.R. 3010.............. Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY
2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/22/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 225-194........ 6/23/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/23/2005
H. Res. 341, H. Rept. 109-155.......... H.R. 3057.............. Foreign Operations Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/27/2005 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 217-189........ 7/28/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/28/2005
H. Res. 342, H. Rept. 109-156.......... H.R. 3058.............. Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban
Development, the Judiciary, the District
of Columbia, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/27/2005 Diaz-Balart/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 263-152........ 6/28/2005
Rule adopted record vote 219-193........... 6/28/2005
H. Res. 345, H. Rept. 109-159.......... ....................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/29/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 216-191........ 6/30/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/30/2005
H. Res. 346, H. Rept. 109-160.......... H.R. 2864.............. Water Resources Development Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/29/2005 Capito/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/13/2005
H. Res. 351, H. Rept. 109-163.......... H.R. 739............... Occupational Safety and Health Small
Business Day in Court Act of 2005.
H.R. 740............... Occupational Safety and Health Review
Commission Efficiency Act of 2005.
H.R. 741............... Occupational Safety and Health Independent
Review of OSHA Citation Act of 2005.
H.R. 742............... Occupational Safety and Health Small
Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/11/2005 Bishop(UT)/Hastings (FL)
Previous question agreed to 223-191........ 7/12/2005
Rule adopted record vote 224-189........... 7/12/2005
H. Res. 365, H. Rept. 109-175.......... H.R. 2601.............. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 2006-2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/18/2005 Bishop/Hastings (FL)
Rule adopted record vote 228-190........... 7/19/2005
H. Res. 369, H. Rept. 109-369.......... H.R. 3199.............. USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention
Reauthorization Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/20/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 224-197........ 7/21/2005
Rule adopted record vote 224-196, 3 Present 7/21/2005
H. Res. 370, H. Rept. 109-179.......... H.R. 3070.............. National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/20/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/22/2005
H. Res. 379, H. Rept. 109-183.......... H.R. 525............... Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/25/2005 Bishop(UT)/Matsui
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 7/26/2005
H. Res. 380, H. Rept. 109-184.......... H.R. 22................ Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/25/2005 Sessions/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/26/2005
H. Res. 385, H. Rept. 109-185.......... H.R. 5................. Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost,
Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/26/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 226-200, 1 7/27/2005
Present.
Rule adopted record vote 226-200, 1 Present 7/27/2005
H. Res. 386, H. Rept. 109-186.......... H.R. 3045.............. Dominican Republic-Central America-United
States Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/26/2005 Dreier/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 227-201........... 7/27/2005
H. Res. 387, H. Rept. 109-187.......... H.R. 3283.............. United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/26/2005 Putnam/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 226-202........ 7/27/2005
Rule adopted record vote 228-200........... 7/27/2005
H. Res. 392, H. Rept. 109-198.......... H.R. 2361.............. Department of the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 2/27/2005 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 402-4, 23 Present. 7/28/2005
H. Res. 393, H. Rept. 109-199.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/27/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 394, H. Rept. 109-200.......... H.R. 6................. Energy Policy Act of 2005--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/27/2005 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/28/2005
H. Res. 395, H. Rept. 109-201.......... ....................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/27/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 396, H. Rept. 109-202.......... H.R. 2985.............. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/27/2005 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 375-27, 24 Present 7/28/2005
H. Res. 399, H. Rept. 109-212.......... H.R. 3................. Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/28/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Rule adopted unanimous consent............. 7/29/2005
H. Res. 400, H. Rept. 109-213.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/28/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 401, H. Rept. 109-214.......... H.R. 3514.............. To Provide an extension of highway, highway
safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway
Trust Fund pending enactment of a law
reauthorizing the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/28/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 426, H. Rept. 109-217.......... H. Res. 426............ Providing for Consideration of Motions to
Suspend the Rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/7/2005 Diaz-Balart/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 221-193........ 9/8/2005
Rule adopted recorded vote 235-179......... 9/8/2005
H. Res. 436, H. Rept. 109-219.......... H.R. 3132.............. Children's Safety Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/13/2005 Gingrey/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/14/2005
H. Res. 439, H. Rept. 109-221.......... H. Res. 437............ A resolution to establish the Select
Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the
Preparation for and Response to Hurricane
Katrina.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/14/2005 Dreier/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 222-193........ 9/15/2005
Rule adopted record vote 221-193........... 9/15/2005
H. Res. 440, H. Rept. 109-222.......... H.R. 889............... Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act
of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/14/2005 Capito/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/15/2005
H. Res. 451, H. Rept. 109-227.......... H.R. 250............... Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness
Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/20/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 222-198........... 9/21/2005
H. Res. 455, H. Rept. 109-229.......... H.R. 2123.............. School Readiness Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/20/2005 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 221-189........... 9/22/2005
H. Res. 462, H. Rept. 109-236.......... H.R. 3402.............. Violence Against Women and Department of
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/27/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 330-89............ 9/28/2005
H. Res. 468, H. Rept. 109-238.......... H. Res. 468............ Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/28/2005 Sessions/Hastings(FL)
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 469, H. Rept. 109-239.......... H. J. Res. 68.......... Making Continuing Appropriations for the
Fiscal Year 2006, and for other purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/28/2005 Putnam/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/29/2005
H. Res. 470, H. Rept. 109-240.......... H.R. 3824.............. Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery
Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/28/2005 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 252-171........... 9/29/2005
H. Res. 474, H. Rept. 109-242.......... H.R. 2360.............. Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/29/2005 Sessions/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 10/6/2005
H. Res. 481, H. Rept. 109-245.......... H.R. 3893.............. Gasoline for America's Security Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 10/6/2005 Diaz-Balart/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 216-201........... 10/7/2005
H. Res. 493, H. Rept. 109-248.......... S. 397................. Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 10/17/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 10/18/2005
H. Res. 494, H. Rept. 109-249.......... H.R. 554............... Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption
Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 10/17/2005 Gingrey/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 310-114........... 10/18/2005
H. Res. 508, H. Rept. 109-253.......... H.R. 420............... Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 10/25/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 10/27/2005
H. Res. 509, H. Rept. 109-254.......... H.R. 1461.............. Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 10/25/2005 Sessions/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 220-196........... 10/26/2005
H. Res. 520, H. Rept. 109-257.......... H.R. 2744.............. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 10/27/2005 Putnam/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 10/28/2005
H. Res. 527, H. Rept. 109-266.......... H.R. 4128.............. Private Property Rights Protection Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/2/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 401-11............ 11/3/2005
H. Res. 532, H. Rept. 109-270.......... H.R. 3057.............. Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/3/2005 Diaz-Balart/Slaughter
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 11/4/2005
H. Res. 538, H. Rept. 109-277.......... H.R. 2862.............. Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and
Related Agencies Act, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/8/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 410-0............. 11/9/2005
H. Res. 539, H. Rept. 109-278.......... H.R. 2419.............. Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Act, 2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/8/2005 Hastings(WA)/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 412-2............. 11/9/2005
H. Res. 540, H. Rept. 109-279.......... H.R. 1751.............. Secure Access to Justice and Court
Protection Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/8/2005 Gingrey/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 412-0............. 11/9/2005
H. Res. 542, H. Rept. 109-281.......... H.R. 4241.............. Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/9/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 11/17/2005
H. Res. 553, H. Rept. 109-295.......... H.R. 1065.............. United States Boxing Commission Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/15/2005 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 366-56............ 11/16/2005
H. Res. 558, H. Rept. 109-301.......... H.J. Res. 72........... Making Continuing Appropriations for the
fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/16/2005 Putnam/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 407-21............ 11/17/2005
H. Res. 559, H. Rept. 109-302.......... H.R. 3010.............. Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2006--
CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/16/2005 Capito/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 244-185........... 11/17/2005
H. Res. 560, H. Rept. 109-303.......... H.R. 4241.............. Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/16/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Amendment agreed to voice vote............. 11/17/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 11/17/2005
H. Res. 563, H. Rept. 109-306.......... H. Res. 563............ Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/17/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Amendment agreed to voice vote............. 11/18/2005
Rule adopted record vote 211-204........... 11/18/2005
H. Res. 564, H. Rept. 109-308.......... H.R. 2528.............. Military Quality of Life and Veterans
Affairs and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/17/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 11/18/2005
H. Res. 565, H. Rept. 109-309.......... H.R. 3058.............. Departments of Transportation, Treasury,
Housing and Urban Development, the
Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/17/2005 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 11/18/2005
H. Res. 572, H. Rept. 109-312.......... H. Res. 571............ Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the deployment of
United States forces in Iraq be terminated
immediately.
H. Con. Res. 308....... Directing the Clerk of the House of
Representatives to make a technical
correction in the enrollment of H.R. 3058.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/18/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 210-202........... 11/18/2005
H. Res. 583, H. Rept. 109-328.......... H.R. 4340.............. United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/6/2005 Hastings(WA)/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/7/2005
H. Res. 588, H. Rept. 109-330.......... H.R. 4297.............. Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/7/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/8/2005
H. Res. 595, H. Rept. 109-343.......... H.R. 3199.............. USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization
Act of 2005--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/13/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/14/2005
H. Res. 596, H. Rept. 109-344.......... H.R. 3010.............. Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/13/2005 Capito/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/14/2005
H. Res. 602, H. Rept. 109-346.......... H.R. 2830.............. Pension Protection Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/14/2005 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 226-199........... 12/15/2005
H. Res. 610, H. Rept. 109-347.......... H.R. 4437.............. Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and
Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005
(1st Rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 12/14/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 220-206........... 12/15/2005
H. Res. 619, H. Rept. 109-348.......... H. Res. 612............ Expressing the Commitment of the House of
Representatives to Achieving Victory in
Iraq.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/15/2005 Dreier/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 221-200........ 12/16/2005
Rule adopted record vote 217-202........... 12/16/2005
H. Res. 620, H. Rept. 109-349.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/15/2005 Putnam/Matsui
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 621, H. Rept. 109-350.......... H.R. 4437.............. Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and
Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005
(2nd Rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 12/15/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 216-203........... 12/16/2005
H. Res. 623, H. Rept. 109-355.......... ....................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/16/2005 Sessions/Hastings(FL)
Amendment agreed to voice vote............. 12/17/2005
Rule adopted record vote 213-190........... 12/17/2005
H. Res. 631, H. Rept. 109-357.......... ....................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/17/2005 Sessions/McGovern
Amendment agreed to voice vote............. 12/18/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/18/2005
H. Res. 632, H. Rept. 109-358.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/17/2005 Putnam/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/18/2005
H. Res. 639, H. Rept. 109-361.......... H.R. 2863.............. Department of Defense Appropriations, 2006--
CONFERENCE REPORT..
Reported from Rules........................ 12/18/2005 Cole/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 214-201........... 12/19/2005
H. Res. 640, H. Rept. 109-363.......... S. 1932................ Deficit Control Act of 2005--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/18/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/19/2005
H. Res. 653, H. Rept. 109-366.......... ....................... Relating to the consideration of the bill
S. 1932--Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 1/31/2006 Putnam/Slaughter
Motion to consider agreed to 226-201....... 2/1/2006
Rule adopted record vote 216-214........... 2/1/2006
H. Res. 654, H. Rept. 109-367.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 1/31/2006 Capito/McGovern
Laid on the table.......................... 9/28/2006
H. Res. 702, H. Rept. 109-381.......... H.R. 4167.............. National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/1/2006 Gingrey/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 216-198........ 3/2/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 3/2/2006
H. Res. 710, H. Rept. 109-386.......... H.R. 4167.............. National Uniformity in Food Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/7/2006 Gingrey/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 223-198........ 3/8/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 3/8/2006
H. Res. 713, H. Rept. 109-387.......... H.R. 2829.............. Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/8/2006 Sessions/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 223-195........ 3/9/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 3/9/2006
H. Res. 725, H. Rept. 109-391.......... H.R. 4939.............. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and
Hurricane Recovery, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/14/2006 Cole/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 224-192........ 3/14/2006
Rule adopted record vote 218-200........... 3/15/2006
H. Res. 741, H. Rept. 109-399.......... H.R. 609............... College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 03/28/2006 Bishop/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 225-198........... 03/29/2006
H. Res. 742, H. Rept. 109-401.......... H.R. 609............... College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 03/29/2006 Bishop/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 224-188........... 03/30/2006
H. Res. 755, H. Rept. 109-404.......... H.R. 513............... 527 Reform Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/4/2006 Dreier/Hastings(FL)
Amendment agreed to........................ 4/5/2006
Previous question agreed to 226-198........ 4/5/2006
Rule adopted record vote 223-199........... 4/5/2006
H. Res. 766, H. Rept. 109-405.......... H. Con. Res. 376....... Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2007 (1st rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 4/5/2006 Putnam/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 226-199........ 4/6/2006
Rule adopted record vote 225-196........... 4/6/2006
H. Res. 767, H. Rept. 109-406.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/5/2006 Putnam/McGovern
Laid on the table.......................... 9/28/2006
H. Res. 774, H. Rept. 109-438.......... H.R. 5020.............. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/25/2006 Putnam/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 228-194........ 4/26/2006
Rule adopted record vote 227-198........... 4/26/2006
H. Res. 783, H. Rept. 109-441.......... H.R. 4975.............. Lobbying Accountability and Transparency
Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/26/2006 Dreier/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 216-207........... 4/27/2006
H. Res. 789, H. Rept. 109-450.......... H.R. 4954.............. Security and Accountability For Every
(SAFE) Port Act..
Reported from Rules........................ 5/2/2006 Sessions/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 226-200........ 5/3/2006
Rule adopted record vote 230-196........... 5/3/2006
H. Res. 805, H. Rept. 109-458.......... H.R. 4297.............. The Tax Increase Prevention and
Reconciliation Act of 2005--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/9/2006 Hastings(WA)/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 228-194........... 5/10/2006
H. Res. 806, H. Rept. 109-459.......... H.R. 5122.............. National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 05/09/2006 Cole/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 351-70............ 05/10/2006
H. Res. 810, H. Rept. 109-460.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/10/2006 Putnam/McGovern
Laid on the table.......................... 12/7/2006
H. Res. 811, H. Rept. 109-461.......... H.R. 5122.............. National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2007--2nd Rule.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/10/2006 Cole/Slaughter
Previous question agree to 223-192......... 5/11/2006
Rule adopted record vote 226-195........... 5/11/2006
H. Res. 815, H. Rept. 109-466.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/16/2006 Putnam/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 227-195........... 5/17/2006
H. Res. 816, H. Rept. 109-467.......... H.R. 4200.............. Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/16/2006 Bishop/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/17/2006
H. Res. 817, H. Rept. 109-468.......... H. Con. Res. 376....... Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2007--2nd Rule.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/17/2006 Putnam/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 224-193........ 5/17/2006
Rule adopted record vote 226-193........... 5/17/2006
H. Res. 818, H. Rept. 109-469.......... H.R. 5386.............. Department of the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/17/2006 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 218-191........ 5/18/2006
Rule adopted record vote 218-192........... 5/18/2006
H. Res. 821, H. Rept. 109-472.......... H.R. 5385.............. Military Construction, Military Quality of
Life and Veteran?s Affairs Appropriation
Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/18/2006 Gingrey/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 211-186........ 5/19/2006
Rule adopted record vote 216-187........... 5/19/2006
H. Res. 830, H. Rept. 109-477.......... H.R. 5384.............. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/22/2006 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 213-194........ 5/23/2006
Rule adopted record vote 214-192, 1 Present 5/23/2006
H. Res. 832, H. Rept. 109-479.......... H.R. 5427.............. Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/23/2006 Hastings(WA)/
Previous question agreed to 224-190........ 5/24/2006 Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 254-165........... 5/24/2006
H. Res. 835, H. Rept. 109-480.......... H.R. 5429.............. American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/24/2006 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 234-184........... 5/25/2006
H. Res. 836, H. Rept. 109-481.......... H.R. 5441.............. Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/24/2006 Sessions/Slaughter
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/25/2006
H. Res. 842, H. Rept. 109-482.......... H.R. 5254.............. Refinery Permit Process Scheduling Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/25/2006 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 220-192........ 6/7/2006
Rule adopted record vote 221-192........... 6/7/2006
H. Res. 849, H. Rept. 109-487.......... H.R. 5521.............. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/6/2006 Bishop/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/8/2006
H. Res. 850, H. Rept. 109-491.......... H.R. 5252.............. Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and
Enhancement Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/7/2006 Diaz-Balart/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 262-151........... 6/8/2006
H. Res. 851, H. Rept. 109-492.......... H.R. 5522.............. Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/7/2006 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/8/2006
H. Res. 857, H. Rept. 109-496.......... H.R. 4939.............. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Defense, The Global War on Terror, and
Hurricane Recovery, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/9/2006 Cole/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 204-165........ 6/12/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/12/2006
H. Res. 862, H. Rept. 109-498.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/12/2006 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 221-194........... 6/13/2006
H. Res. 865, H. Rept. 109-501.......... H.R. 5576.............. Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban
Development, the Judiciary, the District
of Columbia and Independent agencies
Appropriations Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/13/2006 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 249-167........ 6/13/2006
Rule adopted record vote 221-194........... 6/13/2006
H. Res. 868, H. Rept. 109-502.......... H. Res. 861............ Declaring that the United States will
complete the mission in Iraq and prevail
in the Global War on Terror, the struggle
to protect freedom from the terrorist
adversary.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/14/2006 Cole/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 222-194........... 6/15/2006
H. Res. 877, H. Rept. 109-507.......... H.R. 5631.............. Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/19/2006 Cole/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 400-18............ 6/20/2006
H. Res. 878, H. Rept. 109-516.......... H.R. 9................. Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta
Scott King Voting Rights Reauthorization
and Amendments Act of 2006 (1st Rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 6/20/2006 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Rule laid upon the table................... 6/27/2006
H. Res. 885, H. Rept. 109-517.......... H.R. 5638.............. Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/21/2006 Hastings(WA)/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 226-194........ 6/22/2006
Rule adopted record vote 228-194........... 6/22/2006
H. Res. 886, H. Rept. 109-518.......... H.R. 4890.............. Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/21/2006 Putnam/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 227-196........ 6/22/2006
Rule adopted record vote 228-196........... 6/22/2006
H. Res. 890, H. Rept. 109-529.......... H.R. 5672.............. Science, State, Justice, Commerce and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/26/2006 Gingrey/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 224-188........... 6/27/2006
H. Res. 891, H. Rept. 109-530.......... H.R. 4973.............. Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization
Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/26/2006 Sessions/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/27/2006
H. Res. 896, H. Rept. 109-539.......... 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.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/28/2006 Sessions/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 222-193........ 6/29/2006
Rule adopted record vote 220-195........... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 897, H. Rept. 109-540.......... H.R. 4761.............. Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/28/2006 Capito/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 224-193........ 6/29/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 906, H. Rept. 109-550.......... H.R. 2990.............. Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act of
2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/10/2006 Capito/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 223-197........ 7/12/2006
Rule adopted record vote 308-113........... 7/12/2006
H. Res. 907, H. Rept. 109-551.......... H.R. 4411.............. Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act
of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/10/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 214-189........ 7/11/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/11/2006
H. Res. 910, H. Rept. 109-554.......... H.R. 9................. Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta
Scott King Voting Rights Reauthorization
and Amendments Act of 2006 (2nd Rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 7/12/2006 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/13/2006
H. Res. 918, H. Rept. 109-573.......... H. J. Res. 88.......... Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States relating to marriage.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/17/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/18/2006
H. Res. 920, H. Rept. 109-577.......... H.R. 2389.............. Pledge Protection Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/18/2006 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 224-200........ 7/19/2006
Rule adopted record vote 257-168........... 7/19/2006
H. Res. 924, H. Rept. 109-578.......... S. 2754................ Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies
Enhancement Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/18/2006 Gingrey/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 7/27/2006
H. Res. 925, H. Rept. 109-579.......... H.R. 5684.............. United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/19/2006 Hastings(WA)/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 227-196........ 7/20/2006
Rule adopted record vote 237-187........... 7/20/2006
H. Res. 939, H. Rept. 109-595.......... H.R. 1956.............. Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of
2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/24/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Laid on the table.......................... 12/7/2006
H. Res. 946, H. Rept. 109-598.......... S. 250................. Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Improvement Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/25/2006 Bishop/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/27/2006
H. Res. 947, H. Rept. 109-599.......... H.R. 5682.............. Henry J. Hyde United States and India
Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/25/2006 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 311-112........... 7/26/2006
H. Res. 951, H. Rept. 109-602.......... ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/26/2006 Bishop/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 12/7/2006
H. Res. 952, H. Rept. 109-603.......... H.R. 4157.............. Health Information Technology Promotion Act
of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/26/2006 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 223-193........ 7/27/2006
Rule adopted record vote 224-188........... 7/27/2006
H. Res. 958, H. Rept. 109-606.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/27/2006 Hastings(WA)/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 217-192........... 7/28/2006
H. Res. 966, H. Rept. 109-613.......... H.R. 5970 H.R. 4....... Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act
of 2006.
Pension Protection Act of 2006.............
Reported from Rules........................ 7/28/2006 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 217-194........... 7/28/2006
H. Res. 981, H. Rept. 109-642.......... H.R. 503............... To Amend the Horse Protection Act to
prohibit the shipping, transporting,
moving, delivering, receiving, possessing,
purchasing, selling, or donation of horses
and other equines to be slaughtered for
human consumption, and for other purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/06/2006 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 351-40............ 9/07/2006
H. Res. 996, H. Rept. 109-646.......... H. Res. 994............ Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives on the fifth anniversary
of the terrorist attacks launched against
the United States on September 11, 2001.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/12/2006 Sessions/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 223-191........ 9/13/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/13/2006
H. Res. 997, H. Rept. 109-647.......... H.R. 2965.............. Federal Prison Industries Competition in
Contracting Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/12/2006 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/13/2006
H. Res. 1002, H. Rept. 109-653......... H.R. 6061.............. Secure Fence Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/13/2006 Sessions/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 224-190........ 9/14/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/14/2006
H. Res. 1003, H. Rept. 109-654......... H. Res. 1000........... Providing for Earmark Reform in the House
of Representatives.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/13/2006 Dreier/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 218-194........ 9/14/2006
Rule adopted record vote 245-171........... 9/14/2006
H. Res. 1015, H. Rept. 109-670......... H.R. 4844.............. Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/19/2006 Capito/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 222-194........ 9/20/2006
Rule adopted record vote 223-196........... 9/20/2006
H. Res. 1018, H. Rept. 109-671......... H.R. 6094.............. Community Protection Act of 2006.
H.R. 6095.............. Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006....
H.R. 4830.............. Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/20/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 225-195........ 9/21/2006
Rule adopted record vote 227-195........... 9/21/2006
H. Res. 1037, H. Rept. 109-677......... H.R. 5631.............. Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2007--CONFERENCE REPORT
Reported from Rules........................ 9/25/2006 Cole/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/26/2006
H. Res. 1038, H. Rept. 109-678......... H.R. 2679.............. Veteran's Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public
Seals, and other Public Expressions of
Religion Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/25/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 229-177........... 9/26/2006
H. Res. 1039, H. Rept. 109-679......... S. 403................. Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/25/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 249-157........... 9/26/2006 ............................
H. Res. 1042, H. Rept. 109-688......... H.R. 6166.............. Military Commissions Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/26/2006 Cole/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 225-191........ 9/27/2006
Rule adopted record vote 222-194........... 9/27/2006
H. Res. 1045, H. Rept. 109-690......... ....................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/27/2006 Hastings(WA)/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 223-196........ 9/28/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/28/2006
H. Res. 1046, H. Rept. 109-691......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/27/2006 Putnam/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 223-197........ 9/28/2006 ............................
Rule adopted record vote 227-191........... 9/28/2006
H. Res. 1047, H. Rept. 109-692......... H.R. 4772.............. Private Property Rights Implementation Act
of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/27/2006 Bishop/McGovern
Laid on the table.......................... 12/27/2006
H. Res. 1052, H. Rept. 109-696......... H.R. 5825.............. Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/28/2006 Putnam/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 225-197........ 9/28/2006 ............................
Rule adopted record vote 220-199........... 9/28/2006
H. Res. 1053, H. Rept. 109-700......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/28/2006 Cole/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 215-197........ 9/29/2006
Rule adopted record vote 227-193........... 9/29/2006
H. Res. 1054, H. Rept. 109-701......... H.R. 5441.............. Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2007--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
S. 3930................ Military Commissions Act of 2006.
H.R. 4772.............. Private Property Rights Implementation Act
of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/28/2006 Sessions/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 221-186........ 9/29/2006
Rule adopted record vote 218-188........... 9/29/2006
H. Res. 1062, H. Rept. 109-703......... H.R. 5122.............. National Defense Authorization Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE REPORT..
Reported from Rules........................ 9/29/2006 Cole/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/29/2006 ............................
H. Res. 1092, H. Rept. 109-718......... H.R. 6346.............. To extend certain trade preference
programs, to authorize the extension of
nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade
relations treatment) to the products of
Vietnam, to modify temporarily certain
rates of duty and make other technical
amendments to the trade laws, and for
other purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/5/2006 Dreier/Hastings(FL)
H. Res. 1093, H. Rept. 109-719......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration of
certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules.
Committee on Rules.........................
Reported from Rules........................ 12/5/2006 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
H. Res. 1096, H. Rept. 109-720......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee, providing
for the consideration of motions to
suspend the rules, and for other purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/6/2006 Capito/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 212-190........... 12/7/2006
H. Res. 1099, H. Rept. 109-722......... ....................... To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide that the Tax Court may review
claims for equitable innocent spouse
relief and to suspend the running on the
period of limitations while such claims
are pending.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/7/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 247-164........... 12/8/2006
H. Res. 1100, H. Rept. 109-723......... H.R. 6406.............. To modify temporarily certain rates of duty
and make other technical amendments to the
trade laws, to extend certain trade
preference programs, and for other
purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/7/2006 Dreier/Hastings
Rule adopted record vote 207-193........... 12/8/2006
H. Res. 1101, H. Rept. 109-724......... H.R. 5682.............. Henry J. Hyde United States and India
Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/7/2006 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 355-55............ 12/8/2006
H. Res. 1102, H. Rept. 109-725......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee, providing
for the consideration of motions to
suspend the rules, and for other purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/7/2006 Capito/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/8/2006
H. Res. 1105, H. Rept. 109-727......... H.J. Res. 102.......... Making further continuing appropriations
for the fiscal year 2007, and for other
purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/8/2006 Putnam/Slaughter
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/8/2006
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C. TABLE 3.--RESOLUTIONS DISCHARGED
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D. TABLE 4.--RESOLUTIONS LAID ON THE TABLE
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H. Res. 162...................... H.R. 1334.......... Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1334) to
amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the
removal to Federal court of certain State court cases
involving the rights of incapacitated persons, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 163...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 181...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 182...................... S. 686............. Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 686) for the
relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo.
H. Res. 393...................... H.R. 3............. Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 395...................... ................... Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the
rules.
H. Res. 400...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 401...................... H.R. 3514.......... Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3514) to
provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor
carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out
of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law
reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century.
H. Res. 468...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 542...................... H.R. 4241.......... Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4241) to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)
of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2006.
H. Res. 620...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 654...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 767...................... H. Con. Res. 376... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 810...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 878...................... H.R. 9............. Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9) to
amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
H. Res. 924...................... S. 2754............ Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2754) to
derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using
techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos.
H. Res. 939...................... H.R. 1956.......... Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1956) to
regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce,
and for other purposes.
H. Res. 951...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 1047..................... H.R. 4772.......... Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4772) to
simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for
injured parties whose rights and privileges under the
United States Constitution have been deprived by final
actions of Federal agencies or other government
officials or entities acting under color of State law,
and for other purposes.
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H. Res. 125...................... H.R. 841........... Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 841) to
require States to hold special elections to fill
vacancies in the House of Representatives not later
than 45 days after the vacancy is announced by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives in
extraordinary circumstances, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 151...................... H.R. 1268.......... Providing for consideration of H.R. 1268, Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global
War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005.
H. Res. 278...................... H.R. 2360.......... Providing for consideration of H.R. 2360, Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006.
H. Res. 365...................... H.R. 2601.......... Providing for consideration of H.R. 2601, Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and
2007.
H. Res. 560...................... H.R. 4241.......... Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4241) to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)
of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2006.
H. Res. 563...................... ................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Committee on Rules.
H. Res. 619...................... H. Res. 612........ Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res.
612) expressing the commitment of the House of
Representatives to achieving victory in Iraq.
H. Res. 623...................... H.R. 4521.......... Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the
rules.
H.R. 2520
H.R. 4568
H.R. 3402
H.R. 4579
H.R. 4525
S. 1281
S. 467
H. Res. 631...................... H.R. 1185.......... Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the
rules.
H. Res. 545
H. Con. Res. 284
H.R. 4501
S. 1988
H.R. 2329
H. Res. 755...................... H.R. 513........... Providing for consideration of H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act
of 2005.
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HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

H. Res. 25: Representative Maloney of New York, January 4,
2005. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to establish a standing committee on Homeland
Security and a standing Committee on Intelligence and to allow
the Committee on Appropriations to have 14 subcommittees (of
which one is a subcommittee on Intelligence), and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 116: Representative Leach of Iowa, February 16,
2005. A resolution creating a select committee to investigate
the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct
activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on
terrorism.
H. Res. 121: Representative Cooper of Tennessee, February
17, 2005. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to strengthen the budget process.
H. Res. 123: Representative King of New York, February 17,
2005. A resolution establishing a Select Committee on POW and
MIA Affairs.
H. Res. 131: Representative Mollohan of West Virginia,
March 1, 2005. A resolution amending rule XI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives with regard to the procedures of
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
H. Res. 234: Representative Mollohan of West Virginia,
April 26, 2006. A resolution providing for consideration of the
resolution (H. Res. 131) amending rule XI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives with regard to the procedures of the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
H. Res. 267: Representative Hooley of Oregon, May 5, 2005.
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 376)
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair
prices for Medicare prescription drugs on behalf of Medicare
beneficiaries.
H. Res. 270: Representative Marshall of Georgia, May 10,
2005. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 303) to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit
certain additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have
a service-connected disability to receive both disability
compensation for the Department of Veterans Affairs for their
disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of
military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to
eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to
such concurrent receipt.
H. Res. 271: Representative Edwards of Texas, May 11, 2005.
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 808)
to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the offset
from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor
Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs as dependency and indemnity compensation.
H. Res. 284: Representative Baird of Washington, May 17,
2005. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to repeal the provisional quorum provision.
H. Res. 391: Representative Hastings of Washington, July
27, 2005. A resolution that there is hereby established a Task
Force on Ocean Policy.
H. Res. 432: Representative Leach of Iowa, September 8,
2005. A resolution creating a select committee to investigate
the awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild
communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
H. Res. 435: Representative Tancredo of Colorado, September
8, 2005. A resolution providing for the establishment of a
select committee to investigate and oversee the awarding and
execution of contracts for relief and reconstruction activities
in areas affected by hurricane Katrina.
H. Res. 437: Representative Dreier of California, September
14, 2005. A resolution to establish the Select Bipartisan
Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to
Hurricane Katrina.
H. Res. 449: Representative Tierney of Massachusetts,
September 15, 2005. A resolution to create a select committee
to monitor and investigate the awarding and carrying out of
contracts related to the relief and reconstruction efforts in
response to Hurricane Katrina.
H. Res. 460: Representative Slaughter of New York,
September 27, 2005. A resolution providing for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 3764) to establish a National Independent
Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response to
examine and evaluate the Federal Government's response to
Hurricane Katrina and assess its ability to respond to future
large-scale disasters.
H. Res. 480: Representative Dreier of California, October
6, 2005. A resolution permitting individuals to be admitted to
the Hall of the House in order to obtain footage of the House
in session for inclusion in the orientation film to be shown to
visitors at the Capitol Visitor Center.
H. Res. 516: Representative Melancon of Louisiana, October
26, 2005. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R.3763) to reinstate the application of the wage
requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to Federal contracts in
areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.
H. Res. 524: Representative Brown of Ohio, October 28,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to impose limitations respecting certain
legislation that affects the economy, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 537: Representative Waxman of California, November
7, 2006. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 3838) to establish the Independent Commission to Prevent
Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 543: Representative Abercrombie of Hawaii, November
9, 2005. A resolution providing for consideration of the joint
resolution (H. J. Res. 55) requiring the President to develop
and implement a plan for the withdrawal of United States Armed
Forces from Iraq.
H. Res. 568: Representative Herseth of South Dakota,
November 17, 2005. A resolution providing for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 3936) to protect consumers from price-gouging of
gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 570: Representative Waxman of California, November
17, 2005. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 3925) to provide that a Federal public safety position
may not be held by any political appointee who does not meet
certain minimum requirements.
H. Res. 584: Representative Boswell of Iowa, December 6,
2005. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 752) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices
under the Medicare Program.
H. Res. 585: Representative Herseth of South Dakota,
December 6, 2005. A resolution providing for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 3861) to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to provide extended and additional protection to
Medicare beneficiaries who enroll for the Medicare prescription
drug benefit during 2006.
H. Res. 589: Representative McCotter of Michigan, December
7, 2005. A resolution creating a select committee to oversee
and, where necessary, investigate and maximize the necessarily
significant appropriations expended to win the War on Terror,
especially within the operational theaters of Afghanistan and
Iraq.
H. Res. 599: Representative Gilchrest of Maryland, December
14, 2005. A resolution establishing the Task Force on Ocean
Policy.
H. Res. 614: Representative Barrow of Georgia, December 15,
2005. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 2429) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
H. Res. 616: Representative Lynch of Massachusetts,
December 15, 2005. A resolution directing the Committee on
Government Reform to hold hearings on intelligence relating to
the rationale for the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
H. Res. 635: Representative Conyers of Michigan, December
18, 2005. A resolution creating a select committee to
investigate the Administration's intent to go to war before
Congressional authorization, manipulation of pre-war
intelligence, encouraging and countenancing torture,
retaliating against critics, and to make recommendations
regarding grounds for possible impeachment.
H. Res. 646: Representative Jones of North Carolina,
January 31, 2006. A resolution denying the entitlement to the
privilege of admission to the Hall of the House to any former
Member of the House who is a registered lobbyist.
H. Res. 647: Representative Jones of North Carolina,
January 31, 2006. A resolution requiring the Clerk of the House
of Representatives to post on the Internet for public review
all travel disclosure reports submitted by Members, officers,
and employees of the House.
H. Res. 648: Representative Dreier of California, January
31, 2006. A resolution to eliminate floor privileges and access
to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are
former Members or officers of the House.
H. Res. 659: Representative Obey of Wisconsin, January 31,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to protect the integrity of the institution.
H. Res. 662: Representative Price of Georgia, January 31,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require that general appropriation bills
contain a separate list of all earmarks in the accompanying
report and the name of the sponsoring Member of each such
earmark.
H. Res. 663: Representative Snyder of Arkansas, January 31,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to prohibit former Members and former officers
of the House who are registered lobbyists from admission to the
Hall of the House, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 666: Representative Goode of Virginia, February 1,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to prohibit privately-funded travel by any
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee
of the House.
H. Res. 674: Representative Lewis of Kentucky, February 14,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require parity and transparency in the
earmark process.
H. Res. 676: Representative Poe of Texas, February 14,
2006. A resolution amending rule XXV of the Rules of the House
of Representatives to prohibit Members, officers, and employees
of the House from accepting gifts from registered lobbyists.
H. Res. 686: Representative Slaughter of New York, February
16, 2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House to
restore transparency, accountability, and oversight, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 688: Representative Baird of Washington, February
16, 2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require that legislation and conference
reports be available on the Internet for 72 hours before
consideration by the House, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 690: Representative Conaway of Texas, February 16,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to curtail the growth of Government programs.
H. Res. 701: Representative Chabot of Ohio, March 1, 2006.
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
to prohibit the consideration of conference reports on omnibus
appropriation bills.
H. Res. 709: Representative Paul of Texas, March 2, 2006. A
resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
to ensure that Members have a reasonable amount of time to read
legislation that will be voted upon.
H. Res. 728: Representative Flake of Arizona, March 15,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require preapproval of privately-funded
travel and the inclusion of such travel information on the
public website of the Office of the Clerk of the House of
Representatives, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 747: Representative Buyer of Indiana, March 30,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require that all members of the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence and all members of the
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations have
security clearances.
H. Res. 772: Representative Davis of Kentucky, April 25,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct to provide regular ethics training for
Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.
H. Res. 814: Representative Costello of Illinois, May 12,
2005. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 4755) to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify
the mediation and implementation requirements of section 40122
regarding changes in the Federal Aviation Administration
personnel management system, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 841: Representative Tanner of Tennessee, May 24,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the
issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the
Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the
jurisdiction of such committees.
H. Res. 903: Representative Chocola of Indiana, June 29,
2006. A resolution repealing rule XXVII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the
public debt.
H. Res. 917: Representative Filner of California, July 17,
2006. A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill
(H.R. 23) to amend title 46, United States Code, and title II
of the Social Security Act to provide benefits to certain
individuals who served in the United States merchant marine
(including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport
Service) during World War II.
H. Res. 960: Representative Flake of Arizona, July 28,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to limit gifts to Members, officers, and
employees of the House from State and local governments.
H. Res. 975: Representative King of Iowa, July 28, 2006. A
resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
to require that rescission bills always be considered under
open rules every year, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 987: Representative Doggett of Texas, September 7,
2006. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 147) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination
provisions.
H. Res. 998: Representative Barrow of Georgia, September
12, 2006. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 5099) to provide disaster assistance to agricultural
producers for crop and livestock losses, and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1000: Representative Dreier of California,
September 13, 2006. A resolution providing for earmarking
reform in the House of Representatives.
H. Res. 1001: Representative Lewis of California, September
13, 2006. A resolution providing for earmarking reform in the
House of Representatives.
H. Res. 1007: Representative Lowey of New York, September
13, 2006. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 5147) to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to repeal the income-related increase in part B
premiums that was enacted as part of the Medicare Prescription
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.
H. Res. 1008: Representative Moore of Kansas, September 13,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to provide for transparency of earmarks
requests.
H. Res. 1060: Representative Conaway of Texas, September
29, 2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require the reduction of section 302(b)
suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general
appropriation bills.

HOUSE BILLS

H.R. 41: Representative Barrett of South Carolina, January
4, 2005. A bill to establish a commission on tax reform.
H.R. 75: Representative Davis of Virginia, January 4, 2005.
A bill to require the Comptroller General to prepare statements
for bills and resolutions reported by committees of the House
of Representatives and the Senate on whether any new entities,
programs, or functions authorized by the bills or resolutions
are redundant with existing Federal entities, programs, or
functions and could be more efficiently performed by an
existing Federal entity, program, or function, and to require
such statements to accompany reports on legislation.
H.R. 116: Representative Holt of New Jersey, January 4,
2005. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted
significantly extending the solvency of the Social Security and
Medicare trust funds.
H.R. 266: Representative Brown-Waite of Florida, January 6,
2005. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
protect Social Security beneficiaries against any reduction in
benefits.
H.R. 440: Representative Kolbe of Arizona, February 17,
2005. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide for individual security accounts funded by employee and
employer Social Security payroll deductions, to extend the
solvency of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance
program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 523: Representative Barrett of South Carolina,
February 2, 2005. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the
discretionary spending limits through fiscal year 2010, to
extend paygo for direct spending, and for other purposes.
H.R. 576: Representative Ney of Ohio, March 2, 2005. A bill
to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to establish
the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review.
H.R. 750: Representative Shaw of Florida, March 3, 2005. A
bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to preserve and strengthen the Social Security
program through the creation of personal Social Security
guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and
their families, restoring long-term Social Security solvency,
to make certain benefit improvements, and for other purposes.
H.R. 806: Representative Bilirakis of Florida, February 15,
2005. A bill to modify the provision of law which provides a
permanent appropriation for the compensation of Members of
Congress, and for other purposes.
H.R. 845: Representative Barrett of South Carolina,
February 16, 2005. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 to simplify annual concurrent resolutions on the budget
and to budget for emergencies.
H.R. 903: Representative Cooper of Tennessee, February 17,
2005. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go
requirement, and for other purposes.
H.R. 918: Representative Flake of Arizona, March 14, 2005.
A bill to contain the costs of the Medicare prescription drug
program under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act,
and for other purposes.
H.R. 931: Representative Hayworth of Arizona, February 17,
2005. A bill to require Congress and the President to fulfill
their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for
Federal laws.
H.R. 982: Representative Udall of Colorado, February 17,
2005. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration
of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
H.R. 1050: Representative Lee of California, March 24,
2005. A bill to establish a living wage, jobs for all policy
for all peoples in the United States and its territories, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 1170: Representative Levin of Michigan, March 8, 2005.
A bill to authorize the extension of unconditional and
permanent nondiscriminatory treatment (permanent normal trade
relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 1399: Representative Kaptur of Ohio, March 22, 2005. A
bill to expand the number of individuals and families with
health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1629: Representative Davis of Virginia, April 14,
2005. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to
provide the District of Columbia with autonomy over its
budgets, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1642: Representative Flake of Arizona, April 14, 2005.
A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from obligating funds for
appropriations earmarks included only in Congressional reports,
and for other purposes.
H.R. 1776: Representative Ryan of Wisconsin, April 21,
2005. A bill to reform Social Security by establishing a
Personal Social Security Savings Program and to provide new
limitations on the Federal Budget.
H.R. 2290: Representative Hensarling of Texas, May 11,
2005. A bill to reform Federal budget procedures, to impose
spending safeguards, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, to
account for accurate Government agency costs, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 2339: Representative Cubin of Wyoming, May 12, 2005. A
bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide
for Congressional oversight and approval of totalization
agreements.
H.R. 2412: Representative Meehan of Massachusetts, May 17,
2005. A bill to provide more rigorous requirements with respect
to ethics and lobbying.
H.R. 2470: Representative Tiahrt of Kansas, May 18, 2005. A
bill to establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive
review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the
elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or
outdated functions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2472: Representative Wexler of Florida, May 18, 2005.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a
tax on the amount of wages in excess of the contribution and
benefit base, to extend the pay-as-you-go requirement of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 2664: Representative Dreier of California, May 26,
2005. A bill to provide a biennial budget for the United States
Government.
H.R. 2842: Representative Flake of Arizona, June 9, 2005. A
bill to require the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint
Committee on Taxation to use dynamic economic modeling in
addition to static economic modeling in the preparation of
budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law.
H.R. 3073: Representative Lewis of Kentucky, June 27, 2005.
A bill to allow Congress to reverse the judgments of the United
States Supreme Court.
H.R. 3148: Representative Brown-Waite of Florida, June 30,
2006. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,
to establish the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.
H.R. 3177: Representative Miller of California, June 30,
2005. A bill to prohibit registered lobbyists from making gifts
to Members of Congress and to Congressional employees, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 3276: Representative Porter of Nevada, July 14, 2005.
A bill to provide for the establishment of Results Commissions
to improve the results of executive branch agencies on behalf
of the American people.
H.R. 3277: Representative Brady of Texas, July 14, 2005. A
bill to provide for the establishment of the Sunset Commission
to review and maximize the performance of all Federal agencies
and programs.
H.R. 3913: Representative Kuhl of New York, September 27,
2005. A bill to provide for investment and protection of the
Social Security surplus.
H.R. 3966: Representative Udall of Colorado, September 29,
2005. A bill to facilitate Presidential leadership and
Congressional accountability regarding reduction of other
spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural
disasters.
H.R. 4210: Representative McKinney of Georgia, November 2,
2005. A bill to provide for the expeditious disclosure of
records relevant to the life and death of Tupac Amaru Shakur.
H.R. 4254: Representative Cooper of Tennessee, November 8,
2005. A bill to establish a commission on corporate entitlement
reform.
H.R. 4259: Representative Thompson of California, November
8, 2005. A bill to establish the Veterans' Right to Know
Commission.
H.R. 4526: Representative Barrett of South Carolina,
December 14, 2005. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the
discretionary spending limits through fiscal year 2011, to
extend paygo for direct spending, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4542: Representative Oberstar of Minnesota, December
14, 2005. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to
report to Congress concerning proposed changes to long-standing
policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising actual
control over the economic, competitive, safety, and security
decisions of United States airlines, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4575: Representative Shays of Connecticut, December
16, 2005. A bill to provide greater transparency with respect
to lobbying activities, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4600: Representative Lee of California, December 16,
2005. A bill to require poverty impact statements for certain
legislation.
H.R. 4631: Representative Jindal of Louisiana, December 17,
2005. A bill to establish the Gulf Deregulation Commission.
H.R. 4667: Representative Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania,
January 31, 2006. A bill to provide greater transparency with
respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4682: Representative Pelosi of California, February 1,
2006. A bill to provide more rigorous requirements with respect
to disclosure and enforcement of ethics and lobbying laws and
regulations, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4694: Representative Obey of Wisconsin, February 1,
2006. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to provide for expenditure limitations and public financing for
House of Representatives general elections, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 4696: Representative Rogers of Michigan, February 1,
2006. A bill to make certain reforms in lobbying, ethics, and
campaign finance laws, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4699: Representative Udall of Colorado, February 1,
2006. A bill to facilitate Presidential leadership and
Congressional accountability regarding reduction of spending.
H.R. 4733: Representative Rangel of New York, February 8,
2006. A bill to establish the Office of the Congressional Trade
Enforcer, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4799: Representative Shays of Connecticut, February
16, 2006. A bill to establish the Office of Public Integrity as
an independent office within the legislative branch of the
Government, to reduce the duties of the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives and the
Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 4812: Representative Brown of Ohio, February 28, 2006.
A bill to provide greater accountability in reviewing the
national security considerations of free trade agreements.
H.R. 4889: Representative Gingrey of Georgia, March 7,
2006. A bill to grant the power to the President to reduce
budget authority.
H.R. 4890: Representative Ryan of Wisconsin, March 7, 2006.
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration
of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
H.R. 4920: Representative Castle of Delaware, March 9,
2006. A bill to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives
to reform the ethics process, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4926: Delegate Norton of the District of Columbia,
March 9, 2006. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed
District laws.
H.R. 4948: Representative Blumenauer of Oregon, March 14,
2006. A bill to abolish the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct in the House of Representatives, establish an
Independent Ethics Commission, and provide for the transfer of
the duties and functions of the committee to the Commission.
H.R. 4964: Representative Flake of Arizona, March 15, 2006.
A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from obligating funds for
earmarks included only in Congressional reports, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 4967: Representative King of Iowa, March 15, 2006. A
bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the
Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen financial
disclosures and to require precertification of privately-funded
travel, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4968: Representative McKinney of Georgia, March 15,
2006. A bill to provide for the expeditious disclosure of
records relevant to the life and death of Tupac Amaru Shakur.
H.R. 4974: Representative Hyde of Illinois, March 16, 2006.
A bill to authorize the President to waive the application of
certain requirements under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 with
respect to India.
H.R. 4975: Representative Dreier of California, March 16,
2006. A bill to provide greater transparency with respect to
lobbying activities, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4988: Representative Hefley of Colorado, March 16,
2006. A bill to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives
to strengthen the ethics process, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5017: Representative Shays of Connecticut, March 28,
2006. A bill to ensure the implementation of the
recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
upon the United States.
H.R. 5430: Representative Berman of California, May 19,
2006. A bill to establish sound criteria for civilian nuclear
cooperation with certain countries.
H.R. 5529: Representative English of Pennsylvania, June 6,
2006. A bill to amend United States trade laws to address more
effectively import crises, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5552: Representative Wolf of Virginia, June 7, 2006. A
bill to establish a commission to develop legislation designed
to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs and
ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 5635: Representative Brown of Ohio, June 16, 2006. A
bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import,
export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 5667: Representative Spratt of South Carolina, June
21, 2006. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited
consideration of certain proposed rescissions of discretionary
budget authority, promote fiscal responsibility, reinstate Pay-
As-You-Go rules, require responsible use of reconciliation
procedures, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5677: Representative Shays of Connecticut, June 22,
2006. A bill to provide for ethics and lobbying reform.
H.R. 5682: Representative Hyde of Illinois, June 26, 2006.
A bill to exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954 a proposed nuclear agreement for cooperation with
India.
H.R. 5766: Representative Tiahrt of Kansas, July 12, 2006.
A bill to provide for the establishment of Federal Review
Commissions to review and make recommendations on improving the
operations, effectiveness, and efficiency of Federal programs
and agencies, and to require a schedule for such reviews of all
Federal agencies and programs.
H.R. 5788: Representative Cooper of Tennessee, July 13,
2006. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
increase awareness of accrual and long-term budgeting, and to
express the sense of Congress that the Presidents' annual
budget submissions should consider accrual and long-term
budgeting.
H.R. 5847: Representative Hyde of Illinois, July 20, 2006.
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to strengthen the
requirements for Congressional review of arms sales and exports
under such Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5859: Representative McHenry of North Carolina, July
20, 2006. A bill to establish a commission to develop
legislation designed to reform entitlement benefit programs and
ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 5864: Representative Baldwin of Wisconsin, July 24,
2006. A bill to provide for innovation in health care through
State initiatives that expand coverage and access.
H.R. 5954: Representative Flake of Arizona, July 28, 2006.
A bill to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to
specify conditions under which the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives shall be
required to exercise its authority to make classified
information in its possession available to certain standing
committees of the House, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5965: Representative Hoyer of Maryland, July 28, 2006.
A bill to strengthen national security and promote energy
independence by reducing the Nation's reliance on foreign oil,
improving vehicle technology and efficiency, increasing the
distribution of alternative fuels, bolstering rail
infrastructure, and expanding access to public transit.
H.R. 6008: Representative McCollum of Minnesota, July 28,
2006. A bill to reduce and prevent the sale and use of
fraudulent degrees in order to protect the integrity of valid
higher education degrees that are used for Federal purposes.
H.R. 6024: Representative Whitfield of Kentucky, July 28,
2006. A bill to provide a biennial budget for the United States
Government.
H.R. 6069: Representative Waxman of California, September
13, 2006. A bill to reform acquisition practices of the Federal
Government.
H.R. 6076: Representative Rangel of New York, September 14,
2006. A bill to extend the generalized system of preferences
program under the Trade Act of 1974, to extend the Andean Trade
Preference Act, to extend certain trade preferences under the
African Growth and Opportunity Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6176: Representative Neugebauer of Texas, September
26, 2006. A bill to establish requirements for the
consideration of supplemental appropriation bills.
H.R. 6201: Representative Bilbray of California, September
27, 2006. A bill to provide a biennial budget for the United
States Government and to reform earmarking in the Congress.
H.R. 6386: Representative Fortenberry, December 6, 2006. A
bill to establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

H. Con. Res. 358: Representative Castle of Delaware, March
15, 2006. A concurrent resolution amending the Rules of the
House of Representatives and the Standing Rules of the Senate
to require the full payment and disclosure of charter flights
provided to Members of Congress.
H. Con. Res. 389: Representative Castle of Delaware, April
25, 2006. A concurrent resolution amending the Rules of the
House of Representatives and the Standing Rules of the Senate
to require the full payment and disclosure of charter flights
provided to Members of Congress.
H. Con. Res. 402: Representative Gerlach of Pennsylvania,
May 17, 2006. A concurrent resolution requiring certain
committees of Congress to review and evaluate the activities
and progress of the Government of Iraq in securing and
stabilizing Iraq.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

H.J. Res. 87: Representative Frank of Massachusetts, May
25, 2006. A joint resolution requiring the President to notify
Congress if the President makes a determination at the time of
signing a bill into law to ignore a duly enacted provision of
such newly enacted law, establishing expedited procedures for
the consideration of legislation in the House of
Representatives in response to such a determination, and for
other purposes.
H.J. Res. 89: Representative Frank of Massachusetts, June
16, 2006. A joint resolution requiring the President to notify
Congress if the President makes a determination to ignore a
duly enacted provision of law, establishing expedited
procedures for the consideration of legislation in the House of
Representatives in response to such a determination, and for
other purposes.

VIII. PUBLICATIONS

A. Printed Publications

1. Rules of the Committee on Rules. One Hundred Ninth
Congress (2005-2006). Committee Print.
2. Rules Adopted by the Committees of the House of
Representatives. One Hundred Ninth Congress (2005-2006).
Committee Print.
3. Journal and History of Legislation, Interim Edition. One
Hundred and Ninth Congress (March 24, 2006).
4. Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 4411--
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (July 5,
2006).
5. Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 609--
College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005 (March 22, 2006).
6. Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 4975--
Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (April 24,
2006).

B. Electronic Publications

1. A Comparative Study of International Multi-year
Budgeting (July 27, 2005).
2. H. Rept. 109-220--Report to accompany H. Res. 437--to
establish the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the
Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (September
14, 2005).
3. H. Res. 648--To eliminate floor privileges and access to
Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are
Former Members or Officers of the House (January 31, 2006).
4. Lobbying Reform: Accountability Through Transparency
(March 2, 2006).
5. Lobbying Reform: Reforming the Gift and Travel Rules
(March 9, 2006).
6. H.R. 4890--Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006 (March
15, 2006).
7. Lobbying Reform: Lobbying Accountability and
Transparency Act (March 30, 2006).
8. H. Res. 1000--Providing for earmarking reform in the
House of Representatives--Original Jurisdiction Markup
(September 13, 2006).

109th Congress
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Report
109-743
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Union Calendar No. 445

SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES

of the

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES

109TH CONGRESS

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R E P O R T

of the

COMMITTEE ON RULES

January 2, 2007.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
COMMITTEE ON RULES

Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process

Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House

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I. History, Function, and Organization of the Committee on Rules....1
A. Introduction............................................ 1
B. History and Function.................................... 2
C. Committee Organization During the 109th Congress........ 4
D. Rules Committee on the Internet......................... 5
E. Rules of the Committee on Rules......................... 7
II. House Rules Changes Adopted at the Beginning of the 109th Congre14
A. Introduction............................................ 14
B. Summary of Substantive Changes Contained in H. Res. 5,
Adopting House Rules for the 109th Congress............ 17
III. Committee Oversight Plan........................................20
IV. Committee Jurisdiction and Activities...........................21
A. Introduction............................................ 21
B. Special Orders or Rules................................. 22
1. Rule Requests....................................... 22
2. Hearings............................................ 23
3. Types of Special Orders or Rules.................... 24
a. Background...................................... 24
b. Categories of Rules Granted with Amendment
Structures..................................... 24
(1) Open Rules................................. 24
(2) Modified Open Rules........................ 24
(3) Structured or Modified Closed Rules........ 25
(4) Closed Rules............................... 25
c. Categories of Rules Granted with Certain Floor
Management Tools............................... 25
(1) Expedited Procedure Rules.................. 25
(2) Suspension Day Rules....................... 25
(3) Chairman's En Bloc Authority Rules......... 26
d. Categories of Rules Granted to Resolve
Differences Among and Responding to the
Legislative Actions of Committees.............. 26
(1) Self Executing Rules....................... 26
(2) Original Text Rules........................ 26
e. Categories of Rules Granted Dealing with House-
Senate Relations............................... 27
(1) Senate Hook-up Rules....................... 27
(2) Motion to go to Conference Rules........... 27
(3) Disposition of Senate Amendment Rules...... 27
(4) Conference Report Rules.................... 27
(5) Engrossment of Multiple Measures Rules..... 28
4. Floor Consideration of a Special Rule............... 28
5. Rules Rejected, Tabled, or Pending.................. 29
a. Rules rejected by the House..................... 29
b. Rules tabled by the House....................... 29
c. Rules Pending................................... 31
6. Waivers of House Rules.............................. 31
7. Waivers of the Budget Act (Except for the Unfunded
Mandate Point of Order Under Section 425 and 426 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974).............. 33
8. Waiving All Points of Order......................... 33
C. Original Jurisdiction Matter............................ 41
1. Committee Consideration of Original Jurisdiction
Measures........................................... 41
2. Original Jurisdiction Full Committee Hearings....... 41
a. Lobbying Reform: Accountability Through
Transparency................................... 41
b. Lobbying Reform: Reforming the Gift and Travel
Rules.......................................... 42
c. Lobbying Reform: Accountability Through
Transparency................................... 42
3. Original Jurisdiction Measures Reported or
Discharged......................................... 42
a. Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of
2006 (H.R. 4975)............................... 42
b. To eliminate floor privileges and access to
Member exercise facilities for registered
lobbyists who are former Members or officers of
the House (H. Res. 648)........................ 52
c. The Legislative Line Item Veto Act (H.R. 4890).. 54
d. To establish the Select Bipartisan Committee to
Investigate the Preparation for and Response to
Hurricane Katrina (H. Res. 437)................ 55
e. Providing for earmarking reform in the House of
Representatives (H. Res. 1000)................. 57
V. Activities of the Subcommittees.................................58
A. Activities of the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget
Process................................................ 58
1. Jurisdiction and Purpose............................ 58
2. Summary of Activities in the 109th Congress......... 59
a. A Comparative Study of International Multi-year
Budgeting...................................... 59
b. H.R. 4890--The Legislative Line-Item Veto Act of
2006........................................... 60
3. Legislation Referred to the Subcommittee on
Legislative and Budget Process..................... 60
B. Activities of the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization
of the House........................................... 62
1. Jurisdiction and Purpose............................ 62
2. Summary of Activities in the 109th Congress......... 63
a. To examine Rule X, the Organization of
Committees, including its current legislative
impact, arrangement, and effectiveness, and
suggestions for changes........................ 63
b. To consider proposed changes to the Rules of the
House for the 110th Congress................... 64
3. Legislation Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules
and Organization of the House...................... 64
VI. Statistical Profile of the Committee on Rules, 109th Congress...69
A. Statistics on Special Orders or ``Rules''............... 69
B. Statistics on Original Jurisdiction Measures............ 70
VII. Appendices......................................................71
A. Table 1.--Types of Rules Granted........................ 72
B. Table 2.--Resolutions Reported.......................... 81
C. Table 3.--Resolutions Discharged........................ 101
D. Table 4.--Resolutions Laid on the Table................. 101
E. Table 5.--Resolutions Amended........................... 102
F. Table 6.--List of Original Jurisdiction Referrals....... 102
VIII.Publications...................................................114

A. Printed Publications.................................... 114
B. Electronic Publications................................. 114
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REPORT ON SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES, 109TH
CONGRESS

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January 2, 2007.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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

R E P O R T

Pursuant to the provisions of Rule XI, clause 1(d) of the
Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules
submits the following report on its activities during the 109th
Congress.

I. HISTORY, FUNCTION, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

A. Introduction

B. History and Function

C. Committee Organization During the 109th Congress

D. Rules Committee on the Internet

E. Rules of the Committee on Rules

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

109TH CONGRESS

Rule 1.--General Provisions

Rule 2.--Regular, Additional, and Special Meetings

Rule 3.--Meeting and Hearing Procedures

Rule 4.--General Oversight Responsibilities

Rule 5.--Subcommittees

Rule 6.--Staff

Rule 7.--Budget Travel, Pay of Witnesses

Rule 8.--Committee Administration

Rule 9.--Amendments to Committee Rules

II. HOUSE RULES CHANGES ADOPTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 109TH CONGRESS

A. Introduction

B. Summary of Substantive Changes Contained in H. Res. 5, Adopting
House Rules for the 109th Congress

III. COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PLAN

Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of rule X, the Committee met in
public session on February 1, 2005 and adopted, by voice vote,
an ambitious oversight plan for the 109th Congress. Pursuant to
clause 1(d) of rule XI, the Committee is required to include
within this activity report a separate section summarizing that
plan and the actions taken throughout the Congress to implement
that plan, as well as any additional oversight activities that
were conducted.
In presenting its plan for this Congress, the Committee
emphasized its interest in developing a comprehensive oversight
plan that reflects the jurisdictional reach of the committee,
including the implementation of trade promotion authority,
technology and its impact on the institution, and the
Congressional Budget Act. It pledged to continue to work
proactively on its legislative and oversight responsibilities,
using its two subcommittees extensively in this effort.
In its oversight plan for the 109th Congress, the Committee
stressed its intention to conduct oversight efforts in a broad
range of areas including an ongoing review of budget
enforcement mechanisms to ensure fiscal discipline, the
investigation of biennial budgeting as a viable budgeting
proposal, a monitoring of the implementation of the Government
Performance and Results Act, the use of dynamic scoring as a
mechanism to ensure more accurate revenue and expenditure
forecasting, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, and the review
of the Congressional Review Act of 1996.
The Committee reiterated the need to build on continued
efforts to identify procedural vulnerabilities of Congress.
Although the House adopted a rule to address the mass
incapacitation of Members, the inquiry of the Committee on
Rules on the Continuity of Congress is far from over. The
Chairman of the Committee on Rules, Mr. Dreier, during the
floor debate of H. Res. 5 (the rules package) on January 4,
2005, announced that: ``The Committee on Rules intends to
conduct further examination of the best way for the House to
assure a continuity of government during a national emergency,
and it is our hope that as we proceed with this work that
further discussions will take place with the Members of that
very distinguished panel, the Continuity Commission, which
included our former colleague Senator Simpson, and Speakers
Foley and Gingrich and former minority leader Bob Michel, Leon
Panetta, [and] Kweisi Mfume . . .''
In addition, the oversight plan asserted the need to
thoroughly examine the potential benefits of new and evolving
technologies to further enhance the continuity of Congress,
while ensuring that a proper balance is struck between the
requirement to improve security, the desire to enhance
democracy and participation, and the need to maintain the
deliberative traditions and representative nature of the
institution. Lastly, the Rules Committee pledged to continue to
review proposals to streamline the committee system and
increase effective oversight.

IV. COMMITTEE JURISDICTION AND ACTIVITIES

A. Introduction

The jurisdictional mandate of the Committee on Rules is set
forth in clause 1(m) of Rule X as follows:

(m) Committee on Rules--
(1) The rules and joint rules (other than those
relating to the Code of Official Conduct) and order of
business of the House.
(2) Recesses and final adjournments of Congress.

The special oversight function of the Committee is outlined
in clause 3(I) of Rule X as follows:

The jurisdictional mandate of the Committee for the
purposes of this Survey of Activities is broken down into two
subcategories: original jurisdiction matters and ``special
rules'' (or order of business resolutions). In practice, these
subgroups are intertwined in a manner that greatly affects the
way in which the House conducts its business. Original
jurisdiction matters include all measures pertaining to the
rules of the House, the budget process and joint rules. These
measures are either referred directly to the Committee by the
Speaker or originate in the Committee itself. They not only
pertain to changes in House procedures, but also cover the
Committee's power to establish select committees, authorize
certain investigations, provide enforcement procedures for the
budget process, and to establish Congressional procedures for
considering certain executive branch proposals.
The Committee held ten days of hearings and markups on five
matters of original jurisdiction during the 109th Congress.
These five measures were reported to the House for
consideration, and were subsequently adopted by the House.
The other subgroup of the Committee's jurisdictional
mandate, referred to as order of business resolutions or
``special rules,'' is used by the Committee to direct the
manner in which a bill or resolution will be considered by the
House. ``Special rules,'' in the form of House resolutions,
tailor the time allotted for debate and the process by which a
bill can be amended. This is done to allow the House to
consider the subject matter in a way which best suits the
bill's individual issues and/or controversies. These ``rules''
may also contain waivers of specific House rules or provisions
in the Congressional Budget Act. It is sometimes necessary to
waive the rules of the House in order to allow the House to
consider all the facets of the particular issue or to
facilitate the House resolving its differences with the Senate.
Special rules also allow the House to consider measures
according to the majority leadership's legislative scheduling
priorities rather than the numerical order in which they were
reported.
During the 109th Congress, the Committee held 124 days of
hearings pursuant to the 146 written requests received from
Committee chairs seeking rules. In addition, there were four
formal requests ultimately disposed of by procedures other than
the Rules Committee (such as unanimous consent or suspension),
and two formal requests were pending at the end of the
Congress. These formal requests do not reflect additional
requests of an emergency nature made in person by the chairs of
the various legislative committees. The Committee granted 193
rules: 138 rules provided for consideration of bills and
resolutions, 25 dealt with conference reports, and 34 rules
provided for consideration of measures but stopped short of the
amending process (e.g., providing for debate only, creating
suspension days for considering specific measures, or waiving
the two-thirds requirement to bring up a rule for a certain
measure on the same day the rule is reported from the Committee
on Rules).
The Committee granted 22 open rules, 2 modified open rules,
65 structured rules, and 49 closed rules. The Committee granted
no waivers of specific sections of the Budget Act. The
Committee granted 146 rules waiving points of order to permit
consideration of either the underlying measure or matter made
in order as original text, motions, or against the amendments
made in order.
In summary, the Committee on Rules reported 193 rules. Of
these the House adopted 172, rejected none, and tabled 19. Two
rules remained pending on the House Calendar when Congress
adjourned in December of 2006. In addition, the Committee on
Rules reported five original jurisdiction measures, which were
ultimately adopted by the House and did not remain pending on
the Union Calendar at the end of the 109th Congress.
In addition to the full Committee's activities, the
Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process and the
Subcommittee on Technology and the House conducted studies
concerning other matters within the Committee's jurisdiction.

B. Special Orders or Rules

1. RULE REQUESTS

2. HEARINGS

3. TYPES OF SPECIAL ORDERS OR RULES

a. Background

b. Categories of rules granted with amendment structures

c. Categories of rules granted with certain floor management tools

d. Categories of rules granted to resolve differences among and
responding to the legislative actions of committees

e. Categories of rules granted dealing with House-Senate relations

4. FLOOR CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL RULE

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules,
I call up House Resolution _____, and ask for its
immediate consideration.

5. RULES REJECTED, TABLED, OR PENDING

a. Rules rejected by the House

There were no rules rejected by the House during the 109th
Congress.

b. Rules tabled by the House

c. Rules Pending

6. WAIVERS OF HOUSE RULES

Rule XXI, clause 2--Prohibiting unauthorized appropriations, reappropriations or legislative provisions in a general appropriations bill

7. WAIVERS OF THE BUDGET ACT (EXCEPT FOR THE UNFUNDED MANDATE POINT OF
ORDER UNDER SECTION 425 AND 426 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF
1974)

There were no specific waivers of the Budget Act in the
109th Congress.

8. WAIVING ALL POINTS OF ORDER

C. Original Jurisdiction Matter

1. COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES

2. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION FULL COMMITTEE HEARINGS

a. Lobbying reform: Accountability through transparency

b. Lobbying reform: Reforming the gift and travel rules

c. Lobbying reform: Accountability through transparency

3. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES REPORTED OR DISCHARGED

a. Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (H.R. 4975)

(3) Mr. Gingrey #3
Summary: Amended the definition of earmark to capture
earmarks to Federal programs.
Disposition: Agreed to by voice vote.

(12) Mrs. Matsui #12
Summary: Requires a roll-call vote, in an open meeting, on
the final version of a conference report.
Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-7.

Title I--Enhancing Lobbying Disclosure

Title II--Slowing the Revolving Door

Title III--Suspension of Privately Funded Travel; Curbing Lobbyist
Gifts

Title IV--Oversight of Lobbying and Enforcement

Title V--Institutional Reforms

Title VI--Reform of Section 527 Organizations

Title VII--Forfeiture of Retirement Benefits

b. To eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise
facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or
officers of the House (H. Res. 648).

c. The Legislative Line Item Veto Act (H.R. 4890)

d. To establish the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the
Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (H. Res. 437)

e. Providing for earmarking reform in the House of Representatives (H.
Res. 1000)

V. ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES

A. Activities of the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process

1. JURISDICTION AND PURPOSE

2. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES IN THE 109TH CONGRESS

a. A comparative study of international multi-year budgeting

b. H.R. 4890--The Legislative Line-Item Veto Act of 2006

3. LEGISLATION REFERRED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET
PROCESS

House resolutions

House bills

House joint resolutions

B. Activities of the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the
House

1. JURISDICTION AND PURPOSE

2. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES IN THE 109TH CONGRESS

a. To examine Rule X, the Organization of Committees, including its
current legislative impact, arrangement, and effectiveness, and
suggestions for changes

b. To consider proposed changes to the Rules of the House for the 110th
Congress

3. LEGISLATION REFERRED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORGANIZATION
OF THE HOUSE

H. Res. 25: Representative Maloney of New York, January 4,
2005. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to establish a standing Committee on Homeland
Security and a standing Committee on Intelligence and to allow
the Committee on Appropriations to have 14 subcommittees (of
which one is a subcommittee on Intelligence), and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 116: Representative Leach of Iowa, February 16,
2005. A resolution creating a select committee to investigate
the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct
activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on
terrorism.
H. Res. 121: Representative Cooper of Tennessee, February
17, 2005. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to strengthen the budget process.
H. Res. 123: Representative King of New York, February 17,
2005. A resolution establishing a Select Committee on POW and
MIA Affairs.
H. Res. 284: Representative Baird of Washington, May 17,
2005. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to repeal the provisional quorum provision.
H. Res. 391: Representative Hastings of Washington, July
27, 2005. A resolution that there is hereby established a Task
Force on Ocean Policy.
H. Res. 432: Representative Leach of Iowa, September 8,
2005. A resolution creating a select committee to investigate
the awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild
communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
H. Res. 435: Representative Tancredo of Colorado, September
8, 2005. A resolution providing for the establishment of a
select committee to investigate and oversee the awarding and
execution of contracts for relief and reconstruction activities
in areas affected by hurricane Katrina.
H. Res. 449: Representative Tierney of Massachusetts,
September 15, 2005. A resolution to create a select committee
to monitor and investigate the awarding and carrying out of
contracts related to the relief and reconstruction efforts in
response to Hurricane Katrina.
H. Res. 589: Representative McCotter of Michigan, December
7, 2005. A resolution creating a select committee to oversee
and, where necessary, investigate and maximize the necessarily
significant appropriations expended to win the War on Terror,
especially within the operational theaters of Afghanistan and
Iraq.
H. Res. 616: Representative Lynch of Massachusetts,
December 15, 2005. A resolution directing the Committee on
Government Reform to hold hearings on intelligence relating to
the rationale for the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
H. Res. 635: Representative Conyers of Michigan, December
18, 2005. A resolution creating a select committee to
investigate the Administration's intent to go to war before
Congressional authorization, manipulation of pre-war
intelligence, encouraging and countenancing torture,
retaliating against critics, and to make recommendations
regarding grounds for possible impeachment.
H. Res. 646: Representative Jones of North Carolina,
January 31, 2006. A resolution denying the entitlement to the
privilege of admission to the Hall of the House to any former
Member of the House who is a registered lobbyist.
H. Res. 663: Representative Snyder of Arkansas, January 31,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to prohibit former Members and former officers
of the House who are registered lobbyists from admission to the
Hall of the House, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 688: Representative Baird of Washington, February
16, 2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require that legislation and conference
reports be available on the Internet for 72 hours before
consideration by the House, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 701: Representative Chabot of Ohio, March 1, 2006.
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
to prohibit the consideration of conference reports on omnibus
appropriation bills.
H. Res. 709: Representative Paul of Texas, March 2, 2006. A
resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
to ensure that Members have a reasonable amount of time to read
legislation that will be voted upon.
H. Res. 747: Representative Buyer of Indiana, March 30,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require that all members of the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence and all members of the
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations have
security clearances.
H. Res. 841: Representative Tanner of Tennessee, May 24,
2006. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the
issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the
Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the
jurisdiction of such committees.

House bills

House concurrent resolutions

House joint resolutions

VI. STATISTICAL PROFILE OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, 109TH CONGRESS

A. Statistics on Special Orders or ``Rules''

B. Statistics on Original Jurisdiction Measures

VII. APPENDICES

A. TABLE 1.--TYPES OF RULES GRANTED
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Open:
H. Res. 151........... H.R. 1268................. Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations
Act for
Defense, the
Global War on
Terror, and
Tsunami Relief,
2005.
H. Res. 255........... H.R. 1185................. Federal Deposit
Insurance
Reform Act of
2005.
H. Res. 278........... H.R. 2360................. Department of
Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 287........... H.R. 2361................. Department of
the Interior,
Environment,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 291........... H.R. 2419................. Energy and Water
Development
Appropriations
Act 2006.
H. Res. 298........... H.R. 2528................. Military Quality
of Life and
Veterans
Affairs
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 303........... H.R. 2744................. Agriculture,
Rural
Development,
Food and Drug
Administration,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 314........... H.R. 2862................. Science, State,
Justice,
Commerce, and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 315........... H.R. 2863................. Department of
Defense
Appropriations
Act, FY 2006.
H. Res. 337........... H.R. 3010................. Departments of
Labor, Health
and Human
Services, and
Education, and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 341........... H.R. 3057................. Foreign
Operations
Export
Financing, and
Related
Programs
Appropriations
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 342........... H.R. 3058................. Transportation,
Treasury,
Housing and
Urban
Development,
the Judiciary,
the District of
Columbia, and
Independent
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, FY 2006.
H. Res. 725........... H.R. 4939................. Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations
Act for
Defense, the
Global War on
Terror, and
Hurricane
Recovery, 2006.
H. Res. 818........... H.R. 5386................. Making
appropriations
for the
Department of
the Interior,
environment,
and related
agencies for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2006, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 821........... H.R. 5385................. Military
Construction,
Military
Quality of Life
and Veterans
Affairs
Appropriations
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007.
H. Res. 830........... H.R. 5384................. Agriculture,
Rural
Development,
Food and Drug
Administration,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007.
H. Res. 832........... H.R. 5427................. Energy and Water
Development
Appropriations
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007.
H. Res. 836........... H.R. 5441................. Department of
Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2007.
H. Res. 851........... H.R. 5522................. Foreign
Operations,
Export Finance,
and Related
Programs
Appropriations
Act, 2007.
H. Res. 865........... H.R. 5576................. Transportation,
Treasury, HUD,
Judiciary, DC
Appropriations
Act, 2007.
H. Res. 877........... H.R. 5631................. Department of
Defense
Appropriations
Act, 2007.
H. Res. 890........... H.R. 5672................. Science, State,
Justice,
Commerce
Appropriations
Act, 2007.
Modified open:
H. Res. 436........... H.R. 3132................. Children's
Safety Act of
2005.
H. Res. 440........... H.R. 889.................. Coast Guard and
Maritime
Transportation
Act of 2005.
Structured or Modified
Closed:
H. Res. 42............ H.R. 54................... Congressional
Gold Medal
Enhancement Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 75............ H.R. 418.................. REAL ID Act of
2005-Further
Debate/
Amendments.
H. Res. 95............ H.R. 310.................. Broadcast
Decency
Enforcement Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 96............ S. 5...................... Class Action
Fairness Act of
2005.
H. Res. 125........... H.R. 841.................. Continuity in
Representation
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 126........... H.R. 27................... Job Training
Improvement Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 140........... H.R. 3.................... Transportation
Equity Act: A
Legacy for
Users (1st
rule).
H. Res. 144........... H.R. 3.................... Transportation
Equity Act: A
Legacy for
Users (2nd
rule).
H. Res. 154........... H. Con. Res. 95........... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2006
H. Res. 202........... H.R. 8.................... Death Tax Repeal
Permanency Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 219........... H.R. 6.................... Energy Policy
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 236........... H.R. 748.................. Child Interstate
Abortion
Notification
Act.
H. Res. 254........... H.R. 366.................. Vocational and
Technical
Education for
the Future Act.
H. Res. 268........... H.R. 1279................. Gang Deterrence
and Community
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 269........... H.R. 1544................. Faster and
Smarter Funding
for First
Responders Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 283........... H.R. 1817................. Department of
Homeland
Security
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2006.
H. Res. 293........... H.R. 1815................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2006.
H. Res. 319........... H.R. 2745................. Henry J. Hyde
United Nations
Reform Act of
2005.
H. Res. 330........... H. J. Res. 10............. Proposing an
amendment to
the
Constitution of
the United
States
authorizing the
Congress to
prohibit the
physical
desecration of
the Flag of the
United States.
H. Res. 331........... H.R. 2475................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 334........... H.R. 2985................. Legislative
Branch
Appropriations
Act, 2006
H. Res. 346........... H.R. 2864................. Water Resources
Development Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 365........... H.R. 2601................. Foreign
Relations
Authorization
Act, Fiscal
Years 2006-07.
H. Res. 369........... H.R. 3199................. USA PATRIOT Act
and Terrorism
Prevention
Reauthorization
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 370........... H.R. 3070................. National
Aeronautics and
Space
Administration
Authorization
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 379........... H.R. 525.................. Small Business
Health Fairness
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 380........... H.R. 22................... Postal
Accountability
and Enhancement
Act.
H. Res. 451........... H.R. 250.................. Manufacturing
Technology
Competitiveness
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 455........... H.R. 2123................. School Readiness
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 462........... H.R. 3402................. Department of
Justice
Appropriations
Authorization
Act, FY 2006-
09.
H. Res. 470........... H.R. 3824................. Threatened and
Endangered
Species
Recovery Act of
2005.
H. Res. 481........... H.R. 3893................. Gasoline for
America's
Security Act of
2005.
H. Res. 494........... H.R. 554.................. Personal
Responsibility
in Food
Consumption Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 508........... H.R. 420.................. Lawsuit Abuse
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 509........... H.R. 1461................. Federal Housing
Finance Reform
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 527........... H.R. 4128................. Private Property
Rights
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 540........... H.R. 1751................. Secure Access to
Justice and
Court
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 553........... H.R. 1065................. United States
Boxing
Commission Act.
H. Res. 588........... H.R. 4297................. Tax Relief
Extension
Reconciliation
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 610........... H.R. 4437................. Border
Protection,
Antiterrorism,
and Illegal
Immigration
Control Act of
2005 (1st
Rule).
H. Res. 621........... H.R. 4437................. Border
Protection,
Antiterrorism,
and Illegal
Immigration
Control Act of
2005 (2nd
Rule).
H. Res. 710........... H.R. 4167................. National
Uniformity in
Food Act of
2005 (2nd
Rule).
H. Res. 713........... H.R. 2829................. Office of
National Drug
Control Policy
Reauthorization
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 741........... H.R. 609.................. College Access
and Opportunity
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 742........... H.R. 609.................. College Access
and Opportunity
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 774........... H.R. 5020................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act for FY
2007.
H. Res. 783........... H.R. 4975................. Lobbying
Accountability
and
Transparency
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 789........... H.R. 4954................. Security and
Accountability
For Every
(SAFE) Port.
H. Res. 806........... H.R. 5122................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007 (1st
Rule).
H. Res. 811........... H.R. 5122................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007 (2nd
Rule).
H. Res. 816........... H.R. 4200................. Forest Emergency
Recovery and
Research Act.
H. Res. 817........... H. Con. Res. 376.......... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2007.
H. Res. 849........... H.R. 5521................. Legislative
Branch
Appropriations
Act, 2007
H. Res. 850........... H.R. 5252................. Communications
Opportunity,
Promotion, and
Enhancement Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 878........... H.R. 9.................... Fannie Lou
Hamer, Rosa
Parks, and
Coretta Scott
King Voting
Rights
Reauthorization
and Amendments
Act of 2006--
1st Rule.
H. Res. 891........... H.R. 4973................. Flood Insurance
Reform and
Modernization
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 897........... H.R. 4761................. Deep Ocean
Energy
Resources Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 906........... H.R. 2990................. Credit Rating
Agency Duopoly
Relief Act of
2006.
H. Res. 907........... H.R. 4411................. Unlawful
Internet
Gambling
Enforcement Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 910........... H.R. 9.................... Fannie Lou
Hamer, Rosa
Parks, and
Coretta Scott
King Voting
Rights
Reauthorization
and Amendments
Act of 2006--
2ne Rule.
H. Res. 920........... H.R. 2389................. Pledge
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 947........... H.R. 5682................. United States
and India
Nuclear
Cooperation
Promotion Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 952........... H.R. 4157................. Health
Information
Technology
Promotion Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 981........... H.R. 503.................. Horse Slaughter
Protection
Bill.
H. Res. 997........... H.R. 2965................. Federal Prison
Industries
Competition in
Contracting
Act.
Closed:
H. Res. 59............ H. Con Res. 36............ Expressing the
continued
support of
Congress for
equal access of
military
recruiters to
institutions of
higher
education.
H. Res. 162........... H.R. 1334................. Protection of
Incapacitated
Persons Act of
2005.
H. Res. 182........... S. 686.................... For the Relief
of the Parents
of Theresa
Marie Schiavo.
H. Res. 211........... S. 256.................... Bankruptcy Abuse
Prevention and
Consumer
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 235........... H. Res. 22................ Expressing the
sense of the
House of
Representatives
that American
small
businesses are
entitled to a
Small Business
Bill of Rights.
H. Res. 241........... H. Res. 240............... Amending the
Rules of the
House of
Representatives
to reinstate
certain
provisions of
the rules
relating to
procedures of
the Committee
on Standards of
Official
Conduct to the
form in which
those
provisions
existed at the
close of the
108th Congress.
H. Res. 304........... H.J. Res. 27.............. Withdrawing the
approval of the
United States
from the
Agreement
Establishing
the World
Organization.
H. Res. 351........... H.R. 739.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Small
Business Day in
Court Act of
2005.
H.R. 740.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Review
Commission
Efficiency Act
of 2005.
H.R. 741.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health
Independent
Review of OSHA
Citation Act of
2005.
H.R. 742.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Small
Employer Access
to Justice Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 385........... H.R. 5.................... Help Efficient,
Accessible, Low-
Cost, Timely
Healthcare
(HEALTH) Act of
2005.
H. Res. 386........... H.R. 3045................. Dominican
Republic-
Central
American-United
States Free
Trade Agreement
Implementation
Act.
H. Res. 387........... H.R. 3283................. United States
Trade Rights
Enforcement
Act.
H. Res. 401........... H.R. 3514................. To Provide an
extension of
highway,
highway safety,
motor carrier
safety,
transit, and
other programs
funded out of
the Highway
Trust Fund
pending
enactment of a
law
reauthorizing
the
Transportation
Equity Act for
the 21st
Century.
H. Res. 439........... H. Res. 437............... A resolution to
establish the
Select
Bipartisan
Committee to
Investigate the
Preparation for
and Response to
Hurricane
Katrina.
H. Res. 469........... H.J. Res. 68.............. Making
Continuing
Appropriations
for the fiscal
year 2006, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 493........... S. 397.................... Protection of
Lawful Commerce
in Arms Act.
H. Res. 542........... H.R. 4241................. Deficit
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 558........... H.J. Res. 72.............. Making
Continuing
Appropriations
for the fiscal
year 2006, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 560........... H.R. 4241................. Deficit
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 572........... H. Res. 571............... Expressing the
Sense of the
House of
Representatives
that the
Deployment of
United States
forces in Iraq
be terminated
immediately.
H. Con. Res. 308.......... Directing the
Clerk of the
House of
Representatives
to make
technical
correction in
the enrollment
of H.R. 3058.
H. Res. 583........... H.R. 4340................. United States-
Bahrain Free
Trade Agreement
Implementation
Act.
H. Res. 602........... H.R. 2830................. Pension
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 619........... H. Res. 612............... Expressing the
Commitment of
the House of
Representatives
to Achieving
Victory in
Iraq.
H. Res. 755........... H.R. 513.................. 527 Reform Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 835........... H.R. 5429................. American-Made
Energy and Good
Jobs Act.
H. Res. 842........... H.R. 5254................. Refinery Permit
Process
Scheduling Act.
H. Res. 868........... H. Res. 861............... Declaring that
the United
States will
complete the
mission in Iraq
and prevail in
the Global War
on Terror, the
struggle to
protect freedom
from the
terrorist
adversary.
H. Res. 885........... H.R. 5638................. Permanent Estate
Tax Relief Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 886........... H.R. 4890................. Legislative Line
Item Veto Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 896........... 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.
H. Res. 918........... H.J. Res. 88.............. Proposing an
amendment to
the
Constitution of
the United
States relating
to marriage.
H. Res. 924........... S. 2754................... Alternative
Pluripotent
Stem Cell
Therapies
Enhancement
Act.
H. Res. 925........... H.R. 5684................. United States-
Oman Free Trade
Agreement
Implementation
Act.
H. Res. 939........... H.R. 1956................. Business
Activity Tax
Simplification
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 966........... H.R. 5970................. Estate Tax and
Extension of
Tax Relief Act
of 2006.
H.R. 4.................... Pension
Protection Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 996........... H. Res. 994............... Expressing the
sense of the
House of
Representatives
on the fifth
anniversary of
the terrorist
attacks
launched
against the
United States
on September
11, 2001.
H. Res. 1000.......... H. Res. 1003.............. Providing for
earmarking
reform in the
House of
Representatives
.
H. Res. 1002.......... H.R. 6061................. Secure Fence Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 1015.......... H.R. 4844................. Federal Election
Integrity Act.
H. Res. 1018.......... H.R. 6094................. Community
Protection Act
of 2006.
H.R. 6095................. Immigration Law
Enforcement Act
of 2006.
H.R. 4830................. Border Tunnel
Prevention Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 1038.......... H.R. 2679................. Public
Expressions of
Religion Act of
2005.
H. Res. 1039.......... S. 403.................... Child Interstate
Abortion
Notification
Act.
H. Res. 1042.......... H.R. 6166................. Military
Commissions Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 1047.......... H.R. 4772................. Private Property
Rights
Implementation
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 1052.......... H.R. 5825................. Electronic
Surveillance
Modernization
Act.
H. Res. 1054.......... H.R. 5441................. Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
S. 3930................... Military
Commissions Act
of 2006.
H.R. 4772................. Private Property
Rights
Implementation
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 1092.......... H.R. 6346................. To extend
certain trade
preference
programs, to
authorize the
extension of
nondiscriminato
ry treatment
(normal trade
relations
treatment) to
the products of
Vietnam, to
modify
temporarily
certain rates
of duty and
make other
technical
amendments to
the trade laws,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1099.......... H.R. 6111................. To amend the
Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to provide
that the Tax
Court may
review claims
for equitable
innocent spouse
relief and to
suspend the
running on the
period of
limitations
while such
claims are
pending.
H. Res. 1100.......... H.R. 6406................. To modify
temporarily
certain rates
of duty and
make other
technical
amendments to
the trade laws,
to extend
certain trade
preference
programs, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1105.......... H. J. Res. 102............ Making further
continuing
appropriations
for the fiscal
year 2007, and
for other
purposes.

SPECIAL PROCEDURES

Waiving Rule XIII, clause 6(a), requiring a two-thirds vote to consider
a rule on the same day it is reported from the Committee on Rules:
H. Res. 163........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of March 17,
2005, providing
for
consideration
of a bill
relating to the
rights of an
incapacitated
person or
persons.
H. Res. 181........... .......................... Special rule
reported on or
before the
legislative day
of April 5,
2005, providing
for
consideration
of a bill
relating to the
rights of an
incapacitated
person or
persons.
H. Res. 242........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of April 28,
2005: (1)
providing for
consideration
or disposition
of a conference
report to
accompany the
concurrent
resolution (H.
Con. Res. 95)
establishing
the
Congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year
2006, revising
appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal year
2005, and
setting forth
appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal years
2007 through
2010; or (2)
establishing a
separate order
relating to
budget
enforcement.
H. Res. 393........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of July 28,
2005, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of a conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R. 3)
to authorize
funds for
Federal-aid
highways,
highway safety
programs, and
transit
programs, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 400........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of July 29,
2005, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any measure
related to
funding for
transportation
programs.
H. Res. 468........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of September
29, 2005,
providing for
consideration
or disposition
of a conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R.
2360) making
appropriations
for the
Department of
Homeland
Security for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2006, and for
the other
purposes.
H. Res. 563........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of November 18,
2005, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any of the
following
measures:
(1) A bill or
joint
resolution
making general
appropriations
for the fiscal
year ending
September 30,
2006, any
amendment
thereto, or any
conference
report thereon.
(2) A
conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R.
3199) to extend
and modify
authorities
needed to
combat
terrorism, and
for other
purposes.
(3) A bill or
joint
resolution
relating to
flood
insurance.
(4) A bill to
provide for
reconciliation
pursuant to
section 201 of
the concurrent
resolution on
the budget for
fiscal year
2006.
H. Res. 620........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of Friday,
December 16,
2005, or
Saturday,
December 17,
2005.
H. Res. 632........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of Sunday,
December 18,
2005.
H. Res. 654........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of February 1,
2006, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of a bill to
extend and
modify
authorities
needed to
combat
terrorism, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 767........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of April 6,
2006, providing
for
consideration
of the
concurrent
resolution (H.
Con. Res. 376)
establishing
the
Congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year
2007 and
setting forth
appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal years
2008 through
2011.
H. Res. 810........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of May 11,
2006, providing
for
consideration
of the
concurrent
resolution (H.
Con. Res. 376)
establishing
the
Congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year
2007 and
setting forth
appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal years
2008 through
2011.
H. Res. 815........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of May 17,
2006: (1)
providing for
consideration
of the
concurrent
resolution (H.
Con. Res. 376)
establishing
the
Congressional
budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year
2007 and
setting forth
appropriate
budgetary
levels for
fiscal years
2008 through
2011; or (2)
addressing
budget
enforcement or
priorities.
H. Res. 862........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of June 13,
2006, providing
for
consideration
of the bill
(H.R. 5576)
making
appropriations
for the
Departments of
Transportation,
Treasury, and
Housing and
Urban
Development,
the Judiciary,
District of
Columbia, and
independent
agencies for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2007, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 951........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of July 27,
2006, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any of the
following
measures: (1) a
conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R.
2830) to amend
the Employee
Retirement
Income Security
Act of 1974 and
the Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to reform
the pension
funding rules,
and for other
purposes; (2) a
bill to amend
the Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to
increase the
unified credit
against the
estate tax to
an exclusion
equivalent of
$5,000,000, to
repeal the
sunset
provision for
the estate and
generation-
skipping taxes,
and to extend
expiring
provisions, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 958........... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of July 28,
2006, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any of the
following
measures: (1) a
conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R.
2830) to amend
the Employee
Retirement
Income Security
Act of 1974 and
the Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to reform
the pension
funding rules,
and for other
purposes; (2) a
bill to amend
the Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to
increase the
unified credit
against the
estate tax to
an exclusion
equivalent of
$5,000,000, to
repeal the
sunset
provision for
the estate and
generation-
skipping taxes,
and to extend
expiring
provisions, and
for other
purposes; and
(3) a bill to
provide
economic
security for
all Americans,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1046.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of September
27, 2006,
providing for
consideration
or disposition
of any of the
following
measures: (1) A
bill to
authorize trial
by military
commission for
violations of
the law of war,
and for other
purposes. (2) A
bill to update
the Foreign
Intelligence
Surveillance
Act of 1978.
(3) A
conference
report to
accompany the
bill (H.R.
5441) making
appropriations
for the
Department of
Homeland
Security for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2007, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 1053.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of September
29, 2006,
providing for
consideration
of certain
resolutions
reported by the
Rules
Committee.
H. Res. 1093.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of December 5,
2006, providing
for
consideration
or disposition
of any
resolution
reported on the
legislative day
of December 6,
2006, providing
for
consideration
of a bill to
amend the
Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to extend
expiring
provisions, and
for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1096.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of December 6,
2006, providing
for
consideration
of certain
resolutions
reported by the
Rules
Committee.
H. Res. 1102.......... .......................... Special rule
reported on the
legislative day
of December 7,
2006, providing
for
consideration
of certain
resolutions
reported by the
Rules
Committee.
Makes in order suspensions
on special days:
H. Res. 345........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Thursday, June
30, 2005.
H. Res. 395........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Thursday, July
28, 2005.
H. Res. 426........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Thursday,
September 8,
2005.
H. Res. 440........... H.R. 889.................. Suspensions in
order on
Thursday,
September 15,
2005.
H. Res. 469........... H.J. Res. 68.............. Suspensions in
order on
Thursday,
October 6,
2005.
H. Res. 623........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Saturday,
December 17,
2005.
H. Res. 631........... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Sunday,
December 18,
2005.
H. Res. 1045.......... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Friday,
September 29,
2006.
H. Res. 1096.......... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Thursday,
December 7,
2006.
H. Res. 1102.......... .......................... Suspensions in
order on
Friday,
December 8,
2006.
Senate hook-up:
H. Res. 154........... H. Con. Res. 95........... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2006.
H. Res. 560........... H.R. 4241................. Deficit
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 653........... .......................... Relating to the
consideration
of the bill S.
1932--Deficit
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 783........... H.R. 4975................. Lobbying
Accountability
and
Transparency
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 817........... H. Con. Res. 376.......... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2007--2ndRule.
Disposition of Senate
amendments:
H. Res. 1099.......... H.R. 6111................. To amend the
Internal
Revenue Code of
1986 to provide
that the Tax
Court may
review claims
for equitable
innocent spouse
relief and to
suspend the
running on the
period of
limitations
while such
claims are
pending.
Motions to go to
conference:
H. Res. 783........... H.R. 4975................. Lobbying
Accountability
and
Transparency
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 952........... H.R. 4157................. Health
Information
Technology
Promotion Act
of 2005.
Chairman's en bloc
authority:
H. Res. 811........... H.R. 5122................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007--
2ndRule.
Self-executing amendments:
H. Res. 75............ H.R. 418.................. Real ID Act of
2005--Further
Debate/
Amendments.
H. Res. 140........... H.R. 3.................... Transportation
Equity Act: A
Legacy for
Users (part 1).
H. Res. 283........... H.R. 1817................. Department of
Homeland
Security
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2006.
H. Res. 331........... H.R. 2475................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act, 2006.
H. Res. 351........... H.R. 740.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Review
Commission
Efficiency Act
of 2005.
H.R. 741.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health
Independent
Review of OSHA
Citation Act of
2005.
H. Res. 365........... H.R. 2601................. Foreign
Relations
Authorization
Act, Fiscal
Years 2006-07.
H. Res. 369........... H.R. 3199................. USA PATRIOT and
Terrorism
Prevention
Reauthorization
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 387........... H.R. 3283................. United States
Trade Rights
Enforcement
Act.
H. Res. 470........... H.R. 3824................. Threatened and
Endangered
Species
Recovery Act of
2005.
H. Res. 481........... H.R. 3893................. Gasoline for
America's
Security Act of
2005.
H. Res. 553........... H.R. 1065................. United States
Boxing
Commission Act.
H. Res. 560........... H.R. 4241................. Deficit
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 572........... H. Res. 571............... Expressing the
sense of the
House of
Representatives
that the
Deployment of
United States
forces in Iraq
be terminated
immediately.
H. Con. Res. 308.......... Directing the
Clerk of the
House of
Representatives
to make
technical
corrections in
the enrollment
of H.R. 3058.
H. Res. 588........... H.R. 4297................. Tax Relief
Extension
Reconciliation
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 602........... H.R. 2830................. Pension
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 610........... H.R. 4437................. Border
Protection,
Antiterrorism,
and Illegal
Immigration
Control Act of
2005 (1st
Rule).
H. Res. 640........... S. 1932................... Deficit Control
Act of 2005--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 741........... H.R. 609.................. College Access
and Opportunity
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 755........... H.R. 513.................. 527 Reform Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 783........... H.R. 4975................. Lobbying
Accountability
and
Transparency
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 816........... H.R. 4200................. Forest Emergency
Recovery and
Research Act.
H. Res. 817........... H. Con. Res. 376.......... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2007.
H. Res. 885........... H.R. 5638................. Permanent Estate
Tax Relief Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 886........... H.R. 4890................. Legislative Line
Item Veto Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 907........... H.R. 4411................. Unlawful
Internet
Gambling
Enforcement Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 939........... H.R. 1956................. Business
Activity Tax
Simplification
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 947........... H.R. 5682................. United States
and India
Nuclear
Cooperation
Promotion Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 952........... H.R. 4157................. Health
Information
Technology
Promotion Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 1002.......... H.R. 6061................. Secure Fence Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 1003.......... H. Res. 1000.............. Providing for
Earmark Reform
in the House of
Representatives
.
H. Res. 1015.......... H.R. 4844................. Federal Election
Integrity Act.
H. Res. 1038.......... H.R. 2679................. Public
Expressions of
Religion Act of
2005.
H. Res. 1039.......... S. 403.................... Child Interstate
Abortion
Notification
Act.
H. Res. 1042.......... H.R. 6166................. Military
Commissions Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 1047.......... H.R. 4772................. Private Property
Rights
Implementation
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 1052.......... H.R. 5825................. Electronic
Surveillance
Modernization
Act.
H. Res. 1054.......... H.R. 5441................. Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE
REPORT
S. 3930................... Military
Commissions Act
of 2006.
H.R. 4772................. Private Property
Rights
Implementation
Act of 2006.
Makes in order original
text:
H. Res. 27............ H.R. 27................... Job Training
Improvement Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 236........... H.R. 748.................. Child Interstate
Abortion
Notification
Act.
H. Res. 254........... H.R. 366.................. Vocational and
Technical
Education for
the Future Act.
H. Res. 255........... H.R. 1185................. Federal Deposit
Insurance
Reform Act of
2005.
H. Res. 268........... H.R. 1279................. Gang Deterrence
and Community
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 269........... H.R. 1544................. Faster and
Smarter Funding
for First
Responders Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 346........... H.R. 2864................. Water Resources
Development Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 370........... H.R. 3070................. National
Aeronautics and
Space
Administration
Authorization
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 380........... H.R. 22................... Postal
Accountability
and Enhancement
Act.
H. Res. 436........... H.R. 3132................. Children's
Safety Act of
2005.
H. Res. 440........... H.R. 889.................. Coast Guard and
Maritime
Transportation
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 451........... H.R. 250.................. Manufacturing
Technology
Competitiveness
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 455........... H.R. 2123................. School Readiness
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 462........... H.R. 3402................. Department of
Justice
Appropriations
Act, FY 2006-
09.
H. Res. 508........... H.R. 420.................. Lawsuit Abuse
Reduction Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 509........... H.R. 1461................. Federal Housing
Finance Reform
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 527........... H.R. 4128................. Private Property
Rights
Protections Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 540........... H.R. 1751................. Secure Access to
Justice and
Court
Protection Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 713........... H.R. 2829................. Office of
National Drug
Control Policy
Reauthorization
Act of 2005.
H. Res. 774........... H.R. 5020................. Intelligence
Authorization
Act for FY
2007.
H. Res. 789........... H.R. 4954................. Security and
Accountability
For Every
(SAFE) Port.
H. Res. 806........... H.R. 5122................. National Defense
Authorization
Act for Fiscal
Year 2007 (1st
Rule).
H. Res. 878........... H.R. 9.................... Fannie Lou
Hamer, Rosa
Parks, and
Coretta Scott
King Voting
Rights
Reauthorization
and Amendments
Act of 2006--
1st Rule.
H. Res. 897........... H.R. 4761................. Deep Ocean
Energy
Resources Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 906........... H.R. 2990................. Credit Rating
Agency Duopoly
Relief Act of
2006.
H. Res. 910........... H.R. 9.................... Fannie Lou
Hamer, Rosa
Parks, and
Coretta Scott
King Voting
Rights
Reauthorization
and Amendments
Act of 2006--
2nd Rule.
H. Res. 997........... H.R. 2965................. Federal Prison
Industries
Competition in
Contracting
Act.
Conference reports:
H. Res. 248........... H. Con. Res. 95........... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget for
Fiscal Year
2006--CONFERENC
E REPORT.
H. Res. 258........... H.R. 1268................. Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations
Act of Defense,
the Global War
on Terror, and
Tsunami Relief
Act, 2005--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 392........... H.R. 2361................. Department of
the Interior,
Environment,
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 394........... H.R. 6.................... Energy Policy
Act of 2005--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 396........... H.R. 2985................. Legislative
Branch
Appropriations
Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 399........... H.R. 3.................... Transportation
Equity Act: A
Legacy for
Users--CONFEREN
CE REPORT.
H. Res. 474........... H.R. 2360................. Department of
Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act of Fiscal
Year 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 520........... H.R. 2744................. Agriculture,
Rural
Development,
Food and Drug
Administration
and Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 532........... H.R. 3057................. Foreign
Operations,
Export
Financing, and
Related
Programs
Appropriations
Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 538........... H.R. 2862................. Science, State,
Justice,
Commerce, and
Related
Agencies Act,
2006--CONFERENC
E REPORT.
H. Res. 539........... H.R. 2419................. Energy and Water
Development
Appropriations
Act, 2006,--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 559........... H.R. 3010................. Labor, Health
and Human
Services,
Education and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations,
FY 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 564........... H.R. 2528................. Military Quality
of Life and
Veterans
Affairs and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 565........... H.R. 3058................. Departments of
Transportation,
Treasury,
Housing and
Urban
Development,
the Judiciary,
the District of
Columbia, and
Independent
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 595........... H.R. 3199................. USA Patriot
Improvement and
Reauthorization
Act of 2005--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 596........... H.R. 3010................. Labor, Health
and Human
Services, and
Education, and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act, FY 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 639........... H.R. 2863................. Department of
Defense
Appropriations
Act, FY 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 640........... S. 1932................... Deficit Control
Act of 2005--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 805........... H.R. 4297................. The Tax Increase
Prevention and
Reconciliation
Act of 2005--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 857........... H.R. 4939................. Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations
Act for
Defense, The
Global War on
Terror, and
Hurricane
Recovery, 2006--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 946........... S. 250.................... Vocational and
Technical
Education for
the Future Act--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 1037.......... H.R. 5631................. Department of
Defense
Appropriations
Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 1054.......... H.R. 5441................. Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 1062.......... H.R. 5122................. National Defense
Authorization
Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
H. Res. 1101.......... H.R. 5682................. Henry J. Hyde
United States
and India
Nuclear
Cooperation
Promotion Act
of 2006
Providing for the
consideration of multiple
measures:
H. Res. 351........... H.R. 739.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Small
Business Day in
Court Act of
2005.
H.R. 740.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Review
Commission
Efficiency Act
of 2005.
H.R. 741.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health
Independent
Review of OSHA
Citation Act of
2005.
H.R. 742.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Small
Employer Access
to Justice Act
of 2005.
H. Res. 572........... H. Res. 571............... Expressing the
sense of the
House of
Representatives
that the
deployment of
United States
forces in Iraq
be terminated
immediately.
H. Con. Res. 308.......... Directing the
Clerk of the
House of
Representatives
to make a
technical
correction in
the enrollment
of H.R. 3058.
H. Res. 966........... H.R. 5970................. Estate Tax and
Extension of
Tax Relief Act
of 2006.
Pension
Protection Act
of 2006.
H.R. 4.................... To provide
economic
security for
all Americans,
and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1018.......... H.R. 6094................. Community
Protection Act
of 2006.
H.R. 6095................. Immigration Law
Enforcement Act
of 2006.
H.R. 4830................. Border Tunnel
Prevention Act
of 2006.
H. Res. 1054.......... H.R. 5441................. Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE
REPORT.
S. 3930................... Military
Commissions Act
of 2006.
H.R. 4772................. Private Property
Rights
Implementation
Act of 2006.
Providing for the
engrossment of multiple
measures:
H. Res. 351........... H.R. 739.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Small
Business Day in
Court Act of
2005.
H.R. 740.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Review
Commission
Efficiency Act
of 2005.
H.R. 741.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health
Independent
Review of OSHA
Citation Act of
2005.
H.R. 742.................. Occupational
Safety and
Health Small
Employer Access
to Justice Act
of 2005.
Waiving points of order
against the bill, except
for provisions specified
in the rule:
H. Res. 151........... H.R. 1268................. Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations
Act for
Defense, the
Global War on
Terror, and
Tsunami Relief,
2005.
H. Res. 154........... H. Con. Res. 95........... Concurrent
Resolution on
the Budget,
Fiscal Year
2006.
Miscellaneous:
H. Res. 241........... .......................... Providing for
the adoption of
the resolution
(H. Res. 240)
amending the
rules of the
House of
Representatives
to reinstate
certain
provisions of
the rules
relating to
procedures of
the Committee
on Standards of
Official
Conduct to the
form in which
those
provisions
existed at the
close of the
108th Congress.
H. Res. 783........... H.R. 4975................. Lobbying
Accountability
and
Transparency
Act of 2006.
H. Res. 818........... H.R. 5386................. Making
appropriations
for the
Department of
the Interior,
environment,
and related
agencies for
the fiscal year
ending
September 30,
2006, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 1100.......... H.R. 6406................. To modify
temporarily
certain rates
of duty and
make other
technical
amendments to
the trade laws,
to extend
certain trade
preference
programs, and
for other
purposes.
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B. TABLE 2.--RESOLUTIONS REPORTED
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Rule Bill Floor Action Date Managers
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H. Res. 42, H. Rept. 109-1............. H.R. 54................ Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 1/25/2005 Sessions/Hastings (FL)
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 1/26/2005
H. Res. 59, H. Rept. 109-2............. H. Con. Res. 36........ Expressing the continued support of
Congress for equal access of military
recruiters to institutions of higher
education.
Reported from Rules........................ 2/1/2005 Cole/McGovern
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 2/2/2005
H. Res. 71, H. Rept. 109-3............. H.R. 418............... REAL ID Act of 2005-General Debate.
Reported from Rules........................ 2/8/2005 Sessions/Hastings (FL)
Rule Adopted record vote 228-191........... 2/9/2005
H. Res. 75, H. Rept. 109-4............. H.R. 418............... REAL ID Act of 2005-Further Debate/
Amendments.
Reported from Rules........................ 2/9/2005 Sessions/Hastings (FL)
Rule Adopted record vote 228-198........... 2/10/2005
H. Res. 95, H. Rept. 109-6............. H.R. 310............... Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 2/15/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Rule Adopted record vote 230-19............ 2/16/2005
H. Res. 96, H. Rept. 109-7............. S. 5................... Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 2/15/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 2/16/2005
H. Res. 125, H. Rept. 109-10........... H.R. 841............... Continuity in Representation Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/1/2005 Cole/Hastings(FL)
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 3/3/2005
H. Res. 126, H. Rept. 109-11........... H.R. 27................ Job Training Improvement Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/1/2005 Bishop/McGovern
Rule Adopted record vote 227-191........... 3/2/2005
H. Res. 140, H. Rept. 109-14........... H.R. 3................. Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (1st rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 3/8/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 3/9/2005
H. Res. 144, H. Rept. 109-15........... H.R. 3................. Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (2nd rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 3/9/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 3/10/2005
H. Res. 151, H. Rept. 109-18........... H.R. 1268.............. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and
Tsunami Relief, 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/14/2005 Cole/Slaughter
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 3/15/2005
H. Res. 154, H. Rept. 109-19........... H. Con. Res. 95........ Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2006..
Reported from Rules........................ 3/15/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 230-202........ 3/16/2005
Rule Adopted record vote 228-196........... 3/16/2005
H. Res. 162, H. Rept. 109-20........... H.R. 1334.............. Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/16/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 163, H. Rept. 109-21........... H. Res. 163............ Waiving a Requirement of Clause 6(a) of
Rule XIII with Respect to the Same Day
Consideration of Certain Resolutions
Reported by the Committee on Rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/16/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 181, H. Rept. 109-27........... H. Res. 181............ Waiving a Requirement of Clause 6(a) of
Rule XIII with Respect to the Same Day
Consideration of Certain Resolutions
Reported by the Committee on Rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/20/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 182, H. Rept. 109-28........... S. 686................. For the Relief of the Parents of Theresa
Marie Schiavo.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/20/2005 Gingrey/Hastings (FL)
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 202, H. Rept. 109-35........... H.R. 8................. Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005. 4/12/2005 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
Reported from Rules........................ 4/13/2005
Previous question agreed to 237-195........ 4/13/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 4/13/2005
H. Res. 211, H. Rept. 109-43........... S. 256................. Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer
Protection Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules 4/13/2005 Gingrey/Hastings (FL)
Previous question agreed to 227-199........ 4/14/2005
Rule Adopted record vote 227-196........... 4/14/2005
H. Res. 219, H. Rept. 109-49........... H.R. 6................. Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/19/2005 Sessions/McGovern
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 4/20/2005
H. Res. 235, H. Rept. 109-55........... H. Res. 22............. Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that American small
businesses are entitled to a Small
Business Bill of Rights.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/26/2005 Capito/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 228-201........ 4/27/2005
Rule adopted voice vote 4/26/2005.......... 4/27/2005
H. Res. 236, H. Rept. 109-56........... H.R. 748............... Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/26/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 234-192........ 4/27/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 4/27/2005
H. Res. 241, H. Rept. 109-59........... ....................... Providing for the adoption of the
resolution (H. Res. 240) amending the
rules of the House of Representatives to
reinstate certain provisions of the rules
relating to procedures of the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct to the form
in which those provisions existed at the
close of the 108th Congress.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/27/2005 Drier/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 406-20............ 4/27/2005
H. Res. 242, H. Rept. 109-60........... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules 4/27/2005.............. Putnam/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 230-199........... 4/28/2005
H. Res. 248, H. Rept. 109-63........... H. Con. Res. 95........ Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2006-Conference Report.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/28/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 228-196........ 4/28/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 4/28/2005
H. Res. 254, H. Rept. 109-69........... H.R. 366............... Vocational and Technical Education for the
Future Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/3/2005 Bishop/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/4/2005
H. Res. 255, H. Rept. 109-70........... H.R. 1185.............. Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/3/2005 Sessions/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/4/2005
H. Res. 258, H. Rept. 109-73........... H.R. 1268.............. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and
Tsunami Relief, 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/4/2005 Cole/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 224-196........ 5/5/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/5/2005
H. Res. 268, H. Rept. 109-76........... H.R. 1279.............. Gang Deterrence and Community Protection
Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/10/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 227-198........ 5/11/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/11/2005
H. Res. 269, H. Rept. 109-77........... H.R. 1544.............. Faster and Smarter Funding for First
Responders Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/10/2005 Sessions/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/12/2005
H. Res. 278, H. Rept. 109-83........... H.R. 2360.............. Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/16/2005 Sessions/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 223-185........ 5/17/2005
Rule adopted record vote 222-185........... 5/17/2005
H. Res. 283, H. Rept. 109-84........... H.R. 1817.............. Department of Homeland Security
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/17/2005 Sessions/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 226-199........ 5/18/2005
Rule adopted record vote 284-124........... 5/18/2005
H. Res. 287, H. Rept. 109-87........... H.R. 2361.............. Department of Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/18/2005 Bishop/Hastings (FL)
Previous question agreed to 215-194........ 5/19/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/19/2005
H. Res. 291, H. Rept. 109-94........... H.R. 2419.............. Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Bill, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/23/2005 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Previous question agree to 219-190......... 5/24/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/24/2005
H. Res. 293, H. Rept. 109-96........... H.R. 1815.............. National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/24/2005 Cole/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 225-200........ 5/25/2005
Rule adopted record vote 225-198........... 5/25/2005
H. Res. 298, H. Rept. 109-97........... H.R. 2528.............. Military Quality of Life and Veterans
Affairs and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/25/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 223-194........ 5/26/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/26/2005
H. Res. 303, H. Rept. 109-105.......... H.R. 2744.............. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/7/2005 Putnam/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/8/2005
H. Res. 304, H. Rept. 109-106.......... H.J. Res. 27........... Withdrawing the approval of the United
States from the Agreement establishing the
World Trade Organization.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/7/2005 Hastings(WA)/Matsui
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 6/8/2005
H. Res. 314, H. Rept. 109-122.......... H.R. 2862.............. Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and
Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/13/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 222-190........ 6/14/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/14/2005
H. Res. 315, H. Rept. 109-127.......... H.R. 2863.............. Department of Defense, Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations to Address
Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and
Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/14/2005 Cole/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 223-200........ 6/16/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/16/2005
H. Res. 319, H. Rept. 109-132.......... H.R. 2745.............. Henry J. Hyde United Nations Reform Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/15/2005 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/16/2005
H. Res. 330, H. Rept. 109-140.......... H.J. Res. 10........... Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States authorizing the
Congress to prohibit the physical
desecration of the Flag of the United
States.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/20/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/21/2005
H. Res. 331, H. Rept. 109-141.......... H.R. 2475.............. Intelligence Authorization Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/20/2005 Putnam/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 224-201........ 7/21/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/21/2005
H. Res. 334, H. Rept. 109-144.......... H.R. 2985.............. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, FY
2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/21/2005 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 219-196........ 6/22/2005
Rule adopted record vote 220-192........... 6/22/2005
H. Res. 337, H. Rept. 109-148.......... H.R. 3010.............. Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY
2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/22/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 225-194........ 6/23/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/23/2005
H. Res. 341, H. Rept. 109-155.......... H.R. 3057.............. Foreign Operations Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/27/2005 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 217-189........ 7/28/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/28/2005
H. Res. 342, H. Rept. 109-156.......... H.R. 3058.............. Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban
Development, the Judiciary, the District
of Columbia, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/27/2005 Diaz-Balart/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 263-152........ 6/28/2005
Rule adopted record vote 219-193........... 6/28/2005
H. Res. 345, H. Rept. 109-159.......... ....................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/29/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 216-191........ 6/30/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/30/2005
H. Res. 346, H. Rept. 109-160.......... H.R. 2864.............. Water Resources Development Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/29/2005 Capito/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/13/2005
H. Res. 351, H. Rept. 109-163.......... H.R. 739............... Occupational Safety and Health Small
Business Day in Court Act of 2005.
H.R. 740............... Occupational Safety and Health Review
Commission Efficiency Act of 2005.
H.R. 741............... Occupational Safety and Health Independent
Review of OSHA Citation Act of 2005.
H.R. 742............... Occupational Safety and Health Small
Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/11/2005 Bishop(UT)/Hastings (FL)
Previous question agreed to 223-191........ 7/12/2005
Rule adopted record vote 224-189........... 7/12/2005
H. Res. 365, H. Rept. 109-175.......... H.R. 2601.............. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 2006-2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/18/2005 Bishop/Hastings (FL)
Rule adopted record vote 228-190........... 7/19/2005
H. Res. 369, H. Rept. 109-369.......... H.R. 3199.............. USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention
Reauthorization Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/20/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 224-197........ 7/21/2005
Rule adopted record vote 224-196, 3 Present 7/21/2005
H. Res. 370, H. Rept. 109-179.......... H.R. 3070.............. National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/20/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/22/2005
H. Res. 379, H. Rept. 109-183.......... H.R. 525............... Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/25/2005 Bishop(UT)/Matsui
Rule Adopted voice vote.................... 7/26/2005
H. Res. 380, H. Rept. 109-184.......... H.R. 22................ Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/25/2005 Sessions/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/26/2005
H. Res. 385, H. Rept. 109-185.......... H.R. 5................. Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost,
Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/26/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 226-200, 1 7/27/2005
Present.
Rule adopted record vote 226-200, 1 Present 7/27/2005
H. Res. 386, H. Rept. 109-186.......... H.R. 3045.............. Dominican Republic-Central America-United
States Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/26/2005 Dreier/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 227-201........... 7/27/2005
H. Res. 387, H. Rept. 109-187.......... H.R. 3283.............. United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/26/2005 Putnam/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 226-202........ 7/27/2005
Rule adopted record vote 228-200........... 7/27/2005
H. Res. 392, H. Rept. 109-198.......... H.R. 2361.............. Department of the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 2/27/2005 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 402-4, 23 Present. 7/28/2005
H. Res. 393, H. Rept. 109-199.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/27/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 394, H. Rept. 109-200.......... H.R. 6................. Energy Policy Act of 2005--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/27/2005 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/28/2005
H. Res. 395, H. Rept. 109-201.......... ....................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/27/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 396, H. Rept. 109-202.......... H.R. 2985.............. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/27/2005 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 375-27, 24 Present 7/28/2005
H. Res. 399, H. Rept. 109-212.......... H.R. 3................. Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/28/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Rule adopted unanimous consent............. 7/29/2005
H. Res. 400, H. Rept. 109-213.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/28/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 401, H. Rept. 109-214.......... H.R. 3514.............. To Provide an extension of highway, highway
safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway
Trust Fund pending enactment of a law
reauthorizing the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/28/2005 Capito/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 426, H. Rept. 109-217.......... H. Res. 426............ Providing for Consideration of Motions to
Suspend the Rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/7/2005 Diaz-Balart/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 221-193........ 9/8/2005
Rule adopted recorded vote 235-179......... 9/8/2005
H. Res. 436, H. Rept. 109-219.......... H.R. 3132.............. Children's Safety Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/13/2005 Gingrey/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/14/2005
H. Res. 439, H. Rept. 109-221.......... H. Res. 437............ A resolution to establish the Select
Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the
Preparation for and Response to Hurricane
Katrina.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/14/2005 Dreier/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 222-193........ 9/15/2005
Rule adopted record vote 221-193........... 9/15/2005
H. Res. 440, H. Rept. 109-222.......... H.R. 889............... Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act
of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/14/2005 Capito/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/15/2005
H. Res. 451, H. Rept. 109-227.......... H.R. 250............... Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness
Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/20/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 222-198........... 9/21/2005
H. Res. 455, H. Rept. 109-229.......... H.R. 2123.............. School Readiness Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/20/2005 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 221-189........... 9/22/2005
H. Res. 462, H. Rept. 109-236.......... H.R. 3402.............. Violence Against Women and Department of
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/27/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 330-89............ 9/28/2005
H. Res. 468, H. Rept. 109-238.......... H. Res. 468............ Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/28/2005 Sessions/Hastings(FL)
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 469, H. Rept. 109-239.......... H. J. Res. 68.......... Making Continuing Appropriations for the
Fiscal Year 2006, and for other purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/28/2005 Putnam/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/29/2005
H. Res. 470, H. Rept. 109-240.......... H.R. 3824.............. Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery
Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/28/2005 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 252-171........... 9/29/2005
H. Res. 474, H. Rept. 109-242.......... H.R. 2360.............. Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/29/2005 Sessions/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 10/6/2005
H. Res. 481, H. Rept. 109-245.......... H.R. 3893.............. Gasoline for America's Security Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 10/6/2005 Diaz-Balart/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 216-201........... 10/7/2005
H. Res. 493, H. Rept. 109-248.......... S. 397................. Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 10/17/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 10/18/2005
H. Res. 494, H. Rept. 109-249.......... H.R. 554............... Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption
Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 10/17/2005 Gingrey/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 310-114........... 10/18/2005
H. Res. 508, H. Rept. 109-253.......... H.R. 420............... Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 10/25/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 10/27/2005
H. Res. 509, H. Rept. 109-254.......... H.R. 1461.............. Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 10/25/2005 Sessions/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 220-196........... 10/26/2005
H. Res. 520, H. Rept. 109-257.......... H.R. 2744.............. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 10/27/2005 Putnam/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 10/28/2005
H. Res. 527, H. Rept. 109-266.......... H.R. 4128.............. Private Property Rights Protection Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/2/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 401-11............ 11/3/2005
H. Res. 532, H. Rept. 109-270.......... H.R. 3057.............. Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006--
CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/3/2005 Diaz-Balart/Slaughter
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 11/4/2005
H. Res. 538, H. Rept. 109-277.......... H.R. 2862.............. Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and
Related Agencies Act, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/8/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 410-0............. 11/9/2005
H. Res. 539, H. Rept. 109-278.......... H.R. 2419.............. Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Act, 2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/8/2005 Hastings(WA)/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 412-2............. 11/9/2005
H. Res. 540, H. Rept. 109-279.......... H.R. 1751.............. Secure Access to Justice and Court
Protection Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/8/2005 Gingrey/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 412-0............. 11/9/2005
H. Res. 542, H. Rept. 109-281.......... H.R. 4241.............. Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/9/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 11/17/2005
H. Res. 553, H. Rept. 109-295.......... H.R. 1065.............. United States Boxing Commission Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/15/2005 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 366-56............ 11/16/2005
H. Res. 558, H. Rept. 109-301.......... H.J. Res. 72........... Making Continuing Appropriations for the
fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/16/2005 Putnam/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 407-21............ 11/17/2005
H. Res. 559, H. Rept. 109-302.......... H.R. 3010.............. Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2006--
CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/16/2005 Capito/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 244-185........... 11/17/2005
H. Res. 560, H. Rept. 109-303.......... H.R. 4241.............. Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/16/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Amendment agreed to voice vote............. 11/17/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 11/17/2005
H. Res. 563, H. Rept. 109-306.......... H. Res. 563............ Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/17/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Amendment agreed to voice vote............. 11/18/2005
Rule adopted record vote 211-204........... 11/18/2005
H. Res. 564, H. Rept. 109-308.......... H.R. 2528.............. Military Quality of Life and Veterans
Affairs and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/17/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 11/18/2005
H. Res. 565, H. Rept. 109-309.......... H.R. 3058.............. Departments of Transportation, Treasury,
Housing and Urban Development, the
Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
2006--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/17/2005 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 11/18/2005
H. Res. 572, H. Rept. 109-312.......... H. Res. 571............ Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the deployment of
United States forces in Iraq be terminated
immediately.
H. Con. Res. 308....... Directing the Clerk of the House of
Representatives to make a technical
correction in the enrollment of H.R. 3058.
Reported from Rules........................ 11/18/2005 Gingrey/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 210-202........... 11/18/2005
H. Res. 583, H. Rept. 109-328.......... H.R. 4340.............. United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/6/2005 Hastings(WA)/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/7/2005
H. Res. 588, H. Rept. 109-330.......... H.R. 4297.............. Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of
2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/7/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/8/2005
H. Res. 595, H. Rept. 109-343.......... H.R. 3199.............. USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization
Act of 2005--CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/13/2005 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/14/2005
H. Res. 596, H. Rept. 109-344.......... H.R. 3010.............. Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/13/2005 Capito/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/14/2005
H. Res. 602, H. Rept. 109-346.......... H.R. 2830.............. Pension Protection Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/14/2005 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 226-199........... 12/15/2005
H. Res. 610, H. Rept. 109-347.......... H.R. 4437.............. Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and
Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005
(1st Rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 12/14/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 220-206........... 12/15/2005
H. Res. 619, H. Rept. 109-348.......... H. Res. 612............ Expressing the Commitment of the House of
Representatives to Achieving Victory in
Iraq.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/15/2005 Dreier/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 221-200........ 12/16/2005
Rule adopted record vote 217-202........... 12/16/2005
H. Res. 620, H. Rept. 109-349.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/15/2005 Putnam/Matsui
Laid on the table.......................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 621, H. Rept. 109-350.......... H.R. 4437.............. Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and
Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005
(2nd Rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 12/15/2005 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 216-203........... 12/16/2005
H. Res. 623, H. Rept. 109-355.......... ....................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/16/2005 Sessions/Hastings(FL)
Amendment agreed to voice vote............. 12/17/2005
Rule adopted record vote 213-190........... 12/17/2005
H. Res. 631, H. Rept. 109-357.......... ....................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/17/2005 Sessions/McGovern
Amendment agreed to voice vote............. 12/18/2005
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/18/2005
H. Res. 632, H. Rept. 109-358.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/17/2005 Putnam/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/18/2005
H. Res. 639, H. Rept. 109-361.......... H.R. 2863.............. Department of Defense Appropriations, 2006--
CONFERENCE REPORT..
Reported from Rules........................ 12/18/2005 Cole/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 214-201........... 12/19/2005
H. Res. 640, H. Rept. 109-363.......... S. 1932................ Deficit Control Act of 2005--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/18/2005 Putnam/Slaughter
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/19/2005
H. Res. 653, H. Rept. 109-366.......... ....................... Relating to the consideration of the bill
S. 1932--Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 1/31/2006 Putnam/Slaughter
Motion to consider agreed to 226-201....... 2/1/2006
Rule adopted record vote 216-214........... 2/1/2006
H. Res. 654, H. Rept. 109-367.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 1/31/2006 Capito/McGovern
Laid on the table.......................... 9/28/2006
H. Res. 702, H. Rept. 109-381.......... H.R. 4167.............. National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/1/2006 Gingrey/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 216-198........ 3/2/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 3/2/2006
H. Res. 710, H. Rept. 109-386.......... H.R. 4167.............. National Uniformity in Food Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/7/2006 Gingrey/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 223-198........ 3/8/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 3/8/2006
H. Res. 713, H. Rept. 109-387.......... H.R. 2829.............. Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/8/2006 Sessions/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 223-195........ 3/9/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 3/9/2006
H. Res. 725, H. Rept. 109-391.......... H.R. 4939.............. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and
Hurricane Recovery, 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 3/14/2006 Cole/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 224-192........ 3/14/2006
Rule adopted record vote 218-200........... 3/15/2006
H. Res. 741, H. Rept. 109-399.......... H.R. 609............... College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 03/28/2006 Bishop/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 225-198........... 03/29/2006
H. Res. 742, H. Rept. 109-401.......... H.R. 609............... College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 03/29/2006 Bishop/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 224-188........... 03/30/2006
H. Res. 755, H. Rept. 109-404.......... H.R. 513............... 527 Reform Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/4/2006 Dreier/Hastings(FL)
Amendment agreed to........................ 4/5/2006
Previous question agreed to 226-198........ 4/5/2006
Rule adopted record vote 223-199........... 4/5/2006
H. Res. 766, H. Rept. 109-405.......... H. Con. Res. 376....... Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2007 (1st rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 4/5/2006 Putnam/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 226-199........ 4/6/2006
Rule adopted record vote 225-196........... 4/6/2006
H. Res. 767, H. Rept. 109-406.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/5/2006 Putnam/McGovern
Laid on the table.......................... 9/28/2006
H. Res. 774, H. Rept. 109-438.......... H.R. 5020.............. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/25/2006 Putnam/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 228-194........ 4/26/2006
Rule adopted record vote 227-198........... 4/26/2006
H. Res. 783, H. Rept. 109-441.......... H.R. 4975.............. Lobbying Accountability and Transparency
Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 4/26/2006 Dreier/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 216-207........... 4/27/2006
H. Res. 789, H. Rept. 109-450.......... H.R. 4954.............. Security and Accountability For Every
(SAFE) Port Act..
Reported from Rules........................ 5/2/2006 Sessions/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 226-200........ 5/3/2006
Rule adopted record vote 230-196........... 5/3/2006
H. Res. 805, H. Rept. 109-458.......... H.R. 4297.............. The Tax Increase Prevention and
Reconciliation Act of 2005--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/9/2006 Hastings(WA)/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 228-194........... 5/10/2006
H. Res. 806, H. Rept. 109-459.......... H.R. 5122.............. National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 05/09/2006 Cole/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 351-70............ 05/10/2006
H. Res. 810, H. Rept. 109-460.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/10/2006 Putnam/McGovern
Laid on the table.......................... 12/7/2006
H. Res. 811, H. Rept. 109-461.......... H.R. 5122.............. National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2007--2nd Rule.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/10/2006 Cole/Slaughter
Previous question agree to 223-192......... 5/11/2006
Rule adopted record vote 226-195........... 5/11/2006
H. Res. 815, H. Rept. 109-466.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/16/2006 Putnam/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 227-195........... 5/17/2006
H. Res. 816, H. Rept. 109-467.......... H.R. 4200.............. Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/16/2006 Bishop/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/17/2006
H. Res. 817, H. Rept. 109-468.......... H. Con. Res. 376....... Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2007--2nd Rule.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/17/2006 Putnam/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 224-193........ 5/17/2006
Rule adopted record vote 226-193........... 5/17/2006
H. Res. 818, H. Rept. 109-469.......... H.R. 5386.............. Department of the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/17/2006 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 218-191........ 5/18/2006
Rule adopted record vote 218-192........... 5/18/2006
H. Res. 821, H. Rept. 109-472.......... H.R. 5385.............. Military Construction, Military Quality of
Life and Veteran?s Affairs Appropriation
Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/18/2006 Gingrey/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 211-186........ 5/19/2006
Rule adopted record vote 216-187........... 5/19/2006
H. Res. 830, H. Rept. 109-477.......... H.R. 5384.............. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/22/2006 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 213-194........ 5/23/2006
Rule adopted record vote 214-192, 1 Present 5/23/2006
H. Res. 832, H. Rept. 109-479.......... H.R. 5427.............. Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/23/2006 Hastings(WA)/
Previous question agreed to 224-190........ 5/24/2006 Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 254-165........... 5/24/2006
H. Res. 835, H. Rept. 109-480.......... H.R. 5429.............. American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/24/2006 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 234-184........... 5/25/2006
H. Res. 836, H. Rept. 109-481.......... H.R. 5441.............. Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/24/2006 Sessions/Slaughter
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 5/25/2006
H. Res. 842, H. Rept. 109-482.......... H.R. 5254.............. Refinery Permit Process Scheduling Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 5/25/2006 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 220-192........ 6/7/2006
Rule adopted record vote 221-192........... 6/7/2006
H. Res. 849, H. Rept. 109-487.......... H.R. 5521.............. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/6/2006 Bishop/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/8/2006
H. Res. 850, H. Rept. 109-491.......... H.R. 5252.............. Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and
Enhancement Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/7/2006 Diaz-Balart/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 262-151........... 6/8/2006
H. Res. 851, H. Rept. 109-492.......... H.R. 5522.............. Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/7/2006 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/8/2006
H. Res. 857, H. Rept. 109-496.......... H.R. 4939.............. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Defense, The Global War on Terror, and
Hurricane Recovery, 2006--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/9/2006 Cole/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 204-165........ 6/12/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/12/2006
H. Res. 862, H. Rept. 109-498.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/12/2006 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 221-194........... 6/13/2006
H. Res. 865, H. Rept. 109-501.......... H.R. 5576.............. Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban
Development, the Judiciary, the District
of Columbia and Independent agencies
Appropriations Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/13/2006 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 249-167........ 6/13/2006
Rule adopted record vote 221-194........... 6/13/2006
H. Res. 868, H. Rept. 109-502.......... H. Res. 861............ Declaring that the United States will
complete the mission in Iraq and prevail
in the Global War on Terror, the struggle
to protect freedom from the terrorist
adversary.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/14/2006 Cole/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 222-194........... 6/15/2006
H. Res. 877, H. Rept. 109-507.......... H.R. 5631.............. Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/19/2006 Cole/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 400-18............ 6/20/2006
H. Res. 878, H. Rept. 109-516.......... H.R. 9................. Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta
Scott King Voting Rights Reauthorization
and Amendments Act of 2006 (1st Rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 6/20/2006 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Rule laid upon the table................... 6/27/2006
H. Res. 885, H. Rept. 109-517.......... H.R. 5638.............. Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/21/2006 Hastings(WA)/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 226-194........ 6/22/2006
Rule adopted record vote 228-194........... 6/22/2006
H. Res. 886, H. Rept. 109-518.......... H.R. 4890.............. Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/21/2006 Putnam/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 227-196........ 6/22/2006
Rule adopted record vote 228-196........... 6/22/2006
H. Res. 890, H. Rept. 109-529.......... H.R. 5672.............. Science, State, Justice, Commerce and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/26/2006 Gingrey/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 224-188........... 6/27/2006
H. Res. 891, H. Rept. 109-530.......... H.R. 4973.............. Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization
Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/26/2006 Sessions/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/27/2006
H. Res. 896, H. Rept. 109-539.......... 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.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/28/2006 Sessions/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 222-193........ 6/29/2006
Rule adopted record vote 220-195........... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 897, H. Rept. 109-540.......... H.R. 4761.............. Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 6/28/2006 Capito/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 224-193........ 6/29/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 6/29/2006
H. Res. 906, H. Rept. 109-550.......... H.R. 2990.............. Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act of
2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/10/2006 Capito/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 223-197........ 7/12/2006
Rule adopted record vote 308-113........... 7/12/2006
H. Res. 907, H. Rept. 109-551.......... H.R. 4411.............. Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act
of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/10/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 214-189........ 7/11/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/11/2006
H. Res. 910, H. Rept. 109-554.......... H.R. 9................. Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta
Scott King Voting Rights Reauthorization
and Amendments Act of 2006 (2nd Rule).
Reported from Rules........................ 7/12/2006 Diaz-Balart/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/13/2006
H. Res. 918, H. Rept. 109-573.......... H. J. Res. 88.......... Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States relating to marriage.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/17/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/18/2006
H. Res. 920, H. Rept. 109-577.......... H.R. 2389.............. Pledge Protection Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/18/2006 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 224-200........ 7/19/2006
Rule adopted record vote 257-168........... 7/19/2006
H. Res. 924, H. Rept. 109-578.......... S. 2754................ Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies
Enhancement Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/18/2006 Gingrey/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 7/27/2006
H. Res. 925, H. Rept. 109-579.......... H.R. 5684.............. United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/19/2006 Hastings(WA)/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 227-196........ 7/20/2006
Rule adopted record vote 237-187........... 7/20/2006
H. Res. 939, H. Rept. 109-595.......... H.R. 1956.............. Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of
2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/24/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Laid on the table.......................... 12/7/2006
H. Res. 946, H. Rept. 109-598.......... S. 250................. Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Improvement Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/25/2006 Bishop/McGovern
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 7/27/2006
H. Res. 947, H. Rept. 109-599.......... H.R. 5682.............. Henry J. Hyde United States and India
Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/25/2006 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 311-112........... 7/26/2006
H. Res. 951, H. Rept. 109-602.......... ..................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/26/2006 Bishop/Slaughter
Laid on the table.......................... 12/7/2006
H. Res. 952, H. Rept. 109-603.......... H.R. 4157.............. Health Information Technology Promotion Act
of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/26/2006 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Previous question agreed to 223-193........ 7/27/2006
Rule adopted record vote 224-188........... 7/27/2006
H. Res. 958, H. Rept. 109-606.......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported from the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 7/27/2006 Hastings(WA)/Slaughter
Rule adopted record vote 217-192........... 7/28/2006
H. Res. 966, H. Rept. 109-613.......... H.R. 5970 H.R. 4....... Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act
of 2006.
Pension Protection Act of 2006.............
Reported from Rules........................ 7/28/2006 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 217-194........... 7/28/2006
H. Res. 981, H. Rept. 109-642.......... H.R. 503............... To Amend the Horse Protection Act to
prohibit the shipping, transporting,
moving, delivering, receiving, possessing,
purchasing, selling, or donation of horses
and other equines to be slaughtered for
human consumption, and for other purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/06/2006 Diaz-Balart/Matsui
Rule adopted record vote 351-40............ 9/07/2006
H. Res. 996, H. Rept. 109-646.......... H. Res. 994............ Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives on the fifth anniversary
of the terrorist attacks launched against
the United States on September 11, 2001.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/12/2006 Sessions/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 223-191........ 9/13/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/13/2006
H. Res. 997, H. Rept. 109-647.......... H.R. 2965.............. Federal Prison Industries Competition in
Contracting Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/12/2006 Gingrey/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/13/2006
H. Res. 1002, H. Rept. 109-653......... H.R. 6061.............. Secure Fence Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/13/2006 Sessions/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 224-190........ 9/14/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/14/2006
H. Res. 1003, H. Rept. 109-654......... H. Res. 1000........... Providing for Earmark Reform in the House
of Representatives.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/13/2006 Dreier/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 218-194........ 9/14/2006
Rule adopted record vote 245-171........... 9/14/2006
H. Res. 1015, H. Rept. 109-670......... H.R. 4844.............. Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/19/2006 Capito/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 222-194........ 9/20/2006
Rule adopted record vote 223-196........... 9/20/2006
H. Res. 1018, H. Rept. 109-671......... H.R. 6094.............. Community Protection Act of 2006.
H.R. 6095.............. Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006....
H.R. 4830.............. Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/20/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 225-195........ 9/21/2006
Rule adopted record vote 227-195........... 9/21/2006
H. Res. 1037, H. Rept. 109-677......... H.R. 5631.............. Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2007--CONFERENCE REPORT
Reported from Rules........................ 9/25/2006 Cole/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/26/2006
H. Res. 1038, H. Rept. 109-678......... H.R. 2679.............. Veteran's Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public
Seals, and other Public Expressions of
Religion Act of 2005.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/25/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 229-177........... 9/26/2006
H. Res. 1039, H. Rept. 109-679......... S. 403................. Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/25/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 249-157........... 9/26/2006 ............................
H. Res. 1042, H. Rept. 109-688......... H.R. 6166.............. Military Commissions Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/26/2006 Cole/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 225-191........ 9/27/2006
Rule adopted record vote 222-194........... 9/27/2006
H. Res. 1045, H. Rept. 109-690......... ....................... Providing for consideration of motions to
suspend the rules.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/27/2006 Hastings(WA)/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 223-196........ 9/28/2006
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/28/2006
H. Res. 1046, H. Rept. 109-691......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/27/2006 Putnam/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 223-197........ 9/28/2006 ............................
Rule adopted record vote 227-191........... 9/28/2006
H. Res. 1047, H. Rept. 109-692......... H.R. 4772.............. Private Property Rights Implementation Act
of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/27/2006 Bishop/McGovern
Laid on the table.......................... 12/27/2006
H. Res. 1052, H. Rept. 109-696......... H.R. 5825.............. Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/28/2006 Putnam/Hastings(FL)
Previous question agreed to 225-197........ 9/28/2006 ............................
Rule adopted record vote 220-199........... 9/28/2006
H. Res. 1053, H. Rept. 109-700......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/28/2006 Cole/McGovern
Previous question agreed to 215-197........ 9/29/2006
Rule adopted record vote 227-193........... 9/29/2006
H. Res. 1054, H. Rept. 109-701......... H.R. 5441.............. Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2007--CONFERENCE
REPORT.
S. 3930................ Military Commissions Act of 2006.
H.R. 4772.............. Private Property Rights Implementation Act
of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/28/2006 Sessions/Slaughter
Previous question agreed to 221-186........ 9/29/2006
Rule adopted record vote 218-188........... 9/29/2006
H. Res. 1062, H. Rept. 109-703......... H.R. 5122.............. National Defense Authorization Act, 2007--
CONFERENCE REPORT.
Reported from Rules........................ 9/29/2006 Cole/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 9/29/2006 ............................
H. Res. 1092, H. Rept. 109-718......... H.R. 6346.............. To extend certain trade preference
programs, to authorize the extension of
nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade
relations treatment) to the products of
Vietnam, to modify temporarily certain
rates of duty and make other technical
amendments to the trade laws, and for
other purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/5/2006 Dreier/Hastings(FL)
H. Res. 1093, H. Rept. 109-719......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to consideration of
certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules.
Committee on Rules.........................
Reported from Rules........................ 12/5/2006 Hastings(WA)/McGovern
H. Res. 1096, H. Rept. 109-720......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee, providing
for the consideration of motions to
suspend the rules, and for other purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/6/2006 Capito/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 212-190........... 12/7/2006
H. Res. 1099, H. Rept. 109-722......... ....................... To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide that the Tax Court may review
claims for equitable innocent spouse
relief and to suspend the running on the
period of limitations while such claims
are pending.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/7/2006 Gingrey/McGovern
Rule adopted record vote 247-164........... 12/8/2006
H. Res. 1100, H. Rept. 109-723......... H.R. 6406.............. To modify temporarily certain rates of duty
and make other technical amendments to the
trade laws, to extend certain trade
preference programs, and for other
purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/7/2006 Dreier/Hastings
Rule adopted record vote 207-193........... 12/8/2006
H. Res. 1101, H. Rept. 109-724......... H.R. 5682.............. Henry J. Hyde United States and India
Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/7/2006 Bishop/Hastings(FL)
Rule adopted record vote 355-55............ 12/8/2006
H. Res. 1102, H. Rept. 109-725......... ....................... Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of
rule XIII with respect to the same day
consideration of certain resolutions
reported by the Rules Committee, providing
for the consideration of motions to
suspend the rules, and for other purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/7/2006 Capito/Matsui
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/8/2006
H. Res. 1105, H. Rept. 109-727......... H.J. Res. 102.......... Making further continuing appropriations
for the fiscal year 2007, and for other
purposes.
Reported from Rules........................ 12/8/2006 Putnam/Slaughter
Rule adopted voice vote.................... 12/8/2006
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D. TABLE 4.--RESOLUTIONS LAID ON THE TABLE
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E. TABLE 5.--RESOLUTIONS AMENDED
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F. TABLE 6.--LIST OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION REFERRALS
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HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

HOUSE BILLS

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

VIII. PUBLICATIONS

A. Printed Publications

B. Electronic Publications