[House Report 109-87]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     109-87

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2361, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, 
       ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006

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May 18, 2005.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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    Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 287]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 287, by a non-record vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2361, 
Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2006, under an open rule. The rule provides 
one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill.
    Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for 
amendment by paragraph. The rule waives points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of 
rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or 
legislative provisions in an appropriations bill), except as 
specified in the resolution. The rule authorizes the Chair to 
accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed 
their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 59

    Date: May 18, 2005.
    Measure: H.R. 2361, Department of the Interior, Environment 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.
    Motion By: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of Motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 
Obey which increases funding for the Environmental Protection 
Agency--State and Tribal Assistance Grants (and the amount 
specified under the heading for making capitalization grants 
for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds) by $500 million. 
Offsets the funding increase by reducing the amount of tax 
reduction by 1.562 percent for taxpayers with adjusted gross 
income in excess of $1 million for 2006.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 8.
    Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Putnam--
Nay; Capito--Nay; Cole--Nay; Bishop--Nay; Gingrey--Nay; 
Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Matsui--Yea; 
Dreier--Nay.
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