[House Report 109-94]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     109-94

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2419, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
 ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 
                      2006, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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May 23, 2005.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 291]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 291, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2419, a 
bill making appropriations for energy and water development for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other 
purposes, 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 waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill includes a waiver of clause 4(c) of rule XIII 
(requiring the three day availability of printed hearings and 
reports on general appropriation bills), because at the time 
the Committee on Rules reported the rule for consideration of 
the bill printed hearings had not yet been made available by 
the Committee on Committee.
    The waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill is 
necessary, because there are numerous unauthorized 
appropriations and legislative provisions bill.

                            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. 60

    Date: May 23, 2005.
    Measure: H.R. 2419, a bill making appropriations for energy 
and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2006, and for other purposes.
    Motion By: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of Motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 
Schwartz, which increases funding for the Department of Energy 
by $250 million in fiscal year 2006 to accelerate the research, 
development, demonstration, and deployment of new energy 
technologies. The increase in funding would be offset by 
reducing the tax cuts provided in the Economic Growth and Tax 
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and the Jobs and Growth 
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 by .78 percent for taxpayers 
with a calendar year 2006 adjusted gross income in excess of $1 
million.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 6.
    Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart--Nay; Putnam--Nay; Capito--
Nay; Bishop--Nay; Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; 
Hastings (FL)--Yea; Matsui--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                  
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