[House Report 109-97]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     109-97

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2528, MILITARY QUALITY OF LIFE AND 
               VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006

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May 25, 2005.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 298]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 298, 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. 2528, 
Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs 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). 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.
    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 in the 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. 77

    Date: May 25, 2005.
    Measure: H.R. 2528, Military Quality of Life and Veterans 
Affairs 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 provides an additional $2.6 billion for veterans 
programs including: $26 million for VA compensation and 
pensions; $1.5 billion for VA medical services; $500 million 
for VA medical administration; $300 million for VA medical 
facilities; $76 million for VA medical and prosthetic research; 
$11 million for VA general operating expenses; $150 million for 
major construction projects; and, $51 million for minor 
construction projects. Offsets this funding increase by 
reducing the amount of tax reduction by 8.125 percent for 
taxpayers with adjusted gross income in excess of $1 million 
for 2006.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 5.
    Vote by members: Sessions--Nay; Capito--Nay; Bishop--Nay; 
Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--
Yea; Matsui--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                  
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