[House Report 110-109]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-109

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 249) TO RESTORE THE 
 PROHIBITION ON THE COMMERCIAL SALE AND SLAUGHTER OF WILD FREE-ROAMING 
                           HORSES AND BURROS

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   April 24, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Ms. Sutton, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 331]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 331, 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 the bill (H.R. 
249) to restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and 
slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros, under an open 
rule with a preprinting requirement. The rule provides one hour 
of general debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Natural Resources.
    The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of the bill except those arising under clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as 
read. The rule provides that notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 
XVIII, no amendment to the bill shall be in order except those 
printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma 
amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so printed 
may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed 
or his designee and shall be considered as read. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Finally the rule provides that, notwithstanding the operation 
of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further 
consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of order against 
its consideration. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    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. 140

    Date: April 24, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 249.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To grant an open rule with no 
preprinting requirement.
    Results: Defeated 4-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; 
Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

                                  
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