[House Report 110-12]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
110th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 110-12
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (H. CON. RES.
63) DISAPPROVING OF THE DECISION OF THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY
10, 2007, TO DEPLOY MORE THAN 20,000 ADDITIONAL UNITED STATES COMBAT
TROOPS TO IRAQ
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February 12, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Ms. Slaughter, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 157]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 157, by a record vote of 9 to 4, 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. Con. Res.
63, disapproving of the decision of the President announced on
January 10, 2007, to deploy more than 20,000 additional United
States combat troops to Iraq, in the House under a closed rule.
The concurrent resolution shall be considered as read. The
resolution provides for general debate on the concurrent
resolution not beyond midnight on Tuesday, February 13, 2007,
not beyond midnight on Wednesday, February 14, 2007, and 12
hours of debate beginning on Thursday, February 15, 2007. The
debate is equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader
and the Minority Leader or their designees. The resolution
provides that the Majority Leader at any time, after
consultation with the Minority Leader, may extend the debate
for an additional hour to be equally divided and controlled by
the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their designees.
The rule waives all points of order against consideration
of the concurrent resolution and provides that the concurrent
resolution shall be considered as read. The rule provides one
motion to recommit which may not contain instructions. Finally,
it provides that the Chair may postpone further consideration
of the concurrent resolution to a time designated by the
Speaker.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The Committee is not aware of any points of order against
consideration of the concurrent resolution. The waiver of all
points of order against consideration of the concurrent
resolution 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. 44
Date: February 12, 2007.
Measure: H. Con. Res. 63.
Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
Summary of motion: To report an open rule.
Results: Defeated 4-9.
Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay;
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 45
Date: February 12, 2007.
Measure: H. Con. Res. 63.
Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate
waivers for an amendment in the nature of a substitute by Rep.
Wolf (VA), #5, which resolves that Congress supports the
recommendations of the Iraq Study Group as the new strategy for
dealing with the war in Iraq.
Results: Defeated 4-9.
Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay;
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 46
Date: February 12, 2007.
Measure: H. Con. Res. 63.
Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate
waivers for an amendment in the nature of a substitute by Rep.
Sam Johnson (TX), #6, which strikes the language of the
concurrent resolution, and instead provides a new text,
establishing the policy that Congress and the American people
will continue to support and protect, and also will not cut off
or restrict funding for, members of the Armed Forces who are
serving or who have served bravely and honorably in Iraq.
Results: Defeated 4-9.
Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay;
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 47
Date: February 12, 2007.
Measure: H. Con. Res. 63.
Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
Summary of motion: To strike the portion of the rule that
blocks the divisibility of the question on the resolution.
Results: Defeated 4-9.
Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay;
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 48
Date: February 12, 2007.
Measure: H. Con. Res. 63.
Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
Summary of motion: To report the rule.
Results: Adopted 9-4.
Vote by Members: McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea;
Matsui--Yea; Cardoza--Yea; Welch--Yea; Castor--Yea; Arcuri--
Yea; Sutton--Yea; Dreier--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings
(WA)--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Slaughter--Yea.