[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.

                                  
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