[House Report 110-120]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-120

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1592) TO PROVIDE FEDERAL 
    ASSISTANCE TO STATES, LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, AND INDIAN TRIBES TO 
             PROSECUTE HATE CRIMES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 May 2, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 364]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 364, 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 the bill (H.R. 
1592) to provide Federal assistance to States, local 
jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and 
for other purposes. The resolution provides for one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
    The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution considers as adopted the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, modified by 
the amendment printed in this report, and considers the bill, 
as amended, as read. The resolution waives all points of order 
against the bill, as amended. The resolution provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the 
resolution permits the Chair, during consideration of the bill, 
to postpone further consideration of it to a time designated by 
the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against the 
bill and its consideration (except for those arising under 
clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against the bill or its consideration. The 
waivers of all points of order against the bill and its 
consideration are 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. 153

    Date: May 2, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1592.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To grant 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. 154

    Date: May 2, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1592.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Chabot (OH) #2 to add 
witnesses in a judicial proceeding to the list of categories of 
citizens protected by the bill.
    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. 155

    Date: May 2, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1592.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Forbes (VA) #10 to add the 
category of members of the Armed Forces to the protected 
categories of individuals under this legislation.
    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. 156

    Date: May 2, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1592.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Goodlatte (VA) #3 to add 
``senior citizens'' to the list of groups protected under the 
bill.
    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. 157

    Date: May 2, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1592.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Gohmert (TX) #7 to add victims 
of random acts of violence to those protected by this bill.
    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. 158

    Date: May 2, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1592.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Gohmert (TX) #8 to add law 
enforcement officers to those protected by this bill.
    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. 159

    Date: May 2, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1592.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Forbes (VA) #11 to add the 
category of children under the age of 18 to the protected 
categories of individuals under this legislation.
    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. 160

    Date: May 2, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1592.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Lungren (CA) #13 to define the 
term ``sexual orientation'' as consensual homosexuality or 
heterosexuality.
    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. 161

    Date: May 2, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1592.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Weldon, Dave (FL) #17 to 
clarify that the printing, distribution, or public reading of 
the Bible is not prohibited by any of the provisions of the 
bill.
    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. 162

    Date: May 2, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1592.
    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.

               SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    The amendment would (1) strike section 2 (relating to 
findings); (2) in section 3(b)(3)(C)(iii), strike ``victim 
services'' and insert ``violence recovery service''; (3) in 
section 5 (as redesignated) strike reference to ``Department of 
the Treasury'' as it pertains to authorization of sums 
necessary; (4) strike section 8 (relating to study of juvenile 
hate crimes by U.S. Sentencing Commission); and strike section 
9 (relating to amendment of Hate Crimes Statistics Act).

                TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Strike section 2 (relating to Findings), and redesignate 
sections 3 through 7 as sections 2 through 6, respectively.
  In section 3(b)(3)(C)(iii) (as so redesignated), strike 
``victim services'' and insert ``violence recovery service''.
  In section 5 (as so redesignated), strike ``the Department of 
the Treasury and''.
   Strike section 8 (relating to the Federal Sentencing 
Commision) and section 9 (relating to Statistics), and 
redesignate sections 10 and 11 as sections 7 and 8, 
respectively.

                                  
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