[House Report 110-211]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-211

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      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2643) MAKING 
  APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2008, AND FOR 
                             OTHER PURPOSES

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   June 25, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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  Mr. Hastings of Florida, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 514]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 514, 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. 
2643) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, under an open rule. 
The resolution provides for one hour of general debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. 
The resolution waives points of order against provisions in the 
bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI. During 
consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
caused it to be printed in the Congressional Record. The 
resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Finally, the resolution permits the Chair, during 
consideration of the bill in the House, to postpone further 
consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI) includes a 
waiver of rule XIII, clause 4(a), requiring a three-day layover 
of a committee report.
    The waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill is included 
because the bill contains unauthorized appropriations and 
legislative provisions.

                                  
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