[House Report 110-226]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-226

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2956) TO REQUIRE THE 
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO COMMENCE THE REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF UNITED 
STATES ARMED FORCES IN IRAQ TO A LIMITED PRESENCE BY APRIL 1, 2008, AND 
                           FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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   July 11, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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  Mrs. Slaughter, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 533]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 533, 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 H.R. 2956, the 
``Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act,'' under a closed 
rule. The resolution provides for four hours of debate, with 
three hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services and 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs.
    The resolution waives all points of order against the bill 
and its consideration except those arising under clause 9 or 10 
of rule XXI. The resolution provides that the bill shall be 
considered as read. The resolution provides one motion to 
recommit. 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. 244

    Date: July 11, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2956.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To grant an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 245

    Date: July 11, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2956.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment in the nature of a substitute by Rep. 
Wolf (VA), #2, which inserts the text of the Iraq Study Group 
Recommendations Implementation Act of 2002.
    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. 246

    Date: July 11, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2956.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To revise the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute by Rep. Wolf (VA), #2, which inserts the text of 
the Iraq Study Group Recommendations Implementation Act of 
2002, by dropping the non-germane sections 2 and 10, and make 
it in order and provide the appropriate waivers.
    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.

                                  
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