[House Report 110-34]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
110th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 110-34
======================================================================
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 202) PROVIDING
FOR THE EXPENSES OF CERTAIN COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
IN THE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
_______
March 7, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
_______
Mrs. Slaughter, from the Committee on Rules submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 219]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 219, by a record vote of 9 to 3, 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. Res. 202
providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House
of Representatives in the One Hundred Tenth Congress, under a
closed rule providing one hour of general debate in the House
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on House Administration. The
rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on House Administration now
printed in the resolution, as amended by the amendment printed
in this report, shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives
all points of order against consideration of the resolution and
provides that the resolution as amended shall be considered as
read. The rule provides one motion to recommit which may not
contain instructions.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The Committee is not aware of any points of order against
consideration of the resolution. The waivers of all points of
order against 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. 57
Date: March 7, 2007.
Measure: H. Res. 202.
Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
Summary of motion: To require that the select committee
conduct its activities in a carbon neutral manner and make
certifications of that fact to the Clerk of the House once per
quarter.
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. 58
Date: March 7, 2007.
Measure: H. Res. 202.
Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate
waivers for an amendment by Reps. Hastings (WA) and Jones,
Stephanie Tubbs (OH), #2, to increase funding for the Committee
on Standards on Official Conduct to the requested level of
$6,119,301 in order to fund professional staff to improve the
quality of advice, authorize detailees from the Government
Accountability Office to help process public disclosure
documents, increase ethics education and training for Members
and staff, and enhance the communication of new ethics rules.
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. 59
Date: March 7, 2007.
Measure: H. Res. 202.
Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
Summary of motion: To require that the select committee
report to the House on the benefits of clean coal technologies,
including coal to liquid technologies, and identify major
technical obstacles to the deployment of clean coal
technologies.
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. 60
Date: March 7, 2007.
Measure: H. Res. 202.
Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate
waivers for an amendment by Rep. King, Steve (IA), #3, to
require that, in order to receive funding under this
resolution, the Committee on Rules must print its recorded
votes in its committee reports.
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. 61
Date: March 7, 2007.
Measure: H. Res. 202.
Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
Summary of motion: To allow the motion to recommit to
contain instructions.
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. 62
Date: March 7, 2007.
Measure: H. Res. 202.
Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
Summary of motion: To report the rule.
Results: Adopted 9-3.
Vote by Members: McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea;
Matsui--Yea; Cardoza--Yea; Welch--Yea; Castor--Yea; Arcuri--
Yea; Sutton--Yea; Dreier--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--
Nay; Slaughter--Yea.
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
The amendment creates a new select committee in the House
on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Redesignate sections 4 and 5 as sections 5 and 6,
respectively, and after section 3 insert the following new
section:
SEC. 4. CREATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND GLOBAL
WARMING.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a Select
Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``select
committee'').
(b) Composition.--The select committee shall be composed of
15 members appointed by the Speaker, of whom 6 shall be
appointed on the recommendation of the Minority Leader. The
Speaker shall designate one member of the select committee as
its chairman. A vacancy in the membership of the select
committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.
(c) Jurisdiction.--The select committee shall not have
legislative jurisdiction and shall have no authority to take
legislative action on any bill or resolution. Its sole
authority shall be to investigate, study, make findings, and
develop recommendations on policies, strategies, technologies
and other innovations, intended to reduce the dependence of the
United States on foreign sources of energy and achieve
substantial and permanent reductions in emissions and other
activities that contribute to climate change and global
warming.
(d) Procedure.--(1) Except as specified in paragraph (2), the
select committee shall have the authorities and
responsibilities of, and shall be subject to the same
limitations and restrictions as, a standing committee of the
House, and shall be deemed a committee of the House for all
purposes of law or rule.
(2)(A) Rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives shall apply to the select committee where not
inconsistent with this resolution.
(B) Service on the select committee shall not count against
the limitations in clause 5(b)(2) of rule X.
(e) Funding.--
(1) In general.--There shall be paid out of the
applicable accounts of the House of Representatives not
more than $3,725,467 for the expenses (including the
expenses of all staff salaries) of the select
committee.
(2) Limitations.--Of the amount provided for in
paragraph (1) for the select committee--
(A) not more than $1,666,667 shall be
available for expenses incurred during the
period beginning at noon on March 1, 2007, and
ending immediately before noon on January 3,
2008; and
(B) not more than $2,058,800 shall be
available for expenses incurred during the
period beginning at noon on January 3, 2008,
and ending immediately before midnight on
January 1, 2009.
(f) Reporting.--The select committee may report to the House
from time to time the results of its investigations and
studies, together with such detailed findings and
recommendations as it may deem advisable. All such reports
shall be submitted to the House by October 31, 2008.
(g) Dissolution and Windup of Affairs.--The select committee
shall cease to exist on December 31, 2008.
(h) Disposition of Records.-- Upon dissolution of the select
committee, its records shall become records of such standing
committee or committees as the Speaker may designate.