[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.

                                  
