[House Report 110-382]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-382

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 734) EXPRESSING 
THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING THE WITHHOLDING OF 
               INFORMATION RELATING TO CORRUPTION IN IRAQ

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  October 15, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 741]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 741, 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. Res. 734, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding 
the withholding of information relating to corruption in Iraq, 
under a closed rule providing one hour of debate in the House 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the resolution and provides that the 
resolution shall be considered as read. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit which may not contain instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the resolution, the Committee is not aware of 
any points of order against consideration. The waiver of all 
points of order is 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. 347

    Date: October 15, 2007.
    Measure: H. Res. 734.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute by Representative Tom Davis (VA). The amendment 
would retain the language of H. Res. 734 as introduced but 
would add additional whereas and resolved clauses to paint a 
fuller and more accurate picture of the political, economic and 
security situation in Iraq.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

                                  
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