[House Report 110-433]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-433

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3355) TO ENSURE THE 
 AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR 
                          CATASTROPHIC EVENTS

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  November 6, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Ms. Castor, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 802]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 802, 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. 3355, the 
Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007, under an open rule with a 
preprinting requirement. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill except those arising under clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI. The rule makes in order the Committee on Financial 
Services amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in 
the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as 
read. The rule waives all points of order except clause 10 of 
rule XXI against the amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
This waiver does not affect the point of order available under 
clause 9 of rule XXI (regarding earmark disclosure).
    The rule provides that notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 
XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the 
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose 
in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma amendments for 
the purpose of debate. Each amendment so printed may be offered 
only by the Member who caused it to be printed or a designee 
and shall be considered as read. The rule provides one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions. The rule also 
provides that, notwithstanding the operation of the previous 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the 
bill to a time designated by the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI), the committee is not aware of any points of order against 
consideration. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. The waiver 
of all points of order against the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute (except for clause 10 of rule XXI) 
includes a waiver of clause 4 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
appropriations in legislative bills).

                            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. 384

    Date: November 6, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 3355.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To grant an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; 
Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; 
Diaz-Balart--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

                                  
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