[House Report 110-476]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-476

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   WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO 
  CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON 
                                 RULES

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

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 850]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 850, by a record vote of 8 to 3, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a 
two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is 
reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions 
reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the waiver 
to any resolutions reported on the legislative day of December 
11, 2007, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment 
to H.R. 2764, the Department of State, Foreign Operations and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008. The rule also 
permits the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations to 
insert in the Congressional Record during the remainder of the 
first session of the 110th Congress such material as he may 
deem explanatory of appropriations measures for the fiscal year 
2008. Finally, the rule lays House Resolution 839 on the table.

                            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. 412

    Date: December 6, 2007.
    Measure: H. Res. ------, waiving a requirement of clause 
6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: Amend the rule by adding the following 
sentence at the end of section 2 of the resolution: ``Prior to 
the consideration of any appropriations measure (including 
amendments thereto) during the remainder of the first session 
of the 110th Congress, the Chairman of the Committee on 
Appropriations shall cause the list or statement required by 
clause 9 of rule XXI to be printed in the Congressional 
Record.''
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; 
Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 413

    Date: December 6, 2007.
    Measure: H. Res. ------, waiving a requirement of clause 
6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (FL).
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 8-3.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; 
Matsui--Yea; Cardoza--Yea; Welch--Yea; Castor--Yea; Arcuri--
Yea; Dreier--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--Nay; 
Slaughter--Yea.

                                  
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