[House Report 110-496]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-496

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE 
  AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (H.R. 6) TO MOVE THE 
   UNITED STATES TOWARD GREATER ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY, TO 
INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF CLEAN RENEWABLE FUELS, TO PROTECT CONSUMERS, 
  TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTS, BUILDINGS, AND VEHICLES, TO 
   PROMOTE RESEARCH ON AND DEPLOY GREENHOUSE GAS CAPTURE AND STORAGE 
     OPTIONS, AND TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF THE FEDERAL 
                   GOVERNMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 December 17, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 877]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 877, 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 the consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 6, to move the United States toward greater energy 
independence and security, to increase the production of clean 
renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the 
efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote 
research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage 
options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal 
Government, and for other purposes. The resolution makes in 
order a motion by the Majority Leader or his designee that the 
House concur in the Senate amendment. The resolution waives all 
points of order against the motion except clause 10 of rule 
XXI. The resolution provides that the Senate amendment and the 
motion shall be considered as read. The resolution provides one 
hour of debate in the House on the motion equally divided and 
controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or 
their designees. The resolution further provides that the Chair 
may postpone further consideration of the motion to a time 
designated by the Speaker.
    Finally, the resolution provides that the House shall not 
conduct organizational or legislative business on the first 
legislative day of the second session of the 110th Congress.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the motion (except for clause 10 of rule XXI) 
the Committee is not aware of any points of order against the 
motion. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.