[House Report 110-525]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-525

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5349) TO EXTEND THE 
                PROTECT AMERICA ACT OF 2007 FOR 21 DAYS

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 February 12, 2008.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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  Mr. Hastings of Florida, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 976]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 976, by a record vote of 7 to 4, 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. 5349, 
which extends the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days, 
under a closed rule. The resolution provides for 60 minutes of 
debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence.
    The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution provides that the bill shall 
be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of 
order against provisions of the bill. The resolution provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, 
the resolution permits the Chair, during consideration of the 
bill, to postpone further consideration of it to a time 
designated by the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the bill and its consideration (except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against the bill or its consideration. The 
waivers of all points of order against the bill and its 
consideration (except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 
rule XXI) 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. 431

    Date: February 12, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 5349.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To amend the rule to designate all that 
follows the resolved clause as ``Sec. 2'' and redesignate Sec. 
2 as Sec. 3 and insert after the resolved clause and prior to 
``Sec. 2'' the following: ``That upon adoption of this 
resolution the House, before consideration of any order of 
business other than one motion to adjourn, shall immediately 
consider in the House a motion to concur in the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 3773) to amend the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure 
for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, 
and for other purposes.''
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 432

    Date: February 12, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 5349.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
    Summary of motion: To grant the rule.
    Results: Adopted 7-4.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Yea; Matsui--Yea; Welch--
Yea; Castor--Yea; Arcuri--Yea; Sutton--Yea; Dreier--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Slaughter--Yea.

                                  
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