[House Report 110-527]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-527

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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 AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES

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 February 13, 2008.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
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    Mr. Arcuri, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 983]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 983, 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 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 resolution reported on the legislative day of Thursday, 
February 14, 2008, providing for consideration of a bill 
addressing foreign intelligence surveillance.
    The resolution also permits consideration of motions to 
suspend the rules on the legislative day of Thursday, February 
14, 2008, related to a bill addressing foreign intelligence 
surveillance.

                            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. 435

    Date: February 13, 2008.
    Measure: H. Res. 983.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To strike all after the resolved clause 
and insert the following: ``That upon adoption of this 
resolution, before consideration of any order of business other 
than one motion that the House adjourn, 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, with Senate 
amendment thereto, shall be considered to have been taken from 
the Speaker's table. A motion that the House concur in the 
Senate amendment shall be considered as pending in the House 
without intervention of any point of order. The Senate 
amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The 
motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or 
their designees. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the motion to final adoption without intervening 
motion.''
    Results: Defeated 4-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings 
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

                                  
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