[House Report 110-629]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-629

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE 
   BILL (H.R. 2419) TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUATION OF AGRICULTURAL 
       PROGRAMS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2012, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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May 13, 2008.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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   Mr. Cardoza, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1189 ]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1189, 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 waives all points of order against the 
conference report on H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition, and 
Bioenergy Act of 2007 and against its consideration. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Agriculture. The rule provides that the conference 
report shall be considered as read. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against the conference 
report and against its consideration includes a waiver of 
clause 8 of rule XXII (requiring a three-day layover of 
conference reports and the accompanying joint explanatory 
statement). Although the rule waives all points of order 
against the conference report and against its consideration, 
the conference report does not violate clause 9 of rule XXI. It 
should be noted that the conference report uses the CBO 2007 
baseline, the year in which the bill passed both the House and 
the Senate, and under that baseline CBO has determined that the 
conference report will not increase the deficit in either the 
2008-2012 or the 2008-2017 scoring window. Therefore, while 
there is a technical violation of clause 10 of rule XXI, the 
conference report complies with the rule by remaining budget 
neutral with no net increase in direct spending.

                            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. 492

    Date: May 13, 2008.
    Measure: Conference report on H.R. 2419.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: Add a new section at the end of the 
resolution as follows: That upon adoption of this resolution, 
H.R. 2642 (FY2008 Military Construction & Veterans Affairs 
Appropriations bill) and H.R. 2638 (FY2008 Homeland Security 
Appropriations bill), and their accompanying papers are laid on 
the table.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 493

    Date: May 13, 2008.
    Measure: Conference report on H.R. 2419.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: Waive all points of order against the 
conference report except for Clause 10 of rule XXI.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 494

    Date: May 13, 2008.
    Measure: Conference report on H.R. 2419.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (FL).
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 7-4.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; 
Matsui--Yea; Welch--Yea; Castor--Yea; Arcuri--Yea; Sutton--Yea; 
Dreier--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--
Nay.

                                  
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