[House Report 110-660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-660

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6049) TO AMEND THE 
    INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR ENERGY 
PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION, TO EXTEND CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS, TO 
      PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RELIEF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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May 20, 2008.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1212]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1212, by a non-record 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 consideration of H.R. 6049, the 
Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, under a closed 
rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill except 
clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be 
considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against provisions of 
the bill, as amended, are waived. This waiver does not affect 
the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI 
(regarding earmark disclosure).
    The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. The rule provides that, notwithstanding the 
operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 
further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the 
Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI) includes a 
waiver of rule XIII, clause 4, requiring a three-day layover of 
the committee report; includes a waiver of clause 3(c)(4) of 
rule XIII regarding a statement of general performance goals 
and objectives in the committee report; and includes a waiver 
of section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting 
consideration of legislation, as reported, providing new budget 
authority, change in revenues, change in public debt, new 
entitlement authority, or new credit authority for a fiscal 
year until the budget resolution for that year has been agreed 
to. Although the rule waives all points of order against the 
provisions of the bill, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver of all points of order is 
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. 501

    Date: May 20, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 6049.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute by Rep. McCrery.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--
Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; 
Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 502

    Date: May 20, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 6049.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Brady, Kevin (TX), #2, which 
would strike Section 311, the ``Attorney-Advanced Expenses'' 
provision. The amendment would then apply the $1.572 billion 
(over ten years) towards further lowering the floor of the 
refundable child credit (Section 302) over the same period.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--
Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; 
Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 503

    Date: May 20, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 6049.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Brady, Kevin (TX), #3, which 
expresses the Sense of Congress that the extenders bill should 
not be funded by offsets, but rather through spending 
reductions in the 110th Congress to be determined by the 
Appropriations Committee.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--
Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; 
Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 504

    Date: May 20, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 6049.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Brady, Kevin (TX), #1, which 
would extend the deduction for state and local sales taxes for 
a period of two years (through Jan 1, 2010), rather than the 
one year extension in the bill.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--
Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; 
Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 505

    Date: May 20, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 6049.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Roskam (MI), which would 
provide states and local units of government a tax credit for 
bi-fuel vehicles.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--
Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; 
Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 506

    Date: May 20, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 6049.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Shadegg (AZ), which would 
require that only those alternative fuels made for consumption 
in the United States be eligible for current tax credits.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--
Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; 
Slaughter--Nay.

                                  
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