[House Report 110-768]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-768

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      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES

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   July 23, 2008.--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. 1367]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1367, by a record vote of 8 to 3, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides that it shall be in order at any 
time on the legislative day of Thursday, July 24, 2008, for the 
Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules 
relating to the bill (H.R. 6578) to provide for the sale of 
light grade petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and 
its replacement with heavy grade petroleum.

                            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. 577

    Date: July 23, 2008.
    Measure: H. Res. __, providing for consideration of motions 
to suspend the rules.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To amend the rule so that the Speaker 
may also entertain motions to suspend the rules related to H.R. 
6566.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; 
Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings 
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 578

    Date: July 23, 2008.
    Measure: H. Res. __, providing for consideration of motions 
to suspend the rules.
    Motion by: Ms. Matsui.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 8-3.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; 
Matsui--Yea; Cardoza--Yea; Castor--Yea; Arcuri--Yea; Sutton--
Yea; Dreier--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--Nay; 
Slaughter--Yea.

                                  
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