[House Report 111-15]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     111-15

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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.

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  February 11, 2009.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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  Ms. Slaughter, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 158]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 158, by a record vote of 7-3, 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 resolution applies the 
waiver to any resolution reported through the legislative day 
of February 13, 2009, providing for consideration or 
disposition of any measure relating to H.R. 1, the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

                            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. 26

    Date: February 11, 2009.
    Measure: H. Res. 158, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) 
of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
    Motion by: Ms. Matsui.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 7-3.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Yea; Matsui--Yea; Cardoza--Yea; 
Arcuri--Yea; Perlmutter--Yea; Pingree--Yea; Polis--Yea; 
Dreier--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Foxx--Nay.

                                  
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