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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–63 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1433) TO PROVIDE 

FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FOR PURPOSES OF REPRESENTATION IN THE HOUSE 

OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

MARCH 21, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. ARCURI, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 260] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 260, 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 provides for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1433) 

to provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of 

Representatives, and for other purposes. The resolution provides 

for one hour and twenty minutes of general debate, with one hour 

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and twenty minutes 

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 

the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The 

resolution considers as adopted the amendment printed in this report and considers the bill, as amended, as read. The resolution 

waives all points of order against the bill, as amended. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration 

of the bill (except for those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule 

XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of order against 

consideration of the bill. The waiver of all points of order against 

consideration of the bill is prophylactic in nature. The waiver of all 

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cludes a waiver of clause 5(a) of rule XXI (prohibiting tax or tariff 

provisions in a bill not reported by a committee with jurisdiction 

over revenue measures). 

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. 86 

Date: March 21, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1433. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Lamar Smith (#8) to guarantee 

an expedited judicial review of the constitutionality of the legislation by the Supreme Court. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—

Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 87 

Date: March 21, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1433. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Sensenbrenner (#7) that would 

strike its requirement that the new Utah seat be filled at large, 

and results in Utah using the new boundaries that its State legislature adopted late last year. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—

Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 88 

Date: March 21, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1433. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Bishop (#3) that would ensure 

that the at-large representative for Utah will be elected via the regular election process in 2008, rather than through an immediate 

special election. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—

Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 89 

Date: March 21, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1433. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 


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Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Westmoreland (#5) that would 

explicitly state that the District of Columbia may not be considered 

a State for the purposes of Senate representation. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza— Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 90 

Date: March 21, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1433. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Washington. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Cannon (#2) to remove the language of the bill mandating the ‘‘at large’’ seat in Section 4(c)(3) 

and leaves it to the state to decide how to proceed in filling the new 

seat. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza— Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 91 

Date: March 21, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1433. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Washington. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Issa (#6) to state that it is because the District of Columbia is drawn from the State of Maryland 

that it may be considered a congressional district for purposes of 

representation in the House of Representatives through legislation. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—

Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 92 

Date: March 21, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1433. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To report an open rule. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—

Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 93 

Date: March 21, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1433. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. McHenry (#13) to state that it 

is a Sense of Congress that because the new DC Representative 

will take the same oath of office as other Representatives to uphold 


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and defend the Constitution, including the 2nd Amendment, the 

DC Representative should act to preserve for DC residents the individual right to keep and bear arms, as provided in the 2nd amendment to the Constitution and upheld by the US Court of Appeals. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza— Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 94 

Date: March 21, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1433. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Flake (#9) that would make the 

two seat increase in the House temporary instead of permanent. 

Following the next regular decennial census in 2010, reapportionment of the number of seats in the House would be based on 435 

Members, as opposed to 437 Members. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza— Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 95 

Date: March 21, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1433. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment in the nature of a substitute by Rep. 

Rohrabacher (#1) to amend the law to treat DC residents as Maryland citizens for the purposes of federal elections. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza— Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 96 

Date: March 21, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1433. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Florida. 

Summary of motion: To report the rule. 

Results: Adopted 7–4. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Yea; Matsui—Yea; Cardoza— Yea; Welch—Yea; Castor—Yea; Arcuri—Yea; Dreier—Nay; DiazBalart—Nay; Hastings (WA)—Nay; Sessions—Nay; Slaughter—

Yea. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

The amendment would (1) strike section 2, which would have included various findings pertaining to the District of Columbia and 

its lack of congressional representation; (2) strike section 4( d) 

which would have required the District and Utah Representatives 

to be sworn in and seated on the same day; (3) offset spending for 

Utah’s new seat by adjusting estimated tax payments for certain 


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individuals by 0.003%; and (4) strike section 6, which would have 

repealed the Office of Statehood Representative. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Strike section 2. 

Strike section 4(d) and insert the following: 

(d) ADJUSTMENT OF PERCENTAGE LIMITATION ON THE USE OF THE

PRECEDING YEAR’S TAX.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The table in clause (i) of section 

6654(d)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 

limitation on use of preceding year’s tax) is amended by striking ‘‘110’’ and inserting ‘‘110.003’’. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of 

the enactment of this Act. 

Strike section 6. 

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