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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–34 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 202) PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENSES OF CERTAIN COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE 

OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS 

MARCH 7, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mrs. SLAUGHTER, from the Committee on Rules 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 219] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 219, by a record vote of 9 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 for consideration of H. Res. 202 providing 

for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Tenth Congress, under a closed rule providing one hour of general debate in the House equally divided and 

controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on House Administration. The rule provides that the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

Committee on House Administration now printed in the resolution, 

as amended by the amendment printed in this report, shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the resolution and provides that the resolution as 

amended shall be considered as read. The rule provides one motion 

to recommit which may not contain instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The Committee is not aware of any points of order against consideration of the resolution. The waivers of all points of order 

against consideration are 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: 


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Rules Committee record vote No. 57 

Date: March 7, 2007. 

Measure: H. Res. 202. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To require that the select committee conduct its activities in a carbon neutral manner and make certifications of that fact to the Clerk of the House once per quarter. 

Results: Defeated 3–9. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; 

Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 58 

Date: March 7, 2007. 

Measure: H. Res. 202. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Reps. Hastings (WA) and Jones, 

Stephanie Tubbs (OH), #2, to increase funding for the Committee 

on Standards on Official Conduct to the requested level of 

$6,119,301 in order to fund professional staff to improve the quality 

of advice, authorize detailees from the Government Accountability 

Office to help process public disclosure documents, increase ethics 

education and training for Members and staff, and enhance the 

communication of new ethics rules. 

Results: Defeated 3–9. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; 

Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 59 

Date: March 7, 2007. 

Measure: H. Res. 202. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To require that the select committee report 

to the House on the benefits of clean coal technologies, including 

coal to liquid technologies, and identify major technical obstacles to 

the deployment of clean coal technologies. 

Results: Defeated 3–9. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; 

Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 60 

Date: March 7, 2007. 

Measure: H. Res. 202. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. King, Steve (IA), #3, to require 

that, in order to receive funding under this resolution, the Committee on Rules must print its recorded votes in its committee reports. 


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Results: Defeated 3–9. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; 

Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 61 

Date: March 7, 2007. 

Measure: H. Res. 202. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To allow the motion to recommit to contain 

instructions. 

Results: Defeated 3–9. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; 

Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 62 

Date: March 7, 2007. 

Measure: H. Res. 202. 

Motion by: Mr. McGovern. 

Summary of motion: To report the rule. 

Results: Adopted 9–3. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Yea; Hastings (FL)—Yea; Matsui—Yea; Cardoza—Yea; Welch—Yea; Castor—Yea; Arcuri—Yea; 

Sutton—Yea; Dreier—Nay; Hastings (WA)—Nay; Sessions—Nay; 

Slaughter—Yea. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

The amendment creates a new select committee in the House on 

Energy Independence and Global Warming. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Redesignate sections 4 and 5 as sections 5 and 6, respectively, 

and after section 3 insert the following new section: 

SEC. 4. CREATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND GLOBAL WARMING. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (hereinafter 

in this section referred to as the ‘‘select committee’’). 

(b) COMPOSITION.—The select committee shall be composed of 15 

members appointed by the Speaker, of whom 6 shall be appointed 

on the recommendation of the Minority Leader. The Speaker shall 

designate one member of the select committee as its chairman. A 

vacancy in the membership of the select committee shall be filled 

in the same manner as the original appointment. 

(c) JURISDICTION.—The select committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and shall have no authority to take legislative action on any bill or resolution. Its sole authority shall be to investigate, study, make findings, and develop recommendations on policies, strategies, technologies and other innovations, intended to reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign sources of energy and achieve substantial and permanent reductions in emisVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:14 Mar 08, 2007 Jkt 009010 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR034.XXX HR034

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sions and other activities that contribute to climate change and 

global warming. 

(d) PROCEDURE.—(1) Except as specified in paragraph (2), the select committee shall have the authorities and responsibilities of, 

and shall be subject to the same limitations and restrictions as, a 

standing committee of the House, and shall be deemed a committee 

of the House for all purposes of law or rule. 

(2)(A) Rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply to the select committee where not inconsistent 

with this resolution. 

(B) Service on the select committee shall not count against the 

limitations in clause 5(b)(2) of rule X. 

(e) FUNDING.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be paid out of the applicable 

accounts of the House of Representatives not more than 

$3,725,467 for the expenses (including the expenses of all staff 

salaries) of the select committee. 

(2) LIMITATIONS.—Of the amount provided for in paragraph 

(1) for the select committee— (A) not more than $1,666,667 shall be available for expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 

March 1, 2007, and ending immediately before noon on 

January 3, 2008; and (B) not more than $2,058,800 shall be available for expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 

January 3, 2008, and ending immediately before midnight 

on January 1, 2009. 

(f) REPORTING.—The select committee may report to the House 

from time to time the results of its investigations and studies, together with such detailed findings and recommendations as it may 

deem advisable. All such reports shall be submitted to the House 

by October 31, 2008. 

(g) DISSOLUTION AND WINDUP OF AFFAIRS.—The select committee 

shall cease to exist on December 31, 2008. 

(h) DISPOSITION OF RECORDS.— Upon dissolution of the select 

committee, its records shall become records of such standing committee or committees as the Speaker may designate. 

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