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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–117 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1867) TO AUTHORIZE 

APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008, 2009, AND 2010 FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 

MAY 1, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. MATSUI, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 349] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 349, by a nonrecord 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 the bill H.R. 1867, 

the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007, under 

an open rule with a preprinting requirement. The rule provides one 

hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science 

and Technology. 

The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill except those arising under clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The 

rule makes in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology as an 

original bill for the purpose of amendment. The rule waives all 

points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute except clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI. The rule provides that 

notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 

except those printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro 

forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so 

printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be 

printed or his designee and shall be considered as read. The rule 

provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally 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. 


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EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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

and against the amendment in the nature of a substitute (except 

for clause 9 and 10 of Rule XXI) includes a waiver of Rule XIII, 

clause 4(a), requiring a three-day layover of a committee report. 

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. 151 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1867. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of motion: To grant an open rule with no preprinting 

requirement. 

Results: Defeated 4–9. 

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

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 152 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1867. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for an amendment by Weldon, Dave (FL), #1, which 

would slow the rate of increase in NSF funding should the appropriations for NASA fall below those proposed in the President’s 

FY08 budget for each of years FY2008, FY2009, and FY2010. The 

authorization levels for NSF would be reduced to the previous 

year’s authorization level in any year for which NASA funding fell 

below the levels set in the President’s FY08 budget for FYs 2008– 2010. 

Results: Defeated 5–8. 

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

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

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