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[House Report 111-660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     111-660

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL (H.R. 
    4783) TO ACCELERATE THE INCOME TAX BENEFITS FOR CHARITABLE CASH 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE RELIEF OF VICTIMS OF THE EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE, AND 
 TO EXTEND THE PERIOD FROM WHICH SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE RELIEF OF 
         VICTIMS OF THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI MAY BE ACCELERATED

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 November 29, 2010.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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 Mr.  Perlmutter, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1736]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1736, 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 the consideration of the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 4783, the Claims Resolution Act of 2010. The 
resolution makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the 
Committee on Natural Resources that the House concur in the 
Senate amendments to H.R. 4783. The resolution provides one 
hour of debate on the motion, with 50 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Natural Resources and 10 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means. The resolution waives all points 
of order against consideration of the motion. Finally, the 
resolution provides that the Senate amendments shall be 
considered as read.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the motion includes a waiver of clause 10 of rule XXI 
(prohibiting consideration of any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report if the provisions of such 
measure affecting direct spending and revenues have the net 
effect of increasing the deficit or reducing the surplus), and 
a waiver of Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act 
(prohibiting consideration of legislation, as reported, 
providing new budget authority, change in revenues, change in 
public debt, new entitlement authority, or new credit authority 
for a fiscal year until the budget resolution for that year has 
been agreed to).

                            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. 501

    Date: November 29, 2010.
    Measure: Senate amendments to H.R. 4783.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order an amendment by Rep. 
Hastings (WA), #1, which would limit the total amount awarded 
for attorneys' fees, expenses, and costs to no more than $50 
million.
    Results: Defeated 2-6.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Perlmutter--
Nay; Pingree--Nay; Polis--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Foxx--Yea; 
Slaughter--Nay.

                                  
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