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109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 109–11 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 27, JOB 

TRAINING IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2005 

MARCH 1, 2005.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 126] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 126, by a non-record 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 H.R. 27, the Job Training Improvement Act of 2005, under a structured rule. The rule 

provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 

by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce. 

The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original 

bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. 

The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in this 

report. The rule provides that the amendments printed in this report may be considered only in the order printed in this report, 

may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall 

be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in 

this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in 

the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order 

against the amendments printed in this report. The rule provides 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII 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. 6 

Date: March 1, 2005. 

Measure: H.R. 27, Job Training Improvement Act of 2005. 

Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter. 

Summary of motion: To report an open rule. 

Results: Defeated 3 to 7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (WA)—Nay; Putnam—Nay; Capito— 

Nay; Cole—Nay; Bishop—Nay; Gingrey—Nay; Slaughter—Yea; 

McGovern—Yea; Hastings (FL)—Yea; Dreier—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 7 

Date: March 1, 2005. 

Measure: H.R. 27, Job Training Improvement Act of 2005. 

Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Mr. Kildee which creates a separate authorization for infrastructure funding of one stop 

centers. 

Results: Defeated 3 to 7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (WA)—Nay; Putnam—Nay; Capito— 

Nay; Cole—Nay; Bishop—Nay; Gingrey—Nay; Slaughter—Yea; 

McGovern—Yea; Hastings (FL)—Yea; Dreier—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 8 

Date: March 1, 2005. 

Measure H.R. 27, Job Training Improvement Act of 2005. 

Motion by: Mr. McGovern. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Mr. Tierney which 

strikes the provisions that would consolidate the funding of Adult, 

Dislocated Worker, and Employment Service. 

Results: Defeated 3 to 7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (WA)—Nay; Putnam—Nay; Capito— 

Nay; Cole—Nay; Bishop—Nay; Gingrey—Nay; Slaughter—Yea; 

McGovern—Yea; Hastings (FL)—Yea; Dreier—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 9 

Date: March 1, 2005. 

Measure: H.R. 27, Job Training Improving Act of 2005. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Florida. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Mr. Kildee which 

strikes the provisions regarding Personal Reemployment Accounts. 

Results: Defeated 3 to 7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (WA)—Nay; Putnam—Nay; Capito— 

Nay; Cole—Nay; Bishop—Nay; Gingrey—Nay; Slaughter—Yea; 

McGovern—Yea; Hastings (FL)—Yea; Dreier—Nay. 

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SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Tierney: Strikes all provisions related to youth. (10 minutes) 

2. Vela ́zquez: Allows unemployed workers to use their Personal 

Reemployment Account funds to cover the borrower guarantee 

costs of 7(a) loans. (10 minutes) 

3. Scott (VA)/Woolsey/Van Hollen/Frank/Edwards/Nadler: Strikes 

the provision that protects the hiring rights of faith-based organizations when they participate in WIA program. (60 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER 

1. AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TIERNEY OF

MASSACHUSETTS, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike sections 111 and 119. 

In section 101(1), strike ‘‘paragraphs (13) and’’ and all that follows through ‘‘through (24)’’ and insert ‘‘paragraph (24) and redesignating paragraphs (1) through (23) as paragraphs (3) through 

(25)’’. 

In section 101(8), strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert a period. 

Strike paragraph (9) of section 101. 

In the table of contents in section 2 of the bill, strike the items 

related to section 111 and redesignate succeeding items accordingly. 

In the table of contents in section 2 of the bill, strike the item 

related to section 119 and redesignate succeeding items accordingly. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE VELA ́ ZQUEZ

OF NEW YORK, OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In subsection (e)(7)(A)(i) of the matter proposed to be inserted by 

section 123, add at the end the following: 

‘‘(IV) Borrower guarantee fees for loans made 

pursuant to section 7(a) of the Small Business Act 

(15 U.S.C. 636(a)).’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT OF

VIRGINIA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 60 MINUTES

Strike section 129. 

In the table of contents in section 2 of the bill, strike the item 

relating to section 129, and redesignate succeeding sections accordingly. 

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