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109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 109–94 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2419, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS 

FOR ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2006, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

MAY 23, 2005.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 291] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 291, 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 H.R. 2419, a bill 

making appropriations for energy and water development for the 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, 

under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate 

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives 

all points of order against consideration of the bill. 

Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for amendment by paragraph. The rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an 

appropriations bill), except as specified in the resolution. The rule 

authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members 

who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional 

Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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

includes a waiver of clause 4(c) of rule XIII (requiring the three day 

availability of printed hearings and reports on general appropriation bills), because at the time the Committee on Rules reported 

the rule for consideration of the bill printed hearings had not yet 

been made available by the Committee on Committee. 

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The waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) 

against provisions in the bill is necessary, because there are numerous unauthorized appropriations and legislative provisions bill. 

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. 60 

Date: May 23, 2005. 

Measure: H.R. 2419, a bill making appropriations for energy and 

water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 

and for other purposes. 

Motion By: Mrs. Slaughter. 

Summary of Motion: To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 

Schwartz, which increases funding for the Department of Energy 

by $250 million in fiscal year 2006 to accelerate the research, development, demonstration, and deployment of new energy technologies. The increase in funding would be offset by reducing the 

tax cuts provided in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and the Jobs and Growth Relief Reconciliation 

Act of 2003 by .78 percent for taxpayers with a calendar year 2006 

adjusted gross income in excess of $1 million. 

Results: Defeated 4 to 6. 

Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart—Nay; Putnam—Nay; Capito—

Nay; Bishop—Nay; Gingrey—Nay; Slaughter—Yea; McGovern—

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

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