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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 110–525 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5349) 

TO EXTEND THE PROTECT AMERICA ACT OF 2007 FOR 

21 DAYS 

FEBRUARY 12, 2008.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 976] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 976, by a record vote of 7 to 4, 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. 5349, which extends the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days, under a closed 

rule. The resolution provides for 60 minutes of debate, with 40 

minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 

minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 

The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 

the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The 

resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The 

resolution waives all points of order against provisions of the bill. 

The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the resolution permits the Chair, during consideration of the bill, to postpone further consideration of it to a time 

designated by the Speaker. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the bill 

and its consideration (except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 

rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of order 

against the bill or its consideration. The waivers of all points of 


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order against the bill and its consideration (except those arising 

under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI) 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: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 431 

Date: February 12, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 5349. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To amend the rule to designate all that follows the resolved clause as ‘‘Sec. 2’’ and redesignate Sec. 2 as Sec. 

3 and insert after the resolved clause and prior to ‘‘Sec. 2’’ the following: ‘‘That upon adoption of this resolution the House, before 

consideration of any order of business other than one motion to adjourn, shall immediately consider in the House a motion to concur 

in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3773) to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure 

for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for 

other purposes.’’

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch—

Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 432 

Date: February 12, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 5349. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Florida. 

Summary of motion: To grant the rule. 

Results: Adopted 7–4. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Yea; Matsui—Yea; Welch—

Yea; Castor—Yea; Arcuri—Yea; Sutton—Yea; Dreier—Nay; DiazBalart—Nay; Hastings (WA)—Nay; Sessions—Nay; Slaughter—

Yea. 

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