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109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 109–481 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5441, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 

2007 

MAY 24, 2006.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 836] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 836, 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 H.R. 5441, the 

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007, 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. 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 preprinted 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 (availability of printed 

hearings from the Committee on Appropriations). 

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 numerVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:51 May 25, 2006 Jkt 049008 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR481.XXX HR481

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ous unauthorized appropriations and legislative provisions in the 

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. 208 

Date: May 24, 2006. 

Measure: H.R. 5441, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007. 

Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for the amendment by Representative Obey which 

provides additional funding of $3.5 billion for border, port, transit, 

and aviation security, and to increase preparedness for disasters 

and attacks. Fully offset by reduction in millionaire tax cuts. The 

additional funding in the amendment would allow the bill to fully 

meet the border requirements mandated in the Intelligence Reform 

Act. 

Results: Defeated 4 to 8. 

Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart—Nay; Hastings (WA)—Nay; Sessions—Nay; Capito—Nay; Cole—Nay; Bishop—Nay; Gingrey—Nay; 

Slaughter—Yea; McGovern—Yea; Hastings (FL)—Yea; Matsui—

Yea; Dreier—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 209 

Date: May 24, 2006. 

Measure: H.R. 5441, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007. 

Motion by: Mr. McGovern. 

Summary of motion: To waive clause 2 of rule XXI for section 

536 of the bill. 

Results: Defeated 4 to 8. 

Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart—Nay; Hastings (WA)—Nay; Sessions—Nay; Capito—Nay; Cole—Nay; Bishop—Nay; Gingrey—Nay; 

Slaughter—Yea; McGovern—Yea; Hastings (FL)—Yea; Matsui—

Yea; Dreier—Nay. 

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