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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–2 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 6, CREATING 

LONG-TERM ENERGY ALTERNATIVES FOR THE NATION 

(CLEAN ENERGY) ACT OF 2007 

JANUARY 16, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the

following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 66] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 66, by a record vote of 8 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. 6 Creating 

Long-term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN Energy) 

under a closed rule. The rule provides three hours of debate in the 

House with 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 

Ways and Means, 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 

Natural Resources, 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by 

the Committee on Agriculture, and 30 minutes equally divided and 

controlled by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the 

Committee on Science and Technology. 

The rule waives all points of order against the bill and against 

its consideration except for clause 9 and 10 of Rule XXI. The rule 

provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The 

rule also provides that during consideration of H.R. 6 pursuant to 

this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a 

time designated by the Speaker. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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

bill (except for clause 9 and 10 of Rule XXI) includes a waiver of 


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Section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act—Prohibiting consideration of legislation 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. 9 

Date: January 16, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 6. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of motion: To grant an open rule. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Sutton—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions— Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 10 

Date: January 16, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 6 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Renzi to continue to fund for 

an additional seven years the payment formula set forth in the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determinaton Act of 2000, 

which expired at the end of 2006. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Sutton—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions— Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 11 

Date: January 16, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 6. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Camp to create a new tax credit 

for consumers and businesses on the purchase of a new plug-in hybrid vehicle. The credit is an amount equal to 10 percent of the cost 

of any qualified plug-in hybrid vehicle with a maximum amount 

equaling $4,000. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Sutton—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions— Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 12 

Date: January 16, 2007. 


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Measure: H.R. 6. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Cole to encourage the installation of qualified wind energy properties, defined as a wind turbine 

that has 100 kilowatts or less of rated capacity; meets the most recent performance standards published by the American Wind Energy Association; and is used to generate electricity. The amendment provides a tax credit of 30 percent of the installation, 10 percent after December 31, 2015. The Joint Committee on Taxation 

scored a version of this bill in 2003 with a 75 kilowatt max/$1,000 

per year limit at $24 million over ten years. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Sutton—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions— Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 13 

Date: January 16, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 6. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Conaway to exempt domestic 

producers who reinvest over 75% of their earnings into oil and gas 

production that year. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Sutton—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions— Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 14 

Date: January 16, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 6. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Hastert to provide that additional Federal receipts by reason of enactment of H.R. 6 be used 

to fund fully the loan guarantee provision (Title XVII), and the coal 

provision (Title IV) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the remaining funds to be dedicated to deficit reduction. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Sutton—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—

Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 15 

Date: January 16, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 6. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment in the nature of a substitute by Rep. 

McCrery. The substitute strikes all language following the enacting 


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clause and inserts several new provisions. Title I of the substitute 

contains several tax incentives for sources of alternative and renewable energy, including tax credits for solar energy, cellulosic 

ethanol, fuel derived from coal and for plug-in hybrid automobiles. 

Title II sets aside a trust for funding these alternative sources of 

energy. Title III of the substitute modifies the rules governing certain oil exploration leases granted in 1998 and 1999 to better reflect current market conditions for oil. Title IV repeals the prohibition against production of oil and gas from the Artic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and any leasing or development leading to 

such production. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Sutton—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—

Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 16 

Date: January 16, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 6. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Nunes to extend the $.50/gallon 

Coal-to-Liquid (CTL) excise tax credit from the current sunset of 

2009 to 2023 and set an overall cap of $750 million. The CTL credit 

would be phased out as the price per barrel of oil goes above $45 

and will disappear at $55 a barrel. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Sutton—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—

Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 17 

Date: January 16, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 6. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Hulshof to extend the ethanol 

tax incentives through December 31, 2011. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Sutton—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—

Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 18 

Date: January 16, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 6. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Shimkus to identify domestic 

coal resources as included in Title III. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 


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Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Sutton—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions— Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 19 

Date: January 16, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 6. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Bartlett to provide that the 

funds in Title III of H.R. 6 offset the cost of purchasing fuel from 

domestically produced coal to provide the Armed Forces with an 

additional source of fuel for military applications while advancing 

commercialization of coal-to-liquid technology. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Sutton—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions— Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 20 

Date: January 16, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 6. 

Motion by: Mr. McGovern. 

Summary of motion: To report the rule. 

Results: Adopted 8–4. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Yea; Hastings (FL)—Yea; Matsui—Yea; Cardoza—Yea; Welch—Yea; Castor—Yea; Sutton—Yea; 

Dreier—Nay; Diaz-Balart—Nay; Hastings (WA)—Nay; Sessions— Nay; Slaughter—Yea. 

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