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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–264 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 986) TO AMEND THE 

WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF 

THE EIGHTMILE RIVER IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AS COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM, AND FOR 

OTHER PURPOSES 

JULY 27, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. CASTOR, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 580] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 580, 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. 986 under a 

closed rule providing one hour of general debate in the House 

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. 

The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the 

nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural 

Resources now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment 

printed in this report, shall be considered as adopted. The rule 

waives all points of order against the bill, as amended, and provides that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The 

rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Finally, the rule provides that the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration 

of the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI) and against the 

bill, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any points of order 

against consideration of the bill or against the bill, as amended. 

The waivers of all points of order are prophylactic in nature. 


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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. 268 

Date: July 27, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 986. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To grant an open rule. 

Results: Defeated 3–7. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 269 

Date: July 27, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 986. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To grant a modified open rule. 

Results: Defeated 3–7. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 270 

Date: July 27, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 986. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for an amendment offered by Rep. Bishop (UT), 

which would secure private property by prohibiting the use of federal funds to condemn land in this bill. 

Results: Defeated 3–7. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—

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

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

A technical amendment on page 7, line 18 of the reported bill 

that replaces ‘‘(a)’’ with ‘‘(b)’’. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

On page 7, line 18 of the reported version of H.R. 986, strike ‘‘(a)’’

and insert ‘‘(b)’’. 

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