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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–226 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2956) TO REQUIRE 

THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO COMMENCE THE REDUCTION OF THE 

NUMBER OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN IRAQ TO A LIMITED 

PRESENCE BY APRIL 1, 2008, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JULY 11, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mrs. SLAUGHTER, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 533] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 533, 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. 2956, the ‘‘Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act,’’ under a closed rule. The 

resolution provides for four hours of debate, with three hours 

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services and one hour 

equally divided and controlled by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

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 resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as read. 

The resolution provides one motion to recommit. 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 rule waives all points of order against the bill and 

its consideration (except for those arising under clauses 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 

order against the bill and its consideration 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. 244 

Date: July 11, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2956. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To grant an open rule. 

Results: Defeated 3–9. 

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

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; 

Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 245 

Date: July 11, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2956. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

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

Wolf (VA), #2, which inserts the text of the Iraq Study Group Recommendations Implementation Act of 2002. 

Results: Defeated 4–9. 

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

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 246 

Date: July 11, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2956. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To revise the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute by Rep. Wolf (VA), #2, which inserts the text of the 

Iraq Study Group Recommendations Implementation Act of 2002, 

by dropping the non-germane sections 2 and 10, and make it in 

order and provide the appropriate waivers. 

Results: Defeated 4–9. 

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

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

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