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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–675

PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4635, THE DEPARTMENT OF

VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001

JUNE 13, 2000.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, from the Committee on Rules,

submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. Res. 525]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House

Resolution 525, 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. 4635, the

Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, under

an open rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate divided

equally between 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 also waives points of order against provisions in the

bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of Rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in a general appropriations bill

and prohibiting reappropriations in a general appropriations bill)

except as specified in the rule. The rule further waives clause 2(e)

of Rule XXI (prohibiting nonemergency designated amendments to

be offered to an appropriations bill containing an emergency designation) against amendments offered during consideration of the

bill.

The rule authorizes the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole

to accord priority in recognition to Members who have preprinted

their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule allows the

Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during

consideration of the bill, and to reduce voting time to five minutes

on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote.

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Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or without

instructions.

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

contains a waiver of section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act

of 1974 (prohibiting consideration of legislation within the Budget

Committee’s jurisdiction, unless reported by the Budget Committee) because the bill contains emergency funding that was not

designated as such by the Budget Committee, and clause 4 of Rule

XIII (requiring a three day availability of the committee report) because the committee report was not available until Tuesday, June

13th and the bill may be considered by the House as early as

Wednesday, June 14th.

COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the result 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. 109

Date: June 13, 2000.

Measure: H.R. 4635, the Department of Veterans Affairs and

Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Moakley.

Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment by Representatives Obey, Mollohan, and LaFalce to increase Housing for

the Elderly (Sec. 202) by $69 million; increase Housing for the Disabled (Sec. 811) by $9 million; increase Homeless Assistance

Grants by $20 million; increase Housing Opportunities for People

with AIDS (HOPWA) by $9 million. These increases are offset by

items related to Federal Housing Administration single-family

mortgage insurance that were included in H.R. 1776 (American

Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act).

Results: Defeated 3 to 8.

Vote by Members: Goss—Nay; Linder—Nay; Pryce—Nay; DiazBalart—Nay; Myrick—Nay; Sessions—Nay; Reynolds—Nay; Moakley—Yea; Frost—Yea; Hall—Yea; Dreier—Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 110

Date: June 13, 2000.

Measure: H.R. 4635, the Department of Veterans Affairs and

Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Moakley.

Summary of motion: To make in order en bloc the amendments

by Representative Obey that would restore $1.8 billion for housing

programs; $508 million for the National Science Foundation; $323

million for NASA; and increases the amount of emergency appropriations for FEMA to $2.9 billion.

Results: Defeated 3 to 8.

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Vote by Members: Goss—Nay; Linder—Nay; Pryce—Nay; DiazBalart—Nay; Myrick—Nay; Sessions—Nay; Reynolds—Nay; Moakley—Yea; Frost—Yea; Hall—Yea; Dreier—Nay.

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