```

[House Report 106-69]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

106th Congress                                                   Report
1st Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 106-69

=======================================================================

 
PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4, DECLARATION OF POLICY OF THE 
      UNITED STATES CONCERNING NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE DEPLOYMENT

                                _______
                                

   March 17, 1999.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

                                _______

   Mr. Reynolds, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 120]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 120, by a record vote of 8 to 3, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                  summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 4, 
the ``Declaration of Policy of the United States Concerning 
National Missile Defense Deployment'' under a closed rule. The 
rule provides 2 hours of debate divided equally between the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.
    Additionally, the rule provides that it will be in order, 
upon receipt of a message from the Senate transmitting H.R. 4 
with Senate amendments, to consider in the House a motion 
offered by the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or his 
designee that the House disagree to the Senate amendments and 
request or agree to a conference with the Senate.

                            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. 6

    Date: March 17, 1999.
    Measure: H.R. 4, Declaration of Policy of the United States 
Concerning National Missile Defense Deployment.
    Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of motion: To make in order the Allen (ME) 
amendment in the nature of a substitute; waive all points of 
order against it; and to provide sixty minutes of debate 
thereon, equally divided and controlled between the proponent 
and opponent.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; 
Moakley--Yea; Hall--Yea; Slaughter--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 7

    Date: March 17, 1999.
    Measure: H.R. 4, Declaration of Policy of the United States 
Concerning National Missile Defense Deployment.
    Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of motion: To increase the debate time from 2 hours 
to 3 hours.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; 
Moakley--Yea; Hall--Yea; Slaughter--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 8

    Date: March 17, 1999.
    Measure: H.R. 4, Declaration of Policy of the United States 
Concerning National Missile Defense Deployment.
    Motion by: Mr. Goss.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 4.
    Results: Adopted 8-3.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Yea; Linder--Yea; Pryce--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Reynolds--Yea; 
Moakley--Nay; Hall--Nay; Slaughter--Nay; Dreier--Yea.

                                

```