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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 106–46

PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 800, THE

EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 1999

MARCH 9, 1999.—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. 100]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House

Resolution 100, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 800, the

‘‘Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999’’ under a modified

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

equally between the chairman and ranking minority member of the

Committee on Education and the Workforce.

The rule waives clause 4(a) of rule XXIII (requiring a three-day

layover of the committee report) against consideration of the bill.

The waiver is necessary because the Education and the Workforce

Committee was not able to file its report until Monday, March 8,

and the bill may be considered in the House on Wednesday, March

10.

The rule provides that the amendment process shall not exceed

5 hours. The rule makes in order the Committee on Education and

the Workforce amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for purpose of amendment, which

shall be considered as read.

The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the

Congressional Record. The rule further provides that each amendment printed in the Congressional Record may be offered only by

the Member who caused it to be printed or his designee, and each

amendment shall be considered as read.

The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to

postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to reduce vot-
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ing time to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows

a fifteen minute vote.

Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with or

without instructions.

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. 1

Date: March 9, 1999.

Measure: H.R. 800, the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of

1999.

Motion by: Mr. Moakley.

Summary of motion: Waive points of order against an amendment by Mr. Clay and Mr. Wu, the Class Size Reduction Act.

Results: Defeated 3–6.

Vote by Members: Goss—Nay; Linder—Nay; Hastings—Nay;

Myrick—Nay; Reynolds—Nay; Moakley—Yea; Frost—Yea; Slaughter—Yea; Dreier—Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 2

Date: March 9, 1999.

Measure: H.R. 800, the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of

1999.

Motion by: Mr. Frost.

Summary of motion: Strike the provisions requiring pre-printing

of amendments and a 5 hour time cap on the amendment process.

Results: Defeated 3–7.

Vote by Members: Goss—Nay; Linder—Nay; Hastings—Nay;

Myrick—Nay; Sessions—Nay; Reynolds—Nay; Moakley—Yea;

Frost—Yea; Slaughter—Yea; Dreier—Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 3

Date: March 9, 1999.

Measure: H.R. 800, the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of

1999.

Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.

Summary of motion: Exclude voting time and intervening business from the amendment process time cap.

Results: Defeated 3–7.

Vote by Members: Goss—Nay; Linder—Nay; Hastings—Nay;

Myrick—Nay; Sessions—Nay; Reynolds—Nay; Moakley—Yea;

Frost—Yea; Slaughter—Yea; Dreier—Nay.

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