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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 110–629 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE BILL (H.R. 2419) TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUATION 

OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2012, AND FOR 

OTHER PURPOSES 

MAY 13, 2008.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. CARDOZA, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 1189 ] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 1189, by a record vote of 7 to 4, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution waives all points of order against the conference 

report on H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 

2007 and against its consideration. The rule provides one hour of 

general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture. The 

rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as 

read. The rule provides one motion to recommit. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against the conference report 

and against its consideration includes a waiver of clause 8 of rule 

XXII (requiring a three-day layover of conference reports and the 

accompanying joint explanatory statement). Although the rule 

waives all points of order against the conference report and against 

its consideration, the conference report does not violate clause 9 of 

rule XXI. It should be noted that the conference report uses the 

CBO 2007 baseline, the year in which the bill passed both the 

House and the Senate, and under that baseline CBO has determined that the conference report will not increase the deficit in either the 2008–2012 or the 2008–2017 scoring window. Therefore, 

while there is a technical violation of clause 10 of rule XXI, the 

conference report complies with the rule by remaining budget neutral with no net increase in direct spending. 


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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. 492 

Date: May 13, 2008. 

Measure: Conference report on H.R. 2419. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: Add a new section at the end of the resolution as follows: That upon adoption of this resolution, H.R. 2642 

(FY2008 Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations 

bill) and H.R. 2638 (FY2008 Homeland Security Appropriations 

bill), and their accompanying papers are laid on the table. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

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

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—

Yea. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 493 

Date: May 13, 2008. 

Measure: Conference report on H.R. 2419. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: Waive all points of order against the conference report except for Clause 10 of rule XXI. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

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

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—

Yea. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 494 

Date: May 13, 2008. 

Measure: Conference report on H.R. 2419. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (FL). 

Summary of motion: To report the rule. 

Results: Adopted 7–4. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Yea; Hastings (FL)—Yea; Matsui—Yea; Welch—Yea; Castor—Yea; Arcuri—Yea; Sutton—Yea; 

Dreier—Nay; Diaz-Balart—Nay; Hastings (WA)—Nay; Sessions—

Nay. 

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