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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 110–660 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6049) TO AMEND THE 

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION, TO EXTEND CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS, TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RELIEF, AND 

FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

MAY 20, 2008.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

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

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 1212] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 1212, by a non-record 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. 6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, under a closed rule. 

The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 

controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order 

against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule 

XXI. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now 

printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as 

amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

provisions of the bill, as amended, are waived. This waiver does not 

affect the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI (regarding earmark disclosure). 

The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides that, notwithstanding the operation of 

the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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

(except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI) includes a waiver of rule 

XIII, clause 4, requiring a three-day layover of the committee report; includes a waiver of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII regarding a 

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mittee report; and includes a waiver of section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act, prohibiting consideration of legislation, as reported, providing new budget authority, change in revenues, 

change in public debt, new entitlement authority, or new credit authority for a fiscal year until the budget resolution for that year 

has been agreed to. Although the rule waives all points of order 

against the provisions of the bill, as amended, the Committee is not 

aware of any points of order. The waiver of all points of order is 

prophylactic in nature. 

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. 501 

Date: May 20, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 6049. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To make in order an amendment in the nature of a substitute by Rep. McCrery. 

Results: Defeated 3–8. 

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

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

Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 502 

Date: May 20, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 6049. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Brady, Kevin (TX), #2, which 

would strike Section 311, the ‘‘Attorney-Advanced Expenses’’ provi- sion. The amendment would then apply the $1.572 billion (over ten 

years) towards further lowering the floor of the refundable child 

credit (Section 302) over the same period. 

Results: Defeated 3–8. 

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 503 

Date: May 20, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 6049. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Brady, Kevin (TX), #3, which 

expresses the Sense of Congress that the extenders bill should not 

be funded by offsets, but rather through spending reductions in the 

110th Congress to be determined by the Appropriations Committee. 

Results: Defeated 3–8. 

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


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

Rules Committee record vote No. 504 

Date: May 20, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 6049. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Brady, Kevin (TX), #1, which 

would extend the deduction for state and local sales taxes for a period of two years (through Jan 1, 2010), rather than the one year 

extension in the bill. 

Results: Defeated 3–8. 

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 505 

Date: May 20, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 6049. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Roskam (MI), which would provide states and local units of government a tax credit for bi-fuel vehicles. 

Results: Defeated 3–8. 

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 506 

Date: May 20, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 6049. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Shadegg (AZ), which would require that only those alternative fuels made for consumption in the 

United States be eligible for current tax credits. 

Results: Defeated 3–8. 

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

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

Nay. 

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