[House Report 106-657]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 106-657
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PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4577, THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR,
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATION BILL, 2001
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June 7, 2000.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Ms. Pryce of Ohio, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 518]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 518, 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. 4577,
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 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 provides that the amendments printed in
part A of this report shall be considered as adopted. The rule
waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or
legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against
provisions in the bill, as amended, except as otherwise
specified in the rule.
The rule further provides that the amendment printed in
part B of this report may be offered only by a Member
designated in this report and only at the appropriate point in
the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of
the Whole. All points of order against the amendment printed in
part B of this report are waived. The rule also waives clause
2(e) of rule XXI (prohibiting non-emergency designated
amendments to be offered to an appropriations bill containing
an emergency designation) against amendments offered during
consideration of the bill.
Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Record
prior to their consideration will be given priority in
recognition to offer their amendments if otherwise consistent
with House rules. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole
may postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and reduce
voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote
follows a fifteen minute vote. The rule provides for one motion
to recommit, with or without instructions. Finally, the rule
lays H. Res. 515 on the table.
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. 106
Date: June 7, 2000.
Measure: H.R. 4577, Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation
Bill, 2001.
Motion By: Mr. Moakley.
Summary of Motion: To make in order en block the amendments
offered by Rep. Obey, which consist of the eleven Democrat
amendments that were defeated by a record vote in the
Appropriations Committee markup of H.R. 4577.
Results: Defeated 1 to 8.
Vote by Member: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay;
Moakley--Yea; Dreier--Nay.
PART A
summary of amendments considered as adopted under the rule for h.r.
4577, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 2001
Porter: Strikes the changes in Continuing Disability
Reviews and reduces funding for Pell Grants by $48 million, but
does not reduce the maximum Pell Grant payment.
Porter: Provides for a rescission from the Child Care and
Development Block Grant of any funds appropriated in excess of
the $23.5 billion advanced appropriation cap contained in the
FY 2001 Concurrent Budget Resolution, except that such
rescission shall not cause the Child Care and Development Block
Grant to go below the funding level provided in FY 2000.
PART B
summary of amendment made in order under the rule for h.r. 4577
Wilson: Appropriates $25 million for the 21st Century
Teacher Scholarships Act, which addresses the national problem
of teacher shortage, if it is enacted into law. Cuts $25
million from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) as an offset. (10 MINUTES)
PART A
Text of amendments considered as adopted under the rule:
Page 56, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert the
following: ``(reduced by $48,000,000)''.
Page 72, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the
following: ``(reduced by $35,000,000)''.
Page 72, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert the
following: ``(reduced by $35,000,000)''.
Page 73, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert the
following: ``(reduced by $70,000,000)''.
Page 74, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert the
following: ``(reduced by $70,000,000)''.
Page 74, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert the
following: ``(reduced by $70,000,000)''.
Page 74, strike the sentence beginning on line 23.
Page 84, after line 21, insert the following new section:
Sec. 518. If the total level of discretionary advance
appropriations for fiscal year 2002 and subsequent fiscal years
provided in general appropriation Acts for fiscal year 2001
exceeds $23,500,000,000, there shall be rescinded from the
amount made available in this Act for fiscal year 2002 under
the heading ``Administration for Children and Families--
payments to states for the child care and development block
grant'' an amount sufficient to reduce the total level of such
discretionary advance appropriations to $23,500,000,000:
Provided, That the rescission shall not exceed an amount that
would cause the amount provided under such heading to be less
than the amount provided for fiscal year 2001 in the
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into
law by section 1000(a)4) of Public Law 106-113).
PART B
Text of Amendment Made in Order Under the Rule
An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wilson or a designee,
Debatable for 10 minutes
Page 84, after line 21, insert the following new section:
Sec. 518. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are
revised by reducing the amount made available for
``Occupational Safety and Health Administration--salaries and
expenses'', and increasing the amount made available for
``higher education'', by $25,000,000, to be used to carry out
the 21st Century Teaching Scholarships Act, if such legislation
is enacted.