[House Report 106-46] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 106th Congress Report 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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 R E P O R T [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 voting 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.