COMMITTEE ACTION: REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 8-1 on Monday, September 15, 2008.
FLOOR ACTION: ADOPTED BY RECORD VOTE 229-194 AFTER AGREEING TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION BY RECORD VOTE 238-185 on Tuesday, September 16, 2008.
MANAGERS:Slaughter/Hastings (WA)
110th Congress
2nd Session
H.R. 6899 - Comprehensive American Energy Security and
Consumer Protection Act
- Closed rule.
- Provides three hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
- Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
- Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
- Waives all points of order against provisions of the bill. This waiver does not affect the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI (regarding earmark disclosure).
- Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
- 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.
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RESOLUTION
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 6899) to advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions of the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) three hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources; and (2) one motion to recommit.
Sec. 2. During consideration of H.R. 6899 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to such time as may be designated by the Speaker.
