[House Report 108-338] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 108th Congress Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 108-338 ====================================================================== WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 3289, EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR DEFENSE AND FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, 2004 _______ October 30, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 424] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 424, 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 waives all points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 3289, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004, and against its consideration. Finally, the rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. 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. 215 Date: October 30, 2003. Measure: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3289-- Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004. Motion by: Mr. Frost. Summary of motion: To make in order a concurrent resolution that would direct the enrolling clerk to make the following changes in the conference report: (1) Accept the Senate language that would turn $10 billion of the Iraqi reconstruction funds into a loan unless other nation forgive at least 90 percent of Iraq's foreign debt. (2) Restore the $1.3 billion in funding for Veterans health care that was in the Senate bill. Results: Defeated 4 to 8. Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz- Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Frost--Yea; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Dreier--Nay.