[House Report 104-126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    104-126
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PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1158, 
   EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE AND 
                     RESCISSIONS, FISCAL YEAR 1995

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May 17, 1995.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 151]
    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 151, 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 waives all points of order against the 
conference report on H.R. 1158, the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations for Disaster Assistance and Rescissions, Fiscal 
Year 1995, and against its consideration. The rule also 
dispenses with the reading of the conference report.
    The waiver of all points of order is taken out of 
precaution to expedite this urgent matter. The blanket waiver 
includes a waiver of clause 2 of rule XXVIII, the three day 
availability requirement for conference reports. The blanket 
waiver also encompasses a waiver of clause 2 of rule XX, which 
provides that conferees may not agree to Senate amendments 
which would violate clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
legislation and unauthorized items on a general appropriations 
bill), unless specifically authorized in advance. Any 
rescission, by its very nature, is technically legislation on 
an appropriations bill because it changes existing law. The 
blanket waiver further includes a waiver of clause 3 of rule 
XXVIII, to protect provisions which exceed the scope of 
differences between the House and the Senate. New matter was 
added in conference that was not in either bill; i.e. the 
Oklahoma City supplemental funding. The incident happened after 
the House and Senate had concluded action. The blanket waiver 
includes a waiver of clause 4 of rule XXVIII, relating to non-
germane Senate matters. The Senate added a commemorative day 
which would not have been a germane amendment if it had been 
offered in the House. Finally the blanket waiver includes a 
waiver of clause 2(b) of rule XXII, which bans commemoratives. 
This waiver is necessary to protect the new commemorative.