[House Report 104-640]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-640
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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROVIDING 
 
   FOR ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY 

                          DISTRICT WORK PERIOD

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   June 26, 1996.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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 Mr. Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 465]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 465, by a non-record 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 in the House 
of a concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment of the 
House and Senate over the Independence Day district work 
period. All points of order are waived against the resolution 
and its consideration.
    While adjournment resolutions are ordinarily privileged, a 
point of order could be raised against the July 4th district 
work period adjournment resolution on grounds that it violates 
sections 309 and 310(f) of the Budget Act which prohibit the 
House of Representatives from adjourning for more than three 
days in July unless the House has completed action on all 
appropriations bills and any required reconciliation 
legislation, respectively. Since the House has not completed 
all action on either class of legislation, the rule is 
necessary to consider the July 4th adjournment resolution, 
absent a unanimous consent agreement.
    Finally it should be noted that adjournment resolutions are 
not debatable. This means that, after the adoption of the rule, 
when the adjournment resolution is called-up, the House would 
proceed to a vote on it without further debate.

                                
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