[House Report 104-855]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-855
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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS IN PREPARATION 
           FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SECOND SESSION SINE DIE

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 September 27, 1996.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Ms. Pryce, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following
                              R E P O R T
                       [To accompany H. Res. 546]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 546, 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 of certain 
resolutions in preparation for the adjournment sine die of the 
second session of the 104th Congress. These include: (1) a 
joint resolution waiving certain enrollment requirements for 
any appropriations bill, subject to one-hour of consideration 
in the House; (2) a joint resolution appointing the day for the 
convening of the first session of the 105th Congress and a day 
for counting the electoral votes for President and Vice 
President, subject to one-hour of debate in the House; (3) the 
self-executed adoption of a House resolution authorizing the 
commencement of organizing caucuses for the 105th Congress on 
or after November 15, 1996; (4) the self-executed adoption of a 
House resolution providing for the printing of a revised 
edition of the House Rules and Manual for the 105th Congress; 
(5) authorizing the filing of committee investigative reports 
after the adjournment sine die of the second session; (6) 
authorizing the filing and printing of committee activity 
reports; (7) authorizing the Speaker and Minority Leader to 
accept resignations and make certain appointments following the 
adjournment sine die of the 104th Congress; (8) authorizing 
committee and subcommittee chairmen and ranking minority 
members to revise and extend their remarks in the Record 
summarizing the work of their committees; and (9) authorizing 
all House Members to revise and extend their remarks in the 
Record on matters that occur prior to the sine die adjournment 
of the second session.