[House Report 106-291]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-291

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WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 
            2488, THE TAXPAYER REFUND AND RELIEF ACT OF 1999

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  August 5 (legislative day, August 4), 1999.--Referred to the House 
                   Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 274]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 274, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                  SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF RESOLUTION

    The resolution waives all points of order against the 
conference report on H.R. 2488, the ``Taxpayer Refund and 
Relief Act of 1999,'' and against its consideration. The rule 
provides that the conference report be considered as read. The 
rule further provides one hour of debate on the conference 
report, divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. Finally, 
the rule provides that clause 5(b) of rule XXI (requiring a 
three-fifths vote on any amendment or measure containing a 
federal income tax rate increase) shall not apply to the 
question of adoption of the conference report and to any 
subsequent conference report or to any motion to dispose of an 
amendment between the houses on the bill.
    The blanket waiver includes a waiver of clause 4(a) of Rule 
XIII requiring a three-day layover of the committee report). 
The conference report was filed on Wednesday, August 4, and is 
scheduled for consideration on the floor as early as Thursday, 
August 5.

                                  
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