[House Report 106-401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]





106th Congress                                                   Report
  1st Session           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                106-401

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WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 
   2670, DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND 
               RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000

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  October 19, 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. 335]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 335, 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 to accompany H.R. 2670, the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, and against its 
consideration. The rule further provides that the conference 
report shall be considered as read.
    The waiver of all points of order includes a waiver of 
clause 8 of rule XXII (requiring a three-day layover of a 
conference report) because the conference report was not made 
available until Tuesday, October 19, and may be considered as 
early as Wednesday, October 20. Also, the waiver of all points 
of order includes a waiver of clause 9 of rule XXII 
(prohibiting matters not specifically committed to the 
conference from being included in the conference report).

                                

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