[House Report 107-503]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



107th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     107-503

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 96, PROPOSING A 
   TAX LIMITATION AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

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   June 11, 2002.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 439]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 439, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                summary of provisions of the resolution

    The resolution provides for consideration in the House of 
House Joint Resolution 96, proposing a tax limitation amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States, under a modified 
closed rule. The rule provides two hours of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
    The resolution provides for an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute if offered by the Minority Leader or his designee 
and printed in the Congressional Record, which shall be 
considered as read and shall be separately debatable for one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.

                                
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