[House Report 108-129]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
108th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 108-129
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WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R.
2, JOBS AND GROWTH TAX RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2003
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May 22, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Reynolds, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 253]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 253, 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 waives all points of order against the
conference report to accompany H.R. 2, the Jobs and Growth Tax
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, and against its
consideration. The rule provides that the conference report
shall be considered as read.
The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Ways and Means. The rule provides that the
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
conference report to final adoption without intervening motion
except one motion to recommit.
Finally, the rule provides that the yeas and nays shall be
considered as ordered on the question of adoption of the
conference report and that clause 5(b) of rule XXI (requiring a
three-fifths vote on any measure containing a federal income
tax rate increase) shall not apply to the conference report.