[House Report 108-389]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    108-389

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 WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(A) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO THE 
  SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES 
                               COMMITTEE

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 November 20, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
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    Mr. Linder, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 458]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 458, by a nonrecord vote, reports the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a 
two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is 
reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions 
reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the waiver 
to any special rule reported on the legislative day of November 
21, 2003, providing for consideration or disposition of any of 
the following measures: (1) A bill or joint resolution making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2004, or 
any amendment thereto; or (2) A bill or joint resolution making 
general appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, any amendment thereto, or any conference report thereon.

                                
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