[House Report 108-390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    108-390

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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 
                                printed

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                Ms. Pryce, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 459]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 459, by a record vote of 7 to 3, 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 a 
conference report to accompany H.R. 1, the Medicare 
Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 217

    Date: November 20, 2003.
    Measure: 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.
    Motion by: Mr. Linder.
    Summary of motion: To report the resolution.
    Results: Agreed to 7 to 3.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Yea; Pryce--Yea; Hastings (WA)--
Yea; Myrick--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Reynolds--Yea; Frost--Nay; 
McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; Dreier--Yea.

                                
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