[House Report 108-7]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                      108-7

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 18, MAKING 
       FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2003

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  February 4, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 48]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 48, 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 of House Joint 
Resolution 18, making further continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes, under a closed rule. 
The rule provides one hour of debate in the House equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of the joint resolution. Finally, the rule provides one motion 
to recommit.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the joint resolution includes a waiver of Section 302(c) of the 
Congressional Budget Act (prohibiting consideration of a 
committee's legislation providing new budget authority until 
that committee has filed its 302(b) report). Although the 
continuing resolution abides by the 302(b) allocations for 
fiscal year 2003, the waiver of Section 302(c) is technically 
necessary because the Appropriations Committee has not yet 
organized and 302(b) reports have not yet been filed in the 
108th Congress.

                                
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