[House Report 109-306]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    109-306

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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 17, 2005.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 563]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 563, by a non-record vote, report 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 
18, 2005, providing for consideration or disposition of any of 
the following measures: (1) A bill or joint resolution making 
general appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2006, any amendment thereto, or any conference report thereon; 
(2) A conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3199) to 
extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and 
for other purposes; (3) A bill or joint resolution relating to 
flood insurance; (4) A bill to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006.

                                  
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