[House Report 109-613]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     109-613

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5970, ESTATE TAX AND EXTENSION OF 
   TAX RELIEF ACT OF 2006 AND H.R. 4, PENSION PROTECTION ACT OF 2006

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   July 28, 2006.--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. 966]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 966, 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 the consideration of H.R. 5970, 
the Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006, under a 
closed rule. The rule provides one hour of debate on H.R. 5970 
in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 
5970. The rule provides one motion to recommit H.R. 5970.
    The resolution further provides for the consideration of 
H.R. 4, the Pension Protection Act of 2006, under a closed 
rule. The rule provides one hour of debate on H.R. 4 in the 
House equally divided among and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means and 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce. The rule waives all points of 
order against consideration of H.R. 4. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit H.R. 4.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The Committee on Rules is not aware of any points of order 
against consideration of the bills. The waivers of all points 
of order are prophylactic in nature.

                                  
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