[House Report 109-670]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]






109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     109-670

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4844, FEDERAL ELECTION INTEGRITY 
                              ACT OF 2006

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 September 19, 2006.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mrs. Capito, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1015]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1015, 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. 4844, 
the Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006, 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 House Administration. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
    The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute as reported by the Committee on House Administration 
shall be considered as adopted. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill includes waivers of: clause 4(a) of rule XIII 
(requiring the 3-day layover of the committee report); clause 
3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 308(a) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 (requiring a Congressional Budget Office 
cost estimate in the committee report on any legislation 
containing new budget authority, new spending authority, new 
credit authority or a change in revenues); clause 3(d)(2) of 
rule XIII (requiring the inclusion in the report of a committee 
cost estimate); section 425 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 (the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act); and H. Res. 1000 of the 
109th Congress (requiring the inclusion in the report of a list 
of earmarks contained in the bill or report).

                                  
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