[House Report 110-299]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-299

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   WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(A) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO 
  CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON 
                                 RULES

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   August 3, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 614]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 614, 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 resolutions reported through the legislative day of 
Monday, August 6, 2007, providing for consideration of any of 
the following: (1) The bill (H.R. 3222) making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes and (2) A bill to 
amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to 
establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic 
surveillance.
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