[House Report 110-498]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-498

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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE 
   AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (H.R. 2764) MAKING 
  APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2008, AND FOR 
  CONSIDERATION OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION (H.J. RES. 72) MAKING FURTHER 
   CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2008, AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

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 December 19, 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. 893]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 893, 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 rule provides for the consideration of two measures. 
The first measure is a motion by the chairman of the Committee 
on Appropriations to concur in the Senate amendment to the 
House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2764, the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2008. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the motion except for clause 10 of 
rule XXI; provides that the Senate amendment and the motion 
shall be considered as read; and provides one hour of debate on 
the motion equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The second measure is H.J. Res. 72, providing further 
continuing appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008. The closed rule 
waives all points of order against the joint resolution and 
against its consideration except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI; provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as 
read; provides one hour of general debate in the House equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations; and allows for one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    The rule also provides that the Chair may postpone further 
consideration of either measure to a time designated by the 
Speaker. Finally, the rule tables House Resolution 849.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the motion (except for clause 10 of rule XXI), 
all points of order against consideration of the joint 
resolution (except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI), and all 
points of order against provisions of the joint resolution, the 
Committee is not aware of any points of order against either 
measure. The waivers are prophylactic.

                                  
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