[House Report 107-757]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 107-757
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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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October 16 (legislative day, October 15), 2002.--Referred to the House
Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Sessions, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 587]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 587, 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 Wednesday, October 16, 2002, providing
for the consideration or disposition of a joint resolution
making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
2003.
The rule further applies the waiver to any special rule
reported on the legislative day of Wednesday, October 16, 2002,
providing for consideration or disposition of Senate amendments
to the bill (H.R. 5063) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide a special rule for members of the uniformed
services in determining the exclusion of gain from the sale of
a principal residence and to restore the tax exempt status of
death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services.