[House Report 110-348] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 110th Congress Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110-348 ====================================================================== PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION (H.J. RES. 52) MAKING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2008, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES _______ September 25, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mrs. Slaughter, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 677] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 677, 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 consideration of H.J. Res. 52, making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes, under a closed rule. The resolution 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. The resolution waives all points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration (except for clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI). The resolution also provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides that the Chair may postpone further consideration of the joint resolution to a time designated by the Speaker and tables House Resolution 659. EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS The waiver of all points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration includes a waiver of section 302 of the Budget Act (prohibiting the consideration of legislation providing new budget authority for any fiscal year that would cause the applicable allocation of new budget authority made pursuant to section 302(a) or (b) to be exceeded).