Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendars and Committee Reports) to allow consideration or disposition of the following measures on the same day they are presented to the House: (1) a bill to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war; (2) a bill to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978; and (3) a conference report on H.R. 5441 (FY2007 Department of Homeland Security appropriations).

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[H. Res. 1046 Reported in House (RH)]







                                                 House Calendar No. 239
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1046

                          [Report No. 109-691]

   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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2006

    Mr. Putnam, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
  consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
                                 Rules.

    Resolved, That the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a 
two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the 
same day it is presented to the House is waived with respect to any 
resolution reported on the legislative day of September 28, 2006, 
providing for consideration or disposition of any of the following 
measures:
            (1) A bill to authorize trial by military commission for 
        violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.
            (2) A bill to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act of 1978.
            (3) A conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 5441) 
        making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 
        for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 
        purposes.
    Sec. 2. House Resolutions 654 and 767 are laid upon the table.
                                                 House Calendar No. 239

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 1046

                          [Report No. 109-691]

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                               RESOLUTION

   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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                           September 27, 2006

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed