[House Report 106-607] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 106th Congress Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106-607 ====================================================================== WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 434, THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2000 _______ May 4, 2000.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Reynolds, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 489] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 489, 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 all points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 434, the Trade and Development Act of 2000, and against its consideration. The rule further provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. The waiver of all points of order includes a waiver of clause 8 of House rule XXII (requiring a three-day layover of a conference report) because the conference report was not filed until Thursday, May 4, and may be considered by the House as early as Thursday, May 4. The waiver of all points of order also includes a waiver of clause 9 of rule XXII (violating the scope of the conference) because the conference report includes provisions not committed to the conference committee by either chamber.