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[H. Res. 408 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 168
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 408

                          [Report No. 105-491]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1252) to modify the 
  procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 1998

     Mr. Goss, 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


 
   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1252) to modify the 
  procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the 
House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1252) to modify the 
procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters, and for other 
purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points 
of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. 
General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate 
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill, modified by striking section 9 (and redesignating succeeding 
sections accordingly). Each section of that amendment in the nature of 
a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order against that 
amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with 
clause 7 of rule XVI or section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 are waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment 
has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record 
designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
printed shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of 
the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further consideration 
in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for 
electronic voting on any postponed question that follows another 
electronic vote without intervening business, provided that the minimum 
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 
with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 
separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 
the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
made in order as original text. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions.




                                                 House Calendar No. 168

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 408

                          [Report No. 105-491]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1252) to modify the 
  procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                             April 22, 1998

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed