[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 4, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SMALL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 3719, Small Business Improvement Act of 1996. 
The rule waives points of order against the bill and against its 
consideration for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI 
(requiring rollcall votes to be printed in the committee report). The 
rule waives points of order against the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule 
XXI (prohibiting appropriations in an authorization measure). The rule 
provides priority in recognition to those amendments that are 
preprinted in the Congressional Record. The rule allows the Chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration of 
the bill, and to reduce to 5 minutes the voting time on a postponed 
question if the vote follows a 15-minute vote. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Meyers.
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by voice vote, a structured 
rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 3308, United States Armed 
Forces Protection Act of 1996. The rule provides that the bill be 
considered as read. The rule makes in order only those amendments 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules. The rule provides that 
amendments may be considered only in the order specified, may be 
offered only by a Member designated in the report and the amendments 
shall be considered as read. The rule further provides that the 
amendments shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 
equally divided between the proponent and an opponent. The amendments 
shall not be subject to amendment and shall not be subject to a demand 
for a division of the question. The rule permits the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole to postpone votes on any amendment and to reduce 
to 5 minutes the time for voting after the first of a series of votes 
provided that the first vote is not less than 15 minutes. Finally, the 
rule provides one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Spence.