[House Report 104-532]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-532
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2715, THE PAPERWORK ELIMINATION ACT 
                                OF 1996

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   April 23, 1996.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Mr. Linder, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 409]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 409, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               brief summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 2715, 
the ``Paperwork Elimination Act of 1996'' under an open rule. 
The rule provides one hour of general debate divided equally 
between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Small Business.
    The rule makes in order as an original bill for the purpose 
of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Small Business now printed in 
the bill. Members who have preprinted their amendments in the 
Record prior to their consideration will be given priority in 
recognition to offer their amendments if otherwise consistent 
with House rules. Finally, the rule provides for one motion to 
recommit, with or without instructions.