[House Report 104-564]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-564
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                   PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF
 
            H.R. 2406, THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1996

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 May 7, 1996.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 426]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 426, by a record vote of 10 to 1, report the 
same to the House with recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               Brief Summary of Provisions of Resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 2406, 
the ``United States Housing 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 Banking and Financial Services.
    The rule makes in order the Banking and Financial Services 
amendment in the nature of a substitute as an original bill for 
the purpose of amendment and provides that the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute be considered as read. 
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 (relating to appropriations in a legislative 
bill).
    The rule provides that the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered by title rather than 
by section and the first two sections and each title shall be 
considered as read. The rule further makes in order, before the 
consideration of any other amendment, an amendment printed in 
the Congressional Record of May 7, 1996 if offered by 
Representative Lazio of New York or his designee. The amendment 
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment or to a demand for 
a division of the question in the House or the Committee of the 
Whole and all points of order against the amendment are waived. 
The rule provides that if the amendment is adopted, the bill, 
as amended, shall be considered as an original bill for the 
purpose of further amendment.
    Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the 
Congressional Record prior to their consideration will be given 
priority in recognition to offer their amendments if otherwise 
consistent with House rules. The rule allows the Chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during 
consideration of the bill, and to reduce votes to five minutes 
on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute 
vote.
    The rule provides for one motion to recommit, with or 
without instructions. Finally, the rule provides that after 
passage of the House bill, it will be in order to take up the 
Senate bill, to move to insert the House passed provisions in 
the Senate bill, and to move to request a conference with the 
Senate.
    The waiver of clause 5(a) of rule XXI was specifically 
necessary for section 203(b)(2), section 203(b)(6), section 
261(e), section 271(a), section 307 and section 372(b) of H.R. 
2406, all of which relate to the disposition of appropriations 
due to changes in existing housing law.

                            Committee Votes

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(2)(B) of House rule XI the results 
of each rollcall vote on an amendment or motion to report, 
together with the names of those voting for and against, are 
printed below:

                    RULES COMMITTEE ROLLCALL NO. 309

    Date: May 7, 1996.
    Measure: Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2406, the 
United States Housing Act of 1996.
    Motion By: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of Motion: Waive the appropriate points of order 
against the amendment offered by Representative Kennedy of 
Massachusetts to authorize HUD to inform Public Housing 
Authorities which specific tenants are not fully reporting 
income.
    Results: Rejected 3 to 8.
    Vote by Members: Quillen--Not voting; Dreier--Nay; Goss--
Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; McInnis--Nay; 
Greene--Nay; Moakley--Yea; Beilenson--Yea; Frost--Not voting; 
Hall--Yea; Solomon--Nay.

                    RULES COMMITTEE ROLLCALL NO. 310

    Date: May 7, 1996.
    Measure: Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2406, the 
United States Housing Act of 1996.
    Motion By: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of Motion: Report rule to the House.
    Results: Adopted 10 to 1.
    Vote by Members: Quillen--Not voting; Dreier--Yea; Goss--
Yea; Linder--Yea; Pryce--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; McInnis--Yea; 
Greene--Yea; Moakley--Nay; Beilenson--Yea; Frost--Not voting; 
Hall--Yea; Solomon--Yea.

                                
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