[House Report 105-126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    105-126
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   PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 54, TO 
   PROHIBIT THE PHYSICAL DESECRATION OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES

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   June 10, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 163]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 163, 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 House 
Joint Resolution 54, ``To Prohibit the Physical Desecration of 
the Flag of the United States'' under a closed rule. The rule 
provides two hours of debate divided equally between the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary.
    The rule provides for one motion to recommit which may 
include instructions only if offered by the Minority Leader or 
his designee, and if including instructions, shall be debatable 
for one hour equally divided between the proponent and an 
opponent.

                                
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