[House Report 105-189]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    105-189
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    PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2169, THE DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                                  1998

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   July 17, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mrs. Myrick, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 189]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 189, 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. 2169, 
the ``Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill 
for Fiscal Year 1998'' under an open rule. The rule provides 1 
hour of general debate divided equally between the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule waives clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI (relating to the 
3 day availability of the report), clause 7 of rule XXI 
(relating to the 3 day availability of printed hearings), and 
section 401(a) (prohibiting consideration of legislation 
containing contract authority not previously subject to 
appropriation) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 against 
consideration of the bill. The rule also waives clause 2 of 
rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized and legislative provisions 
in a general appropriations bill) and clause 6 (prohibiting 
reappropriations in a general appropriations bill) of rule XXI 
against provisions in the bill except as otherwise specified in 
the rule. Additionally, the rule provides that the amendments 
printed in section 2 of the resolution shall be considered as 
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
    The rule allows for the Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and 
to reduce votes to 5 minutes on a postponed question if the 
vote follows a 15-minute vote.
    The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in 
recognition to Members who have preprinted their amendments in 
the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions.