[House Report 105-198]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    105-198
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    PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2203, ENERGY AND WATER 
                 DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 1998

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   July 23, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 194]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 194, 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. 2203, 
the ``Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, 1998'' 
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 Appropriations.
    The rule waives clause 2 (prohibiting unauthorized 
appropriations and legislative provisions in an appropriations 
bill) and clause 6 (prohibiting reappropriations in an 
appropriations bill) of rule XXI against the bill.
    Members who have preprinted 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 Chair to 
postpone recorded votes and reduce to five minutes the minimum 
time for electronic voting on any postponed votes, provided 
voting time on the first in any series of questions shall not 
be less than 15 minutes.
    Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with 
or without instructions.