[House Report 105-391]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    105-391
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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS IN PREPARATION 
           FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE FIRST SESSION SINE DIE

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  November 7, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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Mr. Pryce of Ohio, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 311]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 311, 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 certain 
resolutions in preparation for the adjournment of the first 
session sine die. The rule provides for consideration of a 
joint resolution waiving certain enrollment requirements with 
respect to certain specified bills, which shall be considered 
as read. The rule also provides for one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority 
Leader, and one motion to commit.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of a 
joint resolution appointing the day for the convening of the 
second session of the 105th Congress, which shall be 
considered as read. The rule also provides for one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader 
and the Minority Leader, and one motion to commit.
    Section 3 of the resolution provides that the Speaker, the 
Majority Leader and the Minority Leader may accept resignations 
and make appointments to commissions, boards, and committees 
following the adjournment of the first session sine die.
    Section 4 of the rule provides that a resolution providing 
that a committee of two Members of the House be appointed to 
inform the President that the House is ready to adjourn unless 
the President has some other communication to make to them, is 
considered as adopted.
    Section 5 of the rule provides that a concurrent resolution 
providing that the two Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall 
of the House on Tuesday, January 27, 1998, at 9 p.m. to receive 
any communication from the President is considered as adopted.
    Finally, section 6 provides that House Resolution 306, 
Waiving a Requirement of Clause 4(b) of rule XI with Respect to 
Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported from the 
Committee on Rules, is laid on the table.

                                
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