[House Report 105-413]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-413
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PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2846, PROHIBITION ON FEDERALLY 
                       SPONSORED NATIONAL TESTING

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  February 4, 1998.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 348]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 348, 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. 2846, 
the ``Prohibition on Federally Sponsored National Testing'' 
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 Education and the 
Workforce.
    The rule makes in order the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce amendment in the nature of a substitute as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment, which shall be 
considered as read.
    The rule also allows for the Chairman of the Committee of 
the Whole to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, 
and to reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed 
question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote.
    Members who have preprinted their amendments in the Record 
prior to their consideration will be given priority in 
recognition to offer their amendments if otherwise consistent 
with House rules. Finally, the rule provides for one motion to 
recommit, with or without instructions.

                                
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