[House Report 105-419]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
 2d Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                105-419
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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2181, WITNESS PROTECTION AND 
                       INTERSTATE RELOCATION ACT

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 February 24, 1998.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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 Mr. Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 366]


    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 366, 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. 2181, 
the ``Witness Protection and Interstate Relocation Act'' 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 the Judiciary.
    The rule provides that the bill will be considered by 
title, and each title will be considered as read. 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.
    The rule allows 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. Finally, the rule 
provides for one motion to recommit, with or without 
instructions.