[House Report 105-426]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
 2d Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                105-426
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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 856, THE UNITED STATES-PUERTO 
                       RICO POLITICAL STATUS ACT

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   March 3, 1998.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 376]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 376, 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. 856, 
the ``United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act'' under an 
open rule. The rule provides 90 minutes of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by Representative Young (AK), 
Representative Miller (CA), Representative Solomon, and 
Representative Gutierrez, or their designees.
    The rule makes in order the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1, 
which shall be considered as read. The rule waives clause 5(a) 
of rule XXI (prohibiting appropriations in a legislative bill) 
against the amendment in the nature of a substitute.
    The resolution provides for the consideration, before any 
other amendment, of amendment numbered 3, printed in the 
Congressional Record, which is debatable for one hour equally 
divided between Representative Solomon and an opponent.
    The resolution also provides for the consideration of 
amendment numbered 2, printed in the Congressional Record, 
which is debatable for 30 minutes equally divided between 
Representative Serrano and an opponent.
    The resolution further provides that amendments numbered 3 
and 2 shall be considered as read and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question in the House or the 
Committee of the Whole, and that consideration of those 
amendments, and all amendments thereto, shall not exceed one 
hour.
    The Chair is authorized to accord priority in recognition 
to Members who have preprinted their amendments in the 
Congressional Record.
    The rule 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. Finally, the rule 
provides for one motion to recommit, with or without 
instructions.

                                
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