[House Report 105-449]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
 2d Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                105-449
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   PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2870, THE TROPICAL FOREST 
                        CONSERVATION ACT OF 1998

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   March 17, 1998.--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. 388]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 388, 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. 2870, 
the ``Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998,'' under an open 
rule. The rule provides for one hour of general debate divided 
equally between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on International Relations.
    The rule makes in order as an original bill for the purpose 
of amendment the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute now printed in the bill, which shall be considered 
as read.
    The rule also allows the chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole to accord priority in recognition to those members who 
have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. 
Such amendments shall be considered as read.
    The rule permits the chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
to postpone the vote on any amendment and to reduce to 5 
minutes the time for voting after the first of a series of 
votes provided that the first vote is not less than 15 minutes.
    Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with 
or without instructions.

                                
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