[House Report 105-464]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
 2d Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                105-464
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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2515, THE FOREST RECOVERY AND 
                         PROTECTION ACT OF 1998

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   March 25, 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. 394]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 394, 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. 2515, 
the ``Forest Recovery and Protection Act of 1998,'' under an 
open rule. The rule provides for one hour of general debate to 
be equally divided between the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Agriculture.
    The rule provides, in lieu of the Agriculture Committee's 
amendment, that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of H.R. 3530 shall be considered as an 
original bill for purpose of amendment and that the amendment 
be considered as read. The rule also waives clause 7 of rule 
XVI (prohibiting non-germane provisions) and clause 5(a) of 
rule XXI (prohibiting appropriations in a legislative bill) 
against the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
of the text of H.R. 3530.
    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 permits the Chairman to postpone 
recorded votes and reduce to five minutes the minimum time for 
electronic voting on any postponed votes providing voting time 
on the first in any series of questions shall not be less than 
15 minutes.
    Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with 
or without instructions.

                                
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