[House Report 105-529]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-529
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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3534, MANDATES INFORMATION ACT OF 
                                  1998

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May 12, 1998.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 426]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 426, 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 consideration of H.R. 3534, the 
Mandates Information Act of 1998 under an open rule waiving 
points of order against consideration of the bill for failure 
to comply with section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act 
(prohibiting consideration of legislation within the Budget 
Committee's jurisdiction, unless reported by the Budget 
Committee). The rule provides for one hour of general debate to 
be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
member of the Committee on Rules.
    The rule also considers the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on Rules now printed in the bill as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, as original text for the purpose of further 
amendment which is considered as read.
    The rule further allows the chairman of the Committee of 
the Whole to accord priority in recognition to those members 
who have preprinted their amendments in the Congressional 
Record prior to their consideration. The rule also allows the 
chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone recorded 
votes and to reduce to five minutes the voting time on any 
postponed question, provided voting time on the first in any 
series of questions is not less than fifteen minutes.
    Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with 
or without instructions.

                                
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