[House Report 105-530]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-530
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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 512, THE NEW WILDLIFE REFUGE 
                           AUTHORIZATION ACT

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

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 427]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 427, 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. 512, 
the ``New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act,'' under an open 
rule. The rule provides for one hour of general debate to be 
equally divided between the chairman and ranking member of the 
Committee on Resources.
    The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 
shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment, provides that the amendment shall be considered as 
read, and waives clause 7 of rule XVI (prohibiting nongermane 
amendments) against the amendment.
    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.