[House Report 105-699]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-699
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  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2538, THE GUADALUPE-HIDALGO 
                     TREATY LAND CLAIMS ACT OF 1998

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 September 9, 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. 522]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 522, by a non-record 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. 2538, 
the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 1998 under an 
open rule. The rule waives points of order against 
consideration of the bill for failure to comply with section 
303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (prohibiting 
consideration of legislation, as reported, providing new budget 
authority, or changes in revenues for a fiscal year until the 
budget resolution for that year has been agreed to).
    The rule provides one hour of general debate to be equally 
divided between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Resources.
    The rule also makes in order as an original bill for 
purposes of amendment the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Resources now 
printed in the bill, as modified, and considers it as read.
    The rule permits the Chair to accord priority in 
recognition to Members who have preprinted their amendments in 
the Congressional Record and considers them as read. The rule 
also allows the Chair to postpone recorded votes and reduce to 
five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
postponed votes, provided voting time on the first series of 
questions shall not be less than 15 minutes.
    Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with 
or without instructions.