[House Report 105-712]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-712
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    PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4006, LETHAL DRUG ABUSE 
                         PREVENTION ACT OF 1998

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 September 14, 1998.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 535]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 535, 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. 4006, 
the ``Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1998'' under a 
modified open rule. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
    The rule provides a three hour time limit on the amendment 
process. It makes in order as an original bill for the purpose 
of amendment the Judiciary Committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute, which will be considered as read. The rule 
provides that the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
accord priority in recognition to Members who pre-print their 
amendments in the Congressional Record.
    The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
to postpone recorded votes on amendments and reduce to five 
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed 
votes, provided voting time on the first in a series of 
questions is not less than 15 minutes. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.