[House Report 105-81]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                     105-81
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                PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF 
 
    H.R. 2, THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1997
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April 29, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar and order 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. 133]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 133, 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. 2, 
the ``Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997'' 
under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services.
    The rule waives points of order against consideration of 
the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI 
(3 day availability of committee reports) or clause 7(b) of 
rule XIII (relating to cost estimate availability in report).
    The rule makes in order the Banking and Financial Services 
Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment and provides that 
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute by 
considered by title.
    The rule waives points or order against the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply 
with clause 5(a) of rule XXI (relating to appropriations in a 
legislative bill).
    The rule makes in order, before the consideration of any 
other amendment, an amendment printed in the Congressional 
Record of April 29, 1997, if offered by Representative Lazio of 
New York or his designee.
    The rule provides that the amendment shall be considered as 
read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to demand for 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of 
the Whole and all points of order against the amendment are 
waived. Also, the rule provides that if the amendment is 
adopted, the bill, as amended, shall be considered as an 
original bill for the purpose of further amendment.
    The rule provides that Members who have pre-printed 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, and provides that pre-
printed amendments will be considered as read.
    The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to 
reduce votes to five minutes on a postponed question if the 
vote follows a fifteen minute vote.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or 
without instructions.

                                
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