[House Report 106-101]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
 1st Session            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 106-101

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   PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1184, EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS 
                  REDUCTION AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1999

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   April 20, 1999.--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. 142]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 142, by a record vote of 10 to 0, 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. 1184, 
the ``Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 1999,'' 
under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Science.
    The rule waives clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a three 
day layover of the committee report) against consideration of 
the bill. This waiver is necessary because the committee report 
was not filed until Monday, April 19, and the bill is scheduled 
to be considered on the floor on Wednesday, April 21. The rule 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Science now printed in the bill 
be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. 
The rule provides that each section of the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read.
    The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in 
recognition to Members who have preprinted their amendments in 
the Congressional Record. The rule allows the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration 
of the bill, and to reduce voting time 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.

                            committee votes

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House Rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 15

    Date: April 20, 1999.
    Measure: H.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Authorization Act of 1999.
    Motion by: Mr. Goss.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 10 to 0.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Yea; Linder--Yea; Pryce--Yea; 
Hastings--Yea; Myrick--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Moakley--Yea; Hall--
Yea; Slaughter--Yea; Dreier--Yea.

                                
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