[House Report 106-151]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-151

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    PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 883, THE AMERICAN LAND 
                       SOVEREIGNTY PROTECTION ACT

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May 19, 1999.--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. 180]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 180, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                  SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 883, 
the ``American Land Sovereignty Protection Act'' 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 Resources.
    The rule provides for a 4 hour limit on the amendment 
process and provides that the bill shall be considered as read. 
Additionally, the rule makes in order only those amendments 
preprinted in the Congressional Record and pro forma amendments 
for the purpose of debate. Amendments that are preprinted may 
be offered only by the Member who caused them to be printed or 
his designee, shall be considered as read, and may be amended.
    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 for one motion to recommit, with or without 
instructions.

                                  
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