[House Report 106-210]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-210

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   PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 791, STAR-SPANGLED BANNER 
               NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL STUDY ACT OF 1999

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   June 29, 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. 232]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 232, 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. 791, 
the ``Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study 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 Resources.
    The rule makes in order the Committee on Resources 
amendment in the nature of a substitute as an original bill for 
purpose of amendment, which shall be open for amendment at any 
point.
    Members who have preprinted their amendments in the Record 
prior to their consideration may be given priority in 
recognition to offer their amendments if otherwise consistent 
with House rules. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
may postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and 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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