[House Report 106-37]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
1st Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 106-37
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 603, TO CLARIFY THE APPLICATION OF 
   THE ACT POPULARLY KNOWN AS THE ``DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS ACT'' TO 
                           AVIATION INCIDENTS

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   March 2, 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. 85]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 603, 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. 603, 
to clarify the application of the act popularly known as the 
``Death on the High Seas Act'' to aviation incidents, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure. The rule 
provides that each section of the bill shall be considered as 
read. The chair is authorized to accord priority in recognition 
to Members who have preprinted their amendments in the 
Congressional Record.
    The rule permits 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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