[House Report 106-601]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-601

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  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 673, THE FLORIDA KEYS WATER 
                    QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2000

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 May 2, 2000.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 483]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 483, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                summary of provisions of the resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 673, 
the Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act of 2000, 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 waives clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a 
three-day layover of the committee report) against 
consideration of the bill. The rule also makes in order the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, now printed in the bill, as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment, which shall be open for 
amendment at any point. Members who have preprinted their 
amendments in the Congressional Record prior to their 
consideration will be given priority in recognition to offer 
their amendments if otherwise consistent with House rules. 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.
    The waiver of clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a three-
day layover of the committee report) against consideration of 
the bill is necessary because the committee report was filed on 
Tuesday, May 2, 2000, and the bill may be considered as early 
as Wednesday, May 3, 2000.

                                  
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