[House Report 106-602]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-602

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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2957, THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN 
                         BASIN RESTORATION ACT

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 May 2, 2000.--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. 484]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 484, 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. 2957, 
the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act, 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. This waiver is necessary because the report was filed 
on Tuesday, May 2, and the bill may be considered as early as 
May 3. The rule 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.

                                  
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