[House Report 107-24]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



107th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     107-24

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      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 247, TORNADO SHELTER ACT

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   March 20, 2001.--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. 93]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 93, by a non-record 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 consideration of H.R. 247, the 
Tornado Shelter Act, under an open rule. The rule provides one 
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Financial Services.
    The rule provides that it shall be in order to consider as 
an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record 
and numbered 1. The rule further provides that the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be open for amendment at any 
point.
    The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
to accord priority in recognition to Members who have 
preprinted their amendments in the Congressional Record. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.

                                  
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