[House Report 108-348]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    108-348
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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1829, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES 
                 COMPETITION IN CONTRACTING ACT OF 2003

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  November 4, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mrs. Myrick, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 428]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 428, 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. 1829, 
the Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 
2003, 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 the Judiciary. The 
rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule.
    The rule further provides that the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 
now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill 
for the purpose of amendment and that each section shall be 
considered as read.
    The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in 
recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in 
the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions.

                                
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