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House Calendar No. 3

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 42

[Report No. 106–13]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 391) to amend chapter 35

of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance

by small businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements, to

establish a task force to examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork

requirements applicable to small businesses, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 9, 1999

Mr. REYNOLDS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 391) to amend

chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by small businesses with

certain Federal paperwork requirements, to establish a

task force to examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small businesses, and

for other purposes.

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
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1 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 391) to amend chapter 35 of title

3 44, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating

4 compliance by small businesses with certain Federal pa5 perwork requirements, to establish a task force to examine

6 the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements ap7 plicable to small businesses, and for other purposes. The

8 first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of

9 order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply

10 with section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974

11 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill

12 and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con13 trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of

14 the Committee on Government Reform. After general de15 bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the

16 five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. Dur17 ing consideration of the bill for amendment, the chairman

18 of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in rec19 ognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an

20 amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of

21 the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in

22 clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be

23 considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of the

24 Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further con25 sideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for
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1 a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

2 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

3 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

4 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

5 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques6 tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider7 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

8 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

9 as may have been adopted. The previous question shall

10 be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments

11 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except

12 one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 3

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 42

[Report No. 106–13]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 391)

for other purposes.requirements applicable to small businesses, andexamine the feasibility of streamlining paperworkwork requirements, to establish a task force toby small businesses with certain Federal paperCode, for the purpose of facilitating complianceto amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States

FEBRUARY 9, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed