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House Calendar No. 7

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 89

[Report No. 107–22]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 327) to amend chapter 35

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

by small businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements and

to establish a task force to examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small businesses.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 14, 2001

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 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. 327) to amend

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

certain Federal paperwork requirements and to establish

a task force to examine the feasibility of streamlining

paperwork requirements applicable to small businesses.

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. 327) 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 and to establish a task force to ex6 amine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork require7 ments applicable to small businesses. The first reading of

8 the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be

9 confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally

10 divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi11 nority member of the Committee on Government Reform.

12 After general debate the bill shall be considered for

13 amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order

14 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend15 ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na16 ture of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record

17 and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 8 of rule XVIII. Each

18 section of that amendment in the nature of a substitute

19 shall be considered as read. During consideration of the

20 bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of

21 the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis

22 of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused

23 it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record

24 designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII.

25 Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At
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1 the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment

2 the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House

3 with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any

4 Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any

5 amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the

6 bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute

7 made in order as original text. The previous question shall

8 be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments

9 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except

10 one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 7

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 89

[Report No. 107–22]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 327)

to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United StatesCode, for the purpose of facilitating complianceby small businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements and to establish a task forceto examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small businesses.

MARCH 14, 2001

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed