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House Calendar No. 97

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 243

[Report No. 105–268]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 901) to preserve the sovereignty

of the United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by

the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property

rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired

lands.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 24, 1997

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. 901) to preserve

the sovereignty of the United States over public lands

and acquired lands owned by the United States, and

to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights

in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and

acquired lands.

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

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of

3 rule XXIII, 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. 901) to preserve the sovereignty

3 of the United States over public lands and acquired lands

4 owned by the United States, and to preserve State sov5 ereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands

6 surrounding those public lands and acquired lands. The

7 first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General

8 debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed

9 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman

10 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Re11 sources. After general debate the bill shall be considered

12 for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in

13 order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of

14 amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in

15 the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee

16 on Resources now printed in the bill. The committee

17 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid18 ered as read. During consideration of the bill for amend19 ment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may

20 accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the

21 Member offering an amendment has caused it to be print22 ed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated

23 for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments

24 so printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion

25 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee
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1 shall rise and report the bill to the House with such

2 amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may

3 demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment

4 adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to

5 the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

6 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on

7 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without

8 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with

9 or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 97

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 243

[Report No. 105–268]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 901)

quired lands.eral lands surrounding those public lands and acereignty and private property rights in non-Fedthe United States, and to preserve State sovover public lands and acquired lands owned byto preserve the sovereignty of the United States

SEPTEMBER 24, 1997

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed