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House Calendar No. 243

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 521

[Report No. 105–698]

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2863) to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify restrictions under that Act on baiting,

to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 9, 1998

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

RESOLUTION

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2863) to

amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify restrictions under that Act on baiting, to facilitate acquisition

of migratory bird habitat, and for other purposes.

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

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 2863) to amend the Migratory Bird
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1 Treaty Act to clarify restrictions under that Act on bait2 ing, to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and

3 for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be

4 dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the

5 bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con6 trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of

7 the Committee on Resources. After general debate the bill

8 shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute

9 rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill

10 for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule

11 the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended

12 by the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill.

13 The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute

14 shall be considered as read. During consideration of the

15 bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of

16 the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis

17 of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused

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

19 designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII.

20 Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The

21 chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) post22 pone until a time during further consideration in the Com23 mittee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any

24 amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum

25 time for electronic voting on any postponed question that
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1 follows another electronic vote without intervening busi2 ness, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting

3 on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes.

4 At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend5 ment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the

6 House with such amendments as may have been adopted.

7 Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House

8 on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole

9 to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature

10 of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered

11 as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final

12 passage without intervening motion except one motion to

13 recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 243

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 521

[Report No. 105–698]

RESOLUTION

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

and for other purposes.to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird habitat,to clarify restrictions under that Act on baiting,2863) to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

SEPTEMBER 9, 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed