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House Calendar No. 163

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 396

[Report No. 105–466]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3310) 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 25, 1998

Mr. MCINNIS, 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. 3310) 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 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. 3310) 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. Points of order against

9 consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause

10 2(l)(6) of rule XI or section 303 or 311 of the Congres11 sional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate

12 shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour

13 equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank14 ing minority member of the Committee on Government

15 Reform and Oversight. After general debate the bill shall

16 be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.

17 It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the

18 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the

19 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by

20 the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight now

21 printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the na22 ture of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points

23 of order against the committee amendment in the nature

24 of a substitute for failure to comply with section 303 or

25 section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are
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1 waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment,

2 the chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord

3 priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member

4 offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the

5 portion of the Congressional Record designated for that

6 purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed

7 shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Commit8 tee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during

9 further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a re10 quest for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) re11 duce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic vot12 ing on any postponed question that follows another elec13 tronic vote without intervening business, provided that the

14 minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any se15 ries of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion

16 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee

17 shall rise and report the bill to the House with such

18 amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may

19 demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment

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

21 the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

22 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on

23 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without

24 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with

25 or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 163

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 396

[Report No. 105–466]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3310)

work requirements applicable to small businesses.to examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements, and to establish a task forceby small businesses with certain Federal paperCode, for the purpose of facilitating complianceto amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States

MARCH 25, 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed