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[H. Res. 388 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 157
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 388

                          [Report No. 105-449]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2870) to amend the 
  Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to facilitate protection of tropical 
forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
                                forests.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 1998

 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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2870) to amend the 
  Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to facilitate protection of tropical 
forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
                                forests.

    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the 
House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2870) to amend the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to facilitate protection of tropical 
forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
forests. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General 
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on International Relations. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on International 
Relations now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. During 
consideration of the bill for amendment, the chairman of the Committee 
of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether 
the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in 
clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone 
until a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole 
a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed 
question that follows another electronic vote without intervening 
business, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion 
of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and 
report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions.




                                                 House Calendar No. 157

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 388

                          [Report No. 105-449]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2870) to amend the 
  Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to facilitate protection of tropical 
forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
                                forests.

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                             March 17, 1998

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed`