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House Calendar No. 244
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 522
[Report No. 105–699]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2538) to establish a Presidential
commission to determine the validity of certain land claims arising out
of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants
of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time of the treaty.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, reported the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered
to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2538) to estab-
lish a Presidential commission to determine the validity
of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Gua-
dalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants of per-
sons who were Mexican citizens at the time of the
treaty.
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
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of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2538) to establish a Presidential
commission to determine the validity of certain land claims
arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848
involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens at the time of the treaty. The first reading of the
bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consid-
eration of the bill for failure to comply with section 303(a)
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair-
man and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Resources. 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 Resources now printed in the bill, modified by striking
the last two sentences of subsection (c) of section 6. Each
section of that 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
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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) post-
pone until a time during further consideration in the Com-
mittee 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 busi-
ness, 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 amend-
ment 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 amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute made in order as original text. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amend-
ments thereto to final passage without intervening motion
except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
House Calendar No. 244
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 522
[Report No. 105–699]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2538)
to establish a Presidential commission to deter-
mine the validity of certain land claims arising
out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848
involving the descendants of persons who were
Mexican citizens at the time of the treaty.
SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed