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House Calendar No. 207
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 409
[Report No. 104–532]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2715) to amend chapter 35
of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the Paperwork
Reduction Act, to minimize the burden of Federal paperwork demands
upon small businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal
contractors, State and local governments, and other persons through
the sponsorship and use of alternative information technologies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 23, 1996
Mr. LINDER, 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. 2715) to amend
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, popularly
known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to minimize
the burden of Federal paperwork demands upon small
businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, Fed-
eral contractors, State and local governments, and other
persons through the sponsorship and use of alternative
information technologies.
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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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2715) to amend chapter 35 of title
44, United States Code, popularly known as the Paper-
work Reduction Act, to minimize the burden of Federal
paperwork demands upon small businesses, educational
and nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, State and
local governments, and other persons through the sponsor-
ship and use of alternative information technologies. 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 Small
Business. 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 Small Business now printed in the bill. Each section
of 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
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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. 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 pas-
sage without intervening motion except one motion to re-
commit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 207
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 409
[Report No. 104–532]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2715)
to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States
Code, popularly known as the Paperwork Reduc-
tion Act, to minimize the burden of Federal pa-
perwork demands upon small businesses, edu-
cational and nonprofit institutions, Federal con-
tractors, State and local governments, and other
persons through the sponsorship and use of alter-
native information technologies.
APRIL 23, 1996
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed