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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 Migra-
tory 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 reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be print-
ed
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2863) to
amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify restric-
tions under that Act on baiting, to facilitate acquisition
of migratory bird habitat, and for other purposes.
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. 2863) to amend the Migratory Bird
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Treaty Act to clarify restrictions under that Act on bait-
ing, to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and
for other purposes. 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 con-
trolled by the chairman 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.
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) 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
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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 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. 243
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 521
[Report No. 105–698]
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.
SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed