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House Calendar No. 59
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 180
[Report No. 106–151]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 883) to preserve the sovereignty
of the United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by
the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property
rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired
lands.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 1999
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. 883) to preserve
the sovereignty of the United States over public lands
and acquired lands owned by the United States, and
to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights
in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and
acquired lands.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of
rule XVIII, 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. 833) to preserve the sovereignty
of the United States over public lands and acquired lands
owned by the United States, and to preserve State sov-
ereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands
surrounding those public lands and acquired lands. 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 Re-
sources. After general debate, the bill shall be considered
for amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not
to exceed four hours. The bill shall be considered as read.
No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those
printed in the portion of the Congressional Record des-
ignated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and
except pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate.
Each amendment so printed may be offered only by the
Member who caused it to be printed or his designee and
shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Com-
mittee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during
further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a re-
quest for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) re-
duce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic vot-
ing on any postponed question that follows another elec-
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tronic vote without intervening business, provided that the
minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any se-
ries 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. 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 in-
structions.
House Calendar No. 59
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 180
[Report No. 106–151]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 883)
to preserve the sovereignty of the United States
over public lands and acquired lands owned by
the United States, and to preserve State sov-
ereignty and private property rights in non-Fed-
eral lands surrounding those public lands and ac-
quired lands.
MAY 19, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed