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House Calendar No. 139
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 342
[Report No. 106–414]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1987) to allow the recovery
of attorneys’ fees and costs by certain employers and labor organizations
who are prevailing parties in proceedings brought against them by the
National Labor Relations Board or by the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 25, 1999
Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1987) to allow
the recovery of attorneys’ fees and costs by certain em-
ployers and labor organizations who are prevailing par-
ties in proceedings brought against them by the National
Labor Relations Board or by the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration.
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. 1987) to allow the recovery of attor-
neys’ fees and costs by certain employers and labor organi-
zations who are prevailing parties in proceedings brought
against them by the National Labor Relations Board or
by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 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
Education and the Workforce. 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 rec-
ommended by the Committee on Education and the Work-
force now printed in the bill. The committee amendment
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read.
No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature
of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in
the portion of the Congressional Record designated 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
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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 ques-
tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider-
ation 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 com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill
and amendments thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit with or
without instructions.
House Calendar No. 139
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 342
[Report No. 106–414]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1987)
to allow the recovery of attorneys’ fees and costs
by certain employers and labor organizations who
are prevailing parties in proceedings brought
against them by the National Labor Relations
Board or by the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration.
OCTOBER 25, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed