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House Calendar No. 146
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 366
[Report No. 105–419]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2181) to ensure the safety
of witnesses and to promote notification of the interstate relocation
of witnesses by States and localities engaging in that relocation, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 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
printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2181) to ensure
the safety of witnesses and to promote notification of
the interstate relocation of witnesses by States and local-
ities engaging in that relocation, 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. 2181) to ensure the safety of wit-
HRES 366 RH
nesses and to promote notification of the interstate reloca-
tion of witnesses by States and localities engaging in that
relocation, 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 controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment
under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered
by title rather than by section. Each title shall be consid-
ered as read. During consideration of the bill for amend-
ment, 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 print-
ed 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) 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 elec-
tronic voting on any postponed question that follows an-
other electronic vote without intervening business, pro-
vided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the
first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes.
HRES 366 RH
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.
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. 146
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 366
[Report No. 105–419]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2181)
to ensure the safety of witnesses and to promote
notification of the interstate relocation of wit-
nesses by States and localities engaging in that
relocation, and for other purposes.
FEBRUARY 24, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed