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handle is hein.crs/crsuntaaalm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS21247 June 25, 2002 H.Res. 450, Rule for Getting the Trade Bill to Conference Paul Rundquist Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary On June 19, 2002, the House Rules Committee reported H.Res. 450, a special rule providing for the adoption of a further House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3009, the Andean trade bill. H.Res. 450, as reported, provides that the vote to agree to the special rule is simultaneously a vote also (1) to agree to the Senate amendment with a further House amendment (the text of this amendment is contained in H.Rept. 107-518, the report accompanying the rule) and (2) to insist upon the House amendment, disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference with the Senate. This report describes the key features of this special rule and the parliamentary effect its adoption may have. Background on Legislative Action House Resolution 450, the special rule reported from the Rules Committee on June 19, 2002, provides for the adoption of a further House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3009, the Andean trade bill. The resolution serves several distinct purposes. Under the current parliamentary situation, there is no language in H.R. 3009, as passed by the House, on a number of trade-related subjects. The Senate amendment to H.R. 3009 includes provisions on fast-track authority, expanded trade adjustment assistance, and some additional items dealing with health care. Without a further House amendment to the bill, House precedents stipulate that its conferees negotiate from the basis of current law on those subjects included in the Senate amendment but not contained in the original House version of H.R. 3009. This is despite the fact that the House has passed several other trade-related measures on which the Senate has not directly acted. The special rule incorporates into the House version of the bill trade policy provisions taken from several House-passed bills. In addition, the amendment made in order by special rule adds still other trade provisions that have not yet been considered by the House. No floor amendments or debate, except on the rule itself, will be in order to this further House amendment. Congressional Research Service **o The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web

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