Since representaitve Smith wishes to offer his amendment which would restrict ethanol, he is advocating that the bill come before the House on an open rule.
An open rule can be defined as a type of rule that permit the offering of all germane amendments by representatives (members) that are in compliance with House rules and allows debate provided they're under the 5-minute rule i.e offered in a timely manner.
In this scenario, since representaitve Smith wishes to offer his amendment which would restrict ethanol, he is advocating that the bill come before the House on an open rule, so that it can be debated upon by all representatives (members) on the House floor.
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