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House Calendar No. 70

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 210

[Report No. 106–187]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 659) to authorize appropriations

for the protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania,

to direct the National Park Service to conduct a special resource study

of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge

Museum of the American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical

Park, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 16 (legislative day, JUNE 15), 1999

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered

to be printed

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 659) to authorize appropriations for the protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park Service to conduct a special resource study

of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields, to authorize the

Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution at

Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other

purposes.
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1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 659) to authorize appropriations

6 for the protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields

7 in Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park Service to

8 conduct a special resource study of Paoli and Brandywine

9 Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the

10 American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical

11 Park, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill

12 shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined

13 to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided

14 and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority

15 member of the Committee on Resources. After general de16 bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the

17 five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an

18 original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five19 minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute

20 recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed

21 in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of

22 a substitute shall be considered by title rather than by

23 section. Each title shall be considered as read. During con24 sideration of the bill for amendment, the chairman of the

25 Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition
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1 on the basis of whether the Member offering an amend2 ment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con3 gressional Record designated for that purpose in clause

4 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be consid5 ered as read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole

6 may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider7 ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re8 corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

9 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

10 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

11 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

12 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques13 tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider14 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

15 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

16 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a

17 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted

18 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com19 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre20 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill

21 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter22 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or

23 without instructions.
House Calendar No. 70

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 210

[Report No. 106–187]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 659)

purposes.Forge National Historical Park, and for otherMuseum of the American Revolution at Valleydywine Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forgeduct a special resource study of Paoli and Branvania, to direct the National Park Service to conPaoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylto authorize appropriations for the protection of

JUNE 16 (legislative day, JUNE 15), 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed