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House Calendar No. 86

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 246

[Report No. 106–234]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2490) making appropriations

for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the

Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies,

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 14, 1999

Mr. SESSIONS, 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. 2490) making

appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United

States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

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. 2490) making appropriations for
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1 the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Serv2 ice, the Executive Office of the President, and certain

3 Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending Sep4 tember 30, 2000, and for other purposes. The first reading

5 of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order

6 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de7 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one

8 hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and

9 ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropria10 tions. After general debate the bill shall be considered for

11 amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order

12 against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with

13 clause 2 or rule XCI are waived. During consideration of

14 the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee

15 of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the

16 basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has

17 caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional

18 Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule

19 XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as

20 read. The chairman of the Committee of the whole may:

21 (1) postpone until a time during further consideration in

22 the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote

23 on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the

24 minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed

25 question that follows another electronic vote without inter-
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1 vening business, provided that the minimum time for elec2 tronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall

3 be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of the

4 bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report

5 the bill to the House with such amendments as may have

6 been adopted. The previous question shall be considered

7 as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto of final

8 passage without intervening motion except on emotion to

9 recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 86

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 246

[Report No. 106–234]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2490)

tember 30, 2000, and for other purposes.pendent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending Sepecutive Office of the President, and certain Indement, the United States Postal Service, the Exmaking appropriations for the Treasury DepartJULY 14, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed