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House Calendar No. 109

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 289

[Report No. 106–317]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations

for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the civilian energy and scientific

research, development, and demonstration and related commercial application of energy technology programs, projects, and activities of the

Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 14, 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. 1655) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for

the civilian energy and scientific research, development,

and demonstration and related commercial application

of energy technology programs, projects, and activities

of the Department of Energy, 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
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1 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations

3 for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the civilian energy and

4 scientific research, development, and demonstration and

5 related commercial application of energy technology pro6 grams, projects, and activities of the Department of En7 ergy, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill

8 shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined

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

10 and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority

11 member of the Committee on Science. After general debate

12 the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five13 minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original

14 bill for purposes of amendment under the five-minute rule

15 the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended

16 by the Committee on Science now printed in the bill. Each

17 section of the committee amendment in the nature of a

18 substitute shall be considered as read. During consider19 ation of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Com20 mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on

21 the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment

22 has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres23 sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of

24 rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered

25 as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole
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1 may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider2 ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re3 corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

4 minutes time for electronic voting on any postponed ques5 tion that follows another electronic vote without inter6 vening business, provided that the minimum time for elec7 tronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall

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

9 bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report

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

11 been adopted. Any Members may demand a separate vote

12 in the House on any amendment adopted in the Com13 mittee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amend14 ment in the nature of a substitute. The previous question

15 shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments

16 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except

17 one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 109

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 289

[Report No. 106–317]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1655)

to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000and 2001 for the civilian energy and scientific research, development, and demonstration and related commercial application of energy technologyprograms, projects, and activities of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

SEPTEMBER 14, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed