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House Calendar No. 60

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 185

[Report No. 106–159]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1906) making appropriations

for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,

and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 24, 1999

Mr. DIAZ-BALART, 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. 1906) making

appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food

and Drug Administration, and Related 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 consider-
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1 ation of the bill (H.R. 1906) making appropriations for

2 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis3 tration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending

4 September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. The first

5 reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order

6 against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with

7 clause 4(a) of rule XIII or section 306 of the Congres8 sional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate

9 shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour

10 equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank11 ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.

12 After general debate the bill shall be considered for

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

14 against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with

15 clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of

16 the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee

17 of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the

18 basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has

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

20 Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule

21 XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as

22 read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may:

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

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

25 on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the
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1 minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed

2 question that follows another electronic vote without inter3 vening business, provided that the minimum time for elec4 tronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall

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

6 bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report

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

8 been adopted. The previous question shall be considered

9 as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final

10 passage without intervening motion except one motion to

11 recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 60

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 185

[Report No. 106–159]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1906)

tember 30, 2000, and for other purposes.Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sepvelopment, Food and Drug Administration, andmaking appropriations for Agriculture, Rural DeMAY 24, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed