H. Res. 450

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

March 29, 2000.

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule

XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the

Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of

the bill (H.R. 3908) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and

for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the

bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill

and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled

by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall

be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.

Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to

comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: page 58, lines 9 through 17. Before consideration of

any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the

amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee
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on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each amendment

printed in part A of the report may be considered only in the

order printed in the report. The amendments printed in part

B of the report of the Committee on Rules may be offered

only at the appropriate point in the reading of the bill. The

amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules

may be offered only by a Member designated in the report,

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time

specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the

proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.

All points of order against the amendments printed in the report are waived. During consideration of the bill for further

amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole

may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the

Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed

in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for

that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during

further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce

to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on

any postponed question that follows another electronic vote
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without intervening business, provided that the minimum

time for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. During consideration of the bill,

points of order against amendments for failure to comply

with clause 2(e) of rule XXI are waived. At the conclusion

of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee

shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall

be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto

to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Attest:

Clerk.