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House Calendar No. 183

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 446

[Report No. 106–535]

Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 290)

establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government

for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United

States Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate

budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 23 (legislative day, MARCH 22), 2000

Mr. GOSS, 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 concurrent resolution (H.

Con. Res. 290) establishing the congressional budget for

the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002

through 2005.

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 concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 290) es3 tablishing the congressional budget for the United States

4 Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the congres5 sional budget for the United States Government for fiscal

6 year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels

7 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005. The first read8 ing of the concurrent resolution shall be dispensed with.

9 Points of order against consideration of the concurrent

10 resolution for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule

11 XIII are waived. General debate shall not exceed three

12 hours, with two hours of general debate confined to the

13 congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the

14 chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee

15 on the Budget, and one hour of general debate on the sub16 ject of economic goals and policies equally divided and con17 trolled by Representative Saxton of New Jersey and Rep18 resentative Stark of California or their designees. After

19 general debate the concurrent resolution shall be consid20 ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall

21 be in order to consider as an original concurrent resolution

22 for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule

23 the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in

24 part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom25 panying this resolution. That amendment in the nature
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1 of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of

2 order against that amendment in the nature of a sub3 stitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in

4 the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those

5 printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules.

6 Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed

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

8 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat9 able for the time specified in the report equally divided

10 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and

11 shall not be subject to amendment. All points of order

12 against the amendment printed in part B of the report

13 are waived except that the adoption of an amendment in

14 the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion

15 of consideration of amendments to the amendment in the

16 nature of a substitute made in order as original text. After

17 the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolu18 tion for amendment and a final period of general debate,

19 which shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and con20 trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of

21 the Committee on the Budget, the Committee shall rise

22 and report the concurrent resolution to the House with

23 such amendment as may have been adopted. Any Member

24 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend25 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the con-
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1 current resolution or to the amendment in the nature of

2 a substitute made in order as original text. The previous

3 question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent

4 resolution and amendments thereto to final adoption with5 out intervening motion except amendments offered by the

6 chairman of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to

7 section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of

8 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency. The concurrent

9 resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division

10 of the question of its adoption.

11 SEC. 2. Rule XXIII shall not apply with respect to

12 the adoption by the Congress of a concurrent resolution

13 on the budget for fiscal year 2001.

House Calendar No. 183

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. Res. 446

[Report No. 106–535]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 290) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government

for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years2002 through 2005.

MARCH 23 (legislative day, MARCH 22), 2000

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed