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House Calendar No. 14

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 85

[Report No. 106–37]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 603) to amend title 49, United

States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known as

the ‘‘Death on the High Seas Act’’ to aviation incidents.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 2, 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. 603) to amend

title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application

of the Act popularly known as the ‘‘Death on the High

Seas Act’’ to aviation incidents.

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. 603) to amend title 49, United
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HRES 85 RH

1 States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly

2 known as the ‘‘Death on the High Seas Act’’ to aviation

3 incidents. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed

4 with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall

5 not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the

6 chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee

7 on Transportation and Infrastructure. After general de8 bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the

9 five-minute rule. Each section of the bill shall be consid10 ered as read. During consideration of the bill for amend11 ment, the chairman of the Committee of the Whole may

12 accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the

13 Member offering an amendment has caused it to be print14 ed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated

15 for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments

16 so printed shall be considered as read. The chairman of

17 the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a

18 time during further consideration in the Committee of the

19 Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment;

20 and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for elec21 tronic voting on any postponed question that follows an22 other electronic vote without intervening business, pro23 vided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the

24 first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At

25 the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment
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HRES 85 RH

1 the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House

2 with such amendments as may have been adopted. The

3 previous question shall be considered as ordered on the

4 bill and amendments thereto to final passage without in5 tervening motion except one motion to recommit with or

6 without instructions.
House Calendar No. 14

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 85

[Report No. 106–37]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 603)

dents.‘‘Death on the High Seas Act’’ to aviation incithe application of the Act popularly known as theto amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify

MARCH 2, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed