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House Calendar No. 246

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 532

[Report No. 106–701]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4733) making appropriations

for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September

30, 2001, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 26, 2000

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. 4733) making

appropriations for energy and water development for the

fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, 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 consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 4733) making appropriations for
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1 energy and water development for the fiscal year ending

2 September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. The first

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

4 against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with

5 clause 4 of rule XIII are waived. General debate shall be

6 confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally

7 divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi8 nority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After

9 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment

10 under the five-minute rule. Points of orders against provi11 sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or

12 clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived. The amendment print13 ed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying

14 this resolution may be offered only by a Member des15 ignated in the report and only at the appropriate point

16 in the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, shall

17 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally

18 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent,

19 shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub20 ject to a demand for division of the question in the House

21 or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order

22 against the amendment printed in the report are waived.

23 During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chair24 man of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority

25 in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering
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1 an amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion

2 of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose

3 in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall

4 be considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee

5 of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further

6 consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for

7 a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

8 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

9 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

10 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

11 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques12 tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider13 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

14 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

15 as may have been adopted. The previous question shall

16 be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments

17 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except

18 one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 246

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 532

[Report No. 106–701]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4733)

making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September30, 2001, and for other purposes.

JUNE 26, 2000

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed