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House Calendar No. 171

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 426

[Report No. 106–506]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1827) to improve the economy

and efficiency of Government operations by requiring the use of recovery

audits by Federal agencies.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 29, 2000

Mr. SESSIONS, 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. 1827) to improve the economy and efficiency of Government operations by requiring the use of recovery audits by Federal

agencies.

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. 1827) to improve the economy and

6 efficiency of Government operations by requiring the use
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1 of recovery audits by Federal agencies. The first reading

2 of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall

3 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal4 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi5 nority member of the Committee on Government Reform.

6 In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee

7 on Government Reform now printed in the bill, it shall

8 be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose

9 of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment

10 in the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the

11 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That

12 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid13 ered as read. Points of order against that amendment in

14 the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause

15 4 of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of the bill

16 for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the

17 Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of

18 whether the Member offering an amendment has caused

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

20 designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII.

21 Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The

22 Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) post23 pone until a time during further consideration in the Com24 mittee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any

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

2 follows another electronic vote without intervening busi3 ness, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting

4 on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes.

5 At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend6 ment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the

7 House with such amendments as may have been adopted.

8 Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House

9 on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole

10 to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a sub11 stitute made in order as original text. The previous ques12 tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amend13 ments thereto to final passage without intervening motion

14 except one motion to recommit with or without instuctions.
House Calendar No. 171

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 426

[Report No. 106–506]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1827)

to improve the economy and efficiency of Government operations by requiring the use of recoveryaudits by Federal agencies.

FEBRUARY 29, 2000

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed