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House Calendar No. 15

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 86

[Report No. 106–38]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 661) to direct the Secretary

of Transportation to prohibit the commercial operation of supersonic

transport category aircraft that do not comply with stage 3 noise levels

if the European Union adopts certain aircraft noise regulations.

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. 661) to direct

the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit the commercial operation of supersonic transport category aircraft

that do not comply with stage 3 noise levels if the

European Union adopts certain aircraft noise regulations.

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 bill (H.R. 661) to direct the Secretary of

3 Transportation to prohibit the commercial operation of su4 personic transport category aircraft that do not comply

5 with stage 3 noise levels if the European Union adopts

6 certain aircraft noise regulations. The first reading of the

7 bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consid8 eration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 4(a)

9 of rule XIII are waived. General debate shall be confined

10 to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided

11 and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority

12 member of the Committee on Transportation and Infra13 structure. After general debate the bill shall be considered

14 for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall

15 be considered as read. During consideration of the bill for

16 amendment, the chairman of the Committee of the Whole

17 may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether

18 the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be

19 printed in the portion of the Congressional Record des20 ignated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amend21 ments so printed shall be considered as read. The chair22 man of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone

23 until a time during further consideration in the Committee

24 of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amend25 ment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time
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1 for electronic voting on any postponed question that fol2 lows another electronic vote without intervening business,

3 provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on

4 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 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on

9 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without

10 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with

11 or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 15

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 86

[Report No. 106–38]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 661)

adopts certain aircraft noise regulations.with stage 3 noise levels if the European Uniontransport category aircraft that do not complyhibit the commercial operation of supersonicto direct the Secretary of Transportation to proMARCH 2, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed