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House Calendar No. 52

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 159

[Report No. 106–127]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1664) making emergency supplemental appropriations for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for military

operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1999, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 5, 1999

Mrs. MYRICK, 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. 1664) making

emergency supplemental appropriations for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for military operations

in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1999, 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
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1 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 1664) making emergency supple3 mental appropriations for military operations, refugee re4 lief, and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict

5 in Kosovo, and for military operations in Southwest Asia

6 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for

7 other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis8 pensed with. Points of order against consideration of the

9 bill for failure to comply with clause 4 of rule XIII or

10 section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are

11 waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and

12 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled

13 by the chairman and ranking minority member of the

14 Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the

15 bill shall be considered for amendment under the five16 minute rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill

17 for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived.

18 Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be

19 in order to consider the amendments printed in the report

20 of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.

21 Each amendment printed in the report may be considered

22 only in the order printed in the report, may be offered

23 only by a Member designated in the report, shall be con24 sidered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified

25 in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
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1 ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend2 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division

3 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the

4 Whole. All points of order against the amendments printed

5 in the report are waived. During consideration of the bill

6 for further amendment, the chairman of the Committee

7 of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the

8 basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has

9 caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional

10 Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule

11 XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as

12 read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may:

13 (1) postpone until a time during further consideration in

14 the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote

15 on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the

16 minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed

17 question that follows another electronic vote without inter18 vening business, provided that the minimum time for elec19 tronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall

20 be 15 minutes. During consideration of the bill, points of

21 order against amendments for failure to comply with

22 clause 2(e) of rule XXI are waived. At the conclusion of

23 consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee

24 shall rise and report the bill to the House with such

25 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous
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1 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and

2 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening

3 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in4 structions.

House Calendar No. 52

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 159

[Report No. 106–127]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1664)

1999, and for other purposes.Asia for the fiscal year ending September 30,Kosovo, and for military operations in Southwestmanitarian assistance relating to the conflict infor military operations, refugee relief, and humaking emergency supplemental appropriations

MAY 5, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed