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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 165

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1468) to stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the Western United States, and

for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 13, 2001

Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. BACA, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. ESHOO,

Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FILNER, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. LEE, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs.

NAPOLITANO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr.

SMITH of Washington, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STARK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr.

THOMPSON of California, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY,

and Ms. WATSON of California) submitted the following resolution; which

was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1468) to

stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in

the Western United States, and for other purposes.

1 Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker shall, 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. 1468) to stabilize the dysfunctional
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1 wholesale power market in the Western United States, and

2 for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be

3 dispensed with and all points of order against consider4 ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con5 fined to the bill and to the amendments made in order

6 by this resolution and shall not exceed two hours equally

7 divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi8 nority member of the Committee on Energy and Com9 merce. After general debate the bill shall be considered

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

11 be considered as read.

12 SEC. 2. Before consideration of any other amendment

13 it shall be in order to consider the following amendments

14 in the nature of a substitute if printed in the Congres15 sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of

16 rule XVIII:

17 (a) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

18 if offered by Representative Kind or his designee.

19 (b) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

20 if offered by Representative Ose, or his designee.

21 (c) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

22 if offered by Representative Filner, or his designee.

23 (d) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

24 if offered by Representative Kucinich, or his des25 ignee.
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1 (e) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

2 if offered by Representative Cunningham, or his des3 ignee.

4 (f) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

5 if offered by Representative Barton of Texas, or his

6 designee.

7 (g) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

8 if offered by Representative Hastert of Illinois, or

9 his designee.

10 (h) Any other amendment in the nature of a

11 substitute offered by any other Representative.

12 Each such amendment in the nature of a substitute may

13 be offered only in the order specified, may be offered only

14 by the named proponent (if any) or a designee, shall be

15 considered as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally

16 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent,

17 and shall not be subject to amendment except as specified

18 in section 3. During consideration of the bill in the Com19 mittee of the Whole, all points of order against each

20 amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except

21 those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI. If more than

22 one amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted,

23 then only the one receiving the greater number of affirma24 tive votes shall be considered as finally adopted. In the

25 case of a tie for the greater number of affirmative votes,
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1 then only the last amendment to receive that number of

2 affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted.

3 SEC. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments in

4 the nature of a substitute described in section 2, the provi5 sions of the bill, or the provisions of the bill as perfected

6 by an amendment in the nature of a substitute finally

7 adopted, shall be considered as an original bill for the pur8 pose of further amendment under the five-minute rule for

9 a period of not to exceed 10 hours (excluding time con10 sumed by recorded votes and proceedings incidental there11 to) and shall be considered as read. Subject to subsection

12 (b) no other amendment to the bill shall be in order except

13 amendments printed in the portion of the Congressional

14 Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule

15 XVIII. Each amendment so printed may be offered only

16 by the Member who caused the amendment to be printed

17 or a designee, and shall be considered as read.

18 (b) It shall not be in order to consider an amendment

19 carrying a tax or tariff measure. Consideration of each

20 amendment, and amendments thereto, described in sub21 section (a) shall not exceed one hour. All points of order

22 against each amendment are waived except those arising

23 under clause 7 of rule XVI.

24 SEC. 4. If on any day the Committee of the Whole

25 rises and reports that it has come to no resolution on the
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1 bill, then on the next legislative day the House shall, im2 mediately after the third daily order of business under

3 clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the

4 Whole for further consideration of the bill.

5 SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill

6 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the

7 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been

8 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the

9 House on any amendment to the bill reported from the

10 Committee of the Whole or to an amendment in the nature

11 of a substitute finally adopted and reported to the House.

12 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on

13 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without

14 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with

15 or without instructions.

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