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House Calendar No. 65

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 216

[Report No. 107–178]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to enhance energy conservation, research and development and to provide for security and diversity

in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 1 (legislative day, JULY 31), 2001

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. 4) to enhance

energy conservation, research and development and to

provide for security and diversity in the energy supply

for the American people, 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. 4) to enhance energy conservation,
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1 research and development and to provide for security and

2 diversity in the energy supply for the American people,

3 and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall

4 be dispensed with. All points of order against consider5 ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con6 fined to the bill and shall not exceed 90 minutes, with 30

7 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman

8 and ranking minority member of the Committee on En9 ergy and Commerce and 20 minutes equally divided and

10 controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member

11 of each of the following Committees: Science, Ways and

12 Means, and Resources. After general debate the bill shall

13 be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.

14 The bill shall be considered as read. The amendment

15 printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules

16 accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopt17 ed in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The

18 bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill

19 for the purpose of further amendment under the five20 minute rule and shall be considered as read. No further

21 amendment to the bill shall be in order except those print22 ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules.

23 Each such amendment may be offered only in the order

24 printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member

25 designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall
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1 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally

2 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent,

3 shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub4 ject to a demand for division of the question in the House

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

6 against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion

7 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee

8 shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House

9 with such further amendments as may have been adopted.

10 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on

11 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without

12 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with

13 or without instructions.

14 SEC. 2. Upon receipt of a message from the Senate

15 transmitting H.R. 4 with Senate amendments thereto, it

16 shall be in order to consider in the House a motion offered

17 by the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Com18 merce or his designee that the House disagree to the Sen19 ate amendments and request or agree to a conference with

20 the Senate thereon.
House Calendar No. 65

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 216

[Report No. 107–178]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to

enhance energy conservation, research and development and to provide for security and diversityin the energy supply for the American people,and for other purposes.

AUGUST 1 (legislative day, JULY 31), 2001

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed