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House Calendar No. 34

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 149

[Report No. 105–97]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1469) making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 14, 1997

Mr. SOLOMON, 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. 1469) making

emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from

natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts,

including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of

3 rule XXIII, 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. 1469) making emergency supple-
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1 mental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters,

2 and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in

3 Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997,

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

5 be dispensed with. All points of order against consider6 ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con7 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di8 vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor9 ity member of the Committee on Appropriations. An

10 amendment striking lines 8 through 17 on page 24 shall

11 be considered as adopted in the House and in the Commit12 tee of the Whole. Points of order against provisions in the

13 bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI

14 are waived except as follows: page 3, line 1, through line

15 9; page 10, line 3, through line 15; page 26, line 8,

16 through line 15; and page 33, line 14, through page 34,

17 line 19. Before consideration of any other amendment it

18 shall be in order to consider the amendments printed in

19 the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this

20 resolution. Each amendment printed in the report may be

21 considered only in the order printed in the report, may

22 be offered only by a Member designated in the report,

23 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time

24 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by

25 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to
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1 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi2 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee

3 of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments

4 printed in the report are waived. During consideration of

5 the bill for further amendment, the Chairman of the Com6 mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on

7 the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment

8 has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres9 sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of

10 rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered

11 as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole

12 may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider13 ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re14 corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

15 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

16 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

17 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

18 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques19 tions shall be fifteen minutes. During consideration of the

20 bill, points of order against amendments for failure to

21 comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI are waived. At the

22 conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment, the

23 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with

24 such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous

25 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any
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1 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening

2 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in3 structions.

House Calendar No. 34

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 149

[Report No. 105–97]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1469)

1997, and for other purposes.Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30,seas peacekeeping efforts, including those infor recovery from natural disasters, and for overmaking emergency supplemental appropriations

MAY 14, 1997

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed