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House Calendar No. 37

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 153

[Report No. 105–103]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 408) to amend the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International Dolphin

Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for

other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 20, 1997

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. 408) to amend

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support

the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the

eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, 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. 408) to amend the Marine Mammal
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1 Protection Act of 1972 to support the International Dol2 phin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific

3 Ocean, and for other purposes. The first reading of the

4 bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be con5 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di6 vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor7 ity member of the Committee on Resources. After general

8 debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under

9 the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment rec10 ommended by the Committee on Resources now printed

11 in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original

12 bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute

13 rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed

14 in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to

15 clause 6 of rule XXIII. That amendment shall be consid16 ered as read. Points of order against that amendment for

17 failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived.

18 No amendment to that amendment shall be in order except

19 the amendment printed in the Congressional Record pur20 suant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, which may be offered

21 only by Representative Miller of California or his designee,

22 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for one hour

23 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an

24 opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. At the

25 conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the
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1 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with

2 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member

3 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend4 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill

5 or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made

6 in order as original text. The previous question shall be

7 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto

8 to final passage without intervening motion except one

9 motion to recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 37

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 153

[Report No. 105–103]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 408)

Ocean, and for other purposes.servation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific1972 to support the International Dolphin Conto amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of

MAY 20, 1997

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed