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House Calendar No. 113

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 270

[Report No. 105–334]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2247) to reform the statutes

relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for

other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 21, 1997

Ms. PRYCE, 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. 2247) to reform

the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, 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. 2247) to reform the statutes relat6 ing to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak,

7 and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall
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1 be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the

2 bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con3 trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of

4 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

5 After general debate the bill shall be considered for

6 amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order

7 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend8 ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na9 ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on

10 Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill.

11 The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute

12 shall be considered as read. No amendment to the commit13 tee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in

14 order except those printed in the report of the Committee

15 on Rules accompanying this resolution and an amendment

16 in the nature of a substitute by Representative Oberstar

17 of Minnesota. The amendment by Representative Oberstar

18 of Minnesota. The amendment by Representative Oberstar

19 may be offered only after the disposition of the amend20 ments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules,

21 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for thirty

22 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent

23 and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment.

24 The amendments printed in the report may be offered only

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

2 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and

3 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except

4 as specified in the report, and shall not be subject to a

5 demand for division of the question in the House or in

6 the Committee of the Whole. The Chairman of the Com7 mittee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during

8 further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a re9 quest for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) re10 duce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic vot11 ing on any postponed question that follows another elec12 tronic vote without intervening business, provided that the

13 minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any se14 ries of questions shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion

15 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee

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

17 amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may

18 demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment

19 adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to

20 the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

21 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on

22 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without

23 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with

24 or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 113

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 270

[Report No. 105–334]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2247)

purposes.thorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for otherto reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to auOCTOBER 21, 1997

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed