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House Calendar No. 247

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 537

[Report No. 105–720]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4300) to support enhanced

drug interdiction efforts in the major transit countries and support

a comprehensive supply eradication and crop substitution program in

source countries.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 15, 1998

Mrs. MYRICK, 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. 4300) to support

enhanced drug interdiction efforts in the major transit

countries and support a comprehensive supply eradication and crop substitution program in source countries.

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. 4300) to support enhanced drug
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1 interdiction efforts in the major transit countries and sup2 port a comprehensive supply eradication and crop substi3 tution program in source countries. The first reading of

4 the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be

5 confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally

6 divided and controlled by Representative Hastert of Illi7 nois, and a Member opposed to the bill. After general de8 bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the

9 five-minute rule for a period not to exceed three hours.

10 It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the

11 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the

12 amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the

13 Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause

14 6 of rule XXIII. That amendment in the nature of a sub15 stitute shall be considered as read. Points of order against

16 that amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure

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

18 consideration of the bill for amendments, the Chairman

19 of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in rec20 ognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an

21 amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of

22 the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in

23 clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be

24 considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of the

25 Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further con-
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1 sideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for

2 a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

3 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

4 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

5 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

6 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques7 tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider8 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

9 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

10 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a

11 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted

12 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amend13 ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi14 nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or15 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage

16 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit

17 with or without instruction.
House Calendar No. 247

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 537

[Report No. 105–720]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4300)

tution program in source countries.prehensive supply eradication and crop substithe major transit countries and support a comto support enhanced drug interdiction efforts in

SEPTEMBER 15, 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed