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House Calendar No. 153

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 383

[Report No. 105–431]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1432) to authorize a new trade

and investment policy for sub-Saharan Africa.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 10, 1998

Mr. LINDER, 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. 1432) to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Saharan

Africa.

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. 1432) to authorize a new trade and

6 investment policy for sub-Saharan Africa. The first read7 ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall
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1 be confined to the bill and the amendments made in order

2 by this resolution and shall not exceed two hours, with

3 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman

4 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Inter5 national Relations and one hour equally divided and con6 trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of

7 the Committee on Ways and Means. After general debate

8 the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five9 minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original

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

11 rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec12 ommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now

13 printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed

14 in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accom15 panying this resolution. That amendment in the nature

16 of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order

17 against that amendment in the nature of a substitute for

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

19 No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a sub20 stitute shall be in order except those printed in part 2

21 of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment

22 may be offered only in the order printed in the report,

23 may be offered only by a Member designated in the report,

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

25 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by
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1 the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject

2 to amendment. The Chairman of the Committee of the

3 Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further con4 sideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for

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

6 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

7 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

8 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

9 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques10 tions shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consid11 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

12 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

13 as may have been adopted. Any member may demand a

14 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted

15 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amend16 ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi17 nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or18 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage

19 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit

20 with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 153

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 383

[Report No. 105–431]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1432)

for sub-Saharan Africa.to authorize a new trade and investment policy

MARCH 10, 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed