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House Calendar No. 109

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 265

[Report No. 105–317]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2204) to authorize appropriations

for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 9, 1997

Mr. DIAZ-BALART, 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. 2204) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for

the Coast Guard, 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. 2204) to authorize appropriations

6 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and

7 for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be
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1 dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of

2 the bill for failure to comply with section 401 of the Con3 gressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate

4 shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour

5 equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank6 ing minority member of the Committee on Transportation

7 and Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be

8 considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It

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

10 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the

11 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by

12 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now

13 printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the na14 ture of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points

15 of order against the committee amendment in the nature

16 of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule

17 XVI or section 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of

18 1974 are waived. During consideration of the bill for

19 amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole

20 may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether

21 the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be

22 printed in the portion of the Congressional Record des23 ignated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amend24 ments so printed shall be considered as read. The Chair25 man of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone
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1 until a time during further consideration in the Committee

2 of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amend3 ment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time

4 for electronic voting on any postponed question that fol5 lows another electronic vote without intervening business,

6 provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on

7 the first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes.

8 At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend9 ment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the

10 House with such amendments as may have been adopted.

11 Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House

12 on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole

13 to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature

14 of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered

15 as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final

16 passage without intervening motion except one motion to

17 recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 109

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 265

[Report No. 105–317]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2204)

purposes.and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for otherto authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998

OCTOBER 9, 1997

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed