House Calendar No. 213

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 482

[Report No. 105–593]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4101) making appropriations

for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,

and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1999, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 22, 1998

Mr. SOLOMON, 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. 4101) making

appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food

and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999,

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. 4101) making appropriations for
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1 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis2 tration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year

3 ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. The

4 first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of

5 order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply

6 with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI or clause 7 of rule XXI are

7 waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and

8 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled

9 by the chairman and ranking minority member of the

10 Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the

11 bill shall be considered for amendment under the five12 minute rule. The amendment printed in the report of the

13 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be

14 considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee

15 of the Whole. Points of order against provisions in the

16 bill, as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 or

17 6 of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of the bill

18 for further amendment, the Chairman of the Committee

19 of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the

20 basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has

21 caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional

22 Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule

23 XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as

24 read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may:

25 (1) postpone until a time during further consideration in
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1 the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote

2 on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the

3 minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed

4 question that follows another electronic vote without inter5 vening business, provided that the minimum time for elec6 tronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall

7 be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of the

8 bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report

9 the bill, as amended, to the House with such amendments

10 as may have been adopted. The previous question shall

11 be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments

12 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except

13 one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 213

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 482

[Report No. 105–593]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4101)

poses.ending September 30, 1999, and for other purRelated Agencies programs for the fiscal yearvelopment, Food and Drug Administration, andmaking appropriations for Agriculture, Rural DeJUNE 22, 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed