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House Calendar No. 278
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 582
[Report No. 106–867]
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4945) to amend the Small
Business Act to strengthen existing protections for small business partici-
pation in the Federal procurement contracting process, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4945) to
amend the Small Business Act to strengthen existing
protections for small business participation in the Fed-
eral procurement contracting process, and for other pur-
poses.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 4945) to amend the Small Business
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Act to strengthen existing protections for small business
participation in the Federal procurement contracting proc-
ess, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill
shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consider-
ation of the bill for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of
rule XIII are waived. General debate shall be confined to
the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Small Business. After general debate
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. During
consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of
the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in rec-
ognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an
amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of
the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in
clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be
considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of
the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further
consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for
a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any
postponed question that follows another electronic vote
without intervening business, provided that the minimum
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
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tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise
and report the bill to the House with such amendments
as may have been adopted. The previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 278
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 582
[Report No. 106–867]
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
4945) to amend the Small Business Act to
strengthen existing protections for small business
participation in the Federal procurement con-
tracting process, and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed