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House Calendar No. 50
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 154
[Report No. 106–120]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1480) to provide for the conserva-
tion and development of water and related resources, to authorize the
United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct various projects
for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1999
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, reported the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered
to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1480) to provide
for the conservation and development of water and re-
lated resources, to authorize the United States Army
Corps of Engineers to construct various projects for im-
provements to rivers and harbors of the United States,
and for other purposes.
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
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of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1480) to provide for the conserva-
tion and development of water and related resources, to
authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and
harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. The
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 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 Trans-
portation and Infrastructure. After general debate the bill
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute
rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill
for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule
the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended
by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments print-
ed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution. That amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points
of order against that amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in
the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those
printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules.
Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed
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in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated
in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat-
able for the time specified in the report equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall
not be subject to an amendment, and shall not be subject
to a demand for division of the question in the House or
in the Committee of the Whole. The chairman of the Com-
mittee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during
further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a re-
quest for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) re-
duce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic vot-
ing on any postponed question that follows another elec-
tronic vote without intervening business, provided that the
minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any se-
ries of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion
of consideration of the bill for amendments the Committee
shall rise and report the bill to the House with such
amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may
demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment
adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to
the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order
as original text. 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.