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House Calendar No. 181
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 445
[Report No. 106–533]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3822) to reduce, suspend, or
terminate any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
and the Arms Export Control Act to each country determined by the
President to be engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the
United States economy, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 2000
Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3822) to reduce,
suspend, or terminate any assistance under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control
Act to each country determined by the President to
be engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the
United States economy, 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. 3822) to reduce, suspend, or termi-
nate any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to each country
determined by the President to be engaged in oil price fix-
ing to the detriment of the United States economy, 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 con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on International Relations. 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 sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on International
Relations now printed in the bill, modified by striking sub-
section 6(c). Each section of that amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute shall be considered as read. No amend-
ment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute
shall be in order except those printed in the portion of
the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in
clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma amendments
for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so printed
may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be
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printed or his designee and 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 min-
imum 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 questions shall be 15
minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for
amendment 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 in-
structions.
House Calendar No. 181
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 445
[Report No. 106–533]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3822)
to reduce, suspend, or terminate any assistance
under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and
the Arms Export Control Act to each country de-
termined by the President to be engaged in oil
price fixing to the detriment of the United States
economy, and for other purposes.
MARCH 21, 2000
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed