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House Calendar No. 248
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 538
[Report No. 105–721]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4550) to provide for programs
to facilitate a significant reduction in the incidence and prevalence of
substance abuse through reducing the demand for illegal drugs and
the inappropriate use of legal drugs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 15, 1998
Mr. MCINNIS, 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. 4550) to provide
for programs to facilitate a significant reduction in the
incidence and prevalence of substance abuse through re-
ducing the demand for illegal drugs and the inappropri-
ate use of legal drugs.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, 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. 4550) to provide for programs to
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facilitate a significant reduction in the incidence and prev-
alence of substance abuse through reducing the demand
for illegal drugs and the inappropriate use of legal drugs.
The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by Represent-
ative Hastert of Illinois or a designee and a Member op-
posed to the bill. After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule for a
period not to exceed three hours. Before consideration of
any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the
amendment printed in the report of the Committee on
Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by a Mem-
ber designated in the report. That amendment shall be
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend-
ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the
Whole. After disposition of that amendment, the provi-
sions of the bill as then perfected shall be considered as
original text for the purpose of further amendment under
the five-minute rule. During consideration of the bill for
further amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of
the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis
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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 6 of rule XXIII.
Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The
chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) post-
pone until a time during further consideration in the Com-
mittee 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 busi-
ness, 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 amend-
ment 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. 248
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 538
[Report No. 105–721]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4550)
to provide for programs to facilitate a significant
reduction in the incidence and prevalence of sub-
stance abuse through reducing the demand for il-
legal drugs and the inappropriate use of legal
drugs.
SEPTEMBER 15, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed