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House Calendar No. 141
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 287
[Report No. 104–375]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1350) to amend the Merchant
Marine Act, 1936 to revitalize the United States-flag merchant marine,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 30, 1995
Mr. QUILLEN, 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. 1350) to amend
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revitalize the United
States-flag merchant marine, and for other purposes.
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. 1350) to amend the Merchant Ma-
rine Act, 1936 to revitalize the United States-flag mer-
chant marine, and for other purposes. The first reading
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of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on National Security.
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 amend-
ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on
National Security now printed in the bill. Each section
shall be considered as read. Before consideration of any
other amendment, it shall be in order without intervention
of any point of order to consider the amendment printed
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying
this resolution. That amendment may be offered only by
the chairman of the Committee on National Security or
his designee, shall be considered as read, may amend por-
tions of the bill not yet read for amendment, shall be de-
batable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question in the House or in the Committee
of the Whole. During further consideration of the bill for
amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole
may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether
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the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be
printed in the portion of the Congressional Record des-
ignated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amend-
ments so printed shall be considered as read. At the con-
clusion 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 amend-
ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill
or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit
with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 141
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 287
[Report No. 104–375]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1350)
to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to re-
vitalize the United States-flag merchant marine,
and for other purposes.
NOVEMBER 30, 1995
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed