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House Calendar No. 34
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 149
[Report No. 105–97]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1469) making emergency supple-
mental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for over-
seas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 1997
Mr. SOLOMON, 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 consideration of the bill (H.R. 1469) making
emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from
natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts,
including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, 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. 1469) making emergency supple-
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mental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters,
and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in
Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997,
and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall
be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Appropriations. An
amendment striking lines 8 through 17 on page 24 shall
be considered as adopted in the House and in the Commit-
tee of the Whole. Points of order against provisions in the
bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI
are waived except as follows: page 3, line 1, through line
9; page 10, line 3, through line 15; page 26, line 8,
through line 15; and page 33, line 14, through page 34,
line 19. Before consideration of any other amendment it
shall be in order to consider the amendments printed in
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this
resolution. Each amendment printed in the report may be
considered only in the order printed in the report, may
be offered only by a Member designated in the report,
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to
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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. All points of order against the amendments
printed in the report are waived. During consideration of
the bill for further amendment, the Chairman of the Com-
mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on
the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment
has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres-
sional 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) postpone until a time during further consider-
ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re-
corded 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-
tions shall be fifteen minutes. During consideration of the
bill, points of order against amendments for failure to
comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI are waived. 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. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any
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amendments thereto to final passage without intervening
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions.
House Calendar No. 34
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 149
[Report No. 105–97]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1469)
making emergency supplemental appropriations
for recovery from natural disasters, and for over-
seas peacekeeping efforts, including those in
Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1997, and for other purposes.
MAY 14, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed