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House Calendar No. 119
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 308
[Report No. 106–346]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2559) to amend the Federal
Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety net for agricultural pro-
ducers by providing greater access to more affordable risk management
tools and improved protection from production and income loss, to im-
prove the efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1999
Mr. SESSIONS, 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. 2559) to amend
the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety
net for agricultural producers by providing greater access
to more affordable risk management tools and improved
protection from production and income loss, to improve
the efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance
program, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of
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rule XVIII, 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. 2559) to amend the Federal Crop
Insurance Act to strengthen the safety net for agricultural
producers by providing greater access to more affordable
risk management tools and improved protection from pro-
duction and income loss, to improve the efficiency and in-
tegrity of the Federal crop insurance program, and for
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. All points of order against consideration of
the bill are waived. 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 Agriculture. 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 rec-
ommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed
in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in the re-
port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall
be considered by title rather than by section. Each title
shall be considered as read. All points of order against
that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived.
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No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute 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 amend-
ments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so
printed may be offered only by the Member who caused
it to be printed or his designee, shall be considered as
read, 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 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
minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed
question that follows another electronic vote without inter-
vening business, provided that the minimum time for elec-
tronic 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 Com-
mittee 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
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the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without
intervening motion except one motion to recommit with
or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 119
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 308
[Report No. 106–346]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2559)
to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to
strengthen the safety net for agricultural pro-
ducers by providing greater access to more af-
fordable risk management tools and improved
protection from production and income loss, to
improve the efficiency and integrity of the Fed-
eral crop insurance program, and for other pur-
poses.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed