H. Res. 450
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
March 29, 2000.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 3908) making emergency supplemental appro-
priations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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 Com-
mittee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall
be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.
Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to
comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as fol-
lows: page 58, lines 9 through 17. Before consideration of
any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the
amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee
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on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each amendment
printed in part A of the report may be considered only in the
order printed in the report. The amendments printed in part
B of the report of the Committee on Rules may be offered
only at the appropriate point in the reading of the bill. The
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules
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 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.
All points of order against the amendments printed in the re-
port are waived. During consideration of the bill for further
amendment, the Chairman of the Committee 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 Congressional Record designated for
that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so print-
ed shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the Com-
mittee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during
further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a re-
quest 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
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without intervening business, provided that the minimum
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
tions shall be 15 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 amend-
ments 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 mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.