H. Res. 294
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
September 21, 1999.
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. 1402) to require the Secretary of Agriculture
to implement the Class I milk price structure known as Op-
tion 1A as part of the implementation of the final rule to con-
solidate Federal milk marketing orders. The first reading of
the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against con-
sideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 3 of
rule XIII or section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the
bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled 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 pur-
pose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amend-
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ment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com-
mittee on Agriculture now printed in the bill, modified by the
amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee
on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in
the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points
of order against that amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI are
waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of
a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B
of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment
may be offered 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 speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment
except as specified in the report, 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 report are waived. 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) re-
duce 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
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time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
tions 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 Committee 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 the bill and
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
Attest:
Clerk.