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House Calendar No. 4
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 43
[Report No. 106–14]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) to reduce waste, fraud,
and error in Government programs by making improvements with respect
to Federal management and debt collection practices, Federal payment
systems, Federal benefit programs, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 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. 436) to reduce
waste, fraud, and error in Government programs by mak-
ing improvements with respect to Federal management
and debt collection practices, Federal payment systems,
Federal benefit programs, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 436) to reduce waste, fraud, and
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error in Government programs by making improvements
with respect to Federal management and debt collection
practies, Federal payment systems, Federal benefit pro-
grams, and for other purposes. The first reading of the
bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consid-
eration of the bill for failure to comply with section 303
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair-
man and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Government Reform. After general debate the bill shall be
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The
bill shall be considered as read. During consideration of
the bill for 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 printed shall be considered as
read. 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-
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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. The previous question shall be considered
as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final
passage without intervening motion except one motion to
recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 4
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 43
[Report No. 106–14]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436)
to reduce waste, fraud, and error in Government
programs by making improvements with respect
to Federal management and debt collection prac-
tices, Federal payment systems, Federal benefit
programs, and for other purposes.
FEBRUARY 9, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed