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House Calendar No. 113
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 270
[Report No. 105–334]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2247) to reform the statutes
relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 21, 1997
Ms. PRYCE, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2247) to reform
the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropria-
tions for Amtrak, 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. 2247) to reform the statutes relat-
ing to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak,
and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall
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be dispensed with. 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 Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 amend-
ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill.
The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute
shall be considered as read. No amendment to the commit-
tee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in
order except those printed in the report of the Committee
on Rules accompanying this resolution and an amendment
in the nature of a substitute by Representative Oberstar
of Minnesota. The amendment by Representative Oberstar
of Minnesota. The amendment by Representative Oberstar
may be offered only after the disposition of the amend-
ments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules,
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for thirty
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent
and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment.
The amendments printed in the report may be offered only
by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered
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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 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. 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) re-
duce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic vot-
ing on any postponed question that follows another elec-
tronic vote without intervening business, provided that the
minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any se-
ries of questions shall be fifteen 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 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
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. 113
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 270
[Report No. 105–334]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2247)
to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to au-
thorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other
purposes.
OCTOBER 21, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed