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House Calendar No. 250
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 542
[Report No. 105–725]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4569) making appropriations
for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 16, 1998
Mr. SOLOMON, 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. 4569) making
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30, 1999, 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. 4569) making appropriations for
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs
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for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. Points of order against consideration of the
bill for failure to comply with clause 1(b) of rule X, clause
2(l)(6) of rule XI, or clause 7 of rule XXI 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 Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule for
a period not to exceed five hours. The bill shall be consid-
ered as read through page 141, line 18. Points of order
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with
clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. No amendment to
the bill shall be in order except: (1) pro forma amend-
ments for the purpose of debate; (2) amendments printed
in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for
that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII; and (3) amend-
ments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules
accompanying this resolution. Each of the amendments
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules may be
offered only by a Member designated in the report, may
be offered only at the appropriate point in the reading of
the bill, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for
the time specified in the report equally divided and con-
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trolled 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.
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 con-
sideration 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 intervening business, provided that the minimum
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider-
ation 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. 250
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 542
[Report No. 105–725]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4569)
making appropriations for foreign operations, ex-
port financing, and related programs for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 1999, and for
other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 16, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed