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House Calendar No. 16
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 91
[Report No. 106–41]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 707) to amend the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize
a program for predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration
of disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster assistance,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1999
Mr. GOSS, 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. 707) to amend
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to authorize a program for predisaster
mitigation, to streamline the administration of disaster
relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster assistance,
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
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of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 707) to amend the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to au-
thorize a program for predisaster mitigation, to streamline
the administration of disaster relief, to control the Federal
costs of disaster assistance, and for other purposes. The
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of
order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply
with clause 4(a) of rule XIII are waived. General debate
shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank-
ing 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 amendment under the five-minute rule the
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now
printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute shall be considered by title rather than
by section. Each title shall be considered as read. During
consideration of the bill for amendment, the chairman of
the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in rec-
ognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an
amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of
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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 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. 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 commit-
tee 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 in-
structions.
House Calendar No. 16
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 91
[Report No. 106–41]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 707)
to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize a
program for predisaster mitigation, to streamline
the administration of disaster relief, to control
the Federal costs of disaster assistance, and for
other purposes.
MARCH 3, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed