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House Calendar No. 57
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 175
[Report No. 106–148]
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1553) to authorize appropria-
tions for fiscal year 2000 and fiscal year 2001 for the National Weather
Service, Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental Satellite,
Data and Information Service activities of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 18, 1999
Mr. REYNOLDS, 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 the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1553) to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 and fiscal
year 2001 for the National Weather Service, Atmospheric
Research, and National Environmental Satellite, Data
and Information Service activities of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other pur-
poses.
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. 1553) to authorize appropriations
for fiscal year 2000 and fiscal year 2001 for the National
Weather Service, Atmospheric Research, and National En-
vironmental Satellite, Data and Information Service ac-
tivities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration, 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 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 ranking minority
member of the Committee on Science. 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 rec-
ommended by the Committee on Science now printed in
the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute 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
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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-
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. Any Member may demand a separate vote
in the House on any amendment adopted in the Com-
mittee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amend-
ment 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. 57
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 175
[Report No. 106–148]
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
1553) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2000 and fiscal year 2001 for the National
Weather Service, Atmospheric Research, and Na-
tional Environmental Satellite, Data and Infor-
mation Service activities of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, and for other
purposes.
MAY 18, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed