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House Calendar No. 247
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 538
[Report No. 106–704]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4461) making appropriations
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2001, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 27, 2000
Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4461) making
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies pro-
grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001,
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-
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ation of the bill (H.R. 4461) making appropriations for
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. The
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points
of order against consideration of the bill 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
Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. When
the reading for amendment reaches title VIII, that title
shall be considered as read. Points of order against provi-
sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule
XXI are waived except as follows: page 74, line 19,
through page 75, line 4; page 84, line 21, through page
96, line 4. 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 Com-
mittee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during
further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a re-
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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 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 in-
structions.
SEC. 2. House Resolution 513 is laid on the table.
House Calendar No. 247
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 538
[Report No. 106–704]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4461)
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2001, and for other pur-
poses.
JUNE 27, 2000
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed