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House Calendar No. 94
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 261
[Report No. 106–264]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2605) making appropriations
for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2000, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 1999
Mr. LINDER, 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. 2605) making
appropriations for energy and water development for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2605) making appropriations for
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending
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September 30, 2000, 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 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 mi-
nority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment
under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provi-
sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or
clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived except as follows: page
7, line 1, through page 9, line 2; page 36, lines 21 through
25. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord pri-
ority 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-
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
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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.
House Calendar No. 94
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 261
[Report No. 106–264]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2605)
making appropriations for energy and water de-
velopment for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2000, and for other purposes.
JULY 26, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed