IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 165
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1468) to stabilize the dys-
functional wholesale power market in the Western United States, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 13, 2001
Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. BACA, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BER-
MAN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. ESHOO,
Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FILNER, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. HOOLEY of Or-
egon, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LAN-
TOS, Ms. LEE, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs.
NAPOLITANO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr.
SMITH of Washington, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STARK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr.
THOMPSON of California, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY,
and Ms. WATSON of California) submitted the following resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1468) to
stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in
the Western United States, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker shall, 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. 1468) to stabilize the dysfunctional
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wholesale power market in the Western United States, and
for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be
dispensed with and all points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and to the amendments made in order
by this resolution and shall not exceed two hours equally
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce. After general debate the bill shall be considered
for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall
be considered as read.
SEC. 2. Before consideration of any other amendment
it shall be in order to consider the following amendments
in the nature of a substitute if printed in the Congres-
sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of
rule XVIII:
(a) An amendment in the nature of a substitute
if offered by Representative Kind or his designee.
(b) An amendment in the nature of a substitute
if offered by Representative Ose, or his designee.
(c) An amendment in the nature of a substitute
if offered by Representative Filner, or his designee.
(d) An amendment in the nature of a substitute
if offered by Representative Kucinich, or his des-
ignee.
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(e) An amendment in the nature of a substitute
if offered by Representative Cunningham, or his des-
ignee.
(f) An amendment in the nature of a substitute
if offered by Representative Barton of Texas, or his
designee.
(g) An amendment in the nature of a substitute
if offered by Representative Hastert of Illinois, or
his designee.
(h) Any other amendment in the nature of a
substitute offered by any other Representative.
Each such amendment in the nature of a substitute may
be offered only in the order specified, may be offered only
by the named proponent (if any) or a designee, shall be
considered as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent,
and shall not be subject to amendment except as specified
in section 3. During consideration of the bill in the Com-
mittee of the Whole, all points of order against each
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except
those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI. If more than
one amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted,
then only the one receiving the greater number of affirma-
tive votes shall be considered as finally adopted. In the
case of a tie for the greater number of affirmative votes,