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House Calendar No. 259
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 489
[Report No. 104–708]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2823) to amend the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International Dolphin
Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 1996
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. 2823) to amend
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support
the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the
eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, 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. 2823) to amend the Marine Mam-
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mal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International
Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pa-
cific Ocean, and for other purposes. The first reading of
the bill shall be dispensed with. 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 Resources. After gen-
eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment
under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment rec-
ommended by the Committee on Resources now printed
in the bill, 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 printed
in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to
clause 6 of rule XXIII. That amendment shall be consid-
ered as read. No other amendment shall be in order except
a further amendment printed in the report of the Commit-
tee on Rules to accompany this resolution, which may be
offered only by Representative Miller of California or his
designee, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable
for one hour equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to
amendment. 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
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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 amendment in the nature
of a substitute made in order as original text. 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. 259
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 489
[Report No. 104–708]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2823)
to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972 to support the International Dolphin Con-
servation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific
Ocean, and for other purposes.
JULY 25, 1996
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed