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House Calendar No. 246
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 532
[Report No. 106–701]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4733) making appropriations
for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2001, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 2000
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, reported the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered
to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4733) making
appropriations for energy and water development 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-
ation of the bill (H.R. 4733) making appropriations for
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energy and water development for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2001, 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 orders against provi-
sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or
clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived. The amendment print-
ed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying
this resolution may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated in the report and only at the appropriate point
in the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for the time specified in the report equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent,
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub-
ject to a demand for division of the question in the House
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order
against the amendment printed in the report are waived.
During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chair-
man of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority
in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering
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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 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 intervening business, provided that the minimum
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider-
ation 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 instructions.
House Calendar No. 246
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 532
[Report No. 106–701]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4733)
making appropriations for energy and water de-
velopment for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2001, and for other purposes.
JUNE 26, 2000
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed