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House Calendar No. 60
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 185
[Report No. 106–159]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1906) making appropriations
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1999
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. 1906) making
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 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-
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ation of the bill (H.R. 1906) making appropriations for
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending
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(a) of rule XIII or section 306 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate
shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank-
ing minority 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 provisions in the bill for failure to comply with
clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 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 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
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minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed
question that follows another electronic vote without inter-
vening business, provided that the minimum time for elec-
tronic voting on the first in any series 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 instructions.
House Calendar No. 60
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 185
[Report No. 106–159]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1906)
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
MAY 24, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed