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House Calendar No. 27
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 143
[Report No. 107–69]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) a bill to close the achievement
gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 16, 2001
Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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. 1) a bill to
close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility,
and choice, so that no child is left behind.
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. 1) a bill to close the achievement
gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no
child is left behind. The first reading of the bill shall be
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dispensed with. All points of order against consideration
of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined
to the bill and shall not exceed two hours equally divided
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Education and the Work-
force. After general debate the bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order
to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend-
ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on
Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. The
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall
be considered as read. No amendment to the committee
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order
except those printed in the report of the Committee on
Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend-
ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re-
port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for
the time specified in the report equally divided and con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such
amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consider-
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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. 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 com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill
and amendments thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit with or
without instructions.
House Calendar No. 27
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 143
[Report No. 107–69]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) a
bill to close the achievement gap with account-
ability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is
left behind.
MAY 16, 2001
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed