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House Calendar No. 246
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 535
[Report No. 105–712]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4006) to clarify Federal law
to prohibit the dispensing or distribution of a controlled substance for
the purpose of causing, or assisting in causing, the suicide, or euthanasia,
of any individual.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 1998
Mr. LINDER, 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. 4006) to clarify
Federal law to prohibit the dispensing or distribution
of a controlled substance for the purpose of causing,
or assisting in causing, the suicide, or euthanasia, of
any individual.
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. 4006) to clarify Federal law to pro-
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hibit the dispensing or distribution of a controlled sub-
stance for the purpose of causing, or assisting in causing,
the suicide, or euthanasia, of any individual. 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 rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
After general debate the bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not
to exceed three hours. 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 sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary
now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. During
consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of
the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in rec-
ognition 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 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be
considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of the
Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further con-
sideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for
a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five
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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. 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 commit-
tee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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. 246
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 535
[Report No. 105–712]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4006)
to clarify Federal law to prohibit the dispensing
or distribution of a controlled substance for the
purpose of causing, or assisting in causing, the
suicide, or euthanasia, of any individual.
SEPTEMBER 14, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed