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House Calendar No. 171
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 426
[Report No. 106–506]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1827) to improve the economy
and efficiency of Government operations by requiring the use of recovery
audits by Federal agencies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 29, 2000
Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1827) to im-
prove the economy and efficiency of Government oper-
ations by requiring the use of recovery audits by Federal
agencies.
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. 1827) to improve the economy and
efficiency of Government operations by requiring the use
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of recovery audits by Federal agencies. The first reading
of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Government Reform.
In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee
on Government Reform 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 report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid-
ered as read. Points of order against that amendment in
the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause
4 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) post-
pone until a time during further consideration in the Com-
mittee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any
amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum
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time for electronic voting on any postponed question that
follows another electronic vote without intervening busi-
ness, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting
on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes.
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend-
ment 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 amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute made in order as original text. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amend-
ments thereto to final passage without intervening motion
except one motion to recommit with or without instuctions.
House Calendar No. 171
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 426
[Report No. 106–506]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1827)
to improve the economy and efficiency of Govern-
ment operations by requiring the use of recovery
audits by Federal agencies.
FEBRUARY 29, 2000
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed