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House Calendar No. 109
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 289
[Report No. 106–317]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations
for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the civilian energy and scientific
research, development, and demonstration and related commercial appli-
cation of energy technology programs, projects, and activities of the
Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
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. 1655) to author-
ize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for
the civilian energy and scientific research, development,
and demonstration and related commercial application
of energy technology programs, projects, and activities
of the Department of Energy, 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
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of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations
for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the civilian energy and
scientific research, development, and demonstration and
related commercial application of energy technology pro-
grams, projects, and activities of the Department of En-
ergy, and for other purposes. 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 ranking minority
member of the Committee on Science. 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 purposes of amendment under the five-minute rule
the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended
by the Committee on Science now printed in the bill. Each
section of the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute shall be considered as read. During consider-
ation of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Com-
mittee 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 Congres-
sional 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
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may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider-
ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re-
corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five
minutes time for electronic voting on any postponed ques-
tion 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. Any Members may demand a separate vote
in the House on any amendment adopted in the Com-
mittee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amend-
ment 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 instructions.
House Calendar No. 109
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 289
[Report No. 106–317]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1655)
to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000
and 2001 for the civilian energy and scientific re-
search, development, and demonstration and re-
lated commercial application of energy technology
programs, projects, and activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed