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House Calendar No. 70
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 210
[Report No. 106–187]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 659) to authorize appropriations
for the protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania,
to direct the National Park Service to conduct a special resource study
of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge
Museum of the American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical
Park, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16 (legislative day, JUNE 15), 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. 659) to author-
ize appropriations for the protection of Paoli and Bran-
dywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to direct the Na-
tional Park Service to conduct a special resource study
of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields, to authorize the
Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution at
Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other
purposes.
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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. 659) to authorize appropriations
for the protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields
in Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park Service to
conduct a special resource study of Paoli and Brandywine
Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the
American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical
Park, 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 Resources. After general de-
bate 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 amendment under the five-
minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed
in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of
a substitute shall be considered by title rather than by
section. Each title shall be considered as read. During con-
sideration of the bill for amendment, the chairman of the
Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition
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on the basis of whether the Member offering an amend-
ment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con-
gressional Record designated for that purpose in clause
8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be consid-
ered as read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole
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 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 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.