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House Calendar No. 52
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 159
[Report No. 106–127]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1664) making emergency supple-
mental appropriations for military operations, refugee relief, and humani-
tarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for military
operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1999, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 5, 1999
Mrs. MYRICK, 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. 1664) making
emergency supplemental appropriations for military oper-
ations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relat-
ing to the conflict in Kosovo, and for military operations
in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1999, 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. 1664) making emergency supple-
mental appropriations for military operations, refugee re-
lief, and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict
in Kosovo, and for military operations in Southwest Asia
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. Points of order against consideration of the
bill for failure to comply with clause 4 of rule XIII or
section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are
waived. 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 Appropriations. After general debate the
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill
for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived.
Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be
in order to consider the amendments printed in the report
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
Each amendment printed in the report may be considered
only in the order printed in the report, may be offered
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be con-
sidered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified
in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
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ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend-
ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the
Whole. All points of order against the amendments printed
in the report are waived. During consideration of the bill
for further 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) postpone until a time during further consideration in
the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded 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 inter-
vening business, provided that the minimum time for elec-
tronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall
be 15 minutes. During consideration of the bill, points of
order against amendments for failure to comply with
clause 2(e) of rule XXI are waived. 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. The previous
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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. 52
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 159
[Report No. 106–127]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1664)
making emergency supplemental appropriations
for military operations, refugee relief, and hu-
manitarian assistance relating to the conflict in
Kosovo, and for military operations in Southwest
Asia for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1999, and for other purposes.
MAY 5, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed