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House Calendar No. 41
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 145
[Report No. 106–103]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 999) to amend the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act to improve the quality of coastal recreation
waters, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 21, 1999
Mr. REYNOLDS, 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. 999) to amend
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the
quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other pur-
poses.
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. 999) to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to improve the quality of coastal
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recreation waters, and for other purposes. The first read-
ing 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 Transportation and
Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered 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 Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed
in the bill. Each section of the committee amendment in
the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Be-
fore consideration of any other amendment it shall be in
order to consider the amendment printed in the report of
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if
offered by Representative Shuster or his designee. That
amendment shall be considered as read, may amend por-
tions of the bill not yet read for amendment, shall be de-
batable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question in the House or in the Committee
of the Whole. After disposition of that amendment, the
provisions of the bill as then perfected shall be considered
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as original text for the purpose of further amendment
under the five-minute rule. During further 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) 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. 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 Member 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 amendment in
the nature of a substitute made in order as original text.
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on
the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without
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intervening motion except one motion to recommit with
or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 41
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 145
[Report No. 106–103]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 999)
to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to improve the quality of coastal recreation
waters, and for other purposes.
APRIL 21, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed