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House Calendar No. 34
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 136
[Report No. 106–85]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1143) to establish a program
to provide assistance for programs of credit and other financial services
for microenterprises in developing countries, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 12, 1999
Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1143) to estab-
lish a program to provide assistance for programs of
credit and other financial services for microenterprises
in developing countries, 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
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1143) to establish a program to
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provide assistance for programs of credit and other finan-
cial services for microenterprises in developing countries,
and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall
be dispensed with. Points of order against consideration
of the bill for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule
XIII are waived. General debate shall be confined to the
bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on International Relations. After general
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under
the five-minute rule. Each section of the bill shall be con-
sidered as read. 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 des-
ignated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amend-
ments so printed shall be considered as read. The chair-
man 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 amend-
ment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time
for electronic voting on any postponed question that fol-
lows another electronic vote without intervening business,
provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on
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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.
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. 34
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 136
[Report No. 106–85]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1143)
to establish a program to provide assistance for
programs of credit and other financial services
for microenterprises in developing countries, and
for other purposes.
APRIL 12, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed