[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H. Res. 270 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 113
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 270

                          [Report No. 105-334]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2247) to reform the 
 statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 1997

    Ms. Pryce, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2247) to reform the 
 statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the 
House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2247) to reform the 
statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, 
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 Transportation and 
Infrastructure. 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 the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. 
The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. No amendment to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute by Representative Oberstar of 
Minnesota. The amendment by Representative Oberstar of Minnesota. The 
amendment by Representative Oberstar may be offered only after the 
disposition of the amendments printed in the report of the Committee on 
Rules, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for thirty 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. The amendments printed 
in the report may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in the 
report, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 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 intervening business, provided 
that the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any series 
of questions shall be fifteen 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 Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 
committee amendment 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. 113

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 270

                          [Report No. 105-334]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2247) to reform the 
 statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 21, 1997

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed