[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H. Res. 538 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 248
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 538

                          [Report No. 105-721]

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4550) to provide for 
  programs to facilitate a significant reduction in the incidence and 
 prevalence of substance abuse through reducing the demand for illegal 
            drugs and the inappropriate use of legal drugs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 1998

   Mr. McInnis, 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. 4550) to provide for 
  programs to facilitate a significant reduction in the incidence and 
 prevalence of substance abuse through reducing the demand for illegal 
            drugs and the inappropriate use of legal drugs.

    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. 4550) to provide for 
programs to facilitate a significant reduction in the incidence and 
prevalence of substance abuse through reducing the demand for illegal 
drugs and the inappropriate use of legal drugs. 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 Representative Hastert of Illinois or a designee and a Member 
opposed to the bill. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not to exceed 
three hours. Before 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 a Member 
designated in the report. That amendment 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, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 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 as original text for the purpose of 
further amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 6 of 
rule XXIII. 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 intervening business, provided 
that the minimum time for electronic 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. 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. 248

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 538

                          [Report No. 105-721]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4550) to provide for 
  programs to facilitate a significant reduction in the incidence and 
 prevalence of substance abuse through reducing the demand for illegal 
            drugs and the inappropriate use of legal drugs.

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                           September 15, 1998

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed