[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 145 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        April 22, 1999.
    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 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. 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. Each section of the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 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 
Representative Shuster or his designee. That amendment shall be considered as 
read, may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment, shall be 
debatable 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 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 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 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. 
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 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 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.