[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H. Res. 154 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  House Calendar No. 50
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 154

                          [Report No. 106-120]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1480) to provide for the 
    conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
   authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct 
 various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 1999

 Mr. Hastings of Washington, 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. 1480) to provide for the 
    conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
   authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct 
 various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
                    States, 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 consideration of the bill (H.R. 1480) to provide for the 
conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States, 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, 
modified by the amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No 
amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 
order except those printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on 
Rules. Each amendment may be offered only in the order 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 an amendment, 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 15 minutes. At the conclusion 
of consideration of the bill for amendments 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.
                                                  House Calendar No. 50

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 154

                          [Report No. 106-120]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1480) to provide for the 
    conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
   authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct 
 various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.

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                             April 28, 1999

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed