[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H. Res. 273 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 100
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 273

                          [Report No. 106-284]

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2670) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
 Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
                   30, 2000, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 3, 1999

    Mr. Linder, 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. 2670) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
 Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
                   30, 2000, 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. 2670) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2000, 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 of rule XIII and section 306 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. 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 Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI 
are waived. The amendments printed in the report of the Committee on 
Rules accompanying this resolution may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report and only at the appropriate point in the 
reading of the bill, 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, and shall not be subject to amendment. 
All points of order against the amendments printed in the report are 
waived. 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 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. 
During consideration of the bill, points of order against amendments 
for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI are waived. 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. 100

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 273

                          [Report No. 106-284]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2670) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
 Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
                   30, 2000, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             August 3, 1999

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed