[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 308 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                    September 29, 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. 2559) to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the 
safety net for agricultural producers by providing greater access to more 
affordable risk management tools and improved protection from production and 
income loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop 
insurance program, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 
be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 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 Agriculture. 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 
Agriculture now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be considered by title rather than by section. 
Each title 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 the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 
8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each 
amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be 
printed or his designee, shall be considered as read, 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 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.