[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 445 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        March 22, 2000.
    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. 3822) to reduce, suspend, or terminate any assistance under the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to each country 
determined by the President to be engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment 
of the United States economy, 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 International Relations. 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 International Relations now printed in the bill, 
modified by striking subsection 6(c). Each section of that amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 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 and 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.