[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H. Res. 455 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 197
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 455

                          [Report No. 106-558]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3671) to amend the Acts 
 popularly known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and 
  the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds 
   available for grants to States for fish and wildlife conservation 
   projects and increase opportunities for recreational hunting, bow 
 hunting, trapping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating opportunities 
     for waste, fraud, abuse, maladministration, and unauthorized 
 expenditures for administration and execution of those Acts, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2000

 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. 3671) to amend the Acts 
 popularly known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and 
  the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds 
   available for grants to States for fish and wildlife conservation 
   projects and increase opportunities for recreational hunting, bow 
 hunting, trapping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating opportunities 
     for waste, fraud, abuse, maladministration, and unauthorized 
 expenditures for administration and execution of those Acts, 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. 3671) to amend the Acts 
popularly known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and 
the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds 
available for grants to states for fish and wildlife conservation 
projects and increase opportunities for recreational hunting, bow 
hunting, trapping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating opportunities 
for waste, fraud, abuse, maladministration, and unauthorized 
expenditures for opportunities for recreational hunting, how hunting, 
trapping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating opportunities for waste, 
fraud, abuse, maladministration, and unauthorized expenditures for 
administration and execution of those acts, 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(a) of rule XIII 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 Resources. 
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 
Resources now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order 
against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for 
failure to comply with clause 4 of rule XXI are waived. The amendment 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution shall be considered as read, 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. All points of 
order against the amendment 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. 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 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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. 197

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 455

                          [Report No. 106-558]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3671) to amend the Acts 
 popularly known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and 
  the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds 
   available for grants to States for fish and wildlife conservation 
   projects and increase opportunities for recreational hunting, bow 
 hunting, trapping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating opportunities 
     for waste, fraud, abuse, maladministration, and unauthorized 
 expenditures for administration and execution of those Acts, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                             April 3, 2000

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed