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[H. Res. 532 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 246
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 532

                          [Report No. 106-701]

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4733) making 
  appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 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. 4733) making 
  appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2001, 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. 4733) making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, 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 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 orders against provisions in the bill for 
failure to comply with clause 2 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived. 
The amendment 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, 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. 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. 246

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 532

                          [Report No. 106-701]

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                               RESOLUTION

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4733) making 
  appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 26, 2000

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed