[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 165 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 165

 Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1468) to stabilize 
the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the Western United States, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 2001

Mr. Condit (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Mr. Berman, 
Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr 
   of California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Harman, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
 Inslee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, 
   Mr. Matsui, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
 Roybal-Allard, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
   Solis, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Watson of California) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                                on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1468) to stabilize 
the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the Western United States, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this resolution the 
Speaker shall, 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. 1468) to stabilize the 
dysfunctional wholesale power market in the Western United States, and 
for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
with and all points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and to the 
amendments made in order by this resolution and shall not exceed two 
hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. The bill shall be considered as read.
    Sec. 2. Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be in 
order to consider the following amendments in the nature of a 
substitute if printed in the Congressional Record designated for that 
purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII:
            (a) An amendment in the nature of a substitute if offered 
        by Representative Kind or his designee.
            (b) An amendment in the nature of a substitute if offered 
        by Representative Ose, or his designee.
            (c) An amendment in the nature of a substitute if offered 
        by Representative Filner, or his designee.
            (d) An amendment in the nature of a substitute if offered 
        by Representative Kucinich, or his designee.
            (e) An amendment in the nature of a substitute if offered 
        by Representative Cunningham, or his designee.
            (f) An amendment in the nature of a substitute if offered 
        by Representative Barton of Texas, or his designee.
            (g) An amendment in the nature of a substitute if offered 
        by Representative Hastert of Illinois, or his designee.
            (h) Any other amendment in the nature of a substitute 
        offered by any other Representative.
Each such amendment in the nature of a substitute may be offered only 
in the order specified, may be offered only by the named proponent (if 
any) or a designee, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in 
section 3. During consideration of the bill in the Committee of the 
Whole, all points of order against each amendment in the nature of a 
substitute are waived except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI. 
If more than one amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted, 
then only the one receiving the greater number of affirmative votes 
shall be considered as finally adopted. In the case of a tie for the 
greater number of affirmative votes, then only the last amendment to 
receive that number of affirmative votes shall be considered as finally 
adopted.
    Sec. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments in the nature of a 
substitute described in section 2, the provisions of the bill, or the 
provisions of the bill as perfected by an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute finally adopted, shall be considered as an original bill for 
the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule for a 
period of not to exceed 10 hours (excluding time consumed by recorded 
votes and proceedings incidental thereto) and shall be considered as 
read. Subject to subsection (b) no other amendment to the bill shall be 
in order except amendments printed in the portion of the Congressional 
Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Each 
amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member who caused the 
amendment to be printed or a designee, and shall be considered as read.
    (b) It shall not be in order to consider an amendment carrying a 
tax or tariff measure. Consideration of each amendment, and amendments 
thereto, described in subsection (a) shall not exceed one hour. All 
points of order against each amendment are waived except those arising 
under clause 7 of rule XVI.
    Sec. 4. If on any day the Committee of the Whole rises and reports 
that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then on the next 
legislative day the House shall, immediately after the third daily 
order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the 
Committee of the Whole for further consideration of the bill.
    Sec. 5. 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 to the bill reported from 
the Committee of the Whole or to an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute finally adopted and reported to the House. 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.
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