[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 216 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        August 1, 2001.
    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. 4) to enhance energy conservation, research and development and to 
provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, 
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 90 minutes, with 30 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce and 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of each of the following 
Committees: Science, Ways and Means, and Resources. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 
shall be considered as read. The amendment printed in part A of the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as 
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, 
shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment 
under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. No further amendment 
to the bill shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report of 
the Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 
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 such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of 
the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, 
to the House with such further 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.
    Sec. 2. Upon receipt of a message from the Senate transmitting H.R. 4 with 
Senate amendments thereto, it shall be in order to consider in the House a 
motion offered by the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or his 
designee that the House disagree to the Senate amendments and request or agree 
to a conference with the Senate thereon.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.