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






                                                  House Calendar No. 65
107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 216

                          [Report No. 107-178]

  Providing 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

               August 1 (legislative day, July 31), 2001

 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. 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.

    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.




                                                  House Calendar No. 65

107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 216

                          [Report No. 107-178]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

  Providing 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.

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               August 1 (legislative day, July 31), 2001

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed