[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 189 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        April 10, 2003.
    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. 6) to enhance energy conservation and research and development, 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 one hour and 30 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 
Committees on Science, Resources, and Ways and Means. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 
shall be considered as read. No amendment shall be in order except those printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 
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 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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.