[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 89 (Wednesday, July 12, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H5932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  LIMITATION ON AMENDMENTS DURING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4811, 
      FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001

  Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during 
further consideration of H.R. 4811 in the Committee of the Whole 
pursuant to House Resolution 546, no further amendment to the bill 
shall be in order except:
  (1) pro forma amendments offered by the chairman or ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees for the 
purpose of debate;
  (2) the following additional amendments, which shall be debatable for 
60 minutes:
  One of either the amendment printed in the Congressional Record and 
numbered 11 or the amendment numbered 15; and the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Lee), regarding Child Survival and Disease Program 
Fund;
  (3) the following additional amendments, which shall be debatable for 
30 minutes:
  The amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 28; 
and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Payne) regarding Development 
Assistance;
  (4) the following additional amendments, which shall be debatable for 
20 minutes:

  One of either the amendment printed in the Congressional Record and 
numbered 5 or the amendment numbered 6; the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. 
Jackson-Lee) regarding conscription under the age of 18; and the 
amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 18;
  (5) the following additional amendments, which shall be debatable for 
10 minutes:
  The gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bereuter) regarding North Korea; the 
gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Baker) regarding Panama; the gentleman 
from Michigan (Mr. Smith) regarding biotechnology research; the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Brown) regarding Child Survival and Disease 
Program Fund; the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Brown) regarding the Tariff 
Act; the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee) regarding 
peacekeeping operations; the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee) 
regarding Economic Support Fund; the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. 
Payne) regarding Congo; the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Payne) 
regarding sanctions against Angola; the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. 
Payne) regarding peacekeeping operations; the gentleman from New Jersey 
(Mr. Payne) regarding Sudan; the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Payne) 
regarding restrictions on assistance to governments destabilizing 
Angola; the gentleman from California (Mr. Menendez) regarding Peru; 
the gentleman from California (Mr. Filner) regarding Economic Support 
Fund; the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers) regarding section 558; 
the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Capuano) regarding Armenia 
Azerbaijan peace and democracy initiative; the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Capuano) regarding termination of unilateral 
agricultural or medical sanctions; the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Nadler) regarding honor crimes; the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Jackson) regarding the African Development Bank; the gentleman from 
Iowa (Mr. Latham) regarding international financial institution loans; 
the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) regarding the Ukraine; the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman) regarding Child Survival; and 
the amendments printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 7, 9, 
13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25 and 26.
  Each additional amendment may be offered only by the Member 
designated in this request, or a designee, or the Member who caused it 
to be printed, or a designee, and shall be considered as read. Each 
additional amendment shall be debatable for the time specified 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 a 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Alabama?
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I 
make the following announcement: that it is our intention if this 
unanimous consent request is agreed to that the Committee will 
reconvene and will continue working on this bill until 1 o'clock in the 
morning. However, any votes will be rolled until tomorrow. We would 
convene at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning and, hopefully, be able to finish 
this bill by 4 or 5 o'clock in the afternoon and be able to adjourn for 
the weekend.
  So I just use the time to make that announcement.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I want to 
thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) and the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn), the chair of the Black Caucus, for their 
leadership in putting all this together.

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  I want to say to my distinguished chairman, at last we have found 
something to agree on this evening. So I support his unanimous consent 
request. I just want to make note that I am not certain in paragraph 3 
whether the Congressional Record amendment is 27 or 28. Do we know what 
that is?
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, will the gentlewoman yield?
  Ms. PELOSI. I yield to the gentleman from Florida.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. It would be No. 28 in the printed unanimous 
consent request. We completed No. 27.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaTourette). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Alabama?
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, 
and I will not object, but I do ask the gentleman for clarification so 
that the Members will understand. By continuing on until 1 o'clock in 
the morning, the amendments as printed will come up in that particular 
order. Is that our understanding?
  Mr. CALLAHAN. The gentleman is correct.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I then withdraw my reservation 
of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Alabama?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would state that it is the Chair's 
understanding that the amendments will be considered in the order in 
which they appear in the bill.

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