[House Report 105-586]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-586
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    PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4060, ENERGY AND WATER 
                 DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 1999

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   June 18, 1998.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Ms. Pryce, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 478]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 478, by a non-record vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               brief summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 4060, 
the ``Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, 1999'' 
under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule waives clause 7 (requiring relevant printed 
hearings and reports to be available for three-days prior to 
the consideration of a general appropriations bill) of rule XXI 
against consideration of the bill.
    The rule also waives clause 2 (prohibiting unauthorized or 
legislative appropriations in a general appropriations bill), 
clause 5(b) (prohibiting tax or tariff provisions in a bill not 
reported by a committee with jurisdiction over revenue 
measures), and clause 6 (prohibiting reappropriations in a 
general appropriations bill), of rule XXI against provisions in 
the bill.
    Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the 
Congressional Record prior to their consideration will be given 
priority in recognition to offer their amendments if otherwise 
consistent with House rules. Amendments so printed shall be 
considered as read. The rule allows the Chair to postpone 
recorded votes and reduce to five minutes the minimum time for 
electronic voting on any postpone votes, provided voting time 
on the first in any series of questions shall not be less than 
15 minutes.
    Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with 
or without instructions.

                                
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