[House Report 106-317]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-317

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PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1655, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
   RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1999

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 September 14, 1999.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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Mr. Hastings (WA), from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 289]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 289, by a non-record vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                  summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 1655, 
the ``Department of Energy Research, Development, and 
Demonstration Authorization Act of 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 Science.
    The rule provides that the bill shall be open for amendment 
by section. The rules allows the Chairman of the Committee of 
the Whole to accord priority in recognition to Members who have 
pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The 
rule further allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
to postpone votes during consideration of the bill and to 
reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if 
the vote follows a fifteen minute vote.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.

                                  
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