Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5099) to provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, and for other purposes.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5099) to provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 998 Introduced in House (IH)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 998

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5099) to provide disaster 
assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 2006

 Mr. Barrow submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5099) to provide disaster 
assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Resolved, That immediately after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker shall, 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. 5099) to provide disaster 
assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, and 
for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
with. All points of order against the bill and against its 
consideration are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture, 
and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of each of the Committees on the Budget, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and Resources. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. It shall be in 
order to consider an amendment in the nature of a substitute if offered 
by Representative Peterson of Minnesota (or his designee). All points 
of order against the amendment (except for those arising under clause 7 
of rule XVI) 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. Any Member may demand a 
separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 
the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
offered by Mr. Peterson of Minnesota (or his designee). 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.
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