H. Res. 131

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

March 25, 1999.

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 concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 68) establishing the

congressional budget for the United States Government for

fiscal year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2009. The first

reading of the concurrent resolution shall be dispensed with.

Points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule XIII are

waived. General debate shall not exceed three hours, with two

hours of general debate confined to the congressional budget

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking

minority member of the Committee on the Budget, and one

hour of general debate on the subject of economic goals and

policies divided and controlled by Representative Saxton of

New Jersey and Representative Stark of California or their
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designees. After general debate the concurrent resolution

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute

rule. The amendment specified in part 1 of the report of the

Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be

considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of

the Whole. The concurrent resolution, as amended, shall be

considered as read. No further amendment shall be in order

except those printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee

on Rules. 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 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the

proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to

amendment. All points of order against the amendments

printed in the report are waived except that the adoption of

an amendment in the nature of a substitute shall constitute

the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution

for amendment. After the conclusion of consideration of the

concurrent resolution for amendment and a final period of

general debate, which shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority

member of the Committee on the Budget, the Committee

shall rise and report the concurrent resolution, as amended,

to the House with such further amendment as may have been

adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered
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on the concurrent resolution and amendments thereto to final

adoption without intervening motion except amendments offered by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act

of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency. The concurrent

resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division of the

question of its adoption.

SEC. 2. Rule XXIII shall not apply with respect to the

adoption by the Congress of a concurrent resolution on the

budget for fiscal year 2000.

Attest:

Clerk.