H. Res. 243

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

July 13, 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 bill (H.R. 2466) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. The first

reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order

against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with

section 306 or 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974

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 Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of

order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with

clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: beginning

with ‘‘Provided’’ on page 37, line 23, through the closing
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quotation mark on page 38, line 13; beginning with ‘‘Provided’’ on page 59, line 13, through 22; beginning with ‘‘and

such new’’ on page 76, line 16, through 22; and page 80, line

11, through ‘‘funding agreements’’ on line 23. Where points

of order are waived against part of a paragraph, points of

order against a provision in another part of such paragraph

may be made only against such provision and not against the

entire paragraph. The amendment printed in the report of

the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution may be

offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be

considered as read, shall not be subject to amendment, and

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

in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points

of order against that amendment are waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the

basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has

caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional

Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII.

Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The

Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone

until a time during further consideration in the Committee of

the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment;

and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows another
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electronic vote without intervening business, provided that the

minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any series

of questions shall be 15 minutes. During consideration of the

bill, points of order against amendments for failure to comply

with clause 2(e) of rule XXI 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. 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.

Attest:

Clerk.