H. Res. 209

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

June 16, 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. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders. The first reading of the

bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined

to the bill and the amendments made in order by this resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the

Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute

rule. The bill shall be considered as read. No amendment to

the bill shall be in order except those printed in part A of

the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Except as otherwise specified in this resolution, each

amendment may be offered only in the order printed in part

A of the report. Each amendment may be offered only by a
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Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read,

shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally

divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent,

shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in the

report, 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 the amendments printed in the report are waived. The Chairman of the Committee of the

Whole may recognize for consideration of any amendment

printed in part A of the report out of the order printed, but

not sooner than one hour after the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary or a designee announces from the

floor a request to that effect. 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 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. 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
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without intervening motion except one motion to recommit

with or without instructions.

SEC. 2. 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. 2122) to require background checks at gun shows, and

for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and

the amendments made in order by this resolution and shall

not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the

chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on

the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall

be considered as read. No amendment to the bill shall be in

order except those printed in part B of the report of the

Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each

amendment may be offered only in the order printed in part

B of the report, may be offered only by a Member designated

in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable

for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 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 the amendments print-
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ed in the report are waived. 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 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. 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.

SEC. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 1501, the Clerk

shall—

(1) await the disposition of H.R. 2122;

(2) add the text of H.R. 2122, as passed by the

House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 1501;

(3) conform the title of H.R. 1501 to reflect the addition of the text of H.R. 2122 to the engrossment;

(4) assign appropriate designations to provisions

within the engrossment; and
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(5) conform provisions for short titles within the engrossment.

(b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2122 to the

engrossment of H.R. 1501, H.R. 2122 shall be laid on the

table.

Attest:

Clerk.