H. Res. 499

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

May 16, 2000.

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. 853) to amend the Congressional Budget Act

of 1974 to provide for joint resolutions on the budget, reserve

funds for emergency spending, strengthened enforcement of

budgetary decisions, increased accountability for Federal

spending, accrual budgeting for Federal insurance programs,

mitigation of the bias in the budget process toward higher

spending, modifications in paygo requirements when there is

an on-budget surplus, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall

be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 90 minutes, with

40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman

and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman

and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules,
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and 20 minutes 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. In lieu of the

amendments recommended by the Committee on the Budget,

the Committee on Rules, and the Committee on Appropriations now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider

as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the

five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute

consisting of the text of H.R. 4397. That amendment in the

nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall

be in order except those printed in 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 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 printed 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) re-
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duce 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. 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 made in order as original text. 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.