H. Res. 518

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

June 8, 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. 4577) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education,

and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,

2001, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill

shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 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. The amendments printed in part A 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. Points of order against provisions in the bill, as
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amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are

waived except as follows: beginning with ‘‘: Provided’’ on page

44, line 4, through ‘‘as amended’’ on line 14. 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 part B of the

report of the Committee on Rules may be offered only by a

Member designated in the report and only at the appropriate

point in the reading of the bill, 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

amendment printed in part B of the report are waived. During consideration of the bill for further 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 re-
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corded 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. 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, as amended, to the House with such further

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. 2. House Resolution 515 is laid on the table.

Attest:

Clerk.