H. Res. 367

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

November 10, 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. 3073) to amend part A of title IV of the Social

Security Act to provide for grants for projects designed to

promote responsible fatherhood, 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 90 minutes, with 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the

chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on

Ways and Means and 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the

Committee on Education and the Workforce. After general

debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the

five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment recommended by

the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill,
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it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 8 of rule

XVIII, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be

considered as read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment

to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in

order except those printed in part B 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 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) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting

on any postponed question that follows another electronic
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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 our without instructions.

Attest:

Clerk.