H. Res. 221

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

June 25, 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. 1802) to amend part E of title IV of the Social

Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater

flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help children

make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency, 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 401(b) of the Congressional

Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 80 minutes, with 60

minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and

ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and

Means and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the

chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on

Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be considered
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for amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 recommended by the Committee on Ways and

Means. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order against

the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for

failure to comply with section 401(b) of the Congressional

Budget Act of 1974 are waived. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in

order except those printed in the report of the Committee on

Rules accompanying this resolution. 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 fol-
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lows 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

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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.