H. Res. 505

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

May 19, 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. 4475) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 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 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 amended, for failure to com-
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ply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as follows:

beginning with ‘‘Provided further’’ on page 8, line 17,

through line 20; beginning with ‘‘Provided further’’ on page

13, line 24, through page 14, line 8; ‘‘Notwithstanding any

other provision of law,’’ on page 20, line 18; ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law,’’ on page 26, line 15;

‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law,’’ on page 27,

lines 15 and 16; ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of

law,’’ on page 33, line 24; beginning with ‘‘Provided’’ on page

36, line 15, through line 20; page 51, line 13, through page

52, line 18. 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. 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 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, as amended, 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.

Attest:

Clerk.