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[Journal of the House of Representatives, 1995]
[Wednesday, March 22, 1995 (48), Para 48.9 Providing for the Further Consideration of H.R. 4]
[Page 423]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

para.48.9  providing for the further consideration of h.r. 4

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 119):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for further 
     consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American 
     family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending, and 
     reduce welfare dependence. No further general debate shall be 
     in order. An amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the text of H.R. 1214 shall be considered as 
     adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The 
     bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 
     for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute 
     rule. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. No 
     further amendment shall be in order except the amendments 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 2 of 
     this resolution, and the amendments designated in section 3 
     of this resolution. Except as specified in section 2, 3, or 4 
     of this resolution, each amendment made in order by this 
     resolution may be considered 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 
     twenty minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment 
     (except that the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, or their designees, each may 
     offer one pro forma amendment to any amendment printed in the 
     report for the purpose of debate), 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 
     amendments made in order by this resolution are waived.
       Sec. 2. It shall be in order at any time before the 
     consideration of the amendments designated in section 3 of 
     this resolution for the chairman of the Committee on Ways and 
     Means or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting 
     of amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of or 
     germane modifications of any such amendment. Amendments en 
     bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as 
     read (except that modifications shall be reported) and shall 
     be debatable for twenty minutes equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means or their designees. For the 
     purpose of inclusion in such amendments en bloc, an amendment 
     printed in the form of a motion to strike may be modified to 
     the form of a germane perfecting amendment to the text 
     originally proposed to be stricken. The original proponent of 
     an amendment included in such amendments en bloc may insert a 
     statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the 
     discussion of the amendments en bloc.
       Sec. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments printed in 
     the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution and any amendments en bloc offered pursuant to 
     section 2 of this resolution, it shall be in order to 
     consider the following amendments in the following order--
       (1) a further amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the text of H.R. 1267, if offered by 
     Representative Deal of Georgia or his designee;
       (2) a further amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the text of H.R. 1250, if offered by 
     Representative Mink of Hawaii or her designee; and
       (3) a further amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the text of the bill, as it had been perfected 
     before the consideration of amendments pursuant to this 
     section, if offered by the chairman of the Committee on Ways 
     and Means or his designee.
       (b) Each of the amendments designated in subsection (a) of 
     this section shall be debatable for one hour equally divided 
     and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.
       (c) The amendment designated in subparagraph (a)(3) of this 
     section shall be subject to amendment by any amendment 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution that was not earlier disposed of as an 
     amendment to the bill, as amended pursuant to this 
     resolution, before the consideration of amendments pursuant 
     to this section. Amendments to the amendment designated in 
     subparagraph (a)(3) of this section shall be considered under 
     the same terms as if offered to the bill, as amended by this 
     resolution, and shall be subject to the last sentence of 
     section 4 of this resolution.
       (d) If more than one of the amendments designated in 
     subsection (a) of this section is adopted, then only the one 
     receiving the greater number of affirmative votes shall be 
     considered as finally adopted. In the case of a tie for the 
     greater number of affirmative votes, then only the last 
     amendment to receive that number of affirmative votes shall 
     be considered as finally adopted.
       Sec. 4. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment made in order by this resolution. The Chairman of 
     the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five 
     minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any 
     postponed question that immediately follows another vote by 
     electronic device without intervening business, provided that 
     the time for voting by electronic device on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be not less than fifteen minutes. 
     The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may recognize for 
     consideration of any amendment printed in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution out of the 
     order printed, but not sooner than one hour after the 
     chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means or a designee 
     announces from the floor a request to that effect.
       Sec. 5 At the conclusion of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended pursuant 
     to this resolution, to the House with such further amendments 
     as may have been finally adopted. Any Member may demand a 
     separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the 
     Committee of the Whole either to the bill, as amended 
     pursuant to this resolution, or as incorporated in a further 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute designated in section 
     3(a)(3) of this resolution, unless replaced by a further 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute designated in section 
     3(a)(1) or 3(a)(2) of this resolution. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any amendments 
     thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
     one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

217

When there appeared

Nays

211
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