House Calendar No. 42

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 173

[Report No. 103–97]

RESOLUTION

Providing for the consideration of the joint resoluStates Armed Forces in Somalia. tion (S.J. Res. 45) authorizing the use of United

MAY 18, 1993

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed
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House Calendar No. 42

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 173

[Report No. 103–97]

Providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 45)

authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces in Somalia.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 18, 1993

Mr. WHEAT, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

RESOLUTION

Providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (S.J.

Res. 45) authorizing the use of United States Armed

Forces in Somalia.

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of

3 rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 45) authorizing the

6 use of United States Armed Forces in Somalia. The first

7 reading of the joint resolution shall be dispensed with.
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1 General debate shall be confined to the joint resolution

2 and the amendments made in order by this resolution and

3 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled

4 by the chairman and ranking minority member of the

5 Committee on Foreign Affairs. After general debate the

6 joint resolution shall be considered for amendment under

7 the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as

8 an original text for the purpose of amendment under the

9 five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub10 stitute recommended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs

11 now printed in the joint resolution. The committee amend12 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as

13 read. Points of order against the committee amendment

14 in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with

15 clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. No amendment to the

16 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall

17 be in order except those printed in the report of the Com18 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each

19 amendment may be offered only in the order printed, may

20 be offered only by the named proponent or a designee,

21 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time

22 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by

23 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to

24 amendment (except that pro forma amendments for the

25 purpose of debate may be offered by the chairman or rank-
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1 ing minority member of the Committee on Foreign Af2 fairs), and shall not be subject to a demand for division

3 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the

4 Whole. At the conclusion of consideration of the joint reso5 lution for amendment the Committee shall rise and report

6 the joint resolution to the House with such amendments

7 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a

8 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted

9 in the Committee of the Whole to the joint resolution or

10 to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

11 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on

12 the joint resolution and amendments thereto to final pas13 sage without intervening motion except one motion to re14 commit with or without instructions.