H. Res. 352

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

February 9, 1994.

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 consideration of

the bill (H.R. 811) to reauthorize the independent counsel

law for an additional five years, 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 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974

are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and

the amendments made in order by this resolution and shall

not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the

chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on

the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered 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 the
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Judiciary now printed in the bill. 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 302(f)

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or clause 5(a) of

rule XXI 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 except as specified in the report, 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. 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
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final passage without intervening motion except one motion

to recommit with or without instructions. After passage of

H.R. 811, is shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s

table the bill S. 24 and to consider the Senate bill in the

House. All points of order against the Senate bill and against

its consideration are waived. It shall be in order to move to

strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill and to

insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 811 as passed by

the House. All points of order against that motion are

waived. If the motion is adopted and the Senate bill, as

amended, is passed, then it shall be in order to move that the

House insist on its amendments to S. 24 and request a conference with the Senate thereon.

Attest:

Clerk.