H. Res. 440

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

May 25, 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. 4385) to amend title 23, United States Code,

to designate the National Highway System, and for other

purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.

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 Public Works

and Transportation. 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

Public Works and Transportation now printed in the bill. The

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be
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considered as read. All points of order against the committee

amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. Except

as otherwise provided in this resolution, 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

printed in the report may be offered only in the order printed, 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 amendments printed in the report are waived. It shall

be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee

on Public Works and Transportation or a designee to offer

amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution 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), shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided

and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member

of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, shall
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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 Whole. 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. All points of order against such amendments en bloc

are waived. The original proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en bloc may insert a statement

in the Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc. 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.