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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 500 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 500

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        August 2, 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. 4003) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for certain 
maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, to amend the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to revitalize the United States-flag merchant 
marine, 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, with thirty 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and thirty minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Ways and Means. 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 
Merchant Marine and Fisheries now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill and by 
the amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. The committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, as modified, shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, are 
waived. No amendment directly or indirectly changing title II of the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, shall be in order except 
the amendment printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules. That 
amendment 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, and shall not 
be subject to amendment. All points of order against the amendment printed in 
part 2 of the report are waived. At the conclusion of the 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, as modified. 
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.
    Sec. 2. In the engrossment of H.R. 4003, the Clerk shall insert the text of 
H.R. 2151, as passed by the House, as a new title I and shall redesignate the 
succeeding titles accordingly.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.
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