H. Res. 443

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. 4426) making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1995. All points of order against

the bill and against its consideration are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and the amendment in the

nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Appropriations and shall not exceed one hour equally divided

and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member

of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the

pending question shall be the adoption of the amendment in

the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on

Appropriations now printed in the bill. The committee

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be designated

and shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided and
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controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of

the Committee on Appropriations. All points of order against

the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and

against provisions in the bill if so amended, are waived. If the

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted, then the bill as so amended shall be considered as the

original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the

five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. No further

amendment 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 amendments printed in the report are waived. 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 ques-
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tion 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. 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.