H. Res. 133

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

April 30, 1997.

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. 2) to repeal the United States Housing Act of

1937, deregulate the public housing program and the program for rental housing assistance for low-income families,

and increase community control over such programs, 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 clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI or clause

7(b) of rule XIII are waived. General debate shall be confined

to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and

controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of

the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 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-
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minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Banking and Financial Services now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the

nature of a substitute shall be considered by title rather than

by section. Each title shall be considered as read. Points of

order against the committee amendment in the nature of a

substitute for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI

are waived. Before consideration of any other amendment it

shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in the

Congressional Record of April 29, 1997, pursuant to clause

6 of rule XXIII, if offered by Representative Lazio of New

York or his designee. That amendment shall be considered as

read, shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided and

controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 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 the Whole. All points of order against that amendment are

waived. If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended,

shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment. During further consideration of the bill for

amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole

may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the

Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed

in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for

that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so print-
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ed shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request

for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows another electronic vote without

intervening business: Provided, That the minimum time for

electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall

be 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 made in order as original text. 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.