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House Calendar No. 25

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 133

[Report No. 105–81]

Providing 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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 29, 1997

Mr. DREIER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution,

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

RESOLUTION

Providing 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.

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of

3 rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
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1 ation of the bill (H.R. 2) to repeal the United States

2 Housing Act of 1937, deregulate the public housing pro3 gram and the program for rental housing assistance for

4 low-income families, and increase community control over

5 such programs, and for other purposes. The first reading

6 of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against

7 consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause

8 2(l)(6) of rule XI or clause 7(b) of rule XIII are waived.

9 General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not

10 exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the

11 chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee

12 on Banking and Financial Services. After general debate

13 the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five14 minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original

15 bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute

16 rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec17 ommended by the Committee on Banking and Financial

18 Services now printed in the bill. The committee amend19 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered by

20 title rather than by section. Each title shall be considered

21 as read. Points of order against the committee amendment

22 in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with

23 clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived. Before consideration

24 of any other amendment it shall be in order to consider

25 the amendment printed in the Congressional Record of
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1 April 29, 1997, pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, if of2 fered by Representative Lazio of New York or his des3 ignee. That amendment shall be considered as read, shall

4 be debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled

5 by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject

6 to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for

7 division of the question in the House or in the Committee

8 of the Whole. All points of order against that amendment

9 are waived. If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as

10 amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the

11 purpose of further amendment. During further consider12 ation of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Com13 mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on

14 the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment

15 has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres16 sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of

17 rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered

18 as read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole

19 may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider20 ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re21 corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

22 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

23 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

24 without intervening business: Provided, That the minimum

25 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
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1 tions shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consid2 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

3 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

4 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a

5 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted

6 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the commit7 tee amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order

8 as original text. The previous question shall be considered

9 as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final

10 passage without intervening motion except one motion to

11 recommit with or without instructions.

House Calendar No. 25

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 133

[Report No. 105–81]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to

over such programs, and for other purposes.come families, and increase community controlprogram for rental housing assistance for low-inderegulate the public housing program and therepeal the United States Housing Act of 1937,

APRIL 29, 1997

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed