H. Res. 270

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

October 22, 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. 2247) to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other

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

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 Transportation and Infrastructure. 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 Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in

the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. No amendment to the
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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 and an amendment in

the nature of a substitute by Representative Oberstar of Minnesota. The amendment by Representative Oberstar may be

offered only after the disposition of the amendments printed

in the report of the Committee on Rules, shall be considered

as read, shall be debatable for thirty minutes equally divided

and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall

not be subject to amendment. The amendments 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. 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 consider-
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ation 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.