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House Calendar No. 95

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 239

[Report No. 105–264]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2267) making appropriations

for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary,

and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 23, 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. 2267) making

appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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 consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 2267) making appropriations for
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1 the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Ju2 diciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending

3 September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. The first

4 reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate

5 shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour

6 equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank7 ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.

8 After general debate the bill shall be considered for

9 amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment

10 printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules

11 accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopt12 ed in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The

13 bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill

14 for the purpose of further amendment. Points of order

15 against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure to

16 comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. Before

17 consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order

18 to consider the amendment numbered 1 in part 2 of the

19 report of the Committee on Rules, if offered by the Mem20 ber designated in the report, which may amend portions

21 of the bill not yet read for amendment. The amendments

22 printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules

23 may be offered only by a Member designated in the report

24 and, except for the amendment numbered 1, may be of25 fered only at the appropriate point in the reading of the
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1 bill. The amendments in part 2 of the report of the Com2 mittee on Rules shall be considered as read, shall be debat3 able for the time specified in the report equally divided

4 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall

5 not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to

6 a demand for division of the question in the House or in

7 the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against

8 the amendment numbered 2 in part 2 of the report of the

9 Committee on Rules are waived. Points of order against

10 the amendments numbered 1 and 3 in part 2 of the report

11 of the Committee on Rules for failure to comply with

12 clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of

13 the bill for further amendment, the Chairman of the Com14 mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on

15 the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment

16 has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres17 sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of

18 rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered

19 as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole

20 may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider21 ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re22 corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

23 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

24 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

25 without intervening business, provided that the minimum
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1 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques2 tions shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consid3 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

4 and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such

5 further amendments as may have been adopted. The pre6 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill

7 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter8 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or

9 without instructions.

House Calendar No. 95

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 239

[Report No. 105–264]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2267)

tember 30, 1998, and for other purposes.related agencies for the fiscal year ending SepCommerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, andmaking appropriations for the Departments of

SEPTEMBER 23, 1997

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed