H. Res. 174

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

June 25, 1997.

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it

shall be in order without intervention of any point of order

to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2015) to provide for

reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal

year 1998. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The amendment printed in the Congressional Record

and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII shall be

considered as adopted. All points of order against provisions

in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question

shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to

final passage without intervening motion except: (1) three

hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the

Budget; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolution

the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, de-
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clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill

(H.R. 2014) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998. The first reading

of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against

consideration of the bill and against provisions in the bill, as

amended by this resolution, are waived. General debate shall

be confined to the bill and shall not exceed three hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under

the five-minute rule. The amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 2 pursuant to clause 6 of rule

XXIII shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the

Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment and shall be considered as read. No other amendment

shall be in order except the further amendment printed in the

Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6

of rule XXIII, which may be offered only by Representative

Rangel of New York or his designee, shall be considered as

read, shall be debatable for one hour 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
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division of the question in the House or in the Committee of

the Whole. All points of order against that amendment are

waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill, as

amended, for amendment the Committee shall rise and report

the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendment as may have been adopted. The previous question shall

be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and any

further amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without

instructions.

Attest:

Clerk.