H. Res. 181

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

July 10, 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. 2107) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1998, 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

section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 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

Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of

order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with

clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: beginning with ‘‘: Provided’’ on page 46, line 25, through ‘‘part
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121’’ on page 47, line 6; and page 76, line 10, through line

13. Where points of order are waived against part of a paragraph, points of order against a provision in another part of

such paragraph may be made only against such provision and

not against the entire paragraph. The amendments printed in

the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution may be offered only by a Member designated in the

report and only at the appropriate point in the reading of the

bill, 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, 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 the amendments printed in

the report are waived. During 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 printed 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 post-
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poned 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. During consideration of the bill, points of

order against amendments for failure to comply with clause

2(e) of rule XXI are waived. 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. 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.