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House Calendar No. 69

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 197

[Report No. 105–202]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2209) making appropriations

for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1998, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 24, 1997

Ms. PRYCE, 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. 2209) making

appropriations for the Legislative Branch 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. 2209) making appropriations for

6 the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Septem7 ber 30, 1998, and for other purposes. The first reading
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1 of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against

2 consideration of the bill for failure to comply with section

3 302 or 308 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are

4 waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and

5 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled

6 by the chairman and ranking minority member of the

7 Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the

8 bill shall be considered for amendment under the five9 minute rule and shall be considered as read. Points of

10 order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply

11 with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. No amendment

12 shall be in order except those printed in the report of the

13 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each

14 amendment may be considered only in the order printed

15 in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated

16 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat17 able for the time specified in the report equally divided

18 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall

19 not be subject to amendment except as specified in the

20 report, and shall not be subject to a demand for division

21 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the

22 Whole. All points of order against amendments printed in

23 the report are waived. The Chairman of the Committee

24 of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further

25 consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for
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1 a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

2 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

3 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

4 without intervening business: Provided, That the minimum

5 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques6 tions shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consid7 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

8 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

9 as may have been adopted. The previous question shall

10 be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments

11 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except

12 one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 69

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 197

[Report No. 105–202]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2209)

and for other purposes.for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998,making appropriations for the Legislative Branch

JULY 24, 1997

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed