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House Calendar No. 60

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 181

[Report No. 105–174]

Providing 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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 9, 1997

Mr. SOLOMON, 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. 2107) making

appropriations for the Department of the Interior 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. 2107) making appropriations for

6 the Department of the Interior and related agencies for
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1 the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other

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

3 with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for

4 failure to comply with section 306 of the Congressional

5 Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be

6 confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally

7 divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi8 nority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After

9 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment

10 under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provi11 sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6

12 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: beginning with

13 ‘‘: Provided’’ on page 46, line 25, through ‘‘part 121’’ on

14 page 47, line 6; and page 76, line 10, through line 13.

15 Where points of order are waived against part of a para16 graph, points of order against a provision in another part

17 of such paragraph may be made only against such provi18 sion and not against the entire paragraph. The amend19 ments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules

20 accompanying this resolution may be offered only by a

21 Member designated in the report and only at the appro22 priate point in the reading of the bill, shall be considered

23 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the

24 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and

25 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall
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1 not be subject to a demand for division of the question

2 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points

3 of order against the amendments printed in the report are

4 waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment,

5 the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord

6 priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member

7 offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the

8 portion of the Congressional Record designated for that

9 purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed

10 shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the Commit11 tee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during

12 further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a re13 quest for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) re14 duce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic vot15 ing on any postponed question that follows another elec16 tronic vote without intervening business, provided that the

17 minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any se18 ries of questions shall be fifteen minutes. During consider19 ation of the bill, points of order against amendments for

20 failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI are waived.

21 At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend22 ment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the

23 House with such amendments as may have been adopted.

24 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on

25 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without
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1 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with

2 or without instructions.

House Calendar No. 60

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 181

[Report No. 105–174]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2107)

poses.ending September 30, 1998, and for other purInterior and related agencies for the fiscal yearmaking appropriations for the Department of the

JULY 9, 1997

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed