H. Res. 193

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

July 23, 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 the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2160) making appropriations for

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. 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: page

56, line 18, through line 24; and page 68, line 12, through

line 16. 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. No further amendment

shall be in order except amendments printed before July 22,

1997, in the portion of the Congressional Record designated

for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII, the amendments
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printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 21, 22,

and 23 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, the amendment

by Representative Obey of Wisconsin pending when the Committee of the Whole rose on July 22, 1997, one amendment

by Representative Cox of California regarding assistance to

the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and the amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 35

pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII. Each amendment shall

be considered as read and shall be debatable for ten minutes

(except as otherwise provided in section 2 of this resolution)

equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. 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 postponed 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. After

a motion that the Committee rise has been rejected on a day,

the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may entertain

another such motion on that day only if offered by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations or the Majority

Leader or their designee. After a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 7 of rule
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XXIII) has been rejected, the Chairman of the Committee of

the Whole may not entertain another such motion during further consideration of the bill. 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.

SEC. 2. The time for debate on the following amendments shall be thirty minutes:

(1) the amendment by Representative Obey of Wisconsin pending when the Committee of the Whole rose

on July 22, 1997, which shall be debatable for thirty

minutes notwithstanding the time consumed on the

amendment on July 22, 1997;

(2) the amendment numbered 17;

(3) the amendment numbered 3; and

(4) the amendment numbered 21.

Attest:

Clerk.