H. Res. 288

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

October 31, 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. 2746) to amend title

VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

to give parents with low-incomes the opportunity to choose

the appropriate school for their children. The bill shall be

considered as read for amendment. The bill shall be debatable

for two hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman

and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.

SEC. 2. After disposition of the bill (H.R. 2746), 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.

2616) to amend titles VI and X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand charter
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schools. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.

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 Education and the Workforce. After general debate the bill shall

be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It

shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the

bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute

shall be considered as read. Before consideration of any other

amendment it shall be in order to consider the amendment

printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Representative Goodling of

Pennsylvania or his designee. That amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for ten minutes 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. If that amendment is adopted, the

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as

amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment. During consideration of the bill

for further amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of
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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 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. 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. Any Member may demand a separate vote

in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee

of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature

of a substitute made in order as original text. 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. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 2616, the Clerk

shall—
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(1) add the text of H.R. 2746, as passed by the

House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 2616;

(2) conform the title of H.R. 2616 to reflect the addition of the text of H.R. 2746 to the engrossment;

(3) assign appropriate designations to provisions

within the engrossment; and

(4) conform provisions for short titles within the engrossment.

(b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2746 to the

engrossment of H.R. 2616, H.R. 2746 shall be laid on the

table.

SEC. 4. House Resolution 280 is laid on the table.

Attest:

Clerk.