H. Res. 189

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 consideration of

the bill (H.R. 2169) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 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 clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI, clause 7 of rule XXI, or section 401(a) 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: on
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page 4, line 1, through line 6; beginning with ‘‘, of which’’

on page 10, line 20, through ‘‘Fund’’ on line 22; on page 52,

line 8, through line 15; on page 53, line 3, through page 65,

line 6. 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 specified in section 2 of this resolution shall be considered as

adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.

During consideration of the bill for further 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 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
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bill, as amended, to the House with such further 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 amendments considered as adopted in the

House and in the Committee of the Whole are as follows—

(1) page 31, line 24, strike ‘‘Staten Island-Midtown

Ferry service project’’ and insert ‘‘St. George Ferry terminal project’’; and

(2) page 60, strike line 13 and all that follows

through page 65, line 3, and redesignate the following

section accordingly.

Attest:

Clerk.