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House Calendar No. 168

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 408

[Report No. 105–491]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1252) to modify the procedures

of the Federal courts in certain matters, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 22, 1998

Mr. GOSS, 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. 1252) to modify

the procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters,

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. 1252) to modify the procedures of

6 the Federal courts in certain matters, and for other pur7 poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.
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1 Points of order against consideration of the bill for failure

2 to comply with section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget

3 Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined

4 to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided

5 and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority

6 member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After general

7 debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under

8 the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as

9 an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the

10 five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub11 stitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary

12 now printed in the bill, modified by striking section 9 (and

13 redesignating succeeding sections accordingly). Each sec14 tion of that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall

15 be considered as read. Points of order against that amend16 ment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply

17 with clause 7 of rule XVI or section 303(a) of the Congres18 sional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. During consider19 ation of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Com20 mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on

21 the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment

22 has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres23 sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of

24 rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered

25 as read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole
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1 may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider2 ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re3 corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

4 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

5 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

6 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

7 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques8 tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider9 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

10 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

11 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a

12 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted

13 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amend14 ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi15 nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or16 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage

17 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit

18 with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 168

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 408

[Report No. 105–491]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1252)

certain matters, and for other purposes.to modify the procedures of the Federal courts in

APRIL 22, 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed