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House Calendar No. 171

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 411

[Report No. 105–499]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to extend the authorization

of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 28, 1998

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 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. 6) to extend

the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, 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 consid5 eration of the bill (H.R. 6) to extend the authorization

6 of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and

7 for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be
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1 dispensed with. All points of order against consideration

2 of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined

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

4 and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority

5 member of the Committee on Education and the Work6 force. After general debate the bill shall be considered for

7 amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order

8 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend9 ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na10 ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on

11 Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill,

12 modified by the amendments printed in part 1 of the re13 port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu14 tion. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall

15 be considered by title rather than by section. Each title

16 shall be considered as read. All points of order against

17 that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived.

18 Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be

19 in order to consider the amendment printed in part 2 of

20 the report of the Committee on Rules, if offered by Rep21 resentative Goodling or his designee. That amendment

22 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 min23 utes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and

24 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall

25 not be subject to a demand for division of the question
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1 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points

2 of order against that amendment are waived. If that

3 amendment is adopted, the provisions of the amendment

4 in the nature of a substitute as then perfected shall be

5 considered as original text for the purpose of further

6 amendment. No other amendment to the amendment in

7 the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those

8 printed in the portion of the Congressional Record des9 ignated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Printed

10 amendments shall be considered as read. The chairman

11 of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until

12 a time during further consideration in the Committee of

13 the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amend14 ment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time

15 for electronic voting on any postponed question that fol16 lows another electronic vote without intervening business:

17 Provided, That the minimum time for electronic voting on

18 the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At

19 the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment

20 the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House

21 with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any

22 Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any

23 amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the

24 bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute ulti25 mately considered as original text. The previous question
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1 shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments

2 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except

3 one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

House Calendar No. 171

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 411

[Report No. 105–499]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to

purposes.Higher Education Act of 1965, and for otherextend the authorization of programs under the

APRIL 28, 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed