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H. Res. 405

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

April 1, 1998.

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. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and

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

bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill

and the amendments made in order by this resolution and

shall not exceed two hours and 30 minutes, with two hours

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking

minority member of the Committee on Transportation and

Infrastructure and 30 minutes equally divided and controlled

by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. 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 pur-
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pose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in

the bill, modified by the amendment recommended by the

Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill and

the amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as

read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee

on Rules. Each amendment may be offered only in the order

printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the first time specified in the report 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. All points of order against the

amendments printed in the report are waived. 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
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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 15 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.

Attest:

Clerk.