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House Calendar No. 231

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 508

[Report No. 105–641]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4276) making appropriations

for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary,

and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 22, 1998

Mr. LINDER, 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. 4276) making

appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 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. 4276) making appropriations for
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1 the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Ju2 diciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending

3 September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. The first

4 reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order

5 against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with

6 clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI, clause 7 of rule XXI, or section

7 401(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are

8 waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and

9 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled

10 by the chairman and ranking minority member of the

11 Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the

12 bill shall be considered for amendment under the five13 minute rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill

14 for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are

15 waived. The amendments printed in the report of the Com16 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution may be of17 fered only by a Member designated in the report and only

18 at the appropriate point in the reading of the bill, shall

19 be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec20 ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the

21 proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend22 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division

23 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the

24 Whole. All points of order against the amendments printed

25 in the report are waived. During consideration of the bill
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1 for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the

2 Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of

3 whether the Member offering an amendment has caused

4 it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record

5 designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII.

6 Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The

7 chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) post8 pone until a time during further consideration in the Com9 mittee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any

10 amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum

11 time for electronic voting on any postponed question that

12 follows another electronic vote without intervening busi13 ness, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting

14 on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes.

15 At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend16 ment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the

17 House with such further amendments as may have been

18 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or19 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage

20 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit

21 with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 231

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 508

[Report No. 105–641]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4276)

tember 30, 1999, and for other purposes.related agencies for the fiscal year ending SepCommerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, andmaking appropriations for the Departments of

JULY 22, 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed