H. Res. 504

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

July 21, 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. 4193) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1999, 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

section 306 or 401 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. The amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on

Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as

adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
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Points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for

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

except as follows: page 88, line 10, through page 89, line 6.

If an unprotected provision is stricken on a point of order,

the Committee of the Whole shall immediately consider the

amendment printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee

on Rules if offered by Representative Johnson of Connecticut

or her designee. That amendment shall be considered as read,

be debatable for 30 minutes 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. The amendment printed in part 3 of the report of the

Committee on Rules may be offered only by Representative

Young of Alaska or his designee, may be offered only at the

appropriate point in the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 30 minutes 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. 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 amend-
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ment 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 15 minutes. During

consideration of the bill, points of order against amendments

for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI are waived.

At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment

the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to

the House with such 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.

Attest:

Clerk.