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House Calendar No. 64

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 189

[Report No. 105–189]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2169) making appropriations

for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 17, 1997

Mrs. MYRICK, 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. 2169) making

appropriations for the Department of Transportation and

related agencies for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1998, 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. 2169) making appropriations for

6 the Department of Transportation and related agencies
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1 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for

2 other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis3 pensed with. Points of order against consideration of the

4 bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI,

5 clause 7 of rule XXI, or section 401(a) of the Congres6 sional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate

7 shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour

8 equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank9 ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.

10 After general debate the bill shall be considered for

11 amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order

12 against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with

13 clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived except as follows:

14 on page 4, line 1, through line 6; beginning with ‘‘, of

15 which’’ on page 10, line 20, through ‘‘Fund’’ on line 22;

16 on page 52, line 8, through line 15; on page 53, line 3,

17 through page 65, line 6. Where points of order are waived

18 against part of a paragraph, points of order against a pro19 vision in another part of such paragraph may be made

20 only against such provision and not against the entire

21 paragraph. The amendments specified in section 2 of this

22 resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and

23 in the Committee of the Whole. During consideration of

24 the bill for further amendment, the Chairman of the Com25 mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on
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1 the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment

2 has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres3 sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of

4 rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered

5 as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole

6 may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider7 ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re8 corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

9 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

10 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

11 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

12 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques13 tions shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consid14 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

15 and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such

16 further amendments as may have been adopted. The pre17 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill

18 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter19 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or

20 without instructions.

21 SEC. 2. The amendments considered as adopted in

22 the House and in the Committee of the Whole are as fol23 lows—
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1 (1) page 31, line 24, strike ‘‘Staten Island-Mid2 town Ferry service project’’ and insert ‘‘St. George

3 Ferry terminal project’’; and

4 (2) page 60, strike line 13 and all that follows

5 through page 65, line 3, and redesignate the follow6 ing section accordingly.

Houe Calendar No. 64

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 189

[Report No. 105–189]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2169)

purposes.year ending September 30, 1998, and for otherTransportation and related agencies for the fiscalmaking appropriations for the Department of

JULY 17, 1997

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed