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House Calendar No. 242

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 517

[Report No. 105–679]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4380) making appropriations

for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities

chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 6 (legislative day, AUGUST 5), 1998

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. 4380) making

appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in

part against revenues of said District 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. 4380) making appropriations for
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1 the government of the District of Columbia and other ac2 tivities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of

3 said District for the fiscal year ending September 30,

4 1999, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill

5 shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consider6 ation of the bill for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule

7 XXI or section 306 or 401(a) of the Congressional Budget

8 Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined

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

10 and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority

11 member of the Committee on Appropriations. After gen12 eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment

13 under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provi14 sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6

15 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: page 41, line

16 20, through page 42, line 2. Each of the amendments

17 printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom18 panying this resolution may be offered only by a Member

19 designated in the report, may be offered only at the appro20 priate point in the reading of the bill, shall be considered

21 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the

22 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and

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

24 not be subject to a demand for division of the question

25 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points
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1 of order against the amendments printed in the report are

2 waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment,

3 the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord

4 priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member

5 offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the

6 portion of the Congressional Record designated for that

7 purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed

8 shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the Commit9 tee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during

10 further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a re11 quest for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) re12 duce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic vot13 ing on any postponed question that follows another elec14 tronic vote without intervening business, provided that the

15 minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any se16 ries of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion

17 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee

18 shall rise and report the bill to the House with such

19 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous

20 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and

21 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening

22 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in23 structions.
House Calendar No. 242

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 517

[Report No. 105–679]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4380)

1999, and for other purposes.District for the fiscal year ending September 30,able in whole or in part against revenues of saidDistrict of Columbia and other activities chargemaking appropriations for the government of the

AUGUST 6 (legislative day, AUGUST 5), 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed