H. Res. 376

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

March 4, 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. 856) to provide a process leading to full selfgovernment for Puerto Rico. The first reading of the bill shall

be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill

and shall not exceed ninety minutes equally divided and controlled by Representative Young of Alaska, Representative

Miller of California, Representative Solomon of New York,

and Representative Gutierrez of Illinois or their designees.

After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment

recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in

the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for

the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the

amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of
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rule XXIII. That amendment in the nature of a substitute

shall be considered as read. Points of order against that

amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply

with clause 5(a) or rule XXI are waived.

SEC. 2. (a) Before consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed

in the Congressional Record and numbered 3 pursuant to

clause 6 of rule XXIII. Consideration of that amendment

shall be preceded by an additional period of general debate,

which shall be confined to the subject of that amendment and

shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by

Representative Solomon of New York and a Member opposed

to that amendment.

(b) Consideration of the amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 2 pursuant to clause 6 of

rule XXIII shall be preceded by an additional period of general debate, which shall be confined to the subject of that

amendment and shall not exceed thirty minutes equally divided and controlled by Representative Serrano of New York

and a Member opposed to that amendment.

(c) Amendments specified in subsections (a) and (b) of

this resolution shall be considered as read and shall not be

subject to a demand for division of the question in the House

or in the Committee of the Whole. Consideration of those
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amendments, and all amendments thereto, shall not exceed

one hour.

SEC. 3. During consideration of the bill for amendment,

the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment 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 fifteen 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
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thereto to final passage without intervening motion except

one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Attest:

Clerk.