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House Calendar No. 108

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 264

[Report No. 105–315]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2607) making appropriations

for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities

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

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 8, 1997

Mr. DREIER, 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. 2607) making

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

part against the revenues of said District 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. 2607) 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 the revenues

3 of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30,

4 1998, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill

5 shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid6 eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con7 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di8 vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor9 ity member of the Committee on Appropriations. After

10 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment

11 under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read.

12 The amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the

13 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be

14 considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee

15 of the Whole. Points of order against provisions in the

16 bill, as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 or

17 6 of rule XXI are waived. No further amendment shall

18 be in order except those printed in part 2 of the report

19 of the Committee on Rules. Each further amendment may

20 be considered only in the order printed in the report, may

21 be offered only by a Member designated in the report,

22 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time

23 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by

24 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to

25 amendment except as specified in the report, and shall not
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1 be subject to a demand for division of the question in the

2 House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of

3 order against amendments printed in the report are

4 waived. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole

5 may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider6 ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re7 corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

8 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

9 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

10 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

11 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques12 tions shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consid13 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

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

15 further amendments as may have been adopted. The pre16 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill

17 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter18 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or

19 without instructions.
House Calendar No. 108

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 264

[Report No. 105–315]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2607)

30, 1998, and for other purposes.said District for the fiscal year ending Septemberable in whole or in part against the revenues ofDistrict of Columbia and other activities chargemaking appropriations for the government of the

OCTOBER 8, 1997

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed