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House Calendar No. 73

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 198

[Report No. 105–213]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2266) making appropriations

for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1998, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 28, 1997

Mr. GOSS, 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. 2266) making

appropriations for the Department of Defense 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. 2266) making appropriations for

6 the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sep-
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1 tember 30, 1998, and for other purposes. The first reading

2 of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against

3 consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause

4 2(1)(6) of rule XI, clause 7 of rule XXI, or section 306

5 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Gen6 eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex7 ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair8 man and ranking minority member of the Committee on

9 Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be con10 sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points

11 of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply

12 with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. During consid13 eration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the

14 Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition

15 on the basis of whether the Member offering an amend16 ment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con17 gressional Record designated for that purpose in clause

18 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be consid19 ered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the

20 Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further con21 sideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for

22 a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

23 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

24 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

25 without intervening business, provided that the minimum
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1 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques2 tions shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consid3 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

4 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

5 as may have been adopted. The previous question shall

6 be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments

7 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except

8 one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

House Calendar No. 73

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 198

[Report No. 105–213]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2266)

1998, and for other purposes.Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,making appropriations for the Department of

JULY 28, 1997

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed