H. Res. 284

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

October 30, 1997.

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. 2493) to establish a mechanism by which the

Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior can

provide for uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal lands. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed

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

not exceed one hour, with thirty minutes equally divided and

controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of

the Committee on Resources and thirty minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority

member of the Committee on Agriculture. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the

five-minute rule for a period not to exceed three hours. It

shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amend-
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ment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill. The committee

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered

as read. Before consideration of any other amendment it shall

be in order to consider the amendment printed in the report

of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if

offered by Representative Smith of Oregon or his designee.

That amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by the

proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the

Committee of the Whole. If that amendment is adopted, the

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as

amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment. During consideration of the bill

for further 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
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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 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with our without instructions.

Attest:

Clerk.