H. Res. 501

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

July 16, 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. 4194) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. The first reading

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

consideration of the bill for failure to comply with section 306

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General

debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one

hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and

ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered for

amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment

printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompany-
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ing this resolution, is modified by striking ‘‘$5,000,000,000’’

in the proposed section 425(g) and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’,

shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. Points of order against provisions in the

bill, as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of

rule XXI are waived except as follows: page 88, line 16,

through page 89, line 22. Where points of order are waived

against part of a paragraph, points of order against a provision in another part of such paragraph may be made only

against such provision and not against the entire paragraph.

The amendment printed in the Congressional Record and

numbered 12 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII may be offered only by Representative Leach of Iowa or his designee,

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 40 minutes

equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be

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

or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against

that amendment are waived. 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
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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 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration

of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report

the bill, as amended, to the House with such amendments as

may have been adopted. 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 or without instructions.

Attest:

Clerk.