H. Res. 283

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

October 29, 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. 1270) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act

of 1982. 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 80 minutes, with 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority

member of the Committee on Commerce and 20 minutes

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking

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

the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an

original bill for the purpose of amendment under the fiveminute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
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ommended by the Committee on Commerce now printed in

the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order against

the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for

failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI or section 306

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Notwithstanding clause 5(c) of rule XXIII, no amendment to the

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be

in order except those printed in the report of the Committee

on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each amendment

may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may

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

be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 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. Points

of order against the last amendment printed in the report of

the Committee on Rules for failure to comply with clause 5(a)

of rule XXI or section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act

of 1974 are waived. 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 post-
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poned 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. After a motion that the Committee rise has

been rejected on a day, the Chairman may entertain another

such motion on that day only if offered by the majority leader

or his designee. After a motion to strike out the enacting

words of the bill (as described in clause 7 of rule XXIII) has

been rejected, the Chairman may not entertain another such

motion during further consideration of the bill. 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

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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.

SEC. 2. After passage of H.R. 1270, it shall be in order

to take from the Speaker’s table the bill, S. 104, and to consider the Senate bill in the House. Points of order against

consideration of the Senate bill for failure to comply with section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are
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waived. It shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof

the provisions of H.R. 1270 as passed by the House. If the

motion is adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed,

then it shall be in order to move that the House insist on its

amendment to S. 104 and request a conference with the Senate thereon.

Attest:

Clerk.