H. Res. 367
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
November 10, 1999.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 3073) to amend part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act to provide for grants for projects designed to
promote responsible fatherhood, and for other purposes. The
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of
order against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 90 min-
utes, with 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Ways and Means and 30 minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Education and the Workforce. After general
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the
five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment recommended by
the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill,
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it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the pur-
pose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congres-
sional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 8 of rule
XVIII, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be
considered as read. All points of order against that amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment
to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in
order except those printed in part B of the report of the
Committee on Rules. 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. All points of order against the
amendments printed in the report 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) re-
duce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting
on any postponed question that follows another electronic
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vote without intervening business, provided that the minimum
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
tions shall be 15 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 mo-
tion except one motion to recommit with our without instruc-
tions.
Attest:
Clerk.