H. Res. 119
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
March 22, 1995.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution 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 further consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American family, re-
duce illegitimacy, control welfare spending, and reduce wel-
fare dependence. No further general debate shall be in order.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the
text of H.R. 1214 shall be considered as adopted in the
House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as
amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the pur-
pose of further amendment under the five-minute rule. The
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. No further
amendment shall be in order except the amendments printed
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this
resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 2 of this
resolution, and the amendments designated in section 3 of
this resolution. Except as specified in section 2, 3, or 4 of
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this resolution, each amendment made in order by this reso-
lution may be considered only in the order printed in the re-
port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the re-
port, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for twen-
ty minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent
and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment (except
that the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, or their designees, each may
offer one pro forma amendment to any amendment printed
in the report for the purpose of debate), and shall not be sub-
ject to a demand for division of the question in the House
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against
amendments made in order by this resolution are waived.
SEC. 2. It shall be in order at any time before the con-
sideration of the amendments designated in section 3 of this
resolution for the chairman of the Committee on Ways and
Means or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting
of amendments printed in the report of the Committee on
Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of or
germane modifications of any such amendment. Amendments
en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered
as read (except that modifications shall be reported) and shall
be debatable for twenty minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Ways and Means or their designees. For the
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purpose of inclusion in such amendments en bloc, an amend-
ment printed in the form of a motion to strike may be modi-
fied to the form of a germane perfecting amendment to the
text originally proposed to be stricken. The original pro-
ponent of an amendment included in such amendments en
bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record im-
mediately before the discussion of the amendments en bloc.
SEC. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments printed
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this
resolution and any amendments en bloc offered pursuant to
section 2 of this resolution, it shall be in order to consider
the following amendments in the following order—
(1) a further amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute consisting of the text of H.R. 1267, if offered by
Representative Deal of Georgia or his designee;
(2) a further amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute consisting of the text of H.R. 1250, if offered by
Representative Mink of Hawaii or her designee; and
(3) a further amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute consisting of the text of the bill, as it had been
perfected before the consideration of amendments pursu-
ant to this section, if offered by the chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means or his designee.
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(b) Each of the amendments designated in subsection
(a) of this section shall be debatable for one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.
(c) The amendment designated in subparagraph (a)(3)
of this section shall be subject to amendment by any amend-
ment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution that was not earlier disposed of as an
amendment to the bill, as amended pursuant to this resolu-
tion, before the consideration of amendments pursuant to this
section. Amendments to the amendment designated in sub-
paragraph (a)(3) of this section shall be considered under the
same terms as if offered to the bill, as amended by this reso-
lution, and shall be subject to the last sentence of section 4
of this resolution.
(d) If more than one of the amendments designated in
subsection (a) of this section is adopted, then only the one
receiving the greater number of affirmative votes shall be
considered as finally adopted. In the case of a tie for the
greater number of affirmative votes, then only the last
amendment to receive that number of affirmative votes shall
be considered as finally adopted.
SEC. 4. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole
may postpone until a time during further consideration in the
Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any
amendment made in order by this resolution. The Chairman
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of the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than
five minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any
postponed question that immediately follows another vote by
electronic device without intervening business, provided that
the time for voting by electronic device on the first in any
series of questions shall be not less than fifteen minutes. The
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may recognize for
consideration of any amendment printed in the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution out of the
order printed, but not sooner than one hour after the chair-
man of the Committee on Ways and Means or a designee an-
nounces from the floor a request to that effect.
SEC. 5. At the conclusion of the bill for amendment the
Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended pursu-
ant to this resolution, to the House with such further amend-
ments as may have been finally adopted. Any Member may
demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment
adopted in the Committee of the Whole either to the bill, as
amended pursuant to this resolution, or as incorporated in a
further amendment in the nature of a substitute designated
in section 3(a)(3) of this resolution, unless replaced by a fur-
ther amendment in the nature of a substitute designated in
section 3(a)(1) or 3(a)(2) of this resolution. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
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tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
Attest:
Clerk.