H. Res. 274
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
October 13, 1993.
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 consideration of
the bill (H.R. 1804) to improve learning and teaching by pro-
viding a national framework for education reform; to promote
the research, consensus building, and systemic changes need-
ed to ensure equitable educational opportunities and high lev-
els of educational achievement for all American students; to
provide a framework for reauthorization of all Federal edu-
cation programs; to promote the development and adoption of
a voluntary national system of skill standards and certifi-
cations; and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill
shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to
the bill and the amendments made in order by this resolution
and shall not exceed eighty minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Education and Labor. After general debate the
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bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute
rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now
printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an origi-
nal bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute
rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting
of the text of H.R. 3210. The amendment in the nature of
a substitute shall be considered as read. No amendment to
the 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 and amendments en bloc de-
scribed in section 2 of this resolution. Except as specified in
section 2, each amendment may be offered only in the order
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable for the time specified in the report equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not
be subject to amendment (except that pro forma amendments
for the purpose of debate may be offered by the chairman or
ranking minority member of the Committee on Education
and Labor), and shall not be subject to a demand for division
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the
Whole. 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.
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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 or without instructions.
SEC. 2. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman
of the Committee on Education and Labor or a designee to
offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this
resolution or germane modifications thereof. Amendments en
bloc shall be considered as read except that modifications
shall be reported. Amendments en bloc shall be debatable for
twenty minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair-
man and ranking minority member of the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, 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 amendments en bloc are waived. The original
proponent of an amendment included in amendments en bloc
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may insert a statement in the Congressional Record imme-
diately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc.
Attest:
Clerk.