House Calendar No. 99
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 274
[Report No. 103–288]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1804)
to improve learning and teaching by providing a
national framework for education reform; to pro-
mote the research, consensus building, and sys-
temic changes needed to ensure equitable edu-
cation opportunities and high levels of edu-
cational achievement for all American students;
to provide a framework for reauthorization of all
Federal education programs; to promote the de-
velopment and adoption of a voluntary national
system of skill standards and certifications; and
for other purposes.
OCTOBER 12, 1993
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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House Calendar No. 99
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 274
[Report No. 103–288]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1804) to improve learning and
teaching by providing a national framework for education reform; to
promote the research, consensus building, and systemic changes needed
to ensure equitable education opportunities and high levels of educational
achievement for all American students; to provide a framework for reau-
thorization of all Federal education programs; to promote the develop-
ment and adoption of a voluntary national system of skill standards
and certifications; and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 12, 1993
Mr. DERRICK, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and order to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1804) to im-
prove learning and teaching by providing a national
framework for education reform; to promote the research,
consensus building, and systemic changes needed to en-
sure equitable education opportunities and high levels
of educational achievement for all American students;
to provide a framework for reauthorization of all Federal
education programs; to promote the development and
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adoption of a voluntary national system of skill standards
and certifications; and for other purposes.
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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1804) to improve learning and
teaching by providing a national framework for education
reform; to promote the research, consensus building, and
systemic changes needed to ensure equitable educational
opportunities and high levels of educational achievement
for all American students; to provide a framework for re-
authorization of all Federal education programs; to pro-
mote the development and adoption of a voluntary na-
tional system of skill standards and certifications; and for
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed 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 de-
bate the 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 Edu-
cation and Labor now printed in the bill, it shall be in
order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of
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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 accom-
panying this resolution and amendments en bloc described
in section 2 of this resolution. Except as specified in sec-
tion 2, 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 (except that pro forma
amendments for the purpose of debate may be offered by
the chairman or ranking minority member of the Commit-
tee 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 consider-
ation 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 amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi-
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nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered 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 chair-
man of the Committee on Education and Labor or a des-
ignee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amend-
ments 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 di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Education and Labor,
shall not be subject to amendment, 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 en bloc are waived. The original pro-
ponent of an amendment included in amendments en bloc
may insert a statement in the Congressional Record imme-
diately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc.