H. Res. 426
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 8, 1996.
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. 2406) to repeal the United States
Housing Act of 1937, deregulate the public housing pro-
gram and the program for rental housing assistance for
low-income families, and increase community control over
such programs, and for other purposes. The first reading
of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Banking and Finan-
cial Services. After general debate the bill shall be consid-
ered 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 five-minute rule the amendment
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Commit-
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tee on Banking and Financial Services now printed in the
bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be considered by title rather than by section.
The first two sections and each title 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 are waived. Before consideration
of any other amendment it shall be in order to consider
the amendment printed in the Congressional Record of
May 7, 1996, pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, if of-
fered by Representative Lazio of New York or his des-
ignee. That amendment shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for ten minutes 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 that amendment
are waived. If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as
amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the
purpose of further amendment. During further consider-
ation of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Com-
mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on
the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment
has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres-
sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of
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rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered
as read. 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. The Chairman 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 elec-
tronic 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.
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend-
ment 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 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 in-
structions.
SEC. 2. After passage of H.R. 2406, it shall be in
order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill S. 1260
and to consider the Senate bill in the House. It shall be
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in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause
of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provi-
sions of H.R. 2406 as passed by the House. All points
of order against that motion are waived. 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
amendments to S. 1260 and request a conference with the
Senate thereon.
Attest:
Clerk.