H. Res. 366
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
February 28, 1996.
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. 2854) to modify the operation of certain agri-
cultural programs. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. All points of order against consideration of the
bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill
and the amendments made in order by this resolution and
shall not exceed two hours equally divided and controlled by
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee
on Agriculture. 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 Committee on Ag-
riculture now printed in the bill. The committee amendment
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All
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points of order against the committee amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute are waived. Notwithstanding clause 5(c)
of rule XXIII, no amendment to the committee amendment
in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except the
amendments specified in the report of the Committee on
Rules accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc
described in section 2 of this resolution. Each amendment
specified in the report may be considered only in the order
specified 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, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the
amendments made in order to the committee amendment in
the nature of a substitute are waived. At the conclusion of
consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall
rise and report the bill to the House with such amendment
as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a sepa-
rate 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. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amend-
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ments thereto to final passage without intervening motion ex-
cept 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 Agriculture or his designee to offer
amendments en bloc consisting of amendments specified in
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this res-
olution not earlier disposed of or germane modifications of
any such amendments. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant
to this section shall be considered as read (except that modi-
fications shall be reported), shall be debatable for twenty
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture or
their designees, 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. For the purpose
of inclusion in such amendments en bloc, an amendment
printed in the form of a motion to strike may be modified
to the form of a germane perfecting amendment to the text
originally proposed to be stricken. The original proponent of
an amendment included in such amendments en bloc may in-
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sert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately be-
fore the disposition of the amendments en bloc.
Attest:
Clerk.