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House Calendar No. 151
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 378
[Report No. 105–428]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3130) to provide for an alter-
native penalty procedure for States that fail to meet Federal child sup-
port data processing requirements, to reform Federal incentive payments
for effective child support performance, and to provide for a more flexible
penalty procedure for States that violate interjurisdictional adoption re-
quirements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1998
Ms. PRYCE, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3130) to provide
for an alternative penalty procedure for States that fail
to meet Federal child support data processing require-
ments, to reform Federal incentive payments for effective
child support performance, and to provide for a more
flexible penalty procedure for states that violate inter-
jurisdictional adoption requirements.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
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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. 3130) to provide for an alternative
penalty procedure for states that fail to meet Federal child
support data processing requirements, to reform Federal
incentive payments for effective child support perform-
ance, and to provide for a more flexible penalty procedure
for States that violate interjurisdictional adoption require-
ments. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.
Points of order against consideration of the bill for failure
to comply with section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Ways and Means. After gen-
eral debate the bill shall be considered 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 sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and
Means now printed in the bill. The committee amendment
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read.
Points of order against the committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute for failure to comply with section
303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are
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waived. No amendment shall be in order unless printed
in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for
that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Points of order
against the amendment printed in the Congressional
Record and numbered 2 pursuant to clause 6 of rule
XXIII for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI are
waived. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole
may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider-
ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re-
corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any
postponed question that follows another electronic vote
without intervening business, provided that the minimum
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
tions shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consid-
eration 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 commit-
tee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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.