H. Res. 243
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 13, 1999.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 2466) making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. The first
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order
against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with
section 306 or 401 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 Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of
order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with
clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: beginning
with ‘‘Provided’’ on page 37, line 23, through the closing
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quotation mark on page 38, line 13; beginning with ‘‘Pro-
vided’’ on page 59, line 13, through 22; beginning with ‘‘and
such new’’ on page 76, line 16, through 22; and page 80, line
11, through ‘‘funding agreements’’ on line 23. Where points
of order are waived against part of a paragraph, points of
order against a provision in another part of such paragraph
may be made only against such provision and not against the
entire paragraph. The amendment printed in the report of
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution may be
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be
considered as read, 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. During consid-
eration 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 Congressional
Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII.
Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone
until a time during further consideration in the Committee of
the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment;
and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for elec-
tronic voting on any postponed question that follows another
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electronic vote without intervening business, provided that the
minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any series
of questions shall be 15 minutes. During consideration of the
bill, points of order against amendments for failure to comply
with clause 2(e) of rule XXI 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 amend-
ments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto
to final passage without intervening motion except one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.