H. Res. 209
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
June 16, 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. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased ac-
countability for juvenile offenders. The first reading of the
bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined
to the bill and the amendments made in order by this resolu-
tion and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute
rule. The bill shall be considered as read. No amendment to
the bill shall be in order except those printed in part A of
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this res-
olution. Except as otherwise specified in this resolution, each
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in part
A of the report. Each amendment may be offered only by a
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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 as specified in the
report, 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 the amendments printed in the re-
port are waived. The Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole may recognize for consideration of any amendment
printed in part A of the report out of the order printed, but
not sooner than one hour after the chairman of the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary or a designee announces from the
floor a request to that effect. The Chairman of the Com-
mittee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during
further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a re-
quest for a recorded 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 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration
of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report
the bill to the House with such amendments as may have
been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
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without intervening motion except one motion to recommit
with or without instructions.
SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolution
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, de-
clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 2122) to require background checks at gun shows, 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 one hour equally divided and controlled by the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on
the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be consid-
ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall
be considered as read. No amendment to the bill shall be in
order except those printed in part B of the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in part
B of 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 con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be sub-
ject 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 the amendments print-
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ed in the report are waived. 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 min-
utes the minimum time for electronic voting on any post-
poned question that follows another 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. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill
to the House with such amendments as may have been adopt-
ed. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on
the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without in-
tervening motion except one motion to recommit with or with-
out instructions.
SEC. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 1501, the Clerk
shall—
(1) await the disposition of H.R. 2122;
(2) add the text of H.R. 2122, as passed by the
House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 1501;
(3) conform the title of H.R. 1501 to reflect the ad-
dition of the text of H.R. 2122 to the engrossment;
(4) assign appropriate designations to provisions
within the engrossment; and
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(5) conform provisions for short titles within the en-
grossment.
(b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2122 to the
engrossment of H.R. 1501, H.R. 2122 shall be laid on the
table.
Attest:
Clerk.