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House Calendar No. 251
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 473
[Report No. 104–663]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3754) making appropriations
for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1997, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 9, 1996
Mr. DREIER, 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. 3754) making
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
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. 3754) making appropriations for
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30, 1997, and for other purposes. The first reading
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of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against
consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause
2(l)(6) of rule XI, clause 7 of rule XXI, or section 302
or 308 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 considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule and shall be considered as read. Points of
order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply
with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. No amendment
shall be in order except those printed in the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each
amendment may be considered only in the order printed
in the report, may be offered only by a member designated
in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat-
able 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 amendments printed in
the report are waived. The Chairman of the Committee
of the Whole may postpone until a time during further
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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 electronic 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 15 min-
utes. 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 or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit
with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 251
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 473
[Report No. 104–663]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3754)
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997,
and for other purposes.
JULY 9, 1996
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed