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House Calendar No. 168
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 408
[Report No. 105–491]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1252) to modify the procedures
of the Federal courts in certain matters, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 22, 1998
Mr. GOSS, 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. 1252) to modify
the procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters,
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. 1252) to modify the procedures of
the Federal courts in certain matters, and for other pur-
poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.
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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 the Judiciary. After general
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 the Judiciary
now printed in the bill, modified by striking section 9 (and
redesignating succeeding sections accordingly). Each sec-
tion of that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall
be considered as read. Points of order against that amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply
with clause 7 of rule XVI or section 303(a) of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. During consider-
ation 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 Congres-
sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of
rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered
as read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole
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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 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider-
ation 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 amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi-
nal text. 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. 168
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 408
[Report No. 105–491]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1252)
to modify the procedures of the Federal courts in
certain matters, and for other purposes.
APRIL 22, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed