H. Res. 181
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 10, 1997.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution 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 consideration of
the bill (H.R. 2107) making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1998, 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 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 consid-
ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of
order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with
clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: begin-
ning with ‘‘: Provided’’ on page 46, line 25, through ‘‘part
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121’’ on page 47, line 6; and page 76, line 10, through line
13. Where points of order are waived against part of a para-
graph, 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 amendments printed in
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this res-
olution may be offered only by a Member designated in the
report and only at the appropriate point in the reading of the
bill, 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, 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 report are waived. During consideration of the bill for
amendment, the Chairman of the Committee 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 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so print-
ed shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the Commit-
tee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during fur-
ther 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 electronic voting on any post-
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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 fifteen 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 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. The previous question shall be considered
as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final pas-
sage without intervening motion except one motion to recom-
mit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.