H. Res. 499
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 16, 2000.
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. 853) to amend the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 to provide for joint resolutions on the budget, reserve
funds for emergency spending, strengthened enforcement of
budgetary decisions, increased accountability for Federal
spending, accrual budgeting for Federal insurance programs,
mitigation of the bias in the budget process toward higher
spending, modifications in paygo requirements when there is
an on-budget surplus, and for other purposes. The first read-
ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 90 minutes, with
40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budg-
et, 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules,
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and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair-
man and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ap-
propriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered
for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the
amendments recommended by the Committee on the Budget,
the Committee on Rules, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider
as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the
five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of H.R. 4397. That amendment in the
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. No amend-
ment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall
be in order except those printed in the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules. Each amendment may be offered 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
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 de-
mand 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. 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) re-
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duce 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. 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 amendment in the nature of
a substitute made in order as original text. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
Attest:
Clerk.