H. Res. 376
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
March 4, 1998
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. 856) to provide a process leading to full self-
government for Puerto Rico. The first reading of the bill shall
be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill
and shall not exceed ninety minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by Representative Young of Alaska, Representative
Miller of California, Representative Solomon of New York,
and Representative Gutierrez of Illinois or their designees.
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amend-
ment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment
recommended by the Committee on Resources 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 the
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Con-
gressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of
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rule XXIII. That amendment in the nature of a substitute
shall be considered as read. Points of order against that
amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply
with clause 5(a) or rule XXI are waived.
SEC. 2. (a) Before consideration of any other amend-
ment, it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed
in the Congressional Record and numbered 3 pursuant to
clause 6 of rule XXIII. Consideration of that amendment
shall be preceded by an additional period of general debate,
which shall be confined to the subject of that amendment and
shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by
Representative Solomon of New York and a Member opposed
to that amendment.
(b) Consideration of the amendment printed in the Con-
gressional Record and numbered 2 pursuant to clause 6 of
rule XXIII shall be preceded by an additional period of gen-
eral debate, which shall be confined to the subject of that
amendment and shall not exceed thirty minutes equally di-
vided and controlled by Representative Serrano of New York
and a Member opposed to that amendment.
(c) Amendments specified in subsections (a) and (b) of
this resolution shall be considered as read and shall not be
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House
or in the Committee of the Whole. Consideration of those
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amendments, and all amendments thereto, shall not exceed
one hour.
SEC. 3. During consideration of the bill for amendment,
the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord pri-
ority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offer-
ing 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 printed shall be con-
sidered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further consid-
eration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re-
corded 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 fifteen 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 sub-
stitute made in order as original text. The previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments
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thereto to final passage without intervening motion except
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.