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House Calendar No. 108
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 264
[Report No. 105–315]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2607) making appropriations
for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities
chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1997
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. 2607) making
appropriations for the government of the District of Co-
lumbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in
part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1998, 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. 2607) making appropriations for
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the government of the District of Columbia and other ac-
tivities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues
of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1998, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid-
eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity 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.
The amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee
of the Whole. Points of order against provisions in the
bill, as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 or
6 of rule XXI are waived. No further amendment shall
be in order except those printed in part 2 of the report
of the Committee on Rules. Each further 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 debatable 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
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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: (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 fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consid-
eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise
and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such
further amendments as may have been adopted. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill
and amendments thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit with or
without instructions.
House Calendar No. 108
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 264
[Report No. 105–315]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2607)
making appropriations for the government of the
District of Columbia and other activities charge-
able in whole or in part against the revenues of
said District for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1998, and for other purposes.
OCTOBER 8, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed