H. Res. 283
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 29, 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. 1270) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act
of 1982. 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 80 minutes, with 60 minutes equally di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Commerce and 20 minutes
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Resources. After gen-
eral 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 substitute rec-
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ommended by the Committee on Commerce now printed in
the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be considered as read. Points of order against
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for
failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI or section 306
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Not-
withstanding clause 5(c) of rule XXIII, no amendment to the
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be
in order except those printed in the report of the Committee
on Rules accompanying this resolution. 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 speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment,
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. Points
of order against the last amendment printed in the report of
the Committee on Rules for failure to comply with clause 5(a)
of rule XXI or section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 are waived. 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-
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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 15 minutes. After a motion that the Committee rise has
been rejected on a day, the Chairman may entertain another
such motion on that day only if offered by the majority leader
or his designee. After a motion to strike out the enacting
words of the bill (as described in clause 7 of rule XXIII) has
been rejected, the Chairman may not entertain another such
motion during further consideration of the bill. At the conclu-
sion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Commit-
tee 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
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre-
vious 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.
SEC. 2. After passage of H.R. 1270, it shall be in order
to take from the Speaker’s table the bill, S. 104, and to con-
sider the Senate bill in the House. Points of order against
consideration of the Senate bill for failure to comply with sec-
tion 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are
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waived. It shall be in order to move to strike all after the en-
acting clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof
the provisions of H.R. 1270 as passed by the House. If the
motion is adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed,
then it shall be in order to move that the House insist on its
amendment to S. 104 and request a conference with the Sen-
ate thereon.
Attest:
Clerk.