H. Res. 411
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
April 29, 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. 6) to extend the authorization of programs
under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other pur-
poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.
All points of order against consideration of the bill 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
Education and the Workforce. After general 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 recommended by the
Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in
the bill, modified by the amendments printed in part 1 of the
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report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be
considered by title rather than by section. Each title shall be
considered as read. All points of order against that amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute are waived. Before consid-
eration of any other amendment it shall be in order to con-
sider the amendment printed in part 2 of the report of the
Committee on Rules, if offered by Representative Goodling or
his designee. That amendment shall be considered as read,
shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be sub-
ject 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 that amendment are
waived. If that amendment is adopted, the provisions of the
amendment in the nature of a substitute as then perfected
shall be considered as original text for the purpose of further
amendment. No other amendment to the amendment in the
nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed
in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for
that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Printed amendments
shall be considered as read. 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) reduce to five min-
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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 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 adopt-
ed. 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
ultimately considered as original text. The previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.