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House Calendar No. 242
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 517
[Report No. 105–679]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4380) making appropriations
for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities
chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6 (legislative day, AUGUST 5), 1998
Mrs. MYRICK, 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. 4380) making
appropriations for the government of the District of Co-
lumbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in
part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1999, 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. 4380) 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 revenues of
said District for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1999, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill
shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consider-
ation of the bill for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule
XXI or section 306 or 401(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 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 Appropriations. After gen-
eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment
under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provi-
sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6
of rule XXI are waived except as follows: page 41, line
20, through page 42, line 2. Each of the amendments
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution may be offered only by a Member
designated in the report, may be offered only at the appro-
priate point in the reading of the bill, 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 demand for division of the question
in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points
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of order against the amendments printed in the report are
waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment,
the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord
priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member
offering 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 considered as read. The Chairman of the Commit-
tee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during
further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a re-
quest for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) re-
duce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic vot-
ing on any postponed question that follows another elec-
tronic vote without intervening business, provided that the
minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any se-
ries 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 adopted. 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 in-
structions.