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of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments
printed in the report are waived. 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 minutes the minimum time for elec-
tronic voting on any postponed question that follows an-
other electronic vote without intervening business, pro-
vided 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 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 previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final pas-
sage without intervening motion except one motion to re-
commit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 205
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 462
[Report No. 105–573]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3150)
to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and
for other purposes.
JUNE 9, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 469
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding assistance
to Mexico to combat wildfires, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 11, 1998
Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. BENT-
SEN, Mr. DELAY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Mr. ARCHER, Mr.
ROHRABACHER, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr.
MCGOVERN, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. BARTON of
Texas, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. FROST, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. MANTON, Mr. ED-
WARDS, Mr. REDMOND, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. STENHOLM, and Mr. TURNER)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on International Relations
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing assistance to Mexico to combat wildfires, and for
other purposes.
Whereas fires in Mexico and Central America have burned
over 1,000,000 acres in recent weeks;
Whereas the severe drought causing the fires shows no signs
of ending;
Whereas smoke from these fires has spread to the United
States, and the pollution caused by the smoke will likely
lead to an increased incidence of respiratory health prob-
lems;
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 464
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide a vote
in the Committee of the Whole to the Delegate to the House from
the District of Columbia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 1998
Ms. NORTON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to
provide a vote in the Committee of the Whole to the
Delegate to the House from the District of Columbia.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. VOTE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR DEL-
EGATE FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) POWERS OF DELEGATE.—Rule XII of the Rules
of the House of Representatives is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Resident Commissioner’’
and inserting ‘‘1. The Resident Commissioner’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
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‘‘2. In a Committee of the Whole House on the state
of the Union, the Delegate to the House from the District
of Columbia shall possess the same powers and privileges
as Members of the House.’’.
(b) COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE HOUSE.—Clause
2 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(d) Whenever a recorded vote on any question has
been decided by a margin within which the vote cast by
the Delegate to the House from the District of Columbia
has been decisive, the Committee of the Whole House on
the state of the Union shall automatically rise and the
Speaker shall put that question de novo without interven-
ing debate or other business. Upon the announcement of
the vote on that question, the Committee of the Whole
shall resume its sitting without intervention.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect
immediately before noon on January 3, 1999.
Æ
H. Res. 465
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
June 11, 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. 3494) to amend title 18, United States Code,
with respect to violent sex crimes against children, and for
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed 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 Com-
mittee on the Judiciary. 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 the
Judiciary now printed in the bill. The committee amendment
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All
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points of order against the committee amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the com-
mittee 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 consid-
ered 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 of order
against the amendments printed in the report are waived.
The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) post-
pone until a time during further consideration in the Com-
mittee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any
amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum
time for electronic voting on any postponed question that fol-
lows 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 of 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
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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.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
House Calendar No. 206
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 465
[Report No. 105–576]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3494) to amend title 18, United
States Code, with respect to violent sex crimes against children, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 10, 1998
Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3494) to amend
title 18, United States Code, with respect to violent
sex crimes against children, 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. 3494) to amend title 18, United
States Code, with respect to violent sex crimes against
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children, and for other purposes. 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 equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 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 sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary
now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All
points of order against the committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall
be in order except those printed in the report of the Com-
mittee 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 debat-
able 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
H. Res. 469
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
August 3, 1998.
Whereas the United States has a Cooperative Fire Suppres-
sion Agreement with Canada to address the issue of fires
occurring along the border between the two countries;
Whereas in the past fires starting in Mexico have grown out
of control and have spread into the United States; and
Whereas both the United States Forest Service and the Mexi-
can Forest Service have expressed an interest in having
a cooperative fire suppression agreement between the
United States and Mexico: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Represent-
atives that the United States should initiate negotiations with
Mexico at the earliest date possible in order to come to a mu-
tually beneficial agreement as soon as possible addressing the
concerns of both countries in suppressing fires occurring
along the border between the two countries.
Attest:
Clerk.
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the Committee of the Whole. All Points of order against
the amendments printed in the report are waived. The
chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) post-
pone until a time during further consideration in the Com-
mittee of the Whole a request for a recorded 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 busi-
ness, 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 of amend-
ment 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 committee amendment in the nature
of a substitute. 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.
House Calendar No. 206
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 465
[Report No. 105–576]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3494)
to amend title 18, United States Code, with re-
spect to violent sex crimes against children, and
for other purposes.
JUNE 10, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
325
vestment bank holding companies and their
broker or dealer affiliates consistent with the
purposes of this subsection, the Commission may
adopt capital adequacy rules for supervised in-
vestment bank holding companies.
‘‘(B) METHOD OF CALCULATION.—In devel-
oping rules under this paragraph:
‘‘(i) DOUBLE
LEVERAGE.—The Com-
mission shall consider the use by the super-
vised investment bank holding company of
debt and other liabilities to fund capital in-
vestments in affiliates.
‘‘(ii) 
NO
UNWEIGHTED
CAPITAL
RATIO.—The Commission shall not impose
under this section a capital ratio that is not
based on appropriate risk-weighting consid-
erations.
‘‘(iii) NO CAPITAL REQUIREMENT ON
REGULATED
ENTITIES.—The Commission
shall not, by rule, regulation, guideline,
order or otherwise, impose any capital ade-
quacy provision on a nonbanking affiliate
(other than a broker or dealer) that is in
compliance with applicable capital require-
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 467
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3526) to reform the financing
of Federal elections.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 11, 1998
Mrs. MALONEY of New York submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Rules.
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3526) to
reform the financing of Federal elections.
Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this
resolution the House shall resolve into the Committee of
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consid-
eration of the bill (H.R. 3526) to reform the financing
of Federal elections. 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 two hours, to be divided
equally between the chairman and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on House Oversight. After general
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debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under
the five-minute rule for a period not to exceed 10 hours.
No amendment shall be in order except amendments print-
ed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated
for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII before June
23, 1998. Each amendment shall be considered as read,
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub-
ject to a demand for the division of the question in the
House or in the Committee of the Whole. Consideration
of each amendment shall not exceed one hour. All points
of order against the amendments are waived except those
arising under clause 7 of rule XVI. The chairman of the
Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time during
further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a re-
quest for a recorded vote on any amendment, and may
reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic
voting on any postponed question which follows another
electronic vote without intervening business, except that
the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any
series of questions shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclu-
sion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Com-
mittee 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
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motion except one motion to recommit, with or without
instructions.
SEC. 2. If the Committee of the Whole rises and re-
ports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then
on the next legislative day the House shall, immediately
after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of
rule XXIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for
further consideration of the bill.
SEC. 3. It shall not be in order for the House to con-
sider any resolution which waives or supersedes any provi-
sion of this resolution.
Æ
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 468
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of
campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 11, 1998
Mrs. MALONEY of New York submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183)
to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for
Federal office, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this
resolution the House shall resolve into the Committee of
the Whole House on the state of the Union for further
consideration, pursuant to House Resolution 442 and
House Resolution 458, of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the
financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office,
and for other purposes. During further consideration of
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H.R. 2183 in the Committee of the Whole, no further
amendment shall be in order except the amendments in
the nature of a substitute specified in House Report 105–
545 and the amendments specified in section 2 of this res-
olution.
SEC. 2. (a) After disposition of the amendments in
the nature of a substitute specified in House Report 105–
545, the provisions of the bill, or the provisions of the bill
as perfected by an amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute finally adopted, shall be considered as an original
bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-
minute rule for a period not to exceed 10 hours. Such
original bill shall be considered as read. Subject to sub-
section (b) no further amendment shall be in order except
amendments printed in the portion of the Congressional
Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule
XXIII before June 23, 1998.
(b) Each amendment described in subsection (a) shall
be considered as read, 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.
Consideration of each amendment described in subsection
(a) shall not exceed one hour. All points of order against
the amendments described in subsection (a) are waived ex-
cept those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI and except
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that it shall not be in order to consider an amendment
under subsection (a) carrying a tax or tariff measure.
SEC. 3. If the Committee of the Whole rises and re-
ports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then
on the next legislative day the House shall, immediately
after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of
rule XXIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for
further consideration of the bill.
SEC. 4. It shall not be in order for the House to con-
sider any resolution that waives or supersedes any provi-
sion of this resolution.
Æ
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Whereas the United States has a Cooperative Fire Suppres-
sion Agreement with Canada to address the issue of fires
occurring along the border between the two countries;
Whereas in the past fires starting in Mexico have grown out
of control and have spread into the United States; and
Whereas both the United States Forest Service and the Mexi-
can Forest Service have expressed an interest in having
a cooperative fire suppression agreement between the
United States and Mexico: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved,
SECTION 1. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING ASSIST-
ANCE TO MEXICO TO COMBAT WILDFIRES.
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that
the President of the United States should provide, from
funds available for such purposes, the necessary assistance
to Mexico, including disaster relief assistance, to extin-
guish the wildfires currently burning in Mexico and Cen-
tral America.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING A COOPERATIVE
FIRE SUPPRESSION AGREEMENT WITH MEX-
ICO.
It is further the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that the United States should initiate negotiations
with Mexico at the earliest date possible in order to come
to a mutually beneficial agreement as soon as possible ad-
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dressing the concerns of both countries in suppressing
fires occurring along the border between the two countries.
Æ
H. Res. 46
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
February 13, 1997.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution, it
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 581)
to amend Public Law 104–208 to provide that the President
may make funds appropriated for population planning and
other population assistance available on March 1, 1997, sub-
ject to restrictions on assistance to foreign organizations that
perform or actively promote abortions. The bill shall be de-
batable for one hour equally divided and controlled by Rep-
resentative Smith of New Jersey or his designee and a Mem-
ber opposed to the bill. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill to final passage without interven-
ing motion except one motion to recommit.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
House Calendar No. 2
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 46
[Report No. 105–3]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 581) to amend Public Law
104–208 to provide that the President may make funds appropriated
for population planning and other population assistance available on
March 1, 1997, subject to restrictions on assistance to foreign organiza-
tions that perform or actively promote abortions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 1997
Mr. GOSS, 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. 581) to amend
Public Law 104–208 to provide that the President may
make funds appropriated for population planning and
other population assistance available on March 1, 1997,
subject to restrictions on assistance to foreign organiza-
tions that perform or actively promote abortions.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution,
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R.
581) to amend Public Law 104–208 to provide that the
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 474
Expressing the Boy Scouts of America freedom of association.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16, 1998
Mr. RIGGS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
Expressing the Boy Scouts of America freedom of
association.
Whereas the Boy Scouts of America is a private organization
whose purpose is ‘‘to provide an educational program for
boys and young adults to build character, to train in the
responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop
personal fitness’’;
Whereas the Boy Scouts of America has had this policy since
being incorporated on February 8, 1910, and chartered
by the 64th Congress of the United States in 1916;
Whereas the Boy Scouts of America has a membership of
more than 5,600,000 boys and young men and is staffed
by volunteer adult leaders who serve at all levels of
Scouting in approximately 380 local councils, 32 areas,
and 4 regions, and nationally with volunteer executive
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President may make funds appropriated for population
planning and other population assistance available on
March 1, 1997, subject to restrictions on assistance to for-
eign organizations that perform or actively promote abor-
tions. The bill shall be debatable for one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by Representative Smith of New Jer-
sey or his designee and a Member opposed to the bill. The
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
bill to final passage without intervening motion except one
motion to recommit.
House Calendar No. 2
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 46
[Report No. 105–3]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 581)
to amend Public Law 104–208 to provide that
the President may make funds appropriated for
population planning and other population assist-
ance available on March 1, 1997, subject to re-
strictions on assistance to foreign organizations
that perform or actively promote abortions.
FEBRUARY 11, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed