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House Calendar No. 265
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 499
[Report No. 104–734]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 123) to amend title 4, United
States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Govern-
ment of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 31, 1996
Mr. LINDER, 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. 123) to amend
title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the
official language of the Government of the United States.
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. 123) to amend title 4, United States
Code, to declare English as the official language of the
Government of the United States. The first reading of the
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bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consid-
eration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6)
of rule XI 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 Economic and Educational
Opportunities. After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu
of the amendment recommended by the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities now printed in
the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill
for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of
the text of H.R. 3898. That amendment in the nature of
a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order
against that amendment in the nature of a substitute for
failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived.
No other amendment shall be in order except those printed
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying
this resolution. Each amendment may be considered only
in the order specified, 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
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the report, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion 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 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 fifteen minutes.
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 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 amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute made in order as original text. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amend-
ments thereto to final passage without intervening motion
except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
House Calendar No. 265
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 499
[Report No. 104–734]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 123)
to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare
English as the official language of the Govern-
ment of the United States.
JULY 31, 1996
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed