H. Res. 488
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 26, 1996.
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. 2391) to amend the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for
all employees. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill
and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportuni-
ties. After general debate the bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not
to exceed two hours. 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 Economic and
Educational Opportunities now printed in the bill. The
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committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall
be considered as read. Points of order against the commit-
tee amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure
to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. Before
consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order
to consider the amendment printed in the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if of-
fered by Representative Goodling of Pennsylvania or his
designee. That amendment shall be considered as read,
may amend portions of the bill not yet read, shall be de-
batable for ten minutes 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 divi-
sion of the question in the House or in the Committee
of the Whole. If that amendment is adopted, the commit-
tee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended,
shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of
further amendment. No further amendment to the com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as
amended, shall be in order except those printed in the por-
tion of the Congressional Record designated for that pur-
pose 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-
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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 fifteen 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 passage without
intervening motion except one motion to recommit with
or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.