H. Res. 190
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
June 10, 1999.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for the Legisla-
tive Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,
and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be
dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the
bill for failure to comply with section 306 or 401 of the Con-
gressional 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
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment
under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as
read. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure
to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as fol-
lows: page 18, line 19, through page 19, line 15. No amend-
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ment shall be in order except the amendment printed in
House Report 106–165, the amendment printed in section 2
of this resolution, and pro forma amendments offered by the
chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on
Appropriations or their designees for the purpose of debate.
The amendment printed in the report may be offered only by
a Member designated in the report, and the amendment
printed in section 2 may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated in section 2. Each amendment shall be considered as
read, shall be debatable for 20 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 division of the question in the House or in the Committee
of the Whole. All points of order against the amendment
printed in the report and the amendment printed in section
2 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 min-
imum 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. After
a motion that the Committee rise has been rejected on a leg-
islative day, the Chairman may entertain another such mo-
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Members’ Representational Allowances Includ-
ing Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of
Members, and Official Mail, $28,297,000;
Committee on Appropriations, $213,000; and
Salaries, Officers and Employees, $483,000 to
be derived from other authorized employees.
Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and
Grounds, Capitol Buildings, Salaries and Expenses,
$1,465,000;
Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and
Grounds, House Office Buildings, $3,400,000;
Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and
Grounds, Capitol Power Plant, $4,400,000;
Library of Congress, Congressional Research Serv-
ice, Salaries and Expenses, $315,000;
Government Printing Office, Congressional Printing
and Binding, $4,127,000;
Library of Congress, Salaries and Expenses,
$685,000;
Library of Congress, Furniture and Furnishings,
$5,415,000;
Architect of the Capitol, Library Buildings and
Grounds, Structural and Mechanical Care, $4,372,000;
and
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General Accounting Office, Salaries and Expenses,
$1,500,000:
Provided, That the amount reduced under House of Rep-
resentatives, House Leadership Offices, shall be distributed
among the various leadership offices as approved by the Com-
mittee on Appropriations: Provided further, That the amount
to remain available under the heading Architect of the Cap-
itol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, Capitol Buildings, Sala-
ries and Expenses, is reduced by $1,465,000; the amount to
remain available under the heading Architect of the Capitol,
Capitol Buildings and Grounds, House Office Buildings, is
reduced by $3,400,000; and the amount to remain available
under the heading Architect of the Capitol, Library Buildings
and Grounds, Structural and Mechanical Care, is reduced by
$4,000,000.
(b) The amendment printed in subsection (a) may be of-
fered only by Representative Young of Florida or his des-
ignee.
Attest:
Clerk.