H. Res. 189
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 23, 1997.
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. 2169) making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1998, 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 clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI, clause 7 of rule XXI, or sec-
tion 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 general debate the bill shall be consid-
ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of
order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with
clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: on
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page 4, line 1, through line 6; beginning with ‘‘, of which’’
on page 10, line 20, through ‘‘Fund’’ on line 22; on page 52,
line 8, through line 15; on page 53, line 3, through page 65,
line 6. Where points of order are waived against part of a
paragraph, points of order against a provision in another part
of such paragraph may be made only against such provision
and not against the entire paragraph. The amendments speci-
fied in section 2 of this resolution shall be considered as
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
During consideration of the bill for further 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 con-
sidered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further consid-
eration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re-
corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five min-
utes the minimum time for electronic voting on any post-
poned question that follows another electronic vote without
intervening business, provided 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 amendment the Committee shall rise and report the
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bill, as amended, to the House with such further 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 instructions.
SEC. 2. The amendments considered as adopted in the
House and in the Committee of the Whole are as follows—
(1) page 31, line 24, strike ‘‘Staten Island-Midtown
Ferry service project’’ and insert ‘‘St. George Ferry ter-
minal project’’; and
(2) page 60, strike line 13 and all that follows
through page 65, line 3, and redesignate the following
section accordingly.
Attest:
Clerk.