H. Res. 239
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
September 24, 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. 2267) making appropriations for the Depart-
ments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 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. 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 amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of
the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the
original bill for the purpose of further amendment. Points of
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order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure
to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. Before
consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order to
consider the amendment numbered 1 in part 2 of the report
of the Committee on Rules, if offered by the Member des-
ignated in the report, which may amend portions of the bill
not yet read for amendment. The amendments printed in
part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules may be of-
fered only by a Member designated in the report and, except
for the amendment numbered 1, may be offered only at the
appropriate point in the reading of the bill. The amendments
in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules 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, 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 numbered 2 in part 2 of the
report of the Committee on Rules are waived. Points of order
against the amendments numbered 1 and 3 in part 2 of the
report of the Committee on Rules for failure to comply with
clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 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
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to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record des-
ignated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amend-
ments so printed shall be considered as read. 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) re-
duce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting
on any postponed question that follows another electronic
vote without intervening business, provided that the minimum
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
tions shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and
report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further
amendments as may have been adopted. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amend-
ments thereto to final passage without intervening motion ex-
cept one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.