H. Res. 197
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 24, 1995.
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. 70) to permit exports of certain domestically
produced crude oil, 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 di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Resources. After general debate
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. 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 substitute recommended by
the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill. Each
section of the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be considered as read. During consideration of
the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of
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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 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 postpone until a time
during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole
a request for a recorded vote on any amendment. The chair-
man of the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less
than five minutes the time for voting by electronic device on
any postponed question that immediately follows another vote
by electronic device without intervening business, provided
that the time for voting by electronic device on the first in
any series of questions shall be not less than 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 pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
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SEC. 2. (a) After passage of H.R. 70, it shall be in order
to take from the Speaker’s table the bill S. 395 and to con-
sider the Senate bill in the House. All points of order against
the Senate bill and against its consideration are waived. It
shall be in order to consider in the House, any rule of the
House to the contrary notwithstanding, the motion to amend
described in subsection (b). The motion to amend shall not
be subject to a demand for division of the question. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the motion
to amend and on the Senate bill without intervening motion
except one motion to recommit the bill with or without in-
structions. If the motion to amend is adopted and the Senate
bill, as amended, is passed, then it shall be in order to move
that the House insist on its amendments to S. 395 and re-
quest a conference with the Senate thereon.
(b) The motion to amend the Senate bill made in order
by subsection (a) is as follows:
‘‘(1) Strike title I.
‘‘(2) Strike sections 201 through 204 and insert the
text of H.R. 70, as passed by the House.
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‘‘(3) Strike section 205.
‘‘(4) Strike section 206.
‘‘(5) Strike title III.’’.
Attest:
Clerk.