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House Calendar No. 61
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 184
[Report No. 105–180]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2158) making appropriations
for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations,
and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1997
Mr. LINDER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2158) making
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry
independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and of-
fices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998,
and for other purposes.
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
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of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2158) making appropriations for
the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
commissions, corporations, and offices 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
section 306 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 considered 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 page 25, line 17, through
page 27, line 4; beginning with ‘‘: Provided’’ on page 28,
line 20, through ‘‘loans’’ on page 29, line 11; beginning
with ‘‘: Provided’’ on page 48, line 3, through ‘‘program’’
on line 7; and on page 76, line 7 through line 12. 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
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not against the entire paragraph. The amendments print-
ed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying
this resolution may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated in the report and only at the appropriate point
in the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, 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 amendments printed in the report are waived. During
consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of
the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in rec-
ognition 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
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) reduce 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 consid-
eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise
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and report the bill to the House with such 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.
House Calendar No. 61
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 184
[Report No. 105–180]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2158)
making appropriations for the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, and for sundry independent agencies,
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 1998, and for
other purposes.
JULY 14, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed