H. Res. 504
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 21, 1998.
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. 4193) making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1999, 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 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. The amend-
ments 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.
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Points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for
failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived
except as follows: page 88, line 10, through page 89, line 6.
If an unprotected provision is stricken on a point of order,
the Committee of the Whole shall immediately consider the
amendment printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee
on Rules if offered by Representative Johnson of Connecticut
or her designee. That amendment shall be considered as read,
be debatable for 30 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. The amendment printed in part 3 of the report of the
Committee on Rules may be offered only by Representative
Young of Alaska or his designee, may be offered only at the
appropriate point in the reading of the bill, shall be consid-
ered as read, shall be debatable for 30 minutes equally di-
vided 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
amendments printed in the report are waived. During consid-
eration of the bill for further amendment, the Chairman of
the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recogni-
tion on the basis of whether the Member offering an amend-
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ment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con-
gressional 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 fol-
lows another electronic vote without intervening business,
provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the
first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. During
consideration of the bill, points of order against amendments
for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI are waived.
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment
the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, 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 inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit with or without
instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.