H. Res. 193
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 the further con-
sideration of the bill (H.R. 2160) making appropriations for
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. 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: page
56, line 18, through line 24; and page 68, line 12, through
line 16. 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. No further amendment
shall be in order except amendments printed before July 22,
1997, in the portion of the Congressional Record designated
for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII, the amendments
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printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 21, 22,
and 23 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, the amendment
by Representative Obey of Wisconsin pending when the Com-
mittee of the Whole rose on July 22, 1997, one amendment
by Representative Cox of California regarding assistance to
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and the amend-
ment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 35
pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII. Each amendment shall
be considered as read and shall be debatable for ten minutes
(except as otherwise provided in section 2 of this resolution)
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an oppo-
nent. 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 fifteen minutes. After
a motion that the Committee rise has been rejected on a day,
the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may entertain
another such motion on that day only if offered by the Chair-
man of the Committee on Appropriations or the Majority
Leader or their designee. After a motion to strike out the en-
acting words of the bill (as described in clause 7 of rule
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XXIII) has been rejected, the Chairman of the Committee of
the Whole may not entertain another such motion during fur-
ther consideration of the bill. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 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 pas-
sage without intervening motion except one motion to recom-
mit with or without instructions.
SEC. 2. The time for debate on the following amend-
ments shall be thirty minutes:
(1) the amendment by Representative Obey of Wis-
consin pending when the Committee of the Whole rose
on July 22, 1997, which shall be debatable for thirty
minutes notwithstanding the time consumed on the
amendment on July 22, 1997;
(2) the amendment numbered 17;
(3) the amendment numbered 3; and
(4) the amendment numbered 21.
Attest:
Clerk.