House Calendar No. 51
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 197
[Report No. 103–132]
RESOLUTION
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R.
2333) to authorize appropriations for the De-
partment of State, the United States Information
Agency, and related agencies, to authorize appro-
priations for foreign assistance programs, and for
other purposes, and for further consideration of
the bill (H.R. 2404) to authorize appropriations
for foreign assistance programs, and for other
purposes.
JUNE 15, 1993
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
House Calendar No. 51
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 197
[Report No. 103–132]
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2333) to authorize
appropriations for the Department of State, the United States Informa-
tion Agency, and related agencies, to authorize appropriations for foreign
assistance programs, and for other purposes, and for further consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2404) to authorize appropriations for foreign
assistance programs, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 15, 1993
Mr. HALL of Ohio, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2333)
to authorize appropriations for the Department of State,
the United States Information Agency, and related agen-
cies, to authorize appropriations for foreign assistance
programs, and for other purposes, and for further consid-
eration of the bill (H.R. 2404) to authorize appropria-
tions for foreign assistance programs, and for other
purposes.
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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
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2333) to authorize appro-
priations for the Department of State, the United States
Information Agency, and related agencies, to authorize ap-
propriations for foreign assistance programs, and for other
purposes. No further general debate shall be in order. 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 rec-
ommended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs now
printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed
in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. The committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute, as modified, shall be considered as
read. All points of order against the committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, are
waived. No amendment to the committee amendment in
the nature of a substitute, as modified, shall be in order
except those printed in part 2 of the report of the Commit-
tee on Rules accompanying this resolution and amend-
ments en bloc described in this resolution. Amendments
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printed in part 2 of the report may be offered only in the
order printed, may be offered only by the named pro-
ponent or a designee, 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 except as specified in
the report, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question in the House or in the Committee
of the Whole. All points of order against amendments
printed in part 2 of the report are waived. It shall be in
order at any time for the chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of his designee to offer amendments en
bloc consisting of amendments printed in part 2 of the
report or germane modifications thereof. Such amend-
ments en bloc shall be considered as read except that
modifications shall be reported; shall be debatable for ten
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Committee on For-
eign Affairs or their respective designees; shall not be sub-
ject to amendment; and shall not be subject to a demand
for division of the question in the House or in the Commit-
tee of the Whole. All points of order against such amend-
ments en bloc are waived. The original proponent of an
amendment included in amendments en bloc may insert
a statement in the Congressional Record immediately be-
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fore the disposition of the amendments en bloc. 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 amend-
ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill
or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute, as modified. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to
final passage without intervening motion except one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions.
SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolu-
tion 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 further
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2404) to authorize appro-
priations for foreign assistance programs, and for other
purposes. No further general debate shall be in order. The
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule and shall be considered as read. No amend-
ment shall be in order except those printed in part 3 of
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this
resolution and amendments en bloc described in this reso-
lution. Amendments printed in part 3 of the report may
be offered only in the order printed, may be offered only
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by the named proponent or a designee, 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 except
as specified in the report, 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
amendments printed in part 3 of the report are waived.
It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee to offer
amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in
part 3 of the report or germane modifications thereof.
Such amendments en bloc shall be considered as read ex-
cept that modifications shall be reported; shall be debat-
able for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees; 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
such amendments en bloc are waived. The original pro-
ponent of an amendment included in amendments en bloc
may insert a statement in the Congressional Record imme-
diately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc.
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend-
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ment 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 passage without
intervening motion except one motion to recommit.
SEC. 3. 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 made in order by this resolution.
The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may reduce
to not less than five minutes the time for voting by elec-
tronic device on any postponed question that immediately
follows another vote by electronic device without interven-
ing business: Provided, That the time for voting by elec-
tronic device on the first in any series of questions shall
be not less than fifteen minutes.