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House Calendar No. 149
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 376
[Report No. 105–426]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 856) to provide a process leading
to full self-government for Puerto Rico.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1998
Mr. SOLOMON, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 856) to provide
a process leading to full self-government for Puerto Rico.
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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 856) to provide a process leading
to full self-government for Puerto Rico. The first reading
of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed ninety minutes
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equally divided and controlled by Representative Young of
Alaska, Representative Miller of California, Representa-
tive Solomon of New York, and Representative Gutierrez
of Illinois or their designees. After general debate the bill
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute
rule. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Com-
mittee on Resources now printed in the bill, 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 printed in the Congressional
Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of rule
XXIII. That amendment in the nature of a substitute
shall be considered as read. Points of order against that
amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to
comply with clause 5(a) or rule XXI are waived.
SEC. 2. (a) Before consideration of any other amend-
ment, it shall be in order to consider the amendment print-
ed in the Congressional Record and numbered 3 pursuant
to clause 6 of rule XXIII. Consideration of that amend-
ment shall be preceded by an additional period of general
debate, which shall be confined to the subject of that
amendment and shall not exceed one hour equally divided
and controlled by Representative Solomon of New York
and a Member opposed to that amendment.
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(b) Consideration of the amendment printed in the
Congressional Record and numbered 2 pursuant to clause
6 of rule XXIII shall be preceded by an additional period
of general debate, which shall be confined to the subject
of that amendment and shall not exceed thirty minutes
equally divided and controlled by Representative Serrano
of New York and a Member opposed to that amendment.
(c) Amendments specified in subsections (a) and (b)
of this resolution shall be considered as read and shall not
be subject to a demand for division of the question in the
House or in the Committee of the Whole. Consideration
of those amendments, and all amendments thereto, shall
not exceed one hour.
SEC. 3. During consideration of the bill for amend-
ment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may
accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the
Member offering an amendment has caused it to be print-
ed 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 elec-
tronic voting on any postponed question that follows an-
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other electronic vote without intervening business, pro-
vided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the
first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes.
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend-
ment 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 amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute made in order as original text. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amend-
ments thereto to final passage without intervening motion
except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
House Calendar No. 149
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 376
[Report No. 105–426]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 856)
to provide a process leading to full self-govern-
ment for Puerto Rico.
MARCH 3, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed