H. Res. 221
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
June 25, 1999.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 1802) to amend part E of title IV of the Social
Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater
flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help children
make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency, and
for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. Points of order against consideration of the bill
for failure to comply with section 401(b) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed 80 minutes, with 60
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and
Means and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be considered
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for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in
order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend-
ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and
Means. The committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be considered as read. Points of order against
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for
failure to comply with section 401(b) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 are waived. No amendment to the com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in
order except those printed in the report of the Committee on
Rules accompanying this resolution. Each amendment may be
offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be consid-
ered 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, 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.
The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) post-
pone until a time during further consideration in the Com-
mittee 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-
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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. 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 amendment
adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
Attest:
Clerk.