H. Res. 259
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
November 14, 1995.
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. 2539) to abolish the Interstate Commerce
Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States
Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and
for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. All points of order against consideration of the
bill for failure to comply with section 302(f) or 308(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General de-
bate 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 Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure. After general debate 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 pur-
pose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in
the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be considered by title rather than by section. The
first section and each title shall be considered as read. Points
of order against the committee amendment in the nature of
a substitute for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule
XXI or section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 are waived. Before consideration of any other amend-
ment, it shall be in order without intervention of any point
of order to consider the amendment caused by the chairman
of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to be
printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated
for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. That amendment
may be offered only by the chairman of the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee, shall be
considered as read, shall be debatable for ten 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. If that amendment is adopted,
the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill
for the purpose of further amendment. During further con-
sideration of the bill for amendment, 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 printed in the portion of the Congres-
sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule
XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read.
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.