H. Res. 475
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 16, 1996.
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. 3756) making appropriations for
the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Serv-
ice, the Executive Office of the President, and certain
Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30, 1997, and for other purposes. The first reading
of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against
consideration of the bill for failure to comply with section
302(f), 308(a), or 401(b) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 are waived. General debate 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 Appropriations. After general debate
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. The amendment printed in part 1 of the re-
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port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion shall be considered as adopted in the House and in
the Committee of the Whole. Points of order against provi-
sions in the bill, as amended, for failure to comply with
clause 2 or 6 or rule XXI are waived except as follows:
page 53, line 15, through page 55, line 12; and page 56,
line 13, through page 57, line 3. Before consideration of
any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the
amendments printed in part 2 of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules. Each amendment printed in part 2 of
the report may be considered only in the order printed,
may be offered only by a Member designated in the report,
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, 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 the amendments
printed in part 2 of the report are waived. During consid-
eration of the bill for further amendment, the Chairman
of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in rec-
ognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an
amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of
the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in
clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be
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considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of
the Whole may postpone until a time during further con-
sideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for
a recorded vote on any amendment. The Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five
minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any
postponed question that immediately follows another vote
by electronic device without intervening business, provided
that the time for voting by electronic device on the first
in any series of questions shall not be less than fifteen
minutes. After the reading of the final lines of the bill,
a motion that the Committee of the Whole rise and report
the bill to the House with such amendments as may have
been adopted shall, if offered by the majority leader or
a designee, have precedence over a motion to amend. 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. The
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
bill and amendments thereto to final passage without in-
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tervening motion except one motion to recommit with or
without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.