[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 197 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 197

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         June 16, 1993.
    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 appropriations for the Department of State, 
the United States Information Agency, and related agencies, to authorize 
appropriations 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 recommended 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 accompanying 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 amendment 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 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution 
and amendments en bloc described in this resolution. Amendments printed in part 
2 of the report may be offered only in the order printed, may be offered only 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 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 amendments 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 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 proponent of an amendment included in amendments en bloc may insert a 
statement in the Congressional Record immediately before 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 amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified. 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 with or 
without instructions.
    Sec. 2. 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. 2404) to authorize appropriations 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 amendment 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 resolution. Amendments printed in part 3 of 
the report may be offered only in the order printed, may be offered only 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 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 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 proponent of an amendment included in amendments en bloc may insert a 
statement in the Congressional Record immediately before 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. 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 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 be not less than fifteen minutes.
            Attest:






                                                                         Clerk.