[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 302 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 302

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     November 10, 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 consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1025) to provide for a waiting period before the purchase of a 
handgun, and for the establishment of a national instant criminal background 
check system to be contacted by firearms dealers before the transfer of any 
firearm. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 
order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be 
confined to the bill and the amendments made in order by this resolution and 
shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 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 purpose of amendment under 
the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified by the 
amendment 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. 
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 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 division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the amendment 
numbered 3 in part 2 of the report are waived. 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute made in 
order as original text. 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.
            Attest:






                                                                          Clerk.