[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 119 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        March 22, 1995.
    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. 4) to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, 
control welfare spending, and reduce welfare dependence. No further general 
debate shall be in order. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
of the text of H.R. 1214 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the 
original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule. 
The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. No further amendment shall be 
in order except the amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 2 of this 
resolution, and the amendments designated in section 3 of this resolution. 
Except as specified in section 2, 3, or 4 of this resolution, each amendment 
made in order by this resolution may be considered 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 twenty minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment 
(except that the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways 
and Means, or their designees, each may offer one pro forma amendment to any 
amendment printed in the report for the purpose of debate), 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 made in order by 
this resolution are waived.
    Sec. 2. It shall be in order at any time before the consideration of the 
amendments designated in section 3 of this resolution for the chairman of the 
Committee on Ways and Means or his designee to offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of or germane modifications of 
any such amendment. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be 
considered as read (except that modifications shall be reported) and shall be 
debatable for twenty minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their designees. 
For the purpose of inclusion in such amendments en bloc, an amendment printed in 
the form of a motion to strike may be modified to the form of a germane 
perfecting amendment to the text originally proposed to be stricken. The 
original proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en bloc may 
insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the discussion 
of the amendments en bloc.
    Sec. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and any amendments en bloc 
offered pursuant to section 2 of this resolution, it shall be in order to 
consider the following amendments in the following order--
            (1) a further amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
        the text of H.R. 1267, if offered by Representative Deal of Georgia or 
        his designee;
            (2) a further amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
        the text of H.R. 1250, if offered by Representative Mink of Hawaii or 
        her designee; and
            (3) a further amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
        the text of the bill, as it had been perfected before the consideration 
        of amendments pursuant to this section, if offered by the chairman of 
        the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee.
    (b) Each of the amendments designated in subsection (a) of this section 
shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent.
    (c) The amendment designated in subparagraph (a)(3) of this section shall be 
subject to amendment by any amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 
Rules accompanying this resolution that was not earlier disposed of as an 
amendment to the bill, as amended pursuant to this resolution, before the 
consideration of amendments pursuant to this section. Amendments to the 
amendment designated in subparagraph (a)(3) of this section shall be considered 
under the same terms as if offered to the bill, as amended by this resolution, 
and shall be subject to the last sentence of section 4 of this resolution.
    (d) If more than one of the amendments designated in subsection (a) of this 
section is adopted, then only the one receiving the greater number of 
affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted. In the case of a tie 
for the greater number of affirmative votes, then only the last amendment to 
receive that number of affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted.
    Sec. 4. 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. The Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole may recognize for consideration of any amendment printed in the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution out of the order printed, 
but not sooner than one hour after the chairman of the Committee on Ways and 
Means or a designee announces from the floor a request to that effect.
    Sec. 5. At the conclusion of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 
and report the bill, as amended pursuant to this resolution, to the House with 
such further amendments as may have been finally adopted. Any Member may demand 
a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
Whole either to the bill, as amended pursuant to this resolution, or as 
incorporated in a further amendment in the nature of a substitute designated in 
section 3(a)(3) of this resolution, unless replaced by a further amendment in 
the nature of a substitute designated in section 3(a)(1) or 3(a)(2) of this 
resolution. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
any amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.