[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 140 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                          May 10, 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 consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 961) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. 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) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to 
the bill and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation 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 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute shall be considered by title rather than by section. The first 
three sections and each title of the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order against the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of 
rule XVI or clause 5(a) of rule XXI or section 302(f) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 are waived. During consideration 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 Congressional Record designated for that purpose 
in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. 
Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the 
amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. That amendment may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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, then the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute as so amended shall be considered as 
original text for the purpose of further amendment. 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 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.