[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H. Res. 155 Engrossed in House (EH)]






H. Res. 155

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                          May 23, 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. 1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United 
States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the 
authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs 
for fiscal years 1996 and 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 clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI or section 302(f), 303(a), 
308(a), or 402(a) 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 International Relations. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule for an initial period of ten 
hours. After such initial period, amendments shall be debatable only as provided 
in clause 6 of rule XXIII or in section 2 of this resolution. Consideration for 
amendment may not continue beyond 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, 1995. 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 International Relations now printed in the bill modified by 
deleting section 2210. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute as 
modified shall be considered as read. Points of order against the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute as modified for failure to comply with 
clause 5(a) of rule XXI or section 302(f), 303(a), or 402(a) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Other than pro forma amendments for 
the purpose of debate and amendments en bloc described in section 2 of this 
resolution, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute as modified shall be in order unless printed in the portion of the 
Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 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. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee 
on International Relations or a designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting 
of amendments printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for 
that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII 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), shall not be 
subject to amendment or to a division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole and shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
International Relations 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 disposition of the amendments en bloc.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.