[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 238 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                      October 19, 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. 2425) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve and 
reform the medicare program. 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 amendments specified in this resolution 
and shall not exceed three hours equally divided among and controlled by the 
chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on Ways and Means and the 
Committee on Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. An amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of H.R. 2485, modified by the amendment printed in the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 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. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are 
waived. No further amendment shall be in order except the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 2 
pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, which may be offered only by the minority 
leader or his designee, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall 
not be subject to amendment. All points of order against that amendment in the 
nature of a substitute are waived. After a motion that the Committee rise has 
been rejected on a day, the Chair may entertain another such motion on that day 
only if offered by the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, the chairman 
of the Committee on Commerce, or the majority leader, or a designee of any of 
them. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 
shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further 
amendment as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill, as amended, and any amendment thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. The motion to recommit may include instructions only if offered by 
the minority leader or his designee. The yeas and nays shall be considered as 
ordered on the question of passage of the bill and on any conference report 
thereon. Clause 5(c) of rule XXI shall not apply to the bill, amendments 
thereto, or conference reports thereon.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.