[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 259 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                     November 14, 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. 2539) to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend 
subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of 
transportation, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill for 
failure to comply with section 302(f) or 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
exceed one hour 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 section and each title 
shall be considered as read. Points of order against the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI or 
section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Before 
consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order without intervention 
of any point of order to consider the amendment caused by the chairman of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to be printed in the portion of 
the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
That amendment may be offered only by the chairman of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for ten minutes 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. If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended, 
shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment. 
During further 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. 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.