[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 284 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                     November 30, 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. 1788) to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize 
appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes. 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 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, modified by the amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. The committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, as modified, shall be considered by title rather than by 
section. The first section and each title shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
as modified, are waived. Before consideration of any other amendment, it shall 
be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider the amendment 
printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules. That amendment may be 
offered only by the chairman of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure or his designee, shall be considered as read, may amend portions 
of the bill not yet read for amendment, 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 amendment 
in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 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.