[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 421 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                           May 7, 1996.
    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. 2974) to amend the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide 
enhanced penalties for crimes against elderly and child victims. The 
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order 
against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 7 
of rule XIII 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 the Judiciary. 
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 
the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Each section of the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
Points of order against the amendment printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution for failure to comply 
with clause 7 of rule XVI 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. 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.