[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 445 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          June 5, 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. 3540) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 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 1(b) of rule X or clause 7 of rule XXI 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 Appropriations. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 
bill shall be considered by title rather than by paragraph. Each title 
shall be considered as read. Points of order against provisions in the 
bill for failure to comply with clause 2, 5(b), or 6 of rule XXI are 
waived except as follows: beginning with ``: Provided'' on page 9, line 
12, through ``Appropriations'' on line 18; and beginning with ``: 
Provided'' on page 13, line 20, through ``relocation'' on page 14, line 
5. Where points of order are waived against part of a paragraph, points 
of order against a provision in another part of such paragraph may be 
made only against such provision and not against the entire paragraph. 
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. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a 
time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
request for a recorded vote on any amendment. The Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five minutes the 
time for voting by electronic device on any postponed question that 
immediately follows another vote by electronic device without 
intervening business, provided that the time for voting by electronic 
device on the first in any series of questions shall be not less than 
fifteen minutes. After the reading of the final lines of the bill, a 
motion that the Committee of the Whole rise and report the bill to the 
House with such amendments as may have been adopted shall, if offered 
by the majority leader or a designee, have precedence over a motion to 
amend. 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. 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.