[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 455 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         June 19, 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. 3662) making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
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 
2(l)(6) of rule XI 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. Points of order 
against provisions in the bill (other than section 117 and the first 
two provisos under the heading ``Strategic Petroleum Reserve'') for 
failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. 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. An 
amendment striking the last proviso under the heading ``Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve'' shall be considered as adopted in the House and in 
the Committee of the Whole. 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. 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.