[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 473 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         July 10, 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. 3754) making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch 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, clause 7 
of rule XXI, or section 302 or 308 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 Appropriations. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. Points of order 
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 
of rule XXI are waived. No amendment shall be in order except those 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each amendment may be considered only in the order printed 
in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as specified 
in the report, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
order against amendments printed in the report are waived. 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 15 minutes. 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.