[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 479 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         July 17, 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. 3814) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, 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. Before consideration of any other 
amendment it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if 
offered by Representative Rogers of Kentucky or his designee. That 
amendment 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, 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 that amendment are 
waived. If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment. 
Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply 
with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: (1) under 
the Department of Commerce, Science and Technology, the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, the matter under the heading 
``Industrial Technology Services'' that begins with ``In addition'' and 
continues through ```Working Capital Fund'''; and (2) under the 
Department of Commerce, the heading ``Technology Administration'' and 
the matter thereunder. 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 further 
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.