[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 488 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         July 26, 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. 2391) to amend the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for all 
employees. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 
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 Economic and Educational 
Opportunities. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not to exceed two 
hours. 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 Economic and 
Educational Opportunities now printed in the bill. The committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
Points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. 
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 Goodling of 
Pennsylvania or his designee. That amendment shall be considered as 
read, may amend portions of the bill not yet read, shall be debatable 
for ten minutes 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. If that amendment is adopted, the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, shall be 
considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment. 
No further amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, as amended, shall be in order except those 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: (1) postpone 
until a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole 
a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed 
question that follows another electronic vote without intervening 
business, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
first in any series of questions shall be fifteen 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. 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.