[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 499 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        August 1, 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. 123) to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the 
official language of the Government of the United States. 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 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 Economic and Educational Opportunities. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of 
the amendment recommended by the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 3898. 
That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points 
of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to 
comply with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. No other 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 specified, 
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: (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 amendment in the nature of a 
substitute made in order as original text. 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.