[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H. Res. 499 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 265
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 499

                          [Report No. 104-734]

 Providing 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 1996

    Mr. Linder, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Providing 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.

    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.




                                                 House Calendar No. 265

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 499

                          [Report No. 104-734]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

 Providing 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.

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                             July 31, 1996

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed