[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 133 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        April 30, 1997.
    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. 2) to repeal the United States Housing Act of 1937, deregulate the 
public housing program and the program for rental housing assistance for low-
income families, and increase community control over such programs, 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(b) of rule XIII 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 
Banking and Financial Services. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 
Banking and Financial Services now printed in the bill. The committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered by title rather than by 
section. Each title shall be considered as read. Points of order against the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with 
clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived. Before consideration of any other amendment 
it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in the Congressional 
Record of April 29, 1997, pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, if offered by 
Representative Lazio of New York or his designee. That amendment shall be 
considered as 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. 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. During further 
consideration of the bill for 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: (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 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.