[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 184 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         July 15, 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. 2158) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, 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, clause 7 of rule XXI, or section 306 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 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. 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: on page 25, line 17, 
through page 27, line 4; beginning with ``: Provided'' on page 28, line 20, 
through ``loans'' on page 29, line 11; beginning with ``: Provided'' on page 48, 
line 3, through ``program'' on line 7; and on page 76, line 7 through line 12. 
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. The amendments printed in 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution may be offered 
only by a Member designated in the report and only at the appropriate point in 
the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, 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 the 
amendments printed in the report are waived. During 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. 
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.