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[H. Res. 185 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  House Calendar No. 62
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 185

                          [Report No. 105-184]

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2159) making 
 appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
 programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 1997

 Mr. Diaz-Balart, 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. 2159) making 
 appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
 programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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. 2159) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs 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 or clause 7 of rule XXI 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: beginning 
with ``: Provided'' on page 24, line 8, through ``justice'' on line 16. 
Where points of order are waived against part of a paragraph, points or 
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 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 the amendments printed in the report are waived. No other 
amendment shall be in order unless printed in the portion of the 
Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule 
XXIII. 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.




                                                  House Calendar No. 62

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 185

                          [Report No. 105-184]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2159) making 
 appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
 programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                             July 15, 1997

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed