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[H. Res. 197 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  House Calendar No. 69
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 197

                          [Report No. 105-202]

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2209) making 
 appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 1997

    Ms. Pryce, 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. 2209) making 
 appropriations for the Legislative Branch 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. 2209) making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch 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 section 302 or 308 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 and shall be considered as 
read. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to 
comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. No 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 printed in the report, 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. 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. 69

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 197

                          [Report No. 105-202]

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                               RESOLUTION

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2209) making 
 appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 24, 1997

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed