[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 239 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                    September 24, 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. 2267) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 
be dispensed with. 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. The amendment 
printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of 
the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for 
the purpose of further amendment. Points of order against provisions in the 
bill, as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are 
waived. Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order to 
consider the amendment numbered 1 in part 2 of the report of the Committee on 
Rules, if offered by the Member designated in the report, which may amend 
portions of the bill not yet read for amendment. The amendments printed in part 
2 of the report of the Committee on Rules may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report and, except for the amendment numbered 1, may be 
offered only at the appropriate point in the reading of the bill. The amendments 
in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules 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, 
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 amendment 
numbered 2 in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules are waived. Points 
of order against the amendments numbered 1 and 3 in part 2 of the report of the 
Committee on Rules for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 
During consideration of the bill for further 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, as amended, to the House with such further 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.