[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 264 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                       October 9, 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. 2607) making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill 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. 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. Points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for 
failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. No further 
amendment shall be in order except those printed in part 2 of the report of the 
Committee on Rules. Each further 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, 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.