[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H. Res. 264 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 108
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 264

                          [Report No. 105-315]

      Providing 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 1997

    Mr. Dreier, 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. 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.

    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.




                                                 House Calendar No. 108

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 264

                          [Report No. 105-315]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

      Providing 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.

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                            October 8, 1997

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed