[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 376 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          March 4, 1998
    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. 856) to provide a process leading to full self-government for Puerto 
Rico. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate 
shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed ninety minutes equally 
divided and controlled by Representative Young of Alaska, Representative Miller 
of California, Representative Solomon of New York, and Representative Gutierrez 
of Illinois or their designees. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment 
recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill, it shall be 
in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the 
Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII. That 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of 
order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply 
with clause 5(a) or rule XXI are waived.
    Sec. 2. (a) Before consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in 
order to consider the amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 
3 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII. Consideration of that amendment shall be 
preceded by an additional period of general debate, which shall be confined to 
the subject of that amendment and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by Representative Solomon of New York and a Member opposed to that 
amendment.
    (b) Consideration of the amendment printed in the Congressional Record and 
numbered 2 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII shall be preceded by an additional 
period of general debate, which shall be confined to the subject of that 
amendment and shall not exceed thirty minutes equally divided and controlled by 
Representative Serrano of New York and a Member opposed to that amendment.
    (c) Amendments specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this resolution shall 
be considered as read and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. Consideration of those 
amendments, and all amendments thereto, shall not exceed one hour.
    Sec. 3. During consideration of the bill for 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 to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 
may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the 
Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute made in order as original text. 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.