[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 393 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        March 26, 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. 3246) to assist small businesses and labor organizations in defending 
themselves against Government bureaucracy; to ensure that employees entitled to 
reinstatement get their jobs back quickly; to protect the right of employers to 
have a hearing to present their case in certain representation cases; and to 
prevent the use of the National Labor Relations Act for the purpose of 
disrupting or inflicting economic harm on employers. 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 Education and the Workforce. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. The bill shall be considered as read. No amendment shall be in order 
except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each amendment may be offered 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, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 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 15 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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.