[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 396 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. 3310) to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the 
purpose of facilitating compliance by small businesses with certain Federal 
paperwork requirements, and to establish a task force to examine the feasibility 
of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small businesses. The first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI 
or section 303 or 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 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 Government Reform and Oversight. After general debate the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 recommended by the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight now printed in the bill. The 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
Points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
for failure to comply with section 303 or section 311 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 are waived. 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 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. 
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 committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. 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.