[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 411 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        April 29, 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. 6) to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education 
Act of 1965, 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 Education and the Workforce. 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 Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill, modified by 
the amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
be considered by title rather than by section. Each title shall be considered as 
read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
are waived. Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order to 
consider the amendment printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on 
Rules, if offered by Representative Goodling or his designee. That amendment 
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes 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. All points of order against that 
amendment are waived. If that amendment is adopted, the provisions of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute as then perfected shall be considered as 
original text for the purpose of further amendment. No other amendment to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed 
in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 
6 of rule XXIII. Printed amendments 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute 
ultimately considered 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.