[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 426 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          May 13, 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. 3534) to improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal 
private sector mandates, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
failure to comply with section 306 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 chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Rules. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment recommended by the Committee 
on Rules now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House and 
in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the 
original bill for the purpose of further amendment. The bill shall be considered 
as read. During consideration of the bill for further 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, 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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.