[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 455 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          June 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 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 284) revising the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 1998, establishing the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1999, and 
setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, 
and 2003. The first reading of the concurrent resolution shall be dispensed 
with. General debate shall not exceed three hours, with two hours of general 
debate confined to the congressional budget equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, and one 
hour of general debate on the subject of economic goals and policies equally 
divided and controlled by Representative Saxton of New Jersey and Representative 
Stark of California or their designees. After general debate the concurrent 
resolution shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It 
shall be in order to consider as an original concurrent resolution for the 
purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute 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 as read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature 
of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be in order except those printed in part 2 of the report of the 
Committee on Rules. 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 one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to 
amendment. All points of order against the amendments printed in the report are 
waived except that the adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution 
for amendment. 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 concurrent resolution for 
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the concurrent resolution 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 by the Committee of the 
Whole to the concurrent resolution 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 concurrent resolution and amendments thereto to 
final adoption without intervening motion except amendments offered by the 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency. The 
concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question of its adoption.
    Sec. 2. Rule XLIX shall not apply with respect to the adoption by the 
Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1999.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.