[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 501 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         July 16, 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. 4194) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, 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 the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment printed in the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, is modified by striking 
``$5,000,000,000'' in the proposed section 425(g) and inserting ``$5,000,000'', 
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
Points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure to 
comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: page 88, 
line 16, through page 89, line 22. Where points of order are waived against part 
of a paragraph, points of order against a provision in another part of such 
paragraph may be made only against such provision and not against the entire 
paragraph. The amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 12 
pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII may be offered only by Representative Leach 
of Iowa or his designee, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 40 
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. 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 
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.