[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 504 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         July 21, 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. 4193) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies 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 or 401 
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 amendments printed in part 1 of the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution 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 10, through page 89, line 
6. If an unprotected provision is stricken on a point of order, the Committee of 
the Whole shall immediately consider the amendment printed in part 2 of the 
report of the Committee on Rules if offered by Representative Johnson of 
Connecticut or her designee. That amendment shall be considered as read, be 
debatable for 30 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. The amendment printed in part 3 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
may be offered only by Representative Young of Alaska or his designee, may be 
offered only at the appropriate point in the reading of the bill, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for 30 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 the amendments 
printed in the report 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. During 
consideration of the bill, points of order against amendments for failure to 
comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI are waived. 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.