[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 538 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                    September 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. 4550) to provide for programs to facilitate a significant reduction 
in the incidence and prevalence of substance abuse through reducing the demand 
for illegal drugs and the inappropriate use of legal drugs. The first reading of 
the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by Representative 
Hastert of Illinois or a designee and a Member opposed to the bill. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule for a period not to exceed three hours. Before consideration of any other 
amendment it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by a Member 
designated in the report. That amendment shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report 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. After disposition of that amendment, the provisions of 
the bill as then perfected shall be considered as original text for the purpose 
of further amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 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.