[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 542 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                    September 17, 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. 4569) making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs 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 clause 1(b) 
of rule X, clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI, or clause 7 of rule XXI 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 for a period not to exceed 
five hours. The bill shall be considered as read through page 141, line 18. 
Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 
2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. No amendment to the bill shall be in order 
except: (1) pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate; (2) amendments 
printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose 
in clause 6 of rule XXIII; and (3) amendments printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each of the amendments printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, may be offered only at the appropriate point in the 
reading of the bill, 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 except as specified in the 
report, 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. 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.