[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 180 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          May 20, 1999.
    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker 
may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 883) to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public 
lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State 
sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those 
public lands and acquired lands. 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 the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Resources. After general debate, the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not to 
exceed four hours. The bill shall be considered as read. No amendment to the 
bill shall be in order except those printed in the portion of the Congressional 
Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro 
forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so printed may be 
offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed or his designee and 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.