[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 263 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         July 29, 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. 2606) making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes. 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 Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provisions in 
the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. Before 
consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the 
amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. Each amendment printed in part A of the report may 
be considered only in the order printed in the report. The amendment printed in 
part B of the report may be offered only at the appropriate point in the reading 
of the bill. Each amendment printed in the report may be offered only by a 
Member designated in the report, 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, and shall not be subject to amendment. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
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.