[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 275 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        August 5, 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. 2684) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices 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 except as follows: beginning with ``Provided'' on page 70, line 15, 
through ``Act:'' on line 22; and page 93, lines 1 through 6. Where points of 
order are waived against part of a paragraph, points of order against a 
provision in another part of such paragraph may be made only against such 
provision and not against the entire paragraph. 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, which may be 
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment, 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. Points of order against the amendment printed in the 
report for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI 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.