[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 446 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        March 23, 2000.
    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 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 290) establishing the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000, and 
setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 
2005. The first reading of the concurrent resolution shall be dispensed with. 
Points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution for failure 
to comply with clause 3(b) or clause 4(a) of rule XIII are waived. General 
debate shall not exceed three hours, with two hours of general debate confined 
to the congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, and one hour of general 
debate on the subject of economic goals and policies equally divided and 
controlled by Representative Saxton of New Jersey and Representative Stark of 
California or their designees. After general debate the concurrent resolution 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 
order to consider as an original concurrent resolution for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as 
read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
are waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
be in order except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee on 
Rules. Each amendment may be offered only in the order 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 amendment printed in part B of the 
report are waived except that the adoption of an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of amendments to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. After 
the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment and a 
final period of general debate, which shall not exceed 10 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Budget, the Committee shall rise and report the concurrent 
resolution to the House with such amendment as may have been adopted. Any Member 
may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the 
Committee of the Whole to the concurrent resolution or to the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution and amendments 
thereto to final adoption without intervening motion except amendments offered 
by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency. The 
concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question of its adoption.
    Sec. 2. Rule XXIII shall not apply with respect to the adoption by the 
Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.