[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 245 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                    September 25, 2001.
    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. 2944) making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for 
the other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill 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. The amendments printed in part A of the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as 
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. Points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule 
XXI are waived. The amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
on Rules may be offered only by a Member designated in the report and 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, 
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 amendment 
printed in part B of 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 the purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed 
shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of the bill for amendment the 
Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such 
further 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.