[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 127 (Wednesday, August 2, 1995)]
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2127, DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH 
AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 1996

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I 
call up House Resolution 208 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 208

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2127) making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, 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, and the first amendment printed in part 1 
     of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution shall be considered as pending. The reading of the 
     bill for further amendment shall not proceed until after 
     disposition of the amendments printed in part 1 of the 
     report. Each amendment printed in part 1 of the report may be 
     considered only in the order printed, may be offered only by 
     a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as 
     read, shall be debatable for ten minutes 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. After disposition of the amendments printed in 
     part 1 of the report, the provisions of the bill, as amended, 
     shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 
     further amendment under the five-minute rule. Further 
     consideration of the bill for amendment shall proceed by 
     title rather than by paragraph. Each title shall be 
     considered as read. Points of order against provisions 
     considered as the original bill for failure to comply with 
     clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. It shall be in order at 
     any time to consider the amendments printed in part 2 of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment printed in 
     part 2 of 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, 
     shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in the 
     report, 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 amendments printed in the report 
     of the Committee on Rules are waived. During further 
     consideration of the bill for 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 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. 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.
     

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