[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3632]
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   LIMITATION ON FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1757, FOREIGN RELATIONS 
             AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 1998 AND 1999

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during further 
consideration of H.R. 1757 in the Committee of the Whole, pursuant to 
House Resolution 159, no further amendments to the bill shall be in 
order except:
  First, amendments en bloc offered by the Chairman of the Committee on 
International Relations pursuant to the order of the House of June 5, 
1997; and, second, the following amendment which shall be debatable 
under the 5-minute rule: Amendment by the gentleman from South Carolina 
[Mr. Sanford] regarding authorization levels.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I do not 
intend to object, but let me just ask a question or two for 
clarification.
  There will be under this unanimous consent request only two 
amendments permitted?
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HAMILTON. I yield to the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, that is correct.
  Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, one of those amendments would be the en 
bloc offered by the gentleman as the chairman of the committee, and 
that is pursuant to the order of the House of June 5, 1997. That means 
that would be done with the concurrence of the ranking minority member?
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, that is correct.
  Mr. HAMILTON. And then the second amendment that would be permitted 
under the 5-minute rule without restriction on time would be the 
amendment of the gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. Sanford] with 
respect to authorization levels?
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, that is correct.
  Mr. HAMILTON. And no other amendments will be offered?
  Mr. GILMAN. And no other amendments, and we hope to be finished early 
tomorrow morning.
  Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  There was no objection.

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