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Union Calendar No. 481

SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES

OF THE

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES

105TH CONGRESS

REPORT

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON RULES

JANUARY 2, 1999.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House onthe State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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COMMITTEE ON RULES

GERALD B.H. SOLOMON, New York, ChairmanDAVID DREIER, CaliforniaPORTER GOSS, FloridaJOHN LINDER, GeorgiaDEBORAH PRYCE, OhioLINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, FloridaSCOTT MCINNIS, ColoradoDOC HASTINGS, WashingtonSUE MYRICK, North Carolina

JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY, MassachusettsMARTIN FROST, TexasTONY P. HALL, OhioLOUISE SLAUGHTER, New York

WILLIAM D. CROSBY, Jr., Chief CounselDANIEL J. KENIRY, Staff Director

GEORGE CRAWFORD, Minority Staff DirectorDAVID POMERANTZ, Minority Deputy Staff Director

SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET PROCESS

PORTER GOSS, Florida, ChairmanJOHN LINDER, GeorgiaDEBORAH PRYCE, OhioDOC HASTINGS, WashingtonGERALD B.H. SOLOMON, New York

MARTIN FROST, TexasJOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY, Massachusetts

WENDY SELIG, CounselKRISTI WALSETH, Minority Staff Director

SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE

DAVID DREIER, California, ChairmanLINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, FloridaSCOTT MCINNIS, ColoradoSUE MYRICK, North CarolinaGERALD B.H. SOLOMON, New York

TONY P. HALL, OhioLOUISE SLAUGHTER, New York

VINCENT RANDAZZO, CounselMICHAEL GESSEL, Minority Staff Director

* This survey was the product of diligence and hard work by a number of professionalstaff. A special acknowledgment of their effort goes to Brian Bieron, William D. Crosby, Jr.,Erin Evans, Dan Keniry, Jennyfer Moss, Eric Pelletier, Vincent Randazzo, Veronica Rolocut,Bryan Roth, Wendy Selig, Danielle Simonetta, Celeste West, Darren Willcox and Gena Woolner.

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Washington, DC, January 2, 1999.

Mr. JEFFERY TRANDAHL,Acting Clerk, House of Representatives,Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. TRANDAHL: Pursuant to House rule XI, clause 1(d) Iam hereby transmitting a report entitled ‘‘Survey of Activities ofthe House Committee on Rules, 105th Congress.’’

Sincerely,GERALD B.H. SOLOMON, Chairman.

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C O N T E N T S

PageI. History, Function, and Organization of the Committee on Rules ............. 1

A. Introduction ............................................................................................. 1B. History and Function .............................................................................. 2C. Committee Organization During the 105th Congress .......................... 4D. Rules Committee on the Internet .......................................................... 6E. Rules of the Committee on Rules ........................................................... 6

II. House Rules Changes Adopted at the Beginning of the 104th Congress 15A. Introduction ............................................................................................. 15B. Summary of Provisions of H. Res. 5, Adopting House Rules for

the 105th Congress ................................................................................ 15III. Committee Jurisdiction and Activities ......................................................... 19

A. Introduction ............................................................................................. 19B. Special Orders or Rules .......................................................................... 21

1. Rule Requests ................................................................................... 212. Hearings ............................................................................................ 213. Types of Special Orders or Rules .................................................... 22

a. Background ................................................................................ 22b. Explanation of Types of Rules Granted ................................... 22

(1) Open ................................................................................... 23(2) Modified Open—Time Cap on Consideration of Amend-

ments ................................................................................. 23(3) Modified Open—Required Preprinting in the Congres-

sional Record .................................................................... 23(4) Modified Open—Both Time Cap on Consideration of

Amendments and Required Preprinting in the Con-gressional Record ............................................................. 23

(5) Structured or Modified Closed Rule ................................ 23(6) Closed ................................................................................. 24

4. Floor Consideration of the Rule ....................................................... 245. Rules Rejected, Tabled or Pending .................................................. 246. Waivers of House Rules ................................................................... 277. Waivers of the Budget Act (except for Unfunded Mandate Points

of Order) .......................................................................................... 348. Waivers of Unfunded Mandate Points of Order ............................. 379. Waiving All Points of Order ............................................................. 38

C. Original Jurisdiction Matter .................................................................. 421. Committee Consideration of Original Jurisdiction Matter ........... 422. Original Jurisdiction Measures Reported or Discharged .............. 42

a. Staff Deposition Authority for Government Reform andOversight Committee (H. Res. 167) ....................................... 42

b. Ethics Reform Task Force (H. Res. 168) .................................. 43c. TV Camera Rule Repeal (H. Res. 301) ..................................... 44d. Private Sector Mandates (H.R. 3534) ...................................... 46e. Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/

Commercial Concerns With the People’s Republic of China(H. Res. 463) ............................................................................ 48

f. Staff Deposition Authority for Education and the WorkforceCommittee (H. Res. 507) ......................................................... 49

g. Communication from an Independent Counsel (H. Res. 525) 503. Task Force on Recodification ........................................................... 51

IV. Activities of the Subcommittees ................................................................... 52A. Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process ............................... 52B. Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House ...................... 56

V. Committee Oversight Plans and Accomplishments .................................... 59

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A. Summary of Committee Oversight Plan ............................................... 59B. Summary of Committee Oversight Accomplishments .......................... 59

VI. Statistical Profile of the Committee on Rules—105th Congress ................ 63A. Statistics on Special Orders or Rules .................................................... 63B. Statistics on Original Jurisdiction Measures ........................................ 65

VII. Appendices ...................................................................................................... 65A. Table 1. Types of Rules Granted ............................................................ 65B. Table 2. Resolutions Reported ................................................................ 73C. Table 3. Resolutions Rejected ................................................................. 93D. Table 4. Resolutions Discharged ............................................................ 93E. Table 5. Resolutions Laid on the Table ................................................. 93F. Table 6. Resolutions Pending ................................................................. 93G. Table 7. List of Original Jurisdiction Referrals .................................... 93

VIII. Publications .................................................................................................... 101A. Committee Prints .................................................................................... 101

Additional Views ...................................................................................................... 103

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" !HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES2d Session 105–840

REPORT ON SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSECOMMITTEE ON RULES, 105TH CONGRESS

JANUARY 2, 1999.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the Stateof the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. SOLOMON, from the Committee on Rules,submitted the following

R E P O R T

together with

ADDITIONAL VIEWS

Pursuant to the provisions of Rule XI, clause 1(d) of the Rulesof the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules submitsthe following report on its activities during the 105th Congress.

I. HISTORY, FUNCTION, AND ORGANIZATION OF THECOMMITTEE ON RULES

A. INTRODUCTION

In the 105th Congress, the Rules Committee retained its tradi-tional structure and function in the House of Representatives. Itssize and super-majority party ratio remained the same as in pre-vious Congresses, under Republican and Democratic control of theinstitution, as did its central role and operation as the schedulingarm of the majority leadership on major legislation.

The Committee has been variously described by scholars andMembers as a ‘‘legislative traffic cop,’’ ‘‘gatekeeper,’’ ‘‘field com-mander,’’ the ‘‘Speaker’s Committee,’’ and the ‘‘dress rehearsal’’ forthe House floor. All of these terms underscore the critical part theCommittee plays in the conduct of legislative business on theHouse floor. The primary responsibility of the Committee remainsone of setting the terms for debate and amendments on major legis-lative measures reported from other committees. At the same time,

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the Rules Committee exercises ‘‘original jurisdiction’’ over changesin House Rules and the budget process.

While the principal purpose of this report is to summarize the ac-tivities of the Rules Committee in the 105th Congress, a secondarypurpose is to view these activities in the context of the evolutionof the Committee since the First Congress, and how it operatestoday.

B. HISTORY AND FUNCTION

The history of the Rules Committee roughly parallels the evo-lution of the House over the past 210 years. The first Rules Com-mittee was established as a select committee of the House on thesecond day of the First Congress, April 2, 1789, pursuant to theConstitutional mandate in Article I, section 5, clause 2, that ‘‘EachHouse may determine the rules of its proceedings * * *’’ The SelectCommittee on Rules initially reported back a set of four rules fivedays after its appointment on: (1) the duties of the Speaker, (2) de-corum and debate, (3) the disposition of bills, and (4) the operationsof the Committee of the Whole. Six days later, on April 13th, theSelect Committee reported an additional eight rules dealing withsuch matters as the service of Members on committees, Members’attendance at floor proceedings, creation of a standing Committeeon Elections, duties of the Clerk, and duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms. With the adoption by the House of these rules, the SelectCommittee was dissolved.

During the first 90 years of the House, the Rules Committee re-mained a select committee, reporting any recommended revisionsin the standing rules at the beginning of a Congress from those ofthe previous Congress, and then going out of business. In someCongresses the House did not even bother to appoint a Select Com-mittee on Rules and instead simply operated under the rules of thepreceding Congress.

Although the House relied primarily on select committees in itsearly years to draft legislation, by the mid-nineteenth century thissystem had evolved into one consisting of 34 standing committees.The Rules Committee was also converted briefly into a standingcommittee between 1849 and 1853 but it was not until the Houserules revision of 1880 that the Committee became a permanent,standing committee of the House. In 1858, the Speaker had beenmade a member of the Select Committee on Rules, and a year laterwas designated as its chairman. When the Committee became astanding committee in 1880, the Speaker retained the chairman-ship, and, shortly thereafter, in 1883, the modern-day Rules Com-mittee began to emerge when the House upheld the right of theCommittee to issue ‘‘special orders’’ or ‘‘rules’’ providing for the con-sideration of legislation from other committees. By 1890, this newrole became an accepted practice as the exclusive prerogative of theRules Committee.

The importance of such special rules, which were simple Houseresolutions reported from the Rules Committee, was that they onlyneeded a majority vote of the House to provide for the consider-ation of bills out of the order on which they appeared on their Cal-endar, whereas previously, a two-thirds vote was required to sus-pend the rules and take-up a bill out of order.

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The person most responsible for recognizing and exploiting thefull potential of the combined powers of Speaker and Rules Com-mittee chairman was Representative Thomas Brackett Reed ofMaine who served in those two roles in 1889–91, and l895–99. Notonly did he use the authority as Speaker to make rulings from theChair that outlawed certain dilatory and obstructionist floor tac-tics, but he then proceeded to enshrine these rulings, known as‘‘Reed’s Rules,’’ in the standing rules of the House in his capacityas Rules Committee chairman. And Reed made regular use of theRules Committee to report special rules that enabled him to putthe bills he wanted on the floor when he wanted them, and underhis terms of debate and amendment.

It wasn’t until 1910 that this power combination was broken-upby a revolt against the conservative and autocratic Speaker JoeCannon of Illinois who had served as Speaker and Rules Commit-tee chairman since 1903. A group of progressive Republican insur-gents joined with the Democratic minority in an attempt to directlyamend House Rules from the floor. When Speaker Cannon uphelda point of order that only the Rules Committee could recommendchanges in House Rules, the group voted to overturn the ruling andthen proceeded to amend the rules to strip the Speaker of hischairmanship and membership on the Rules Committee as well asof his power to appoint the committee, and to enlarge the commit-tee from five to 10 members, elected by the House. The followingyear, the new Democratic majority in the House completed the rev-olution by taking away the Speaker’s power to appoint all the othercommittees of the House. Ever since, all standing committees havebeen elected by the House.

The result of this revolt was far-reaching and long-lasting. Thestanding committees became independent power centers, no longerdirectly accountable to the Speaker. While the Rules Committeecontinued to serve as the scheduling arm of the Leadership, evenit developed an independent streak of its own when reaction set-in against the New Deal in 1937. From that time until 1961, theCommittee was dominated by a conservative coalition of SouthernDemocrats and Republicans who would sometimes refuse to reportrules on bills the majority leadership wanted on the floor, or wouldonly report such rules under their terms and timing. A successfuleffort by Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas and President John F.Kennedy in 1961 to enlarge the committee from 12 to 15 members,including two, more liberal Democrats, still did not bring the imme-diate results intended. It was not until the mid-seventies, with alarge influx of new Democrats, that the Rules Committee was fullyrestored as an arm of the majority leadership.

The reform revolt of the mid-seventies also produced further de-centralization in the House with the emergence of more independ-ent-minded Members and the proliferation of semi-autonomoussubcommittees. This decentralization soon led to off-setting pres-sures to give the majority leadership, particularly the Speaker, act-ing through the Rules Committee, more authority to pull thingsback together. In 1975, the Democratic Speaker was given author-ity under Caucus rules to appoint all Rules Committee Democrats,subject to Caucus ratification. In 1989 the Republican Conferencegave the minority leader the same authority to appoint all Rules

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Committee Republicans. Beginning in the 1980s, a trend awayfrom open rules began. Whereas in the 95th Congress (1977–78),85% of all special rules were open, meaning any Member couldoffer a germane floor amendment, this percentage began to gradu-ally decline. By the 103rd Congress (1993–94), only 30% of the spe-cial rules were open, while the rest were restrictive or structured,meaning only amendments specified in the special rules could beoffered. In the 104th Congress, the trend towards restrictive ruleswas suddenly reversed with open and modified open rules compris-ing 57% of all rules reported for the original consideration of legis-lation compared to 44% open or modified open rules in the 103rdCongress. The 105th Congress, under the continued leadership ofChairman Gerald B.H. Solomon of New York, continued the trendin favor of open deliberation on major legislation in the House.

C. COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION DURING THE 105TH CONGRESS

At the beginning of the 94th Congress, the Committee member-ship was increased from fifteen members (ten Democrats and fiveRepublicans) to sixteen members (eleven Democrats and five Re-publicans). This ratio was retained until the 98th Congress, whenthe membership was reduced to thirteen members, nine Democratsand four Republicans. The membership has remained at thirteen,through the 105th Congress. The ratio of majority party membersto minority party members also has remained the same. However,in the 104th and 105th Congresses, Republicans were in the major-ity and Democrats were in the minority.

Ten members of the Rules Committee in the 105th Congressserved on the Committee during the previous Congress. The re-turning Republican Representatives were Gerald B.H. Solomon ofNew York, the Chairman of the Committee, David Dreier of Cali-fornia, Porter Goss of Florida, John Linder of Georgia, DeborahPryce of Ohio, Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida and Scott McInnis ofColorado. The returning Democratic Representatives were John Jo-seph Moakley of Massachusetts, Martin Frost of Texas and TonyP. Hall of Ohio. New Republican members of the Committee wereDoc Hastings of Washington and Sue Myrick of North Carolina.The fourth Democratic member of the Committee was Louise M.Slaughter of New York, who was not a member of the Committeeduring the 104th Congress, but had served on the Committee priorto the 104th Congress.

The Committee held its organizational meeting on January 8,1997. Chairman Gerald B.H. Solomon of New York opened themeeting and introduced the new Republican members of the RulesCommittee, Representatives Hastings and Myrick. The ranking mi-nority member, Mr. Moakley, noted the return of RepresentativeSlaughter to the Committee.

Mr. Dreier offered a motion that the Rules Committee adopt theproposed Committee rules for the 105th Congress.

Chairman Solomon explained that it had been almost two dec-ades since there had been a full revision of the Rules Committeerules, and over the years there had been changes in the Houserules which were not reflected in the Committee rules. As a result,the proposed revision was drafted as an entire new set of rules.However, many of the provisions were identical to the old rules,

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and there were no policy changes other than those required by newHouse rules. The new Committee rules incorporated the ‘‘truth-in-testimony’’ changes to House rules. Nongovernmental, original ju-risdiction witnesses before the Committee would be required tosubmit in advance, a curriculum vitae and a disclosure by sourceand amount of federal grants and contracts received by them andthe organizations they represent for the current and preceding twofiscal years. The proposal also conformed Rules Committee rules toHouse rules by requiring that committee publications be availablein electronic form, to the maximum extent feasible. Finally, theCommittee rules were updated and clarified in many instances.

Mr. Dreier’s motion to adopt the Committee rules was agreed toby a voice vote.

Mr. Dreier also offered a motion that pursuant to Rule 5(c), theSubcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House and theSubcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, would each becomposed of five majority and two minority members, identical tothe ratio used in recent Congresses. Mr. Dreier’s motion was adopt-ed by a voice vote.

Chairman Solomon subsequently appointed David Dreier asChairman of the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of theHouse and appointed Porter Goss to chair the Subcommittee onLegislative and Budget Process. Chairman Solomon then appointedthe majority and minority members of the two subcommittees asfollows.

Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House: DavidDreier (Chairman), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (Vice Chairman), ScottMcInnis, Sue Myrick, Gerald B.H. Solomon, Tony P. Hall and Lou-ise M. Slaughter.

Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process: Porter Goss(Chairman), John Linder (Vice Chairman), Deborah Pryce, DocHastings, Gerald B.H. Solomon, Martin Frost, and John JosephMoakley.

Chairman Solomon designated David Dreier as Vice Chairman ofthe Rules Committee.

Next, Mr. Dreier moved that there be established as a part of theRules Committee a bipartisan, Ad Hoc Task Force on the Recodifi-cation of the House Rules for the purpose of recommending to theCommittee a more logical, orderly and comprehensive set of Houserules without substantive policy changes. The Dreier motion wasagreed to by a voice vote.

Chairman Solomon then appointed the following members to theTask Force: Mr. Dreier (Chairman), Ms. Pryce, Mr. Frost and Ms.Slaughter.

Mr. Dreier then moved that the Rules Committee approve a twomonth contract for a consultant, Ms. Monty Tripp. Chairman Solo-mon explained that the purpose of the contract was to establish atraining program for majority staff in parliamentary procedure,and the Dreier motion was approved by a voice vote.

At a subsequent meeting on February 11, 1997, the Rules Com-mittee adopted the Committee budget and authorized ChairmanSolomon to introduce a funding resolution.

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D. THE RULES COMMITTEE ON THE INTERNET

The Rules Committee’s Internet Web page, http://www.house.gov/rules/, has made great strides in the 105th Congress in offeringmore information to its users. With the addition of two new linkspertaining to Committee Schedule and Special Rules (providing forconsideration of legislation on the House floor), the Rules Commit-tee Web page has been accessed much more often in this Congress.–

The two new links offer users valuable information pertaining tothe Rules Committee’s daily activities. Although proposed legisla-tion sometimes comes to the Committee at a moment’s notice, theCommittee Schedule Link is updated within minutes of scheduleannouncements, additions, changes, or postponements.

The second new link has proven to be the most valuable to RulesCommittee Web page users. The Special Rules link gives users ac-cess to the special rules reported by the Committee, which set theterms for debate on major legislation on the House floor. This infor-mation appears on the Web page minutes after the rule is reportedfrom the Committee.

The addition of these two links and the ability to self-maintainthe Rules Committee web-site, have had a drastic effect on theamount of use the web-page now receives. Since June, 1998, theRules Committee web-site is averaging just under ten thousandhits a month.

The Rules Committee hopes to continue to move forward in the106th Congress with more additions to the Web-page including apicture page, audio conferencing and an interactive site.

E. RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

105TH CONGRESS

RULE 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) The rules of the House are the rules of the Committee andits subcommittees so far as applicable, except that a motion to re-cess from day to day, and a motion to dispense with the first read-ing (in full) of a bill or resolution, if printed copies are available,are non-debatable motions of high privilege in the Committee. Aproposed investigative or oversight report shall be considered asread if it has been available to the members of the Committee forat least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidaysexcept when the House is in session on such day).

(b) Each subcommittee is a part of the Committee, and is subjectto the authority and direction of the Committee and to its rules sofar as applicable.

(c) The provisions of clause 2 of rule XI of the rules of the Houseare incorporated by reference as the rules of the Committee to theextent applicable.

(d) The Committee’s rules shall be published in the Congres-sional Record not later than 30 days after the Committee is electedin each odd-numbered year.

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RULE 2—REGULAR, ADDITIONAL, AND SPECIAL MEETINGS

REGULAR MEETINGS

(a)(1) The Committee shall regularly meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tues-day of each week when the House is in session.

(2) A regular meeting of the Committee may be dispensed withif, in the judgment of the Chairman of the Committee (hereafter inthese rules referred to as the ‘‘Chair’’), there is no need for themeeting.

(3) Additional regular meetings and hearings of the Committeemay be called by the Chair.

NOTICE FOR REGULAR MEETINGS

(b) The Chair shall notify each member of the Committee of theagenda of each regular meeting of the Committee at least 48 hoursbefore the time of the meeting and shall provide to each memberof the Committee, at least 24 hours before the time of each regularmeeting—

(1) for each bill or resolution scheduled on the agenda forconsideration of a rule, a copy of—

(A) the bill or resolution,(B) any committee reports thereon, and(C)any letter requesting a rule for the bill or resolution;

and(2) for each other bill, resolution, report, or other matter on

the agenda a copy of—(A) the bill, resolution, report, or materials relating to

the other matter in question; and(B) any report on the bill, resolution, report, or any other

matter made by any subcommittee of the Committee.

EMERGENCY MEETINGS

(c)(1) The Chair may call an emergency meeting of the Commit-tee at any time on any measure or matter which the Chair deter-mines to be of an emergency nature; provided, however, that theChair has made an effort to consult the ranking minority member,or, in such member’s absence, the next ranking minority partymembers of the Committee.

(2) As soon as possible after calling an emergency meeting of theCommittee, the Chair shall notify each member of the Committeeof the time and location of the meeting.

(3) To the extent feasible, the notice provided under paragraph(2) shall include the agenda for the emergency meeting and copiesof available materials which would otherwise have been providedunder subsection (b) if the emergency meeting was a regular meet-ing.

SPECIAL MEETINGS

(d) Special meetings shall be called and convened as provided inclause 2(c)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the House.

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RULE 3—MEETING AND HEARING PROCEDURES

IN GENERAL

(a)(1) Meetings and hearings of the Committee shall be called toorder and presided over by the Chair or, in the Chair’s absence, bythe member designated by the Chair as the Vice Chair of the Com-mittee, or by the ranking majority member of the Committeepresent as Acting Chair.

(2) Meetings and hearings of the committee shall be open to thepublic unless closed in accordance with clause 2(g) of rule XI of theRules of the House of Representatives.

(3) Any meeting or hearing of the Committee that is open to thepublic shall be open to coverage by television, radio, and still pho-tography in accordance with the provisions of clause 3 of the Houserule XI (which are incorporated by reference as part of these rules).

(4) When a recommendation is made as to the kind of rule whichshould be granted for consideration of a bill or resolution, a copyof the language recommended shall be furnished to each memberof the Committee at the beginning of the Committee meeting atwhich the rule is to be considered or as soon thereafter as the pro-posed language becomes available.

QUORUM

(b)(1) For the purpose of hearing testimony on requests for rules,five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.

(2) For the purpose of taking testimony and receiving evidence onmeasures or matters of original jurisdiction before the Committee,three members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.

(3) A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitutea quorum for the purposes of reporting any measure or matter, ofauthorizing a subpoena, of closing a meeting or hearing pursuantto clause 2(g) of rule XI of the Rules of the House (except as pro-vided in clause 2(g)(2)(A) and (B), or of taking any other action.

VOTING

(c)(1) No vote may be conducted on any measure or motion pend-ing before the Committee unless a majority of the members of theCommittee is actually present for such purpose.

(2) A rollcall vote of the Committee shall be provided on anyquestion before the Committee upon the request of any member.

(3) No vote by any member of the Committee on any measure ormatter may be cast by proxy.

(4) A record of the vote of each Member of the Committee oneach rollcall vote on any matter before the Committee shall beavailable for public inspection at the offices of the Committee, and,with respect to any rollcall vote on any motion to amend or report,shall be included in the report of the Committee showing the totalnumber of votes cast for and against and the names of those mem-bers voting for and against.

HEARING PROCEDURES

(d)(1) With regard to hearings on matters of original jurisdiction,to the greatest extent practicable: (A) each witness who is to ap-

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pear before the Committee shall file with the committee at least 24hours in advance of the appearance a statement of proposed testi-mony in written and electronic form and shall limit the oral pres-entation to the Committee to a brief summary thereof; and (B) eachwitness appearing in a non-governmental capacity shall includewith the statement of proposed testimony provided in written andelectronic form a curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the amountand source (by agency and program) of any Federal grant (orsubgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) received dur-ing the current fiscal year or either of the two preceding fiscalyears.

(2) The five-minute rule shall be observed in the interrogation ofeach witness before the Committee until each member of the Com-mittee has had an opportunity to question the witness.

(3) The provisions of clause 2(k) of rule XI of the rules of theHouse shall apply to any investigative hearing conducted by thecommittee.

SUBPOENAS AND OATHS

(e)(1) Pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI of the rules of the Houseof Representatives, a subpoena may be authorized and issued bythe Committee or a subcommittee in the conduct of any investiga-tion or series of investigations or activities, only when authorizedby a majority of the members voting, a majority being present.

(2) The Chair may authorize and issue subpoenas under suchclause during any period in which the House has adjourned for aperiod of longer than three days.

(3) Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chair or by anymember designated by the Committee, and may be served by anyperson designated by the Chair or such member.

(4) The Chair, or any member of the Committee designated bythe Chair, may administer oaths to witnesses before the Commit-tee.

RULE 4—GENERAL OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIVERESPONSIBILITIES

(a) The Committee shall review and study, on a continuing basis,the application, administration, execution, and effectiveness ofthose laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of which is withinits jurisdiction.

(b) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a Congress,the committee shall meet in open session, with a quorum present,to adopt its oversight plans for that Congress for submission to theCommittee on House Oversight and the Committee on GovernmentReform and Oversight, in accordance with the provisions of clause2(d) of House rule X.

RULE 5—SUBCOMMITTEES

ESTABLISHMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUBCOMMITTEES

(a)(1) There shall be two subcommittees of the Committee as fol-lows:

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(A) Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, whichshall have general responsibility for measures or matters relat-ed to relations between the Congress and the ExecutiveBranch.

(B) Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House,which shall have general responsibility for measures or mat-ters related to relations between the two Houses of Congress,relations between the Congress and the Judiciary, and internaloperations of the House.

(2) In addition, each such subcommittee shall have specific re-sponsibility for such other measures or matters as the Chair refersto it.

(3) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall review and study,on a continuing basis, the application, administration, execution,and effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject matterof which is within its general responsibility.

REFERRAL OF MEASURES AND MATTERS TO SUBCOMMITTEES

(b)(1) In view of the unique procedural responsibilities of theCommittee, no special order providing for the consideration of anybill or resolution shall be referred to a subcommittee of the Com-mittee.

(2) The Chair shall refer to a subcommittee such measures ormatters of original jurisdiction as the Chair deems appropriategiven its jurisdiction and responsibilities.

(3) All other measures or matters of original jurisdiction shall besubject to consideration by the full Committee.

(4) In referring any measure or matter of original jurisdiction toa subcommittee, the Chair may specify a date by which the sub-committee shall report thereon to the Committee.

(5) The Committee by motion may discharge a subcommitteefrom consideration of any measure or matter referred to a sub-committee of the Committee.

COMPOSITION OF SUBCOMMITTEES

(c) The size and ratio of each subcommittee shall be determinedby the Committee and members shall be elected to each sub-committee, and to the positions of chairman and ranking minoritymember thereof, in accordance with the rules of the respectiveparty caucuses. The Chair of the full committee shall designate amember of the majority party on each subcommittee as its vicechairman.

SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS AND HEARINGS

(d)(1) Each subcommittee of the Committee is authorized tomeet, hold hearings, receive testimony, mark up legislation, and re-port to the full Committee on any measure or matter referred toit.

(2) No subcommittee of the Committee may meet or hold a hear-ing at the same time as a meeting or hearing of the full Committeeis being held.

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(3) The chairman of each subcommittee shall schedule meetingsand hearings of the subcommittee only after consultation with theChair.

QUORUM

(e)(1) For the purpose of taking testimony, two members of thesubcommittee shall constitute a quorum.

(2) For all other purposes, a quorum shall consist of a majorityof the members of a subcommittee.

EFFECT OF A VACANCY

(f) Any vacancy in the membership of a subcommittee shall notaffect the power of the remaining members to execute the functionsof the subcommittee.

RECORDS

(g) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall provide the fullCommittee with copies of such records of votes taken in the sub-committee and such other records with respect to the subcommitteenecessary for the Committee to comply with all rules and regula-tions of the House.

RULE 6—STAFF

IN GENERAL

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the profes-sional and other staff of the Committee shall be appointed, by theChair, and shall work under the general supervision and directionof the Chair.

(2) All professional, and other staff provided to the minorityparty members of the Committee shall be appointed, by the rank-ing minority member of the Committee, and shall work under thegeneral supervision and direction of such member.

(3) The appointment of all professional staff shall be subject tothe approval of the Committee as provided by, and subject to theprovisions of, clause 6 of rule XI of the Rules of the House.

ASSOCIATE STAFF

(b) Associate staff for members of the Committee may be ap-pointed only at the discretion of the Chair (in consultation with theranking minority member regarding any minority party associatestaff), after taking into account any staff ceilings and budgetaryconstraints in effect at the time, and any terms, limits, or condi-tions established by the Committee on House Oversight underclause 6 of House rule XI.

SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF

(c) From funds made available for the appointment of staff, theChair of the Committee shall, pursuant to clause 5(d) of House ruleXI, ensure that sufficient staff is made available to each sub-committee to carry out its responsibilities under the rules of theCommittee, and, after consultation with the ranking minority

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member of the Committee, that the minority party of the Commit-tee is treated fairly in the appointment of such staff.

COMPENSATION OF STAFF

(d) The Chair shall fix the compensation of all professional andother staff of the Committee, after consultation with the rankingminority member regarding any minority party staff.

CERTIFICATION OF STAFF

(e)(1) To the extent any staff member of the Committee or anyof its subcommittees does not work under the direct supervisionand direction of the Chair, the Member of the Committee who su-pervises and directs the staff member’s work shall file with theChief of Staff of the Committee (not later than the tenth day ofeach month) a certification regarding the staff member’s work forthat member for the preceding calendar month.

(2) The certification required by paragraph (1) shall be in suchform as the Chair may prescribe, shall identify each staff memberby name, and shall state that the work engaged in by the staffmember and the duties assigned to the staff member for the mem-ber of the Committee with respect to the month in question metthe requirements of clause 6 of rule XI of the Rules of the Houseof Representatives.

(3) Any certification of staff of the Committee, or any of its sub-committees, made by the Chair in compliance with any provisionof law or regulation shall be made (A) on the basis of the certifi-cations filed under paragraph (1) to the extent the staff is notunder the Chair’s supervision and direction, and (B) on his own re-sponsibility to the extent the staff is under the Chair’s direct super-vision and direction.

RULE 7—BUDGET, TRAVEL, PAY OF WITNESSES

BUDGET

(a) The Chair, in consultation with other members of the Com-mittee, shall prepare for each Congress a budget providingamounts for staff, necessary travel, investigation, and other ex-penses of the Committee and its subcommittees.

TRAVEL

(b)(1) The Chair may authorize travel for any member and anystaff member of the Committee in connection with activities or sub-ject matters under the general jurisdiction of the Committee. Be-fore such authorization is granted, there shall be submitted to theChair in writing the following:

(A) The purpose of the travel.(B) The dates during which the travel is to occur.(C) The names of the States or countries to be visited and

the length of time to be spent in each.(D) The names of members and staff of the Committee for

whom the authorization is sought.(2) Members and staff of the Committee shall make a written re-

port to the Chair on any travel they have conducted under this

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subsection, including a description of their itinerary, expenses, andactivities, and of pertinent information gained as a result of suchtravel.

(3) Members and staff of the Committee performing authorizedtravel on official business shall be governed by applicable laws, res-olutions, and regulations of the House and of the Committee onHouse Oversight.

PAY OF WITNESSES

(c) Witnesses may be paid from funds made available to the Com-mittee in its expense resolution subject to the provisions of ruleXXXV of the rules of the House.

RULE 8—COMMITTEE ADMINISTRATION

REPORTING

(a) Whenever the Committee authorizes the favorable reportingof a bill or resolution from the Committee—

(1) the Chair or acting Chair shall report it to the House ordesignate a member of the Committee to do so, and

(2) in the case of a bill or resolution in which the Committeehas original jurisdiction, the Chair shall allow, to the extentthat the anticipated floor schedule permits, any member of theCommittee a reasonable amount of time to submit views for in-clusion in the Committee report on the bill or resolution.

Any such report shall contain all matters required by the rulesof the House of Representatives (or by any provision of law enactedas an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House) and suchother information as the Chair deems appropriate.

RECORDS

(b)(1) There shall be a transcript made of each regular meetingand hearing of the Committee, and the transcript may be printedif the Chair decides it is appropriate or if a majority of the Mem-bers of the Committee requests such printing. Any such transcriptsshall be a substantially verbatim account of remarks actually madeduring the proceedings, subject only to technical, grammatical, andtypographical corrections authorized by the person making the re-marks. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to requirethat all such transcripts be subject to correction and publication.

(2) The Committee shall keep a record of all actions of the Com-mittee and of its subcommittees. The record shall contain all infor-mation required by clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI of the rules of theHouse of Representatives and shall be available for public inspec-tion at reasonable times in the offices of the Committee.

(3) All Committee hearings, records, data, charts, and files shallbe kept separate and distinct from the congressional office recordsof the Chair, shall be the property of the House, and all Membersof the House shall have access thereto as provided in clause 2(e)(2)of rule XI of the Rules of the House.

(4) The records of the Committee at the National Archives andRecords Administration shall be made available for public use inaccordance with rule XXXVI of the rules of the House of Represent-atives. The Chair shall notify the ranking minority member of any

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decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of the rule, towithhold a record otherwise available, and the matter shall be pre-sented to the Committee for a determination on written request ofany member of the Committee.

COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS ON THE INTERNET

(c) To the maximum extent feasible, the Committee shall makeits publications available in electronic form.

CALENDARS

(d)(1) The Committee shall maintain a Committee Calendar,which shall include all bills, resolutions, and other matters referredto or reported by the Committee and all bills, resolutions, andother matters reported by any other committee on which a rule hasbeen granted or formally requested, and such other matters as theChair shall direct. The Calendar shall be published periodically,but in no case less often than once in each session of Congress.

(2) The staff of the Committee shall furnish each member of theCommittee with a list of all bills or resolutions (A) reported fromthe Committee but not yet considered by the House, and (B) onwhich a rule has been formally requested but not yet granted. Thelist shall be updated each week when the House is in session.

(3) For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a rule is consideredas formally requested when the Chairman of a committee whichhas reported a bill or resolution (or a member of such committeeauthorized to act on the Chairman’s behalf) (A) has requested, inwriting to the Chair, that a hearing be scheduled on a rule for theconsideration of the bill or resolution, and (B) has supplied theCommittee with an adequate number of copies of the bill or resolu-tion, as reported, together with the final printed committee reportthereon.

OTHER PROCEDURES

(e) The Chair may establish such other Committee proceduresand take such actions as may be necessary to carry out these rulesor to facilitate the effective operation of the Committee and its sub-committees in a manner consistent with these rules.

RULE 9—AMENDMENTS TO COMMITTEE RULES

The rules of the Committee may be modified, amended or re-pealed, in the same manner and method as prescribed for the adop-tion of committee rules in clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules of theHouse, but only if written notice of the proposed change has beenprovided to each such Member at least 48 hours before the time ofthe meeting at which the vote on the change occurs. Any suchchange in the rules of the Committee shall be published in theCongressional Record within 30 calendar days after their approval.

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II. HOUSE RULES CHANGES ADOPTED AT THE BEGINNINGOF THE 105TH CONGRESS

A. INTRODUCTION

The resolution adopting the rules of a new Congress is usuallycalled up by the former chairman of the Rules Committee or themajority leader, debated for one hour, and given an up-or-downvote after the minority attempts to bring up an alternative, whichis traditionally defeated by a party-line vote.

On January 7, 1997, the opening day of the 105th Congress,Rules Chairman Gerald B.H. Solomon opened the debate by notingthat ‘‘the 105th Congress will be the implementation Congress,both legislatively and procedurally.’’ The Congress would verymuch be focused on implementing the reforms initiated by the104th Congress, on legislative and the procedural fronts.

The rules package for the 105th Congress was ‘‘modest in com-parison [to the 104th Congress], as it should be,’’ according toChairman Solomon. In the 104th Congress, the new Republicanmajority implemented sweeping and bold reforms of the House’srules. Among other things, that package provided for the elimi-nation of three committees and 32 subcommittees, thereby shrink-ing the size of this Congress and setting an example for the restof the Federal Government; a one-third reduction in committeestaff and funding; the elimination of proxy voting in committees; athree-fifths vote on income tax rate increases; the first ever com-prehensive audit of House finances; term limits for the Speakerand committee and subcommittee chairmen; new sunshine rules toopen committee hearings and meetings to the public and the broad-cast media; and an overhaul of the administrative operations of theHouse.

The package of changes for the 105th Congress consisted of nu-merous minor and technical changes from the rules of the last Con-gress, as well as several significant changes, which are summarizedbelow.

B. SECTION-BY-SECTION SUMMARY OF H. RES. 5, ADOPTING HOUSERULES FOR THE 105TH CONGRESS

(Adopted by the House on January 7, 1997)

SEC. 1. POSTPONEMENT OF CORRECTIONS VOTES: The Speaker’scurrent authority to postpone votes on final passage of a measurewould be extended to any manager’s amendment, and any motionto recommit a bill (or any previous question thereon), consideredunder the Corrections Day process. (Rule I, clause 5(b)(1))

SEC. 2. OBSOLETE REFERENCES TO ‘‘CONTINGENT FUND’’: Five ob-solete references to the House ‘‘contingent fund’’ would be changedto ‘‘applicable accounts of the House’’. (Rule 1, clause 8, in two in-stances; Rule XI, clauses 1(c), 4(a), and 6(f))

SEC. 3. DRUG TESTING IN THE HOUSE: The Speaker, in consulta-tion with the Minority Leader, shall develop through an appro-priate entity of the House a system for drug testing that may in-clude any Member, officer, or employee of the House and that is

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otherwise comparable in scope to the present system for drug test-ing in the Executive Branch. (Rule 1, clause 13)

SEC. 4. POLICY DIRECTION, AND OVERSIGHT OF CHIEF ADMINIS-TRATIVE OFFICER: The Speaker’s authority over the assignment offunctions, policy direction and oversight to the CAO would be elimi-nated, leaving such authority exclusively with the House OversightCommittee, as it now is with respect to other House officers. (RuleV, clause 1)

SEC. 5. BUDGET JURISDICTION CHANGES: The Budget Committeewould have jurisdiction over ‘‘budget process, generally’’ (and notjust ‘‘congressional budget process’’). The Committee on Govern-ment Reform and Oversight’s jurisdiction over ‘‘budget and ac-counting measures, generally,’’ would be changed to ‘‘governmentmanagement and accounting measures, generally.’’ (Rule X, clauses1(d)(3) and 1(g)(4))

SEC. 6. DESIGNATING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORK-FORCE: The name of the Committee on Economic and EducationalOpportunities would be changed to the Committee on Educationand the Workforce. (Rule X, clauses 1(f) and 3(c))

SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT OF APPROVAL FOR SETTLEMENT OF CERTAINCOMPLAINTS: The provisions of section 2 of H. Res. 401 adopted bythe House in the 104th Congress (April 16, 1996) would be ex-tended to the 105th Congress. The provisions require the joint ap-proval of the chairman and ranking minority member of the HouseOversight Committee of the amount of a proposed settlement of acomplaint under the Congressional Accountability Act before theemploying House office can enter a settlement. (Rule X, clause 4(d))

SEC. 8. SPECIAL AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN REPORTS: (a) proposedinvestigative or oversight reports would be considered as read ifavailable to committee members at least 24 hours in advance oftheir consideration; (b) committees would be authorized to file jointinvestigative or oversight reports with other committees on matterson which they had conducted joint studies or investigations; (c)committees would be authorized to file investigative or oversightreports after the final adjournment of a second session if they wereproperly approved and at least 7 calendar days are permitted forfiling views; and (d) committee final activity reports could be filedafter an adjournment without formal approval if at lease 7 cal-endar days are permitted for filing views. (Rule XI, clauses 1(b)and (d))

SEC. 9. COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS ON INTERNET: Committeeswould be required, to the maximum extent feasible, to make allcommittee publications available in electronic form. (Rule XI,clause 2(e))

SEC. 10. INFORMATION REQUIRED OF PUBLIC WITNESSES: Eachcommittee shall require, to the greatest extent practicable, wit-nesses appearing in a non-governmental capacity to include withtheir advance written testimony a curriculum vitae and disclosureby source and amount of Federal government grants and contractsreceived by them and any entity they represent for the current andpreceding two fiscal years. (Rules XI, clause 2(g))

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five-minute rule (except by leave of the House), would be repealed.(Rule XI, clause 2(I))

SEC. 12. EXCEPTIONS TO FIVE-MINUTE RULE IN HEARINGS: Com-mittees would be authorized to adopt a special rule or motion (a)to permit selected majority and minority members (in equal num-bers) to take more than 5-minutes in questioning witnesses, butnot more than 30 minutes per side, per witness; and (b) to permitthe questioning of witnesses by staff provided that staff for the mi-nority is given equal time and opportunity to do so. (Rule XI,clause 2(j)(2))

SEC. 13. REPEAL OF INFLATION IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIRE-MENT; ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENTREQUIREMENT: The current requirement for inflation impact state-ment in committee reports on bills would be repealed. A new ‘‘Con-stitutional Authority Statement’’ would be required in committeereports citing the specific powers granted to Congress by the Con-stitution on which the proposed enactment is based. (Rule XI,clause 2(l)(4))

SEC. 14. FILING OF REPORTS AFTER TIME FOR VIEWS: The periodfor filing views on reports would be changed from three full daysafter the day on which a bill or matter is ordered reported to threedays counting the day on which the matter is ordered reported.Moreover, a committee would have the automatic right to arrangeto have until an hour after midnight on the third day to file its re-port with the Clerk if intention to file views is announced. (RuleXI, clause 2(l)(5))

SEC. 15. COMMITTEE RESERVE FUND: Committee primary expenseresolutions reported by the House Oversight Committee may in-clude a reserve fund for unanticipated expenses provided that anyallocation from such fund to a committee is approved by the HouseOversight Committee. (Rule XI, clause 5(a))

SEC. 16. CORRECTIONS CALENDAR CHANGES: The Corrections Dayrule would be amended to permit consideration of Corrections billsat any time on a Corrections Day (as opposed to immediately afterthe Pledge), and to permit bills to be called up in any order fromthe Calendar (as opposed to only in the numerical order in whichthey appear on the Calendar. (Rule XIII, clause 4(a))

SEC. 17. DYNAMIC ESTIMATION OF EFFECTS OF MAJOR TAX LEGIS-LATION: A report by the Ways and Means Committee on major taxlegislation (as designated by the Majority Leader in consultationwith the Minority Leader) may include an estimate of the changein revenues resulting from the enactment of the legislation on thebasis of assumptions that estimate the probable dynamic macro-economic feedback effects of such legislation. The Joint Tax Com-mittee would be required to produce such an estimate if requestedby the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Such esti-mates shall be for informational purposes only. (Rule XIII, clause7)

SEC. 18. APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS CHANGES: No provision couldbe reported in a general appropriations bill, or considered as anamendment thereto, making the availability of funds contingent onthe receipt or possession of information not required by existinglaw except germane provisions that retrench expenditures. The cur-rent right of the Majority Leader or a designee to offer the motion

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to rise and report at the end of the reading of appropriations billsfor amendment would be clarified to ensure that the motion couldnot be preempted by the offering of regular amendments. (RuleXXI, clause 2(a), (b), (c) and (d))

SEC. 19. CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF INCOME TAX RATE IN-CREASE: The definition of Federal income tax rate increases for pur-poses of the rules requiring a three-fifths vote on such increasesand prohibiting retroactive income tax rate increases would be nar-rowed to include only increases in existing specific statutory Fed-eral income tax rates in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (sec.1(a)–(e), sec. 11(b), or sec. 55(b)) or adding new income tax ratesto the highest of such specific income tax rates. (Rule XXI, clause5(c) and (d))–

SEC. 20 UNFUNDED MANDATE CLARIFICATION: The current rulepermitting an amendment to strike an unfunded mandate from abill unless otherwise precluded by a special order of the Housewould be clarified by specifying that the reference to section424(a)(l) of the Budget Act is to a ‘‘Federal intergovernmental man-date’’ whose direct costs exceed the threshold amounts specified inthat section of the Budget Act. (Rule XXIII, clause 5(c))–

SEC. 21. DISCHARGE PETITION CLARIFICATION: The existing dis-charge rule would be amended to clarify that petitions may be filedon resolutions from the Rules Committee providing for the consid-eration of any unreported or any reported measure (not just thosereported ‘‘favorably’’), that such special rules may provide for theconsideration of only one measure, and that the special rule maynot provide for the consideration of non-germane amendments tosuch a measure. (Rule XXVII, clause 3)–

SEC. 22. PROHIBITING THE DISTRIBUTION OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBU-TIONS IN THE HALL OF THE HOUSE: No Member, officer, or employeeof the House could knowingly distribute campaign contributions onthe House floor or rooms leading thereto. (Rule XXXII, clause 5)–

SEC. 23. REPEAL OBSOLETE EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES RULE: TheHouse ‘‘Employment Practices’’ rule, which has been replaced bythe Congressional Accountability Act, would be repealed, and RuleLII (Gift Rule) would be redesignated as rule LI. (Rule LI)–

SEC. 24. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS: (a) a recorded vote taken pur-suant to clause 5(a) of rule I (postponement of certain votes) shallbe considered a vote by the yeas and nays; (b) and (c) Obsolete ref-erences to the ‘‘House Information Systems’’ would be changed tothe ‘‘House Information Resources’’; (d) the procedures for a com-mittee vote on whether to close an investigatory hearing becausetestimony might tend to defame, degrade or incriminate any personwould be changed to clarify that the hearing would not be closedif a majority of those voting (a committee majority being present)-instead of a majority of committee members-determine that the evi-dence or testimony would not tend to defame, degrade or incrimi-nate any person. (Rule XI, clause 2(k)(5)(B); (e) The layover re-quirement for budget committee reports on budget resolutionswould be conformed to those for other committee reports to the ex-tent that Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays on which the Houseis in session would be counted as days of availability of the report(Rule XI, clause 2(l)(6)); (f) the spelling of ‘‘endorsed’’ would be cor-rected in rule XXII, clause 4(a); (g) the rule giving special protec-

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tions to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in theCongressional Record would apply to any measure under consider-ation and not just to those reported by a committee (Rule XXIII,clause 6); (h) The word ‘‘excepted’’ would be changed to ‘‘except’’ be-fore ‘‘as provided in rule LI (Gift Rule)’’ in clause 4 of rule XLIII;and (I) the words ‘‘by House’’ would be changed to ‘‘by the House’’in clause 13 of rule XLIII (relating to the non-disclosure oath or af-firmation required for access to classified information).–

SEC. 25. SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS: The Committee onStandards of Official Conduct of the 104th Congress would be re-established in the 105th Congress as a select committee for a pe-riod ending on January 21, 1997, for the purpose of completing itswork on the report issued by its subcommittee involving the officialconduct of Representative Newt Gingrich.

III. COMMITTEE JURISDICTION AND ACTIVITIES–

A. INTRODUCTION

The jurisdictional mandate of the Committee on Rules is setforth in Rule X, clause 1(m) as follows:

‘‘(m) Committee on Rules.‘‘(1) The rules and joint rules (other than rules or joint

rules relating to the Code of Official Conduct), and orderof business of the House.

‘‘(2) Recesses and final adjournments of Congress.The Committee on Rules is authorized to sit and act whetheror not the House is in session.’’

The jurisdictional mandate of the Committee for the purposes ofthis survey of activities is broken down into two subgroups: originaljurisdiction matters and special rules (order of business resolu-tions). In practice, these subgroups are intertwined in a mannerthat greatly affects the way in which the House conducts its busi-ness. One subgroup, referred to here as ‘‘original jurisdiction’’ con-tains all measures pertaining to the rules of the House and jointrules. These measures are either referred directly to the Committeeby the Speaker or originate in the Committee itself. They not onlypertain to changes in House procedure, but also cover the Commit-tee’s power to establish select committees, authorize certain inves-tigations, provide enforcement procedures for the budget process,and to establish congressional procedures for considering certainexecutive branch proposals.

The Committee held twelve days of hearings and mark-ups oneight matters of original jurisdiction during the 105th Congress.Six of the eight measures were reported to the House for consider-ation. All six of those were adopted by the House. One of the origi-nal eight was subject to a hearing and a partial markup, but wasnever reported. Another of the original eight was the subject of ahearing, but was subsequently replaced by a different resolutionwhich was reported. Finally, one additional original jurisdictionmatter was not reported by the Rules Committee but was dis-charged by the adoption of a rule and was then adopted by theHouse.

The other subgroup of the Committee’s jurisdictional mandate,referred to as order of business resolutions or ‘‘rules,’’ is used by

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the Committee to direct the manner in which a bill or resolutionwill be considered by the House. ‘‘Rules,’’ in the form of House reso-lutions, tailor the time allotted for debate and the process by whicha bill can be amended. This is done to allow the House to considerthe subject matter in a way which best suits the bill’s individualissues and/or controversy. These ‘‘rules’’ may also contain waiversof specific House rules or provisions of the Congressional BudgetAct. It is sometimes necessary to waive the rules of the House inorder to allow the House to consider all the facets of the particularissue. Special rules also allow the House to consider measures ac-cording to the majority leadership’s legislative scheduling prioritiesrather than in the numerical order in which they were reported.

During the 105th Congress, the Committee held 137 days ofhearings pursuant to the 156 written requests received from Com-mittee chairs seeking rules. In addition there were 8 formal re-quests ultimately disposed of by procedures other than the RulesCommittee (such as unanimous consent or suspension), and no for-mal requests were pending at the end of the Congress. These for-mal requests do not reflect additional requests of an emergency na-ture made in person by the chairs of the various legislative commit-tees. The Committee granted 207 rules: 149 rules provided for con-sideration of bills and resolutions, 29 dealt with conference reportsand 18 other rules provided for consideration of measures butstopped short of the amending process (e.g., providing for debateonly, creating suspension days for considering specific measures orwaiving the two-thirds requirement to bring up a rule for a certainmeasure on the same day the rule is reported).

The Committee granted 57 open rules, 6 modified open ruleswith a time cap on consideration of amendments, 7 modified openrules with required pre-printing in the Congressional Record, 2modified open rules with both a time cap on consideration ofamendments and required preprinting in the Congressional Record,48 structured or modified closed rules, and 22 closed rules. TheCommittee granted 31 waivers of specific sections of the BudgetAct. The Committee granted 85 rules waiving all points of order topermit consideration of either the underlying measure, the mattermade in order as the original text, motions, or against the amend-ments made in order.

In summary, the Committee on Rules reported 207 rules (a 10%decrease from the 104th Congress). Of these the House adopted186, rejected 5, tabled 13 and 3 remained pending on the HouseCalendar when Congress adjourned in October, 1998. In additionthe Committee on Rules reported 6 original jurisdiction measures,all of which were ultimately adopted by the House. One additionaloriginal jurisdiction measure was discharged from the Rules Com-mittee by adoption of a rule and was then adopted by the House.

In addition to the full Committee activities, the Subcommittee onthe Legislative and Budget Process and the Subcommittee on Rulesand Organization of the House, conducted studies concerning othermatters in the Committee’s jurisdiction.

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B. SPECIAL ORDERS OR RULES–

1. RULE REQUESTS

The process of considering requests for special orders or ‘‘rules’’usually begins when the Committee on Rules receives a letter froma legislative committee requesting that it hold a hearing and rec-ommend a rule on that particular measure. The letter is signed bythe full committee chairman and most often makes a specific re-quest for the type of rule desired by the legislative committee. Insome cases, the emergency nature of the legislation does not allowadequate time for a formal request to be registered. In these cases,the requests are made in person by the chairman of the committeewith jurisdiction. Once a hearing has been scheduled, the Commit-tee on Rules allows any House member who has an interest in tes-tifying to do so. Under normal circumstances and pursuant to Com-mittee rules, printed copies of the legislation and accompanyingcommittee report or conference report are provided to the Commit-tee members at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting on therule request for the legislation.

The Committee gives written notice to its members and notifiesthe pertinent committee of the scheduled hearing date at least 48hours prior to the commencement of the hearing, unless an emer-gency situation exists. If Budget Act violations are present, theBudget Committee chairman often advises the Committee on Ruleswhether the Budget Committee objects to or supports the grantingof specific waivers. The position of the Budget Committee on thesematters is merely advisory in nature; the Committee on Rules hassole jurisdiction over waivers of the Budget Act, subject to Houseapproval of the rule containing such waivers.–

2. HEARINGS

The Rules Committee chairman controls the order in which wit-nesses appear and also initiates the questioning. Typically, thechairman of the committee requesting the rule makes a short state-ment. The chairman is followed by the ranking minority member.Sometimes the subcommittee chair and ranking minority memberappear on behalf of their full committee counterparts on the rulerequest.

In many cases, the components of the proposed special orderform the basis for the dialogue between substantive committeeleaders asking for the rule and the Rules Committee members.More often than not, the questioning escalates into discussionsabout the merits of the bill itself. If the legislation is particularlywide-ranging or controversial, Representatives who do not sit onthe relevant legislative committee seek to testify. (Except in themost unusual circumstances, only House Members are allowed totestify during a rule request hearing.) Questioning of each witnesstakes place under the five-minute rule until each Committee mem-ber has had an opportunity to question each witness. Questioningis rather informal. The Chairman rarely enforces the five-minuterule, and Committee members yield to one another to allow theircolleagues to make a specific point or follow up on the line of ques-tioning.

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A quorum, at least seven members of the thirteen, must bepresent before a recommendation on a rule can be ordered re-ported, deferred, or tabled (killed).

After the Committee votes to approve a rule, the Chairman andranking minority member each assign one of their members tomanage the rule on the floor. The majority manager’s name ap-pears on the rule and report, and that person usually files the rulefrom the House floor, at which time the resolution and report areassigned a number.

Any member may ask for a roll call or a division vote. In thepast, most decisions of the Committee were made by voice vote, butin the last several Congresses there has been an increase in thenumber of roll call votes demanded. For the entire 100th Congressthere were 18 roll call votes demanded; in the 101st Congress therewere 26; in the 102nd there were 193; in the 103rd there were 533;in the 104th there were 327; and, in the 105th there were 104.

Once a special rule has been filed, the Majority Leader—workingclosely with the Speaker, the Rules Committee chairman, and thesubstantive committee chairman—decides upon an appropriatedate for the consideration of the rule on the floor. Rules can be con-sidered the same day they are reported, if the House agrees to con-sideration by a two-thirds vote. After a one-day layover, rules maybe considered at any time without being subject to a question ofconsideration.

3. TYPES OF SPECIAL ORDERS OR RULES

(a) BackgroundTable 1 in the Appendix categorizes all rules granted. Rules are

broken down into seventeen different categories dealing with allstages of the legislative process in the House.

In recent Congresses, particular attention has been focused onthe type of amendment structure provided for in rules. In dealingwith amendment structure this report focuses only on those ruleswhich provide for the initial consideration of bills, joint resolutionsor budget resolutions and which provide for an amending process.The Republican majority in the 104th and 105th Congresses hasused categories of rules which are based on the ones used in pre-vious Congresses by the then-Republican minority. The amendmentstructure categories are as follows: (1) open, (2) modified open—time cap on consideration of amendments, (3) modified open—re-quired pre-printing in the Congressional Record, (4) modifiedopen—both time cap on consideration of amendments and requiredpreprinting in the Congressional Record, (5) structured or modifiedclosed, and (6) closed.

(b) Explanation of types of rules grantedThis section focuses only on rules which provide for an amend-

ment process. Therefore, rules providing for general debate only,stopping short of consideration of the measure for amendment, orwaiving the two-thirds requirement are not included in this sec-tion. Rules for conference reports—which are otherwise privilegedand, under regular order, non-amendable—also are not included inthis section.

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(1) Open: An open rule is one under which any member mayoffer an amendment that complies with the standing rules ofthe House and the Budget Act. Also included in the categoryof open rules are those that have been called ‘‘open plus’’.These rules allow the offering of any amendment in orderunder an open rule—plus amendments which have to be pro-tected from a point of order in order to be offered.

(2) Modified open—time cap on consideration of amendments:This type of rule permits any amendment in order under anopen rule, subject only to an overall time limit on the amend-ment process. It allows the House to manage its time, to makemore reliable its schedule and to provide some certainty aboutwhen measures will be on and off the floor. Moreover, it allowsthe majority and minority parties to offer priority amendmentsof their choosing rather than having the Rules Committee des-ignate what amendments can be offered.

(3) Modified open—required preprinting in the CongressionalRecord: This type of rule permits the offering only of thoseamendments printed in the Congressional Record. In somecases the rule requires amendments to be printed by a specificdate; in some cases the amendment must be printed before theconsideration of the amendment and in other cases before theconsideration of the bill for any amendment. In most casesthese rules do not prohibit second degree amendments. Thepreprinting requirement does not afford the same time cer-tainty as the time cap, since there is no way to know in ad-vance how many amendments will be submitted and printed,how many printed amendments will actually be offered, or howmany roll call votes will be called. Requiring that amendmentsbe printed in advance affords Members a better idea of therange of issues to be debated and voted on, and it removes theelement of surprise at least from first degree amendments.

(4) Modified open—both time cap on consideration of amend-ments and required preprinting in the Congressional Record:This type of rule combines the features of the two types ofmodified open rules listed above along with the advantagesand disadvantages of each of them.

(5) Structured or modified closed rule: A structured or modi-fied closed rule is one under which the Rules Committee limitsthe amendments that may be offered only to those amend-ments designated in the special rule or the Rules Committeereport to accompany it, or which precludes amendments to aparticular portion of a bill, even though the rest of the bill maybe completely open to amendment. A modified closed rule isone which allows the offering of only one or two amendments.A structured rule is one which allows three or more amend-ments. In the case of a structured or modified closed rule, theChairman generally will announce through a one minutespeech on the floor of the House and a ‘‘Dear Colleague’’ letter,the intention of the Committee to review all amendments. Herequests that Members provide the Committee with copies oftheir proposed amendments in advance of the Committee meet-ing date. In some instances, the amendments made in orderrepresent all of the amendments submitted to the Committee.

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(6) Closed: This type of rule is one under which no amend-ments may be offered other than amendments recommendedby the committee reporting the bill. It should be noted thatunder House rules changes adopted at the beginning of the104th Congress, the Rules Committee cannot report a specialrule denying the minority the right to offer amendatory in-structions in a motion to recommit if offered by the minorityleader or a designee.

4. FLOOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RULE

When the time comes to present a rule, the majority memberwho filed the rule (a privileged House resolution), or another ma-jority member of the Rules Committee designated by the chairman,is recognized by the Speaker. That Member stands at the majoritycommittee table on the House Floor. Once recognized, the Memberstates:

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, Icall up House Resolution lllll, and ask for its imme-diate consideration.

(Any member of the Committee on Rules may be recognized to callup a rule that has been on the House Calendar for at least sevenlegislative days, and the Speaker is required to recognize the RulesCommittee member as a question of the highest privilege, so longas the member has given one-day’s notice of an intent to seek rec-ognition for that purpose.)

Once the Clerk has read the resolution, the Speaker recognizesthe majority Rules Committee member handling the rule for onehour. The majority floor manager then customarily yields thirtyminutes to his minority counterpart for the purposes of debateonly, and debate on the rule is started. The length of debate on therule varies according to the complexity of the rule and the degreeof controversy over the bill, but debate on most noncontroversialrules is over within fifteen or twenty minutes and the rule may beaccepted by voice vote.

Since a rule is considered in the House under the hour rule, noamendments are in order unless the floor manager offers anamendment or yields to another Member for that purpose. At theconclusion of debate on the rule, the floor manager moves the pre-vious question. If no objection is heard, the House proceeds to voteon the rule. If objection is heard, a vote occurs on the previousquestion. If the previous question is rejected, however, a Memberwho opposed the previous question (usually the Rules Committeeminority floor manager) is recognized. That Member then controlsone hour of debate time on the amendment. The Member control-ling the time may offer an amendment to the rule and then movethe previous question on the amendment and on the rule when de-bate has concluded. Once the rule is adopted (with or withoutamendments), the legislation it concerns is eligible for consider-ation under the terms of the rule.

5. RULES REJECTED, TABLED, OR PENDING

In the 105th Congress, the Committee on Rules reported 207rules. The House adopted 186 of these rules, rejected five rules,

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and tabled thirteen rules. Three rules remained pending on theHouse Calendar at adjournment.

a. Rules rejected by the HouseHouse Resolution 101, providing for the consideration of H. Res.

91, a resolution providing amounts for the expenses of certain com-mittees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred FifthCongress, failed passage by a roll call vote of 210–213 on March20, 1997.

House Resolution 146, providing for the consideration of H.R.1469, making emergency supplemental appropriations for recoveryfrom natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, in-cluding those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30,1997, failed passage by a roll call vote of 193–229 on May 14, 1997.

House Resolution 446, disposing of the conference report to ac-company S. 1150, to ensure that federally funded agricultural re-search, extension, and education address high-priority concernswith national or multistate significance, to reform, extend, andeliminate certain agricultural research programs, failed passage bya roll call vote of 120–289 on May 22, 1998.

House Resolution 485, providing for consideration of H.R. 4104,making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the UnitedStates Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, andcertain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September30, 1999, failed passage by a roll call vote of 125–291 on June 25,1998.

House Resolution 563, waiving points of order against the con-ference report to accompany H.R. 4104, making appropriations forthe Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, theExecutive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agen-cies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, failed passageby a roll call vote of 106–294 on October 1, 1998.

b. Rules tabled by the HouseThe following three House resolutions were laid on the table on

June 19, 1997, pursuant to House Resolution 169, providing forconsideration of H.R. 1119, National Defense Authorization Act forFiscal Years 1998 and 1999. House Resolution 169 was adopted bya record vote of 322–101.

House Resolution 161, waiving a requirement of clause 4(b)of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain resolutionsfrom the Committee on Rules.

House Resolution 162, waiving points of order against theconference report to accompany the bill H.R. 1469, makingemergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from nat-ural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, includingthose in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997,and for other purposes.

House Resolution 165, waiving a requirement of clause 4(b)of Rule XI with respect to the same day consideration of cer-tain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

House Resolution 185, providing for consideration of the bill H.R.2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs

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Appropriations Bill, 1998, was laid on the table by unanimous con-sent on July 24, 1997.

House Resolution 199, providing for the consideration of the billH.R. 2264, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, andEducation, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 1998, was laidon the table by unanimous consent on July 31, 1997.

House Resolution 203, providing for consideration of a joint reso-lution waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to twospecified bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, was laid on thetable by unanimous consent on July 31, 1997.

The following two House resolutions were both tabled by unani-mous consent on October 7, 1997:

House Resolution 243, providing for the consideration of thebill H.R. 901, American Land Sovereignty Protection Act.

House Resolution 257, providing for the consideration of thebill H.R. 901, American Land Sovereignty Protection Act.

House Resolution 280, providing for consideration of the bill H.R.1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997, was laid on the table onOctober 31, 1997, pursuant to House Resolution 288, another ruleproviding for the consideration of two bills: H.R. 2746, Helping Em-power Low-Income Parents (HELP) Scholarships Amendments of1997 and H.R. 2616, Charter Schools Amendments Act of 1997.House Resolution 288 was adopted by a record vote of 214–198.

House Resolution 306, waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) ofrule XI with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reportedfrom the Committee on Rules, and for other purposes, was laid onthe table on November 10, 1997, pursuant to House Resolution 311,providing for the consideration of certain resolutions in preparationfor the adjournment of the first session sine die. House Resolution311 was adopted by a record vote 257–159.

House Resolution 309, providing for consideration of the bill H.R.2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of 1997, waslaid on the table by unanimous consent on April 1, 1998.

House Resolution 403, providing for consideration of the bill H.R.10, Financial Services Act of 1998, was laid on the table by unani-mous consent on April 1, 1998.

House Resolution 551, providing for consideration of the bill H.R.4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss Assistance Act of 1998,was laid on the table on October 2, 1998, pursuant to House Reso-lution 567, waiving points of order against the conference report toaccompany the bill H.R. 4101, making appropriations for Agri-culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, andRelated Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,1999, and for other purposes. House Resolution 567 was adopted byvoice vote.

c. Rules pendingThe Rules Committee reported House Resolution 427, providing

for the consideration of the bill H.R. 512, the New Wildlife RefugeAuthorization Act, on May 12, 1998.

The Rules Committee reported House Resolution 535, providingfor the consideration of the bill H.R. 4006, the Lethal Drug AbusePrevention Act of 1998, on September 14, 1998.

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The Rules Committee reported House Resolution 560, providingfor the consideration of the bill H.R. 3789, the Class Action Juris-diction Act of 1998, on October 1, 1998.

6. WAIVERS OF HOUSE RULES

The following compilation identifies the Rules of the House whichwere waived in specific resolutions, the provisions to which thewaivers applied, and the legislation which required the waiver.There is also an indication whether the rule was waived againstthe bill and/or original text (B/OT), an amendment (A), a motion(M), a section (S), or a conference report (CR).

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H.

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ons

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l, F

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l Y

ear

1998

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H.

Res

. 26

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2607

......

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ons

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l, 19

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......

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H.

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3579

......

......

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ncy

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ons

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cal

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tem

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1998

, an

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B

H.

Res

. 47

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4059

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ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

98...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

....

BH

. R

es.

478

......

......

....

H.R

. 40

60...

......

......

..E

ner

gy a

nd

Wat

er D

evel

opm

ent

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

99...

......

......

......

......

.....

BH

. R

es.

482

......

......

....

H.R

. 41

01...

......

......

..D

epar

tmen

t of

Agr

icu

ltu

re a

nd

Rel

ated

Age

nci

es A

ppro

pria

tion

s fo

r F

isca

lY

ear

1999

.B

H.

Res

. 48

4...

......

......

.H

.R.

4103

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ent

of D

efen

se A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1999

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.....

BH

. R

es.

485

......

......

....

H.R

. 41

04...

......

......

..T

reas

ury

, P

osta

l S

ervi

ce,

and

Gen

eral

Gov

ern

men

t A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1999

BH

. R

es.

489

......

......

....

H.R

. 41

12...

......

......

..L

egis

lati

ve B

ran

ch A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1999

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

BH

. R

es.

501

......

......

....

H.R

. 41

94...

......

......

..D

epar

tmen

ts o

f V

eter

ans

Aff

airs

an

d H

ousi

ng

and

Urb

an D

evel

opm

ent,

an

dIn

depe

nde

nt

Age

nci

es A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1999

.B

H.

Res

. 50

4...

......

......

.H

.R.

4193

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ent

of t

he

Inte

rior

an

d R

elat

ed A

gen

cies

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

99...

BH

. R

es.

508

......

......

....

H.R

. 42

76...

......

......

..D

epar

tmen

ts o

f C

omm

erce

, Ju

stic

e, a

nd

Sta

te,

the

Judi

ciar

y, a

nd

Rel

ated

Age

nci

es A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

Fis

cal

Yea

r 19

99.

B

H.

Res

. 51

0...

......

......

.H

.R.

4328

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ent

of

Tra

nsp

orta

tion

an

d R

elat

ed

Age

nci

es

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l,19

99.

B

H.

Res

. 51

7...

......

......

.H

.R.

4380

......

......

.....

Dis

tric

t of

Col

um

bia

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

99...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.B

H.

Res

. 56

4...

......

......

.H

.R.

4274

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ents

of

Lab

or,

Hea

lth

an

d H

um

an S

ervi

ces,

an

d E

duca

tion

, an

d R

e-la

ted

Age

nci

es A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1999

.B

Ru

le X

XI,

cla

use

7—

Req

uir

ing

rele

van

t pr

inte

d h

eari

ngs

an

d re

port

s to

be

avai

labl

e fo

r th

ree

days

pri

or t

o co

nsi

dera

tion

of a

gen

eral

app

ropr

iati

ons

bill

H.

Res

. 18

4...

......

......

.H

.R.

2158

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ent

of V

eter

ans

Aff

airs

an

d H

ousi

ng

and

Urb

an D

evel

opm

ent,

an

dIn

depe

nde

nt

Age

nci

es A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1998

.B

H.

Res

. 18

5...

......

......

.H

.R.

2159

......

......

.....

For

eign

Ope

rati

ons,

Exp

ort

Fin

anci

ng,

an

d R

elat

ed P

rogr

ams

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

98.

B

H.

Res

. 18

9...

......

......

.H

.R.

2169

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ent

of

Tra

nsp

orta

tion

an

d R

elat

ed

Age

nci

es

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l,19

98.

B

H.

Res

. 19

8...

......

......

.H

.R.

2266

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ent

of D

efen

se A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1998

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.....

BH

. R

es.

402

......

......

....

H.R

. 35

79...

......

......

..E

mer

gen

cy A

ppro

pria

tion

s fo

r F

isca

l Y

ear

En

din

g S

epte

mbe

r 30

, 19

98,

and

for

Oth

er P

urp

oses

.B

33H

. R

es.

478

......

......

....

H.R

. 40

60...

......

......

..E

ner

gy a

nd

Wat

er D

evel

opm

ent

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

99...

......

......

......

......

.....

BH

. R

es.

482

......

......

....

H.R

. 41

01...

......

......

..D

epar

tmen

t of

Agr

icu

ltu

re a

nd

Rel

ated

Age

nci

es A

ppro

pria

tion

s fo

r F

isca

lY

ear

1999

.B

H.

Res

. 48

4...

......

......

.H

.R.

4103

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ent

of D

efen

se A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1999

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.....

BH

. R

es.

485

......

......

....

H.R

. 41

04...

......

......

..T

reas

ury

, P

osta

l S

ervi

ce,

and

Gen

eral

Gov

ern

men

t A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1999

BH

. R

es.

489

......

......

....

H.R

. 41

12...

......

......

..L

egis

lati

ve B

ran

ch A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1999

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

BH

. R

es.

508

......

......

....

H.R

. 42

76...

......

......

..D

epar

tmen

ts o

f C

omm

erce

, Ju

stic

e, a

nd

Sta

te,

the

Judi

ciar

y, a

nd

Rel

ated

Age

nci

es A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

Fis

cal

Yea

r 19

99.

B

H.

Res

. 51

0...

......

......

.H

.R.

4328

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ent

of

Tra

nsp

orta

tion

an

d R

elat

ed

Age

nci

es

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l,19

99.

B

H.

Res

. 51

7...

......

......

.H

.R.

4380

......

......

.....

Dis

tric

t of

Col

um

bia

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

99...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.B

H.

Res

. 54

2...

......

......

.H

.R.

4569

......

......

.....

For

eign

Ope

rati

ons,

Exp

ort

Fin

anci

ng,

an

d R

elat

ed P

rogr

ams

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

99.

B

Ru

le X

LIX

—E

stab

lish

ing

a st

atu

tory

lim

it o

n t

he

publ

ic d

ebt

H.

Res

. 15

2...

......

......

.H

. C

on.

Res

. 84

......

..C

oncu

rren

t R

esol

uti

on o

n t

he

Bu

dget

—F

isca

l Y

ear

1998

......

......

......

......

......

.....

BH

. R

es.

455

......

......

....

H.

Con

. R

es.

284

......

Con

curr

ent

Res

olu

tion

on

th

e B

udg

et—

Fis

cal

Yea

r 19

99...

......

......

......

......

......

..B

34

7. WAIVERS OF THE BUDGET ACT (EXCEPT FOR THE UNFUNDED MAN-DATE POINT OF ORDER UNDER SECTION 425 AND 426 OF THE CON-GRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974)

The following compilation identifies the sections of the BudgetAct which were waived in specific resolutions, the provisions towhich the waivers applied, and the legislation which required thewaiver. There is also an indication whether the rule was waivedagainst the bill (B), the original text (OT), an amendment (A), amotion (M), a section (S), or a conference report (CR).

35

Sec

tion

302

of

the

Con

gres

sion

al B

udg

et A

ct—

Pro

hib

itin

g co

nsi

dera

tion

of

legi

slat

ion

wh

ich

exc

eeds

a c

omm

itte

e’s

allo

cati

on o

f n

ewen

titl

emen

t au

thor

ity.

H.

Res

. 19

7...

......

......

.H

.R.

2209

......

......

.....

Leg

isla

tive

Bra

nch

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

98...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

...B

Sec

tion

303

of

the

Con

gres

sion

al B

udg

et A

ct—

Pro

hib

itin

g co

nsi

dera

tion

of

legi

slat

ion

, as

rep

orte

d, p

rovi

din

g n

ew b

udg

et a

uth

orit

y, c

han

ge i

nre

ven

ues

, ch

ange

in

pu

blic

deb

t, n

ew e

nti

tlem

ent

auth

orit

y, o

r n

ew c

redi

t au

thor

ity

for

a fi

scal

yea

r u

nti

l th

e bu

dget

res

olu

tion

for

th

atye

ar h

as b

een

agr

eed

to.

H.

Res

. 39

6...

......

......

.H

.R.

3310

......

......

.....

Sm

all

Bu

sin

ess

Pap

erw

ork

Red

uct

ion

Act

Am

endm

ents

of

1998

......

......

......

.....

B,

OT

Sec

tion

303

(a)

of t

he

Con

gres

sion

al B

udg

et A

ct—

Pro

hib

itin

g co

nsi

dera

tion

of

legi

slat

ion

, as

rep

orte

d, p

rovi

din

g n

ew b

udg

et a

uth

orit

y, c

han

gein

rev

enu

es,

chan

ge i

n p

ubl

ic d

ebt,

new

en

titl

emen

t au

thor

ity,

or

new

cre

dit

auth

orit

y fo

r a

fisc

al y

ear

un

til

the

budg

et r

esol

uti

on f

or t

hat

year

has

bee

n a

gree

d to

.H

. R

es.

134

......

......

....

H.R

. 86

7....

......

......

...A

dopt

ion

Pro

mot

ion

Act

of

1997

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

....

B,

OT

H.

Res

. 37

8...

......

......

.H

.R.

3130

......

......

.....

Ch

ild

Su

ppor

t P

erfo

rman

ce a

nd

Ince

nti

ve A

ct...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

..B

, O

TH

. R

es.

408

......

......

....

H.R

. 12

52...

......

......

..Ju

dici

al R

efor

m A

ct o

f 19

98...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

..B

, O

TH

. R

es.

462

......

......

....

H.R

. 31

50...

......

......

..B

ankr

upt

cy R

efor

m A

ct o

f 19

98...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.B

H.

Res

. 52

2...

......

......

.H

.R.

2538

......

......

.....

Gu

adal

upe

-Hid

algo

Tre

aty

Lan

d C

laim

s A

ct o

f 19

98...

......

......

......

......

......

......

...B

Sec

tion

306

of

the

Con

gres

sion

al B

udg

et A

ct—

Pro

hib

itin

g co

nsi

dera

tion

of

legi

slat

ion

wit

hin

th

e ju

risd

icti

on o

f th

e C

omm

itte

e on

th

e B

udg

etu

nle

ss r

epor

ted

by t

he

Bu

dget

Com

mit

tee.

H.

Res

. 12

5...

......

......

.H

.R.

1271

......

......

.....

FA

A R

esea

rch

, E

ngi

nee

rin

g, a

nd

Dev

elop

men

t A

uth

oriz

atio

n A

ct o

f 19

97...

....

B,

OT

H.

Res

. 13

4...

......

......

.H

.R.

867

......

......

......

.A

dopt

ion

Pro

mot

ion

Act

of

1997

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

....

OT

H.

Res

. 18

1...

......

......

.H

.R.

2107

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ent

of t

he

Inte

rior

an

d R

elat

ed A

gen

cies

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

98...

BH

. R

es.

184

......

......

....

H.R

. 21

58...

......

......

..D

epar

tmen

t of

Vet

eran

s A

ffai

rs a

nd

Hou

sin

g an

d U

rban

Dev

elop

men

t, a

nd

Inde

pen

den

t A

gen

cies

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

98.

B

H.

Res

. 19

8...

......

......

.H

.R.

2266

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ent

of D

efen

se A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1998

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.....

BH

. R

es.

280

......

......

....

H.R

. 12

70...

......

......

..N

ucl

ear

Was

te P

olic

y A

ct o

f 19

97...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

....

B,

OT

, A

S.

104

......

......

......

......

Nu

clea

r W

aste

Pol

icy

Act

of

1997

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.B

H.

Res

. 28

3...

......

......

.H

.R.

1270

......

......

.....

Nu

clea

r W

aste

Pol

icy

Act

of

1997

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.B

, O

T,

AS

. 10

4...

......

......

......

...N

ucl

ear

Was

te P

olic

y A

ct o

f 19

97...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

....

BH

. R

es.

402

......

......

....

H.R

. 35

79...

......

......

..E

mer

gen

cy A

ppro

pria

tion

s fo

r F

isca

l Y

ear

En

din

g S

epte

mbe

r 30

, 19

98,

and

for

Oth

er P

urp

oses

.B

H.

Res

. 42

6...

......

......

.H

.R.

3534

......

......

.....

Man

date

s In

form

atio

n A

ct...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

....

BH

. R

es.

484

......

......

....

H.R

. 41

03...

......

......

..D

epar

tmen

t of

Def

ense

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

99...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

..B

H.

Res

. 49

8...

......

......

.H

.R.

4104

......

......

.....

Tre

asu

ry,

Pos

tal

Ser

vice

, an

d G

ener

al G

over

nm

ent

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

99B

H.

Res

. 50

1...

......

......

.H

.R.

4194

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ents

of

Vet

eran

s A

ffai

rs a

nd

Hou

sin

g an

d U

rban

Dev

elop

men

t, a

nd

Inde

pen

den

t A

gen

cies

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

99.

B

36

H.

Res

. 50

4...

......

......

.H

.R.

4193

......

......

.....

Dep

artm

ent

of t

he

Inte

rior

an

d R

elat

ed A

gen

cies

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

99...

BH

. R

es.

517

......

......

....

H.R

. 43

80...

......

......

..D

istr

ict

of C

olu

mbi

a A

ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1999

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

....

BS

ecti

on 3

08 o

f th

e C

ongr

essi

onal

Bu

dget

Act

—R

equ

irin

g a

Con

gres

sion

al B

udg

et O

ffic

e co

st e

stim

ate

in t

he

com

mit

tee

repo

rt o

n a

ny

legi

slat

ion

con

tain

ing

new

bu

dget

au

thor

ity,

new

spe

ndi

ng

auth

orit

y, n

ew c

redi

t au

thor

ity

or a

ch

ange

in

rev

enu

es.

H.

Res

. 19

7...

......

......

.H

.R.

2209

......

......

.....

Leg

isla

tive

Bra

nch

App

ropr

iati

ons

Bil

l, 19

98...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

...B

Sec

tion

308

(a)

of t

he

Con

gres

sion

al B

udg

et A

ct—

Req

uir

ing

a C

ongr

essi

onal

Bu

dget

Off

ice

cost

est

imat

e in

th

e co

mm

itte

e re

port

on

an

yle

gisl

atio

n c

onta

inin

g n

ew b

udg

et a

uth

orit

y, n

ew s

pen

din

g au

thor

ity,

new

cre

dit

auth

orit

y or

a c

han

ge i

n r

even

ues

.H

. R

es.

134

......

......

....

H.R

. 86

7...

......

......

....

Ado

ptio

n P

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g co

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or

an a

men

dmen

t th

at w

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cau

se t

he

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l le

vel

of n

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au

thor

ity

or o

utl

ays

in t

he

mos

t re

cen

t bu

dget

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olu

tion

to

be e

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ded,

or

wou

ld c

ause

rev

enu

es t

o be

les

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. R

es.

396

......

......

....

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. 33

10...

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mal

l B

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k R

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ts o

f 19

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hat

is

not

su

bjec

t to

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nu

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prop

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ion

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. R

es.

265

......

......

....

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. 22

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......

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ard

Au

thor

izat

ion

Act

of

1997

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....

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, A

H.

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. 48

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4112

....

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ve B

ran

ch A

ppro

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s B

ill,

1999

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......

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. R

es.

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. 41

93...

......

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epar

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t of

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e In

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or a

nd

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ated

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nci

es A

ppro

pria

tion

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ill,

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tion

401

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he

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gres

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al B

udg

et A

ct—

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itin

g co

nsi

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tion

of

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ion

, as

rep

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d, p

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g n

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ontr

act

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it a

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at i

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imit

ed t

o am

oun

ts p

rovi

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in a

ppro

pria

tion

act

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. R

es.

189

......

......

....

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. 21

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......

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epar

tmen

t of

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ran

spor

tati

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ated

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gen

cies

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ppro

pria

tion

s B

ill,

1998

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H.

Res

. 50

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......

......

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.R.

4276

......

......

.....

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ents

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pria

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ill,

1999

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H.

Res

. 51

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......

......

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.R.

4328

......

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artm

ent

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nci

es

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ons

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l,19

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Res

. 51

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......

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.R.

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l, 19

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......

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37

8. WAIVERS OF UNFUNDED MANDATE POINTS OF ORDER

Sec. 107(b) of Public Law 104–4; 109 Stat. 63, the UnfundedMandates Reform Act of 1995, requires the Committee on Rules toinclude in its activity report a separate item identifying all waiversof points of order relating to Federal mandates, listed by bill orjoint resolution and subject matter.

The Committee is pleased to report, for the second straight Con-gress, that there were no specific instances of waivers of points oforder relating to Federal mandates in the 105th Congress. TheRules Committee, on a number of occasions, has waived all pointsof order against certain measures, and those waivers are detailedin Section III, B, 9 of this report.

The Unfunded Mandates Law was designed to provide informa-tion to the Congress and the public about Federal mandates thatmay be contained in legislation. In this regard, the law establishedpoints of order against legislation containing unfunded mandatesas defined in Sec. 425 of the Congressional Budget Act. Specifically,the section prohibits the consideration of any measure containinga private sector mandate costing in excess of $100 million in anyyear unless identified by a CBO statement in the report. It alsoprohibits the consideration of any measure, amendment, motion orconference report containing an unfunded intergovernmental man-date. The law further prohibits the Committee on Rules fromwaiving these points of order at Sec. 426. A point of order madeagainst either an unfunded intergovernmental mandate or a rulewaiving the mandate point of order triggers a 20 minute debateand a vote on whether to consider the measure or rule.

In several instances, the Committee on Rules specifically did notwaive the unfunded mandates points of order established by law.Where a question had been raised as to whether an unfunded man-date may exist in a particular piece of legislation, the Committeewas careful to allow Members of the House an opportunity to raisea point of order and consider it on the House floor. In these cases,the Committee generally waived appropriate points of order exceptthose arising under Sec. 425 of the Congressional Budget Act.

The following special rules waived points of order except thosearising under Section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget Act (Un-funded Mandates Reform) against consideration of the legislation:H. Res. 280 ............... H.R. 1270 ................. Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997H. Res. 283 ............... H.R. 1270 ................. Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997H. Res. 446 ............... S. 1150 ...................... Conference Report on Agricultural

Research, Extension, and Edu-cation Reform Act of 1998

38

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C. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MATTER

1. COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES

The following is a list of original jurisdiction measures whichwere considered by the Committee during the 105th Congress. Thelist identifies the measures by number and title or subject and in-cludes the action and date the action was taken by the Committeeand by the House.

Bill Title Reported Status

1. H. Res. 167 ....... Providing special investigativeauthorities for the Committeeon Government Reform andOversight.

Resolution reported 6/19/97 ........... Passed House 6/20/97

2. H. Res. 301 ....... Amending the Rules of the Houseto repeal the exception to therequirement that public com-mittee proceedings be open toall media.

Resolution reported 11/5/97 ........... Passed House 11/13/97

3. H. Res. 463 ....... To establish the Select Commit-tee on U.S. National Securityand Military/Commercial Con-cerns With the People’s Re-public of China.

Resolution reported 6/16/98 ........... Passed House 6/18/98

H. Res. 503 ........... Amending the Rules of the Houseof Representatives to providefor mandatory drug testing ofMembers, officers, and em-ployees of the House of Rep-resentatives.

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5. H. Res. 507 ....... Providing special investigativeauthority for the Committee onEducation and the Workforce.

Resolution reported 7/29/98 ........... Passed House 7/30/98

6. H. Res. 525 ....... Providing for a deliberative re-view by the Committee on theJudiciary of a communicationfrom an independent counsel,and for the release thereof,and for other purposes.

Resolution reported 9/10/98 ........... Passed House 9/11/98

7. H.R. 3534 .......... To improve congressional delib-eration on proposed Federalprivate sector mandates, andfor other purposes.

Bill reported 5/7/98 ........................ Passed House 5/19/98

2. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES REPORTED OR DISCHARGED

a. Staff deposition authority for Government Reform and OversightCommittee (H. Res. 167)

During the 105th Congress, the Committee on Government Re-form and Oversight conducted an extensive investigation into polit-ical fundraising improprieties and possible violations of law arisingout of the 1996 election cycle. The Committee encountered a largenumber of potential witnesses who had fled the country and alsohad asserted a variety of privileges before the Committee in an ef-fort to avoid testifying. These circumstances, coupled with a deter-mined effort by high level officials in the Clinton administration toobstruct the inquiry, led to a decision by Government Reform andOversight Chairman Dan Burton of Indiana to seek additional pro-cedural authorities to assist the Committee in its inquiry.

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On June 17, 1997, Rules Chairman Solomon introduced H. Res.167, providing special investigative authorities for the Committeeon Government Reform and Oversight, which was referred to theCommittee on Rules. The resolution provided certain proceduralauthorities to the Government Reform and Oversight Committee’sinvestigation into political fundraising improprieties and possibleviolations of law. H. Res. 167 authorized the chairman, after con-sultation with the ranking minority member, to order the taking ofdepositions or interrogatories anywhere within the United Statesunder oath by a Member or attorney on the staff of the Committee.The resolution authorized the chairman, after consultation with theranking minority member, to order the taking of depositions andother testimony under oath anywhere outside the United States.The resolution also authorized the chairman, after consultationwith the ranking minority member, to make application forissuance of letters rogatory and to request, through appropriatechannels, other means of international assistance. Finally, the res-olution stated that information obtained under its authority shallbe considered as taken in executive session of the Committee.

On June 18, 1997, the Rules Committee held a hearing on theresolution and heard testimony from Government Reform andOversight Chairman Dan Burton and Ranking Minority MemberHenry Waxman. The resolution was favorably reported by theRules Committee on June 19 by a vote of 9–3. The resolution wasagreed to by the House on June 20 by a vote of 216–194.

b. House Ethics Reform Task Force (H. Res. 168)On February 12, 1997, the House of Representatives established

a bipartisan task force to recommend reforms of the House stand-ards process. The task force consisted of twelve members: Rep-resentatives Livingston (co-chairman), Cardin (co-chairman), Solo-mon, Thomas, Goss, Castle, Hansen, Stokes, Moakley, Frost, Pelosi,and Berman. The House also approved a moratorium on the filingof new ethics complaints, which as a result of a number of exten-sions, remained in effect until September 10, 1997.

H. Res. 168 was introduced by Mr. Livingston and Mr. Cardin onJune 18, 1998. The purpose of H. Res. 168 was to implement therecommendations of the bipartisan House Ethics Reform TaskForce. H. Res. 168 was referred to the Committee on Rules whichwas the only committee of jurisdiction.

On June 17, 1997, a report of the Ethics Reform Task Force onH. Res. 168, recommending revisions to the Committee on Stand-ards of Official Conduct with additional views, was printed for theuse of the Committee on Rules. This report primarily contained asummary of recommendations and a section-by-section analysis ofH. Res. 168. Additionally, the hearings of March 4 and June 20,1997, before the Ethics Reform Task Force were printed.

On September 17, 1997, the Rules Committee held an open hear-ing on H. Res. 168 which was also printed for the use of the RulesCommittee. Testimony was heard from Representatives Livingston,Cardin, Dreier, Hamilton, Shays, Pelosi, Menendez, Barrett andHostettler.

On September 17, 1997, following the hearing, the Rules Com-mittee met to grant a rule for H. Res. 168. The Committee granted,

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by a record vote of 5 to 3, a modified closed rule providing one hourof general debate equally divided between Representative Living-ston and Representative Cardin. The rule provided that no amend-ments were in order except those printed in the Rules Committeereport, which were considered only in the order printed in the re-port, were offered only by a member designated in the report, weredebatable for the time specified in the report, and were not subjectto amendment. Finally, the rule provided one motion to recommit.The rule, H. Res. 230, was considered on the House floor on Sep-tember 18, 1997. During consideration of H. Res. 230 on the Housefloor, the motion for the previous question was agreed to by arecord vote of 227–191. The rule was then adopted by a voice vote.

H. Res. 168 was considered on the House floor following theadoption of H. Res. 230. The Livingston-Cardin managers’ amend-ment, which made the rules applicable to all complaints filed dur-ing the 105th or any subsequent Congress, was adopted by a recordvote of 420–0–1 present. The Murtha amendment, which requiredthat all non-members filing complaints must have a Member of theHouse sponsor the complaint, was adopted by a record vote of 228–193–1 present. The Bunning amendment, which required a vote ofan actual majority of the investigative subcommittee to expand thescope of the investigation and an actual majority of the membersof the full committee to confirm it thereafter, was adopted by arecord vote of 221–194–1 present. The Tauzin amendment, whichsought to provide for the dismissal without prejudice of a complaint180 calendar days after a motion to establish an investigative sub-committee does not prevail, was rejected by a recorded vote of 181–236–1 present. Mr. Cardin offered a motion to recommit the resolu-tion to the Committee on Rules with instructions to report it backto the House forthwith with an amendment in the nature of a sub-stitute, which failed by a record vote of 176–236–1 present. H. Res.168 was then adopted by the House by a record vote of 258–154–1 present.

c. TV camera rule repeal (H. Res. 301)H. Res. 301, amending the Rules of the House to repeal the ex-

ception to the requirement that public committee proceedings beopen to all media, was introduced in the House on November 4,1997, by Chairman Solomon of New York. The resolution was re-ferred exclusively to the Committee on Rules as a matter of origi-nal jurisdiction. H. Res. 301 repealed clause 3(f)(2) of House ruleXI, and made technical and conforming changes relating to that re-peal.

H. Res. 301 was aimed at a provision of rule XI that allowed asubpoenaed witness to prevent photographic or televised coverageof his appearance before a committee. This provision (part of theso-called ‘‘House broadcasting rule’’) dates to the 1970 LegislativeReorganization Act, which outlined procedures for opening commit-tee business to modern media coverage—specifically television andradio. When the 104th Congress modified the House broadcastingrule, found in clause 3 of rule XI, to provide for even greater open-ness in the People’s House, the exception for subpoenaed witnessesfound at clause 3(f)(2) was retained.

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During the 105th Congress, several proposals aimed at revisingclause 3(f)(2) of rule XI were introduced, including H. Res. 275 in-troduced by Rep. Ganske of Iowa (which would amend clause 3(f)(2)to allow a committee by majority vote to overrule an effort by asubpoenaed witness to prevent broadcast coverage of his testi-mony), and H. Res. 298 introduced by Rep. Barr of Georgia (whichwould repeal the provision outright).

As part of its review of the issues raised by these proposals, onNovember 4, 1997, the Committee on Rules held a hearing on H.Res. 298, and heard testimony from several Members, legal andparliamentary experts, and representatives of the media. The Com-mittee also reviewed the historical application of the rule, assessingthe approximately 14 instances in which clause 3(f)(2) had been in-voked since the rule’s inception in 1970.

The Committee on Rules met on November 5, 1997, to mark-upH. Res. 301, at which time the resolution was favorably reportedby a record vote of 7–2. No amendments were agreed to during thatsession.

As part of the ongoing effort by the new majority to bring greatersunshine and enhanced credibility to the proceedings of the House,the Committee brought H. Res. 301 forward for consideration bythe House. The Committee made its recommendation to the Housein light of the changing technology of the communications age, en-hanced public interest in the proceedings of the Congress, and theimportance of continuing to balance the public’s right to know withresponsible protection for the rights of witnesses. The Committeenoted that it had received requests for repeal of clause 3(f)(2) fromboth the 1996 chairman and the current chairman of the ExecutiveCommittee of Correspondents in the House Radio and TelevisionGallery, who argued that the provision creates a bias in media cov-erage of committee proceedings by allowing a witness to cut offelectronic coverage of his testimony while print media coveragemay continue.

After careful consideration, the Committee on Rules concludedthat the exception to the broadcast rule provided in clause 3(f)(2)was a remnant of a bygone era and currently had the practical ef-fect of allowing a witness to arbitrarily discriminate among the dif-ferent types of journalists in the modern communications age. TheCommittee also concluded that repeal of clause 3(f)(2) would notjeopardize the protection of legitimate rights of witnesses as itwould not in any way restrict the ability of committees to vote toclose their proceedings for a variety of reasons, chiefly a determina-tion by a committee that testimony may tend to defame, degrade,or incriminate any person.

The Committee’s minority members filed Minority Views withthe report on H. Res. 301, in which they argued their oppositionto the repeal of clause 3(f)(2), their concern about the ability to pro-vide continued protection to subpoenaed witnesses, and their con-cern about the speed with which the resolution was being movedforward.

Rep. Goss of Florida, chairman of the Subcommittee on Legisla-tive and Budget Process, called up H. Res. 301 for consideration bythe full House on November 12, 1997. After lively debate, the reso-lution was approved by a vote of 241–165.

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d. Private sector mandates (H.R. 3534)–On March 11, 1997, Representatives Gary Condit and Rob

Portman introduced H.R. 1010, the Mandates Information Act of1997, which was referred to the Committee on Rules. On October30, 1997, the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of theHouse and the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Processheld a joint hearing to review the implementation of the UnfundedMandates Reform Act of 1996 and legislative proposals to expandthat act; in particular, H.R. 1010. H.R. 1010 was intended to be asecond legislative initiative designed to improve the deliberation ofCongress’ imposition of Federal mandates. Testimony was heardfrom Representatives Condit and Portman; the Deputy Director ofthe Congressional Budget Office, James L. Blum; and from formerRepresentative Bob Walker of Pennsylvania.

On March 24, 1998, as a result of concerns raised at the jointsubcommittee hearing, Representatives Condit and Portman intro-duced H.R. 3534, a revised version of H.R. 1010, which also wasreferred to the Committee on Rules. The purpose of H.R. 3534 wasto improve the quality of the Congress’ deliberation with respect toproposed mandates on the private sector by providing the Congresswith more complete information about the effects of such man-dates, and ensuring that the Congress acts on such mandates onlyafter focused deliberation on the effects and to enhance the abilityof the Congress to distinguish between private sector mandatesthat harm consumers, workers, and small businesses, and man-dates that help those groups.

H.R. 3534 amends the Congressional Budget and ImpoundmentControl Act of 1974 to require a congressional committee report onany bill or joint resolution that includes a federal private sectormandate to include a statement from the Congressional Budget Of-fice estimating the impact of such mandates on consumers, work-ers, and small businesses, including any disproportionate impact onparticular regions or industries. CBO is currently required to esti-mate only the direct costs of all federal private sector mandatesthat exceed $100 million and the amount of federal financial assist-ance, if any, provided by the legislation to assist with compliancecosts. H.R. 3534 subjects the consideration of such legislation to apoint of order if it is not feasible for CBO to prepare such an esti-mate. Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, a point of ordercurrently may only apply if it is not feasible for CBO to preparean intergovernmental mandates estimate.

Under H.R. 3534, any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motionor conference report containing private sector mandates is prohib-ited from consideration if its direct costs exceed $100 million (thecurrent unfunded mandate point of order applies only to unfundedintergovernmental mandates, the direct cost of which exceeds $50million, unless it is paid for with new federal financial assistance).Furthermore, the Chair is prohibited from recognizing a Memberfor more than one point of order for a committee’s failure to complywith the CBO report requirements with respect to private sectormandates, or for private sector mandates contained in any bill,joint resolution, amendment, motion or conference report. Finally,H.R. 3534 amends clause 5(c) of House Rule XXIII to preserve theavailability in the Committee of the Whole of a motion to strike an

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unfunded federal mandate (intergovernmental and private sector),unless the rule is specifically waived by the Rules Committee.

On March 27, 1998, the Committee on Rules held a hearing onH.R. 3534 and received testimony from Representative GaryCondit; Representative Rob Portman (R–OH); Ms. KathieZuroweste, Owner of the Colony House Restaurant in Newhaven,Missouri; Mr. R. Bruce Josten, Executive Vice President of Govern-ment Affairs for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Mr. JohnNicholson, Owner of Company Flowers in Arlington, Virginia.

On Wednesday, May 6, 1998, the Committee met to mark-upH.R. 3534 and favorably reported H.R. 3534, as amended, by voicevote. During the mark-up, one amendment by Mr. Dreier, wasagreed to, also by voice vote. The Dreier amendment clarified that,in the case of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion or con-ference report that provides a net reduction in tax or tariff reve-nue, the measure’s tax and tariff provisions would not be consid-ered in determining the direct costs of Federal private sector man-dates for the purposes of a point of order under the bill.

On May, 12, 1998, the Rules Committee granted an open rule (H.Res. 426) for consideration of H.R. 3534 providing one hour of gen-eral debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman andranking minority member of the Committee on Rules. Mr. Dreiercarried the rule for the majority while Mr. Moakley carried the rulefor the minority. On May 13, 1998, the rule was adopted by voicevote.

During consideration of the bill on May 13 and 19, many amend-ments were debated, adopted and defeated. Consideration ofamendments which received recorded votes follows: Mr. Moakleyoffered an amendment that sought to strike language that exemptsfrom points of order provisions that result in net decreases in taxand tariff revenues. This amendment was defeated by a vote of 176to 233. Mr. Waxman offered an amendment that sought to permitpoints of order against provisions that prohibit or make less strin-gent any mandate established to protect human health, safety orthe environment. This amendment was defeated by a recorded voteof 190 to 221. Mr. Boehlert offered an amendment that sought toexclude points of order against amendments with respect to an in-crease in the direct costs of Federal private sector mandates. Thisamendment was defeated by a vote of 189 to 223. Finally, Mr.Becerra offered an amendment that sought to permit points oforder against provisions that prohibit or make less stringent anymandate established to protect civil rights. This amendment wasalso defeated by a vote of 180 to 231. Two amendments wereagreed to by voice vote. On May 19, 1998, H.R. 3534, as amended,was agreed to by the House by a vote of 279 to 132.

H.R. 3534, as passed by the House, was referred to the Commit-tee on Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Budget inthe Senate. On June 3, 1998, the Committee on Governmental Af-fairs held a hearing on the bill. No further legislative action wastaken.

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e. Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/com-mercial concerns with the People’s Republic of China (H. Res.463)

H. Res. 463, a resolution establishing the Select Committee onU.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with thePeople’s Republic of China, was introduced by Chairman Solomonon June 9, 1998, and referred to the Committee on Rules as a mat-ter of original jurisdiction.

H. Res. 463 was introduced after a series of news articles dis-closed ongoing federal investigations into the possibility that twoU.S. satellite companies may have provided, without State Depart-ment approval, information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC)which may have advanced Chinese ballistic missile capabilities,and thereby harmed the United States’ national security. Theserevelations generated serious bipartisan concern among Membersabout the implementation of Administration policy with regard tothe issuance of sanctions waivers so U.S. satellite companies cancontinue to use Chinese services to launch their satellites.

The major provisions of H. Res. 463 sought to focus an inquirythat, without the creation of a select committee, would havesprawled across the jurisdictional lines of as many as eight stand-ing or select committees of the House. H. Res. 463 sets forth thescope of the inquiry to answer important questions about the trans-fer of technology and information to the PRC, the impact suchtransfers may have had on U.S. national security interests, theconduct and decision-making of the executive branch as it relatesto this matter, the proper enforcement of U.S. law in this instance,the possibility of illegal influence on such issues, and whether anyeffort was made to conceal or withhold relevant information fromthe Congress.

H. Res. 463 was modeled after the resolution establishing the Se-lect Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iranduring the 100th Congress. H. Res. 463 established the select com-mittee for the remainder of the 105th Congress, providing for 9 orfewer members, and authorizing not more than $2.5 million for ex-penses. Given the nature of the subject matter under investigation,the resolution outlined guidelines and requirements for the selectcommittee and its staff with respect to the proper handling of clas-sified material. These guidelines were modeled on those that gov-ern the conduct of the House Permanent Select Committee on In-telligence, as outlined in House rule XLVIII. The resolution alsoprovided for cooperative relations between the select committee andexisting committees, with regard to the sharing of relevant mate-rial.

H. Res. 463 also provided important investigative tools to the se-lect committee, including subpoena authority, and the ability forthe chairman to authorize the taking of depositions by a singleMember or by majority and minority staff. Additionally, the resolu-tion provided international evidence gathering authorities and theability to respond to judicial or other process, and to make applica-tions to court, upon consultation with the Speaker.

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mittees, the resolution provided the select committee with the au-thority to inspect and receive tax information for specific tax years.

Prior to Committee consideration of the resolution, a concertedeffort was made to ensure a bipartisan approach to this process.The chairman-designate, Mr. Cox of California, met repeatedlywith the ranking member-designate, Mr. Dicks of Washington, inan attempt to iron out any differences of opinion about the specificsof the resolution. As a result of those meetings, agreement wasreached about several technical and substantive changes to the lan-guage of the resolution, and those changes were incorporated intoan amendment that the Rules Committee later approved.

On June 16, 1998, the Committee on Rules held a briefing pre-sented by the General Accounting Office on the subject of exportcontrols related to commercial communications satellites. Followingthe briefing, the Committee held a hearing on H. Res. 463, takingtestimony from both the chairman-designate and the ranking mem-ber-designate of the select committee, as well as former administra-tion officials and private sector experts with background andknowledge in the areas of national security and commercial policy.

On Tuesday, June 16, 1998, the Committee on Rules held amark-up of the resolution. During the mark-up, an amendment tothe amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to by voicevote and subsequently the amendment in the nature of a substitutewas agreed to by voice vote. The Committee then favorably re-ported H. Res. 463, as amended, by voice vote with a quorumpresent. A report was filed in the House on June 16, 1998 (HouseReport 105–582).

On June 18, 1998, the House agreed to the resolution by a voteof 409–10.

f. Staff deposition authority for the Committee on Education andthe Workforce (H. Res. 507)

On July 21, 1998, Representative Bill Goodling, chairman of theHouse Committee on Education and the Workforce, introduced H.Res. 507 to provide his committee with special authorities to obtaintestimony for purposes of its ongoing investigation into the admin-istration of labor laws by government agencies, including the De-partments of Labor and Justice, concerning the InternationalBrotherhood of Teamsters. The resolution was referred exclusivelyto the Committee on Rules as a matter of original jurisdiction.

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Com-mittee on Education and the Workforce was investigating the failed1996 election of officers at the International Brotherhood of Team-sters (IBT), as well as several related matters, such as financialmismanagement and possible pension fund manipulation. The Sub-committee was experiencing delays in the investigation due to therefusal of certain potential witnesses to cooperate with the inves-tigation. With limited legislative days left in the 105th Congress,a great number of financial, disciplinary, and election-related ques-tions still remained to be answered by the inquiry.

These delays and difficulties led to the introduction of H. Res.507, to give the Education and the Workforce Committee specialauthorities to obtain sworn testimony through depositions and in-terrogatories conducted by a designated Member, staff, or contrac-

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tor. A House Resolution was necessary for this purpose becauseHouse rules require two Members to be present to take testimonyand receive evidence. The Education and the Workforce Committeestill had to depose over 40 witnesses and needed a mechanism toreceive evidence swiftly and confidentially.

On July 24, 1998, the Rules Committee held a hearing on H. Res.507 and received testimony from: Hon. Bill Goodling, Chairman ofthe Committee on Education and the Workforce; Hon. Bill Clay,Ranking Minority Member of the Committee; Hon. Patsy Mink,Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee; and Hon. MikeParker.

On July 28, 1998, the Rules Committee held a mark-up of theresolution. During the mark-up, one amendment to H. Res. 507was agreed to by a voice vote. The Committee favorably reportedthe resolution by a voice vote. The report (H. Rept. 105–658) wasfiled on July 29, 1998, together with minority views.

As reported, the resolution authorized the chairman of the Edu-cation and the Workforce Committee, upon consultation with theranking minority member, to authorize the taking of depositionsand interrogatories, under oath and pursuant to subpoena, by aMember, staff or contractor of the Committee designated by thechairman. The resolution further authorized the chairman to re-quire the furnishing of information by interrogatory, under oath.The resolution deemed all such testimony to be taken in executivesession of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of theCommittee on Education and the Workforce in the District of Co-lumbia, as well as the location actually taken.

On July 30, 1998, the House agreed to H. Res. 507 by a vote of222 to 200.

g. –Communication from an independent counselOn September 9, 1998, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr

wrote to Speaker Gingrich and Minority Leader Gephardt notifyingthem that he had prepared a transmission to the House under sec-tion 595(c) of title 28, United States Code, which requires an inde-pendent counsel to advise the House of any ‘‘substantial and credi-ble information which may constitute grounds for an impeach-ment.’’–

A resolution of the House was necessary to refer this communica-tion to the House Judiciary Committee; to authorize the Committeeto conduct an initial review of the material; and to provide the pa-rameters for release of the communication from the independentcounsel and provide potential restrictions on access to certain ma-terials. Certain exceptions from the standing rules of the Housewere necessary to achieve these goals.

On September 10, 1998, Rules Chairman Solomon introduced H.Res. 525, providing for a deliberative review by the Committee onthe Judiciary of a communication from an independent counsel,and for the release thereof, and the resolution was referred to theCommittee on Rules.

H. Res. 525 established procedures for House consideration of thecommunication received on September 9, 1998 from an independentcounsel pursuant to section 595(c) of title 28, United States Code.Under the resolution, the communication from the independent

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counsel was referred to the Judiciary Committee, with instructionsto review the report to determine whether sufficient grounds existto recommend to the House that an impeachment inquiry be com-menced. The resolution further provided that the approximately445 pages comprising an introduction, a narrative, and a statementof grounds, would be printed as a House document and made pub-lic. The balance of the material would remain in executive sessionof the Judiciary Committee until September 28, 1998 unless theCommittee voted not to release the material for printing as aHouse document. Access to the executive session material would berestricted to members of the Judiciary Committee and such em-ployees that have been designated by the chairman for that pur-pose, after consultation with the ranking minority member. Finally,each meeting, hearing, or deposition of the Committee would be inexecutive session unless otherwise determined by the Committee.

On September 10, 1998, the Rules Committee held a hearing onH. Res. 525 and received testimony from Judiciary ChairmanHenry Hyde; Ranking Minority Member John Conyers; the Honor-able Sheila Jackson-Lee; the Honorable Maxine Waters; the Honor-able Zoe Lofgren; and the Honorable Peter Deutsch. The resolutionwas favorably reported on September 10 by a voice vote. The Houseagreed to H. Res. 525 by a vote of 363–63 on September 11, 1998.

3. TASK FORCE ON RECODIFICATION

On January 8, 1997, the Rules Committee established a biparti-san, ad hoc task force on the recodification of House Rules. Thepurpose of the task force was to recommend, at the earliest prac-ticable date, a more logical, orderly and comprehensive set ofHouse rules without substantive policy changes.

The House of Representatives has not undertaken a comprehen-sive revision of its rules since the 1880s. However, there have beensporadic bipartisan efforts in recent years to recodify House rulesto make them more rational, comprehensible and usable by Mem-bers and committees. In 1984, for example, House Speaker TipO’Neill established a bipartisan group of four Members to reviewa draft recodification proposal presented by the House Parliamen-tarian. The group’s effort to present a final package to the RulesCommittee and the full House stalled when a group of committeechairmen reacted negatively to some of the proposed changes.

While the recodification project was mentioned in succeedingCongresses, it was never fully pursued to the point of presentationto either the House or to the Rules Committee. Most notably, in the103rd Congress, the House Members of the Joint Committee on theOrganization of Congress recommended the following in their finalreport:

The Parliamentarian of the House should prepare a re-codification of the Rules of the House * * * with the goalof completing the project by the beginning of the 105thCongress. (House Report 103–413, Vol. I, p. 18.)

At the beginning of the 105th Congress, the Speaker of theHouse agreed that the Rules Committee should proceed with therecodification effort on a bipartisan basis. Consequently, the RulesCommittee approved the establishment of the bipartisan ad hoc

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task force consisting of Representatives David Dreier, DeborahPryce, Martin Frost and Louise Slaughter. Representative Dreierwas designated chairman of the task force.

After nearly two years of work at the staff level and with the as-sistance of the Office of the Parliamentarian, the bipartisan taskforce developed a preliminary draft proposal to significantly revisethe content and structural format of the rules of the House to makethem user friendly. The staff proposal cleansed the rules of obsoleteand archaic provisions and reorganized them to bring related provi-sions together in an orderly fashion. Without altering the interpre-tation or content of any rule, the proposal revised some rules toclarify their meaning and to minimize obscurities and ambiguities.Others were modified to bring about conformity with accepted andestablished House practices. As a result of this process, the staffproposal pared the number of House rules from 52 to 28 by combin-ing several existing rules and by creating several new rules fromparts of existing rules. The draft also minimized the change of cer-tain major rules citations in order to retain consistency with prece-dent and practice volumes already published, (e.g. germaneness re-mained as clause 7 of rule XVI and general appropriation bill mat-ters remain clause 2 of rule XXI).

In October of 1998, the document was presented to all electedRepublican and Democratic leaders in the House, as well as to allcommittee chairmen and ranking minority members, for furtherdiscussion and review. The goal is to adopt the rules of the Housein a recodified format on the opening day of the 106th Congress.

IV. ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES

A. SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET PROCESS

1. Jurisdiction and purposeThe Committee on Rules first established the Subcommittee on

Legislative Process in 1979 at the outset of the 96th Congress. TheSubcommittee has been reestablished at the outset of each succeed-ing Congress since that time. In early 1995, the Committeechanged the name of the Subcommittee to better reflect its jurisdic-tion, and since that time the Subcommittee has been known as theSubcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process. In the 105thCongress, the Subcommittee was comprised of 7 members, 5 major-ity and 2 minority. Chaired by Rep. Porter Goss of Florida, theSubcommittee members include: John Linder of Georgia, DeborahPryce of Ohio, Doc Hastings of Washington, Gerald B.H. Solomonof New York, Martin Frost of Texas (the panel’s ranking minoritymember) and John Joseph Moakley of Massachusetts.

Committee rule 5(a)(1)(A) assigns to the Subcommittee the gen-eral responsibility for measures or matters related to relations be-tween the Congress and the Executive Branch. The legislation fall-ing within the panel’s jurisdiction includes resolutions and bills,with the primary statute within the Subcommittee’s jurisdictionbeing the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of1974 (Public Law 93–344) as amended. The Subcommittee also hasjurisdiction over budget process-related provisions found in Part Cof the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985

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(Public Law 99–177 as amended by Public Laws 100–119, 101–508and 103–44) and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (Title XIIIof the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–44).

Legislation is referred to the Subcommittee at the discretion ofthe Chairman of the Committee on Rules. In this Congress, 26 billsand resolutions were referred to the Subcommittee for its consider-ation and review.

2. Summary of activities in the 105th CongressThroughout the 105th Congress the Subcommittee focused pri-

marily on conducting its oversight responsibilities as outlined inthe panel’s oversight plans. Although the Subcommittee did notmark-up and report any legislation, it was heavily involved in as-sisting the full Committee in fulfilling its original jurisdiction du-ties. The specifics of this activity are outlined elsewhere in this re-port.

Following on its efforts in the 104th Congress to develop the LineItem Veto Act of 1996, the Subcommittee in 1997 took the lead inproducing a full Committee print outlining the operation of the newlaw. Further, the Subcommittee conducted hearings into the useand application of that new law, laying the foundation for futureaction on similar fiscal discipline measures in the wake of the Su-preme Court’s ruling that the 1996 law failed to meet constitu-tional muster.

With respect to its oversight work, the Subcommittee spent muchof the Congress working in concert with the Committee on theBudget, with which it shares jurisdiction over the major laws andprocedures governing the Congressional budget process. That ef-fort, involving staff and members conducting meetings, briefingsand hearings, culminated in the introduction of H.R. 4837, majorbipartisan legislation designed to reform and streamline the Con-gressional budget process.

a. The Line Item Veto Act of 1996See Oversight section.

b. Budget process reformIn the 104th Congress the Subcommittee began the ambitious

task of reviewing the Congressional budget process with the inten-tion of producing proposals for significant reform to simplify,streamline, and improve the accountability and credibility of thatprocess. Building upon the hearings held and research conducted inthe 104th Congress, the Subcommittee began the 105th Congressby presenting an innovative briefing for the Committee that in-volved the contributions of experts from the three major supportservices with background in this area: the Congressional ResearchService, the General Accounting Office, and the CongressionalBudget Office.

The briefing, designed to familiarize Members of the Committeewith the current process, was held on September 26, 1997. Thetranscript of that briefing, along with a compilation of currentprinted materials on various aspects of the Congressional budget

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process, was published as a full Committee print and made avail-able through the Subcommittee’s web site.

Recognizing the shared jurisdiction over budget process betweenthe Subcommittee and the Committee on the Budget, which had es-tablished a bipartisan task force on reforming the budget process,the Subcommittee began working closely with the task force to de-velop a joint proposal for change. The working group developed alist of principles to guide its review of the current process and toassess proposals for reform. The areas designated for focus in-cluded: giving the budget the force of law; budgeting for emer-gencies; displaying the unfunded liabilities of federal insuranceprograms; strengthening enforcement of budgetary decisions; in-creasing accountability for federal spending; mitigating the bias inthe budget process toward higher spending; and modifying PAYGOrequirements when there is an on-budget surplus.

After numerous staff discussions, briefings and Member meet-ings, this process resulted in the introduction on October 14, 1998of H.R. 4837 the Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of1998. This bipartisan legislation incorporates proposals by a widerange of Members (on and off the committees of jurisdiction andfrom both sides of the aisle).

The Subcommittee views the introduction of this legislation as amajor step forward in its drive to streamline and rationalize theCongressional budget process, and it fully intends to proceed withhearings and a mark-up of the legislation early in the 106th Con-gress.

c. Private sector mandatesIn preparation for the full Committee’s original jurisdiction ac-

tion on H.R. 3534, legislation addressing private sector mandates(addressed elsewhere in this report), the Subcommittee held a jointhearing on October 30, 1997 with the Subcommittee on Rules andOrganization of the House. The hearing, which focused on the im-plementation of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) andproposals for reform, included testimony from two Members (Rep.Condit of California and Rep. Portman of Ohio), the Deputy Direc-tor of the Congressional Budget Office, and former member andparliamentary expert Robert Walker. The discussion focused on thesuccess of the existing Act (UMRA) in highlighting unfunded man-dates on state and local governments and the need to address simi-lar mandates imposed on the private sector without unduly boggingdown the legislative process.

d. Reform proposals for the 106th CongressIn keeping with the process begun in the 105th Congress, the

Subcommittee assisted the full Committee in soliciting input fromthe entire membership of the House for proposed rules changes toincorporate into the opening day rules package at the outset of the106th Congress. The Subcommittee participated in conducting an‘‘Open Day’’ hearing for Members to testify before the Committeeon September 17, 1998.

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e. Subcommittee homepageThe Subcommittee continued to update its homepage web site,

which can be found at [http:/www.house.gov/rules—bud/homenew.html], providing the public with access to informativematerial about the Subcommittee’s activities and areas of jurisdic-tion.

3. Assisting the full committeeThe Subcommittee assisted the full Committee in several of its

original jurisdiction projects, providing staff support for the comple-tion of special resolutions granting additional investigative authori-ties for the Government Reform and Oversight Committee’s cam-paign finance inquiry and establishing the Select Committee onU.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with thePeople’s Republic of China. In both cases, Subcommittee staff andits chairman, Rep. Goss, participated in meetings, assisted in legis-lative drafting, helped compile the Committee report, and providedsupport for floor consideration of those resolutions.

The Subcommittee also played a significant role in developingand shepherding through the House the original jurisdiction meas-ure to further open committee proceedings by repealing the excep-tion to the House broadcast rule. Finally, the Subcommittee con-tributed to the Committee’s work in implementing the rec-ommendations of the bipartisan Ethics Reform Task Force.

4. Legislation referred to the Subcommittee on Legislative andBudget Process

H.R. 113H.R. 114H.R. 126H.R. 272H.R. 352H.R. 397H.R. 403H.R. 441H.R. 457H.R. 600H.R. 898H.R. 957H.R. 1040H.R. 1321H.R. 1372H.R. 1591H.R. 2037H.R. 2191H.R. 2230H.R. 2329H. Con. Res. 26H. Res. 18H. Res. 24H. Res. 41H. Res. 61H. Res. 79

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5. Subcommittee publicationsDuring the 105th Congress, the Subcommittee published a Hear-

ing on ‘‘The Line Item Veto After One Year: The Process and itsImplementation’’. In addition, the Subcommittee held a briefing onthe Legislative and Budget Process which was printed as a fullCommittee document.

B. SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE

1. Jurisdiction and purposeThe Subcommittee was first established at the beginning of the

96th Congress as the Subcommittee on Rules of the House. At thebeginning of the 104th Congress, Rep. David Dreier of Californiabecame only the third chairman of the subcommittee and its namewas changed to the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization ofthe House to better reflect the Subcommittee’s mission and areasof jurisdiction. Members of the Subcommittee during the 105thCongress are: Rep. David Dreier, Chairman; Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Vice Chairman; Rep. Scott McInnis of Colorado;Rep. Sue Myrick of North Carolina; Rep. Gerald Solomon of NewYork; Rep. Tony Hall of Ohio, the ranking minority member; andRep. Louise Slaughter of New York.

The Subcommittee has general responsibility for measures ormatters related to relations between the two Houses of Congress,relations between Congress and the Judiciary, and internal oper-ations of the House. The Subcommittee is primarily responsible forthe continuing examination of the committee structure and juris-dictional issues. In recent years, the Subcommittee has consideredmeasures dealing with ‘‘fast track’’ procedures for trade legislation,and has examined commemorative legislation, the motion to recom-mit, the creation of select committees, the impact of technology onthe legislative process, and measures to improve civility in theHouse of Representatives. The Subcommittee is also committed toa continuing study of the organization and operations of the Housefollowing up on the work of the 1993 Joint Committee on the Orga-nization of Congress.

2. Summary of activities

a. Unfunded Mandates Reform ActOn October 30, 1997, the Subcommittee on Rules and Organiza-

tion of the House and the Subcommittee on Legislative and BudgetProcess held a joint hearing to review the implementation of Un-funded Mandates Reform Act and proposals to expand that act; inparticular, H.R. 1010, the Mandates Information Act of 1997, whichwas introduced by Representatives Gary Condit and Rob Portman.A key component of the Republican ‘‘Contract With America,’’ theUnfunded Mandates Reform Act was one of the first bills enactedby the 104th Congress. The goal of UMRA was to strengthen thepartnership between the federal government and state and localgovernments by making Congress and the federal agencies moreaccountable when imposing enforceable duties on State and localgovernments without commensurate funding to carry out those du-

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ties. The measure was signed into law by President Bill Clinton onMarch 22, 1995.

As a result of the issues raised at the joint subcommittee hear-ing, legislation to expand the scope of UMRA to private sector man-dates (H.R. 3534) was ordered reported by the Committee on Ruleson May 6, 1998, and passed by the House of Representatives onMay 19, 1998.

b. Technology and the legislative processOn June 26, 1997, the Subcommittee held a hearing to examine

the effects of information technology on the decision-making proc-ess in the House of Representatives. Issues that the Subcommitteeexamined included: (1) how the Internet and other informationtechnologies will affect the way Members of Congress communicatewith constituents and how these new forms of communication im-pact decision-making in committees and on the House floor; (2)ways to promote better understanding between those who work inthe legislative process and those who are involved in the informa-tion-user community; and (3) the advantages and disadvantages ofproviding immediate on-line access to various forms of congres-sional documents and information, particularly in light of the newHouse rule requiring the electronic availability of committee publi-cations.

c. Civility in the House of RepresentativesOn April 17, and May 1, 1997, the Subcommittee on Rules and

Organization of the House held a hearing to examine issues raisedby Professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson in her report entitled ‘‘Civil-ity in the House of Representatives.’’ Her report was prepared forthe Bipartisan Congressional Retreat, which was held March 7–9,1997, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The report analyzed historicalchanges in the level of civility in the House, explained a numberof internal and external factors that the author asserts contributeto an increase in incivility, and offered recommendations for im-proving civility in the institution.

Issues raised in the civility report that were the subject of fur-ther investigation by the Subcommittee included: the adequacy ofexisting House rules governing decorum and debate in an era of in-tense media scrutiny and instantaneous communications; the roleof the House Parliamentarian in enhancing civility; consistency ofenforcement of the rules of decorum and debate by the Parliamen-tarian; the role of the chair in enforcing the rules of decorum anddebate on its own initiative; the role that media coverage plays inexacerbating acts of incivility in the House, and institutional prac-tices which focus the media’s attention on acts of incivility; the useof alternative debate mechanisms (such as Oxford-style debates) asa means of elevating the discussion of controversial issues; consist-ency of interpretation and enforcement of rules among committees;and the effect of certain House scheduling arrangements on Mem-ber behavior.

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3. Legislation referred to the Subcommittee on Rules and Organiza-tion of the House

H.R. 75H.R. 78H.R. 99H.R. 141H.R. 170H.R. 178H.R. 243H.R. 335H.R. 406H.R. 419H.R. 425H.R. 436H.R. 1036H.R. 1050H.R. 1140H.R. 1172H.R. 1209H.R. 1210H.R. 1235H.R. 1295H.R. 1404H.R. 1577H.R. 1588H.R. 1611H.R. 1614H.R. 1685H.R. 1913H.R. 2061H.R. 2137H.R. 2431H. Res. 16H. Res. 20H. Res. 23H. Res. 27H. Res. 30H. Res. 34H. Res. 39H. Res. 53H. Res. 70H. Res. 97H. Res. 123H. Res. 135H. Res. 141H. Res. 186H. Res. 209

4. Subcommittee publicationsIn the 105th Congress, the Subcommittee did not print any docu-

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V. COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PLANS ANDACCOMPLISHMENTS

A. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PLAN

Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of rule X, the Committee met in publicsession on February 11, 1997, to adopt, by voice vote, an ambitiousoversight plan for the 105th Congress. Pursuant to clause 1(d) ofrule XI, the Committee is required to include within this activityreport a separate section summarizing that plan and the actionstaken throughout the Congress to implement that plan, as well asany additional oversight activities that were conducted.

In presenting its plan for this Congress, the Committee empha-sized its interest in continuing to effectuate a more responsive, in-novative, and flexible legislative process that enhances public par-ticipation as well as the ability of Congress to operate effectivelyin the modern information age. The Committee stressed its inten-tion to rely heavily on its two subcommittees to conduct oversightefforts in a broad range of areas, including ongoing review of theRules of the House, efforts to reform the Congressional budgetprocess, application and use of the Line Item Veto Act, recodifica-tion of House rules, implementation of the new ethics process, fasttrack procedures for consideration of trade agreements, efforts byCongress to enhance its technical capabilities, enhancing bipartisancivility, monitoring the implementation of the Government Per-formance and Results Act, and review of the process by which theCongress conducts oversight of intelligence activities and programs.

B. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

As the 105th Congress concludes, the Committee notes with sat-isfaction that progress was made in nearly all of the areas set outin the oversight plan, with groundwork laid for additional action inthe 106th Congress.

a. The Line Item Veto Act of 1996In anticipation of the President’s use of the cancellation author-

ity granted him by the Line Item Veto Act of 1996, the Subcommit-tee on Legislative and Budget Process assisted in the production ofa full Committee print entitled ‘‘The Use and Application of theLine Item Veto’’ designed to assist Members, staff, and outside ob-servers in understanding the procedures of implementation of thenew law. The print, published on January 2, 1997, was made wide-ly available to all House Members and committees, and was placedon the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process’ web sitefor broader distribution. The print, which was developed in closeconsultation with experts at the Congressional Research Serviceand the Office of the Parliamentarian, became a frequently con-sulted reference for questions raised by the new law, including theprocedures by which Congress could respond to actions taken bythe President.

Throughout 1997, the Subcommittee on Legislative and BudgetProcess carefully tracked the President’s use of his new authorityunder the Line Item Veto Act, authority he ultimately used on 82provisions of 11 separate laws for an estimated gross cancellation

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savings of $1.9 billion. The staff produced a compilation of all itemscanceled under the Line Item Veto authority, the dollar amount ofsavings credited for those cancellations, and the specific geographicimplications of those cancellations. This document, though not aformal Committee print, was circulated for reference by Membersand staff.

Members and staff of the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budg-et Process also took the lead in assisting the Committee and othercommittees in using the procedures for Congressional response todisapprove the President’s cancellations from the FY’98 MilitaryConstruction Appropriations Act (Public Law 105–45). H.R. 2631,legislation disapproving the line item vetoes from that law, was ve-toed by the President on November 13, 1997. The House overrodethe President’s veto on February 5, 1998 and the Senate followedsuit on February 25, 1998. This process, which had the effect of re-instating spending for 38 projects singled out for cancellation bythe President, demonstrated that the procedures envisioned by theLine Item Veto Act could indeed work as intended.

In 1998, after the Act had been in effect for one calendar yearand one full appropriations cycle, the Subcommittee on Legislativeand Budget Process conducted two days of hearings to review theimplementation of the law and to assess the use of this new au-thority by the current Administration. In addition, these hearingsallowed the Subcommittee to assess whether, the Line Item VetoAct had in fact shifted authority from the Congress to the Execu-tive Branch. On March 11 and March 12 the Subcommittee tooktestimony from six outside witnesses, including CBO Director JuneO’Neill and 11 Members representing both parties. The discussionfocused on the President’s use of the new authority and whetherthat new authority was having the desired result on fiscal dis-cipline, changes in the way Congress was conducting its businessas a result of the new law, and concerns about the impact of thenew law on the ability of Congress to assert its budgeting prior-ities. Transcripts of both days of hearings were later published andmade available on the Subcommittee on Legislative and BudgetProcess’ web site.

Throughout the 105th Congress, the Subcommittee monitoredthe legal challenges that were underway against the Act and itsspecific uses by the President. The panel’s Chairman, Rep. Goss,joined with Chairman Solomon and Government Reform and Over-sight Chairman Burton in filing an amicus brief with the SupremeCourt in support of the Administration’s argument that the newlaw was constitutional.

Once the Court declared the Act unconstitutional, the Sub-committee on Legislative and Budget Process began a process of re-viewing the Court’s decision and assessing the type of legislativechanges that could be made to meet the Court’s concerns. The Sub-committee fully intends to revisit this issue in the next Congressto seek a means to implement the type of fiscal discipline envi-sioned by the Line Item Veto Act without running afoul of the Con-stitution.

b. Budget process reformSee Activities section.

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c. Ethics process reformAs described elsewhere in this report, the Committee was an ac-

tive participant in the successful effort of the bipartisan Ethics Re-form Task Force to implement constructive changes to the House’sethics procedures. Not only did the task force include several mem-bers of the Committee, but the Committee provided the vehicle, inthe form of H. Res. 168, for bringing the proposals of the task forceforward for consideration by the full House. The Committee viewsthis effort as a major success story in its original jurisdiction andoversight portfolios.

d. Congressional reformUnder House Rule X, the Committee on Rules has oversight re-

sponsibility over all rules and joint rules. It is the responsibility ofthis Committee to study the process and procedures of the Houseon a continuing basis. In keeping with a longstanding interest incongressional reform, the Committee on Rules held an open hear-ing on September 17, 1998, for all Members of the House to reviewtheir proposals to amend the standing rules of the House. At thathearing, 10 Members testified and another six Members submittedstatements for the committee hearing record.

e. 21st century CongressOn the opening day of the 104th Congress in January of 1995,

the House of Representatives enacted what many considered to bethe most sweeping institutional reforms in nearly 50 years. But onechange that has had a profound impact on the operations of theHouse, but was not part of that opening day package of reforms,was the widespread introduction of electronic mail and the Inter-net. As Ken Weinstein of the Heritage Foundation noted in testi-mony before the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of theHouse: ‘‘Congress’s efforts to bring itself on line in the age of theinformation superhighway were an important, albeit largelyunheralded, part of the reform efforts of the 104th and 105th Con-gresses.’’

Updating the technological infrastructure of an organization aslarge and decentralized as Congress was and continues to be anenormous undertaking. In 1995, the resources dedicated to newtechnologies, and the familiarity of Members and staff in theirpractical use, were limited. As the Computer and Information Serv-ices Working Group of the House Oversight Committee wrote in arecent report: ‘‘The U.S. House of Representatives was intrinsicallya paper-based institution. Electronic legislative information, com-mittee documents, and documents from the Library of Congress,Congressional Budget Office, Government Accounting Office, andother organizations all existed on separate computer systems or inhard-copy storage. Even though electronically stored, most docu-ments were only available for mass distribution in hard-copy for-mat, and there was no common architecture, language, or formatby which documents could be easily integrated, shared, electroni-cally distributed, or viewed among offices or organizations. Elec-tronic mail systems (‘‘E-mail’’) in Member and Committee officeswere available, but many existed as islands of technology. Commu-nicating electronically among offices was clumsy and difficult, even

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for offices that were next door in the same building. Access to mostlegislative information was accomplished through the use of primi-tive computer equipment accessing a mainframe program first writ-ten over 15 years ago. No common computer platforms existed.’’

Since the beginning of the 104th Congress, the House of Rep-resentatives has made a remarkable transformation into the infor-mation age. The infrastructure of the House network has been sub-stantially upgraded. Support and training of congressional staff hasdrastically improved, and the institution’s presence on the Internethas been expanded to provide the public with unprecedented accessto House documents and e-mail to their Representatives. In short,this new medium of communication is transforming the culture, op-erations, and responsibilities of Congress, and it is having profoundimplications for our Federal system of representative government.

Early in 1996, the Committee on Rules became concerned thatthe institution was moving rapidly toward the information agewithout having a full appreciation for how these new technologiesmight impact the legislative process. Consequently, the Subcommit-tee on Rules and Organization of the House set up ‘‘The 21st Cen-tury Congress Project,’’ to assess the potential implications of fu-ture technology utilization on the legislative process, and to rec-ommend proposals for change.

As part of the project, the Subcommittee held two hearings: oneentitled ‘‘Legislating in the 21st Century Congress,’’ and the otherto examine the impact of technology on decision-making. The tran-scripts of those hearings, information about the project, and a num-ber of studies detailing the information technology trends takingplace in Congress were placed on the Subcommittee’s web site atwww.house.gov/ruleslorg.

Also, recognizing that Members and staff face many of the samekinds of frustrations that the public face in trying to gain accessto important legislative information, the Committee on Rules rec-ommended a change in House rules that was adopted as part of theopening day rules package for the 105th Congress. Clause 2(e)(4)of House rule XI required committees, if practical, to publish theirdocuments on the Internet. Today, every permanent standingHouse committee, except the Committee on Standards of OfficialConduct, has a comprehensive web site containing basic informa-tion about the committee, meeting and hearing schedules, tran-scripts of hearings and other important links and publications.

f. Fast trackFollowing the December 1993 expiration of the President’s ‘‘fast

track’’ authority to negotiate trade agreements and have the nec-essary implementing legislation considered under expedited proce-dures, the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the Houseand the Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Trade heldjoint hearings on fast track legislation in 1995. On September 9,1995, Rep. Bill Archer, chairman of the Committee on Ways andMeans, along with Rep. Phil Crane and Rep. David Dreier, intro-duced H.R. 2371, the Trade Agreements Authority Act of 1995, toprovide trade agreements authority to the President. The measurewas referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Com-

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mittee on Rules. On January 3, 1996, H.R. 2371 was referred to theSubcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House.

The Committee on Ways and Means held a mark-up on H.R.2371 on September 21, 1995, and ordered the measure reportedwith amendments (House Report 104–285, Part I). The Rules Com-mittee deferred action on H.R. 2371 pending the outcome of nego-tiations with the Clinton Administration on amendments to the billas reported by the Ways and Means Committee. However, such anagreement was not reached prior to the adjournment of the 104thCongress.

Negotiations involving the Committee on Ways and Means, Com-mittee on Rules, and the Clinton Administration resumed in Janu-ary of 1997. These negotiations culminated in the drafting of H.R.2621, the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of 1997,which was introduced on October 7, 1997, by Chairman Archer, onbehalf of himself, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Dreier. The bill was referredto the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee onRules.

On October 8, the Committee on Ways and Means met to con-sider H.R. 2621. With Administration officials speaking in supportof the bill, the Committee ordered the bill favorably reported(House Report 105–341), as amended, by a record vote of 24 to 14.On November 4, the Rules Committee was discharged from consid-eration of H.R. 2621. On November 6, the Rules Committee re-ported H. Res. 309, a resolution providing for consideration of H.R.2621. H. Res. 309 was laid on the table on April 1, 1998.

The Rules Committee met on September 24, 1998, to report H.Res. 553, a second resolution providing for consideration of H.R.2621. On September 25, H. Res. 553 was called up in the Houseand passed by a voice vote. Later that day, H.R. 2621 (amended)failed on passage in the House by recorded vote of 180 to 243.

VI. STATISTICAL PROFILE ON THE COMMITTEE ON RULES,105TH CONGRESS

A. STATISTICS ON SPECIAL ORDERS OR ‘‘RULES’’

1. Number of formal requests for Rules Committee hearings: 156a. Number of rules requested for original consideration of

measures, rules for further consideration, rules for dispositionof Senate amendments: 121

b. Number of rules requested on conference reports: 27c. Number of rules requested on procedural matters: 0d. Number of formal rules requests otherwise disposed of by

procedures other than the Rules Committee: 82. Number of formal requests pending at adjournment: 03. Number of hearing days: 137

(a) 1st Session:(1) Regular meetings: 56(2) Emergency meetings: 16

(b) 2nd Session:(1) Regular meetings: 66(2) Emergency meetings: 18

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4. Number of bills, resolutions, and conference reports on whichhearings were held for the purpose of considering special order or‘‘rules’’—

(a) Number of rules granted: 207(1) Bills and resolutions: 149(2) Conference Reports: 30(3) Providing for general debate only, waiving 2⁄3 require-

ment or creating suspension days: 18(b) Types of amendment structures for consideration of bills

and resolutions—(1) Open: 57(2) Modified Open—Time Cap on Consideration of

Amendments: 6(3) Modified Open—Required Preprinting in the Con-

gressional Record: 7(4) Modified Open—Both Time Cap on Consideration of

Amendments and Required Preprinting in the Congres-sional Record: 2

(5) Structured or Modified Closed: 48(6) Closed: 22(7) Conference Reports: 30(8) Providing for General Debate Only: 1

(c) Disposition of the 207 rules granted:(1) Adopted by the House: 186(2) Rejected by the House: 5(3) Laid on the Table: 13(4) Pending on the House Calendar at Adjournment: 3

5. Congressional Budget Act waivers granted:(a) Type of Waiver:

(1) Sec. 302: 1(2) Sec. 303: 1(3) Sec. 303(a): 5(4) Sec. 306: 14(5) Sec. 308: 1(6) Sec. 308(a): 1(7) Sec. 311: 1(8) Sec. 401: 3(9) Sec. 401(a): 4(10) Sec. 425(a): 0

6. Rules of the House waivers granted (waivers may be underly-ing measures, matters made in order as original text, motions, oramendments)

(a) Types of waivers (number of resolutions waiving eachrule):

(1) Waiver of all Rules of the House: 85(2) Rule X, clause 1(b): 1(3) Rule XI, clause 2(l)(6): 22(4) Rule XIII, clause 7(b): 1(5) Rule XVI, clause 7: 15(6) Rule XXI, clause 2: 29(7) Rule XXI, clause 2(e): 5(8) Rule XXI, clause 3: 1(9) Rule XXI, clause 5(a): 9(10) Rule XXI, clause 5(b): 3

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(11) Rule XXI, clause 6: 27(12) Rule XXI, clause 7: 14(13) Rule XLIX: 2

B. STATISTICS ON ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MEASURES

1. Full Committee(a) Number of bills and resolutions referred: 140(b) Number of measures referred to the subcommittees: 71

(1) Exclusive Referrals to the Subcommittee on Rulesand Organization of the House: 45

(2) Exclusive Referrals to the Subcommittee on the Leg-islative and Budget Process: 26

(3) Joint Referrals: 0(c) Number of original jurisdiction measures heard by the

full committee: 7(d) Number of hearings and markups held by the full com-

mittee: 12(e) Number of measures reported by the full committee: 6

(1) Disposition of measures reported(a) Measures adopted by the House: 6(b) Measures reported and pending floor action at

adjournment: 0(c) Resolutions rejected by the House: 0(d) Resolutions tabled by the House: 0(e) Resolutions discharged from the Committee: 3

2. Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process(a) Measured referred: 26(b) Days of hearings and markups: 2(c) Measures reported: 0

3. Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House(a) Measures referred: 45(b) Days of hearings and markups: 4(c) Measures reported: 0

VII. APPENDICES

A. TABLE 1.—TYPES OF RULES GRANTED

Open:H. Res. 88 ............... H.R. 852 .......................... Paperwork Elimination Act of 1997.H. Res. 94 ............... H.R. 412 .......................... Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act.H. Res. 116 ............. H.R. 400 .......................... 21st Century Patent System Improvement Act.H. Res. 125 ............. H.R. 1271 ........................ The Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and

Development Authorization Act of 1997.H. Res. 126 ............. H.R. 1273 ........................ National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1997.H. Res. 127 ............. H.R. 1274 ........................ National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act

of 1997.H. Res. 128 ............. H.R. 1275 ........................ Civilian Space Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.H. Res. 133 ............. H.R. 2 .............................. Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997.H. Res. 134 ............. H.R. 867 .......................... The Adoption Promotion Act of 1997.H. Res. 142 ............. H.R. 478 .......................... Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act of 1997.H. Res. 146 ............. H.R. 1469 ........................ Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1997.H. Res. 149 ............. H.R. 1469 ........................ Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from Natural

Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, IncludingThose in Bosnia, for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1997,and for Other Purposes.

H. Res. 150 ............. H.R. 1385 ........................ Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act of 1997.H. Res. 164 ............. H.R. 437 .......................... Marine Resources Revitalization Act of 1997.

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A. TABLE 1.—TYPES OF RULES GRANTED—ContinuedH. Res. 178 ............. H.R. 2016 ........................ Military Construction Appropriations Bill, 1998.H. Res. 181 ............. H.R. 2107 ........................ Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations

Bill, 1998.H. Res. 184 ............. H.R. 2158 ........................ Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Develop-

ment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill, 1998.H. Res. 187 ............. H.R. 1853 ........................ Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Act Amendments of

1997.H. Res. 189 ............. H.R. 2169 ........................ Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations

Bill, 1998.H. Res. 194 ............. H.R. 2203 ........................ Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, 1998.H. Res. 198 ............. H.R. 2266 ........................ Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 1998.H. Res. 199 ............. H.R. 2264 ........................ Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education,

and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 1998.H. Res. 239 ............. H.R. 2267 ........................ Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and

Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 1998.H. Res. 243 ............. H.R. 901 .......................... American Land Sovereignty Protection Act.H. Res. 258 ............. H.R. 629 .......................... Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Consent Act.H. Res. 265 ............. H.R. 2204 ........................ Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1997.H. Res. 345 ............. H.J. Res. 345 ................... Concerning Attorneys’ Fees, Costs, and Sanctions Payable by the

White House Health Care Task Force.H. Res. 348 ............. H.R. 2846 ........................ Prohibition on Federally Sponsored National Testing.H. Res. 366 ............. H.R. 2181 ........................ Witness Protection and Interstate Relocation Act of 1997.H. Res. 367 ............. H.R. 1544 ........................ Federal Agency Compliance Act.H. Res. 368 ............. H.R. 2460 ........................ Wireless Telephone Protection Act.H. Res. 376 ............. H.R. 856 .......................... United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act.H. Res. 377 ............. H.R. 2369 ........................ Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1998.H. Res. 382 ............. H.R. 992 .......................... Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act of 1997.H. Res. 384 ............. H.R. 2883 ........................ Government Performance and Results Act Technical Amendments

of 1998.H. Res. 394 ............. H.R. 2515 ........................ Forest Recovery and Protection Act of 1998.H. Res. 396 ............. H.R. 3310 ........................ Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments of 1998.H. Res. 408 ............. H.R. 1252 ........................ Judicial Reform Act of 1998.H. Res. 426 ............. H.R. 3534 ........................ Mandates Information Act of 1998.H. Res. 427 ............. H.R. 512 .......................... New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act.H. Res. 442 ............. H.J. Res.119 .....................

H.R. 2183A Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of

the United States to Limit Campaign Spending, BipartisanCampaign Integrity Act of 1997.

H. Res. 461 ............. H.R. 2888 ........................ Sales Incentive Act.H. Res. 477 ............. H.R. 4059 ........................ Military Construction Appropriations Bill, 1998.H. Res. 478 ............. H.R. 4060 ........................ Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, 1999.H. Res. 482 ............. H.R. 4101 ........................ Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations,

1999.H. Res. 485 ............. H.R. 4104 ........................ Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations

Bill, 1999.H. Res. 498 ............. H.R. 4104 ........................ Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations

Bill, 1999.H. Res. 501 ............. H.R. 4194 ........................ Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Develop-

ment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill, 1999.H. Res. 504 ............. H.R. 4193 ........................ Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations

Bill, 1999.H. Res. 508 ............. H.R. 4276 ........................ Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and

Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 1999.H. Res. 510 ............. H.R. 4328 ........................ Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations

Bill, 1999.H. Res. 517 ............. H.R. 4380 ........................ District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, 1999.H. Res. 521 ............. H.R. 2863 ........................ Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1998.H. Res. 522 ............. H.R. 2538 ........................ Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 1998.H. Res. 560 ............. H.R. 3789 ........................ Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998.H. Res. 576 ............. H.R. 4259 ........................ Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Poly-

technic Institute Act.H. Res. 584 ............. H.R. 4274 ........................ Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, And Related

Agencies Appropriations Bill, Fiscal Year 1999.Modified open-time cap:

H. Res. 284 ............. H.R. 2493 ........................ Forage Improvement Act of 1997.H. Res. 344 ............. H.R. 2625 ........................ Ronald Reagan National Airport.H. Res. 484 ............. H.R. 4103 ........................ Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 1999.

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A. TABLE 1.—TYPES OF RULES GRANTED—ContinuedH. Res. 535 ............. H.R. 4006 ........................ Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1998.H. Res. 537 ............. H.R. 4300 ........................ Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act.H. Res. 538 ............. H.R. 4550 ........................ Drug Demand Reduction Act of 1998.

Modified open-pre-printing:H. Res. 185 ............. H.R. 2159 ........................ Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Ap-

propriations Bill, 1998.H. Res. 378 ............. H.R. 3130 ........................ Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998.H. Res. 390 ............. H.R. 2589 ........................ Copyright Term Extension Act.H. Res. 391 ............. H.R. 2578 ........................ To Extend the Visa Waiver Pilot Program.H. Res. 411 ............. H.R. 6 .............................. Higher Education Amendments of 1998.H. Res. 419 ............. H.R. 1872 ........................ Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act of

1998.H. Res. 420 ............. H.R. 3694 ........................ Intelligence Authorization Act, 1999.

Modified open-time cap and pre-printing:H. Res. 516 ............. H.R. 3892 ........................ English Language Fluency Act of 1998.H. Res. 542 ............. H.R. 4569 ........................ Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Ap-

propriations Bill, 1999.Structured or Modified Closed:

H. Res. 47 ............... H.J. Res. 2 ....................... Congressional Term Limits Amendments.H. Res. 95 ............... H.J. Res. 58 ..................... Disapproval of Determination of President Regarding Mexico.H. Res. 99 ............... H.R. 1 .............................. Working Families Flexibility Act of 1997.H. Res. 101 ............. H. Res. 91 ....................... Committee Funding Resolution for 105th Congress.H. Res. 113 ............. H.J. Res. 62 ..................... Tax Limitation Constitutional Amendment.H. Res. 143 ............. H.R. 3 .............................. Juvenile Crime Control Act of 1997.H. Res. 152 ............. H. Con. Res. 84 ............... Concurrent Resolution on the Budget-Fiscal Year 1998.H. Res. 153 ............. H.R. 408 .......................... International Dolphin Conservation Program Act.H. Res. 159 ............. H.R. 1757 ........................ The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998-1999.

H.R. 1758 ........................ The European Security Act of 1997.H. Res. 169 ............. H.R. 1119 ........................ National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.H. Res. 174 ............. H.R. 2015 ........................ The Balanced Budget Act.

H.R. 2014 ........................ The Taxpayer Relief Act.H. Res. 180 ............. H.R. 858 .......................... Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of

1998.H. Res. 193 ............. H.R. 2160 ........................ Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,

and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 1998.H. Res. 197 ............. H.R. 2209 ........................ Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, 1998.H. Res. 230 ............. H. Res. 168 ..................... The Bipartisan House Ethics Reform Task Force Recommendations.H. Res. 255 ............. H.R. 1370 ........................ Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.H. Res. 256 ............. H.R. 1127 ........................ National Monument Fairness Act of 1997.H. Res. 257 ............. H.R. 901 .......................... American Land Sovereignty Protection Act.H. Res. 264 ............. H.R. 2607 ........................ District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, 1998.H. Res. 270 ............. H.R. 2247 ........................ Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act of 1997.H. Res. 271 ............. H.R. 1534 ........................ Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 1997.H. Res. 274 ............. H.R. 2646 ........................ Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools.H. Res. 280 ............. H.R. 1270 ........................ Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997.

S. 104 .............................. Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997.H. Res. 283 ............. H.R. 1270 ........................ Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997.

S. 104 .............................. Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997.H. Res. 288 ............. H.R. 2746 ........................ Helping Empower Low-Income Parents (HELP) Scholarships Amend-

ments of 1997.H.R. 2616 ........................ Charter Schools Amendments Act of 1997.

H. Res. 302 ............. H.R. 2358 ........................ Political Freedom in China Act.H.R. 2195 ........................ Tightening Prohibitions on Slave Labor Imports.H. Res. 188 ..................... On Missile Proliferation.H.R. 967 .......................... Free the Clergy Act.H.R. 2570 ........................ Forced Abortion Condemnation Act.H.R. 2386 ........................ Taiwan Missile Defense Act.H.R. 2605 ........................ Communist China De-Subsidization Act.H.R. 2647 ........................ Denial of Normal Commercial Status to the Chinese People’s Lib-

eration Army.H.R. 2232 ........................ Concerning Radio Free Asia.

H. Res. 383 ............. H.R. 1432 ........................ African Growth and Opportunity Act.H. Res. 393 ............. H.R. 3246 ........................ Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act of 1998.H. Res. 402 ............. H.R. 3579 ........................ Emergency Appropriations for Fiscal Year Ending September 30,

1998, and for other Purposes.H. Res. 403 ............. H.R. 10 ............................ Financial Services Act of 1998.

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A. TABLE 1.—TYPES OF RULES GRANTED—ContinuedH. Res. 405 ............. H.R. 2400 ........................ Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998.H. Res. 407 ............. H.J. Res. 111 ................... Tax Limitation Constitutional Amendment.H. Res. 410 ............. H.R. 3546 ........................ National Dialogue on Social Security Act of 1998.H. Res. 428 ............. H.R. 10 ............................ Financial Services Act of 1998.H. Res. 430 ............. H.R. 2431 ........................ Freedom From Religious Persecution Act of 1998.H. Res. 442 ............. H.R. 3616 ........................ National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.H. Res. 450 ............. H.R. 3433 ........................ Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998.H. Res. 453 ............. H.J. Res. 78 ..................... Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

Restoring Religious Freedom.H. Res. 455 ............. H. Con. Res. 284 ............. Concurrent Resolution on the Budget—Fiscal Year 1999.H. Res. 462 ............. H.R. 3150 ........................ Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998.H. Res. 465 ............. H.R. 3494 ........................ Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act of 1998.H. Res. 489 ............. H.R. 4112 ........................ Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, 1999.H. Res. 500 ............. H.R. 3267 ........................ Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Reclamation Act.H. Res. 509 ............. H.R. 4250 ........................ Patient Protection Act of 1998.H. Res. 513 ............. H.R. 3736 ........................ Workforce Improvement and Protection Act of 1998.H. Res. 543 ............. H.R. 3248 ........................ Dollars to the Classroom Act.H. Res. 552 ............. H.R. 4578 ........................ Protect Social Security Account.

H.R. 4579 ........................ Taxpayer Relief Act of 1998.H. Res. 573 ............. H.R. 4570 ........................ Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act of 1998.

Closed:H. Res. 46 ............... H.R. 581 .......................... Family Planning Facilitation and Abortion Funding Restriction of

1997.H. Res. 90 ............... H. Res. 89 ....................... Requesting the President Submit a Balanced Budget.H. Res. 100 ............. H.R. 1122 ........................ Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997.H. Res. 136 ............. H. Res. 129 ..................... Providing Amounts for the Expenses of Certain Committees of the

House of Representatives in the One Hundred Fifth Congress.H. Res. 163 ............. H.J. Res. 54 ..................... Prohibit the Physical Desecration of the Flag of the United States.H. Res. 192 ............. H.R. 2003 ........................ The Budget Enforcement Act of 1997.H. Res. 269 ............. H.J. Res. 97 ..................... Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998.H. Res. 303 ............. H.R. 2676 ........................ Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1997.H. Res. 309 ............. H.R. 2621 ........................ Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of 1997.H. Res. 319 ............. S. 738 .............................. Amtrak Reform and Authorization.H. Res. 349 ............. S. 1575 ............................ Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.H. Res. 409 ............. H.R. 3717 ........................ To Prohibit the Expenditure of Federal Funds for the Distribution of

Needles or Syringes for the Hypodermic Injection of IllegalDrugs.

H. Res. 413 ............. S. 1502 ............................ District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1997.H. Res. 454 ............. H. Con. Res. 285 ............. Expressing a Sense of the Congress that the President of the

United States Should Reconsider his Decision to be FormallyReceived in Tiananmen Square by the Government of the Peo-ple’s Republic of China.

H. Res. 457 ............. H.R. 2709 ........................ Senate Amendments to H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanc-tions Act of 1997.

H. Res. 472 ............. H.R. 3097 ........................ Tax Code Termination Act of 1998.H. Res. 499 ............. H.R. 3682 ........................ Child Custody Protection Act.H. Res. 541 ............. H.J. Res. 128 ................... Making Continuing Appropriations, 1999.H. Res. 551 ............. H.R. 4618 ........................ Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss Assistance Act of 1998.H. Res. 553 ............. H.R. 2621 ........................ Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of 1997.H. Res. 588 ............. H.R. 4761 ........................ Uruguay Round Agreements Compliance Act.H. Res. 604 ............. S. 1132 ............................ Bandelier National Monument Administrative Improvement and

Watershed Protection Act of 1998.S. 2133 ............................ An Act to Preserve the Cultural Resources of the Route 66 Corridor

and to Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Provide Assist-ance.

Providing for general debate only:H. Res. 435 ............. H.R. 3616 ........................ National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.

Most votes wins procedure:H. Res. 47 ............... H.J. Res. 2 ....................... Congressional Term Limits Amendments.H. Res. 442 ............. H.J. Res. 119 ................... Constitutional Amendment to Limit Campaign Spending.

H.R. 2183 ........................ Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act of 1997.

SPECIAL PROCEDURESWaiving two-thirds requirement (Rule XI, clause 4(b) generally prohibiting calling up a rule on the same day it is reported

from the Rules Committee except by a two-thirds vote):

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A. TABLE 1.—TYPES OF RULES GRANTED—ContinuedH. Res.155 .............. .................................... Rules reported before May 23, 1997, for consideration of an

amendment thereto, a conference report thereon, or an amend-ment reported in disagreement from a conference on: (1) aconcurrent resolution on the budget, (2) the bill H.R. 1469,making emergency supplemental appropriations for recoveryfrom natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts,including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September30, 1997, and for other purposes.

H. Res. 161 ............. .......................................... Rules reported before June 7, 1997, for consideration of anamendment thereto, a conference report thereon, or an amend-ment reported in disagreement from a conference on the billH.R. 1469, making emergency supplemental appropriations forrecovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeepingefforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year endingSeptember 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

H. Res. 165 ............. .......................................... Rules reported before June 14, 1997, for consideration of a bill in-troduced by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriationsmaking supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year endingSeptember 30, 1997.

H. Res. 201 ............. .......................................... Rules reported before August 3, 1997, for consideration of anamendment thereto, a conference report thereon, or an amend-ment reported in disagreement from a conference on H.R. 2015,the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Rules reported after July 30,1997, and before August 3, 1997, for consideration of anamendment thereto, a conference report thereon, or an amend-ment reported in disagreement from a conference on H.R. 2014,the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.

H. Res. 305 ............. .......................................... Rules reported before November 10, 1997, for consideration of anamendment thereto, a conference report thereon, or an amend-ment reported in disagreement from a conference on: (1) a billor joint resolution making appropriations for the fiscal yearending September 30, 1998 and (2) a bill or joint resolutionmaking continuing appropriations for the fiscal year endingSeptember 30, 1998. (See also suspensions category require-ment.)

H. Res. 306 ............. .......................................... Rules reported before November 10, 1997, for consideration of anamendment thereto, a conference report thereon, or an amend-ment reported in disagreement from a conference on: (1) a billor joint resolution making appropriations for the fiscal yearending September 30, 1998 and (2) a bill or joint resolutionmaking continuing appropriations for the fiscal year endingSeptember 30, 19 98. (See also suspensions category require-ment.)

H. Res. 314 ............. .......................................... Rules reported before November 11, 1998, for consideration of anamendment thereto, a conference report thereon, or an amend-ment reported in disagreement from a conference on: (1) a billor joint resolution making general appropriations for the fiscalyear ending September 30, 1998 and (2) a bill or joint resolu-tion making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year endingSeptember 30, 1998. Also applies to a special rule providingfor consideration of the bill H.R. 2621, to extend trade authori-ties procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements.(See also suspensions category requirement.)

H. Res. 414 ............. .......................................... Rules reported before May 1, 1998, for consideration of anamendment thereto, a conference report thereon, or an amend-ment reported in disagreement from a conference on H.R. 3579making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscalyear ending September 30, 1998.

H. Res. 445 ............. .......................................... Rules reported on May 22, 1998, for consideration of an amend-ment thereto, a conference report thereon, or an amendment re-ported in disagreement from a conference on H.R. 2400,BESTEA.

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A. TABLE 1.—TYPES OF RULES GRANTED—ContinuedH. Res. 558 ............. .......................................... Rules reported on October 1, 1998, or October 2, 1998, for consid-

eration or disposition of a conference report to accompany abill or joint resolution or any amendment reported in disagree-ment from a conference thereon making general appropriationsfor the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998,

H. Res. 575 ............. .......................................... Rules reported before October 11, 1998 for consideration or dis-position of a bill or joint resolution, any amendment thereto,any conference report thereon, or any amendment reported indisagreement from a conference thereon (1) making generalappropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999and (2) making continuing appropriations for the fiscal yearending September 30, 1999. (See also suspensions category re-quirement.)

H. Res. 589 ............. .......................................... Rules reported for the remainder of the second session of the105th Congress for consideration of disposition of a bill or jointresolution any amendment thereto, any conference report there-on, or any amendment reported in disagreement from a con-ference thereon (1) making general appropriations for the fiscalyear ending September 30, 1999 and (2) making continuingappropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.(See also suspensions category requirement.)

Make in order suspensions on special days:H. Res. 107 ............. .......................................... Suspensions in order on Wednesday, April 9, 1997, and Thursday,

April 10, 1997.H. Res. 112 ............. .......................................... Suspensions in order on Wednesday, April 16, 1997.H. Res. 117 ............. .......................................... Suspensions in order on Wednesday, April 23, 1997 and Thursday,

April 24, 1997, with one hour notice.H. Res. 305 ............. .......................................... Suspensions in order before November 10, 1997, with one hour

notice. (See also waiving two-thirds category requirement.)H. Res. 306 ............. .......................................... Suspensions in order before November 10, 1997, with one hour

notice. (See also waiving two-thirds category requirement.)H. Res. 314 ............. .......................................... Suspensions in order before November 11, 1997, with one hour

notice. (See also waiving two-thirds category requirement.)H. Res. 352 ............. .......................................... Suspensions in order on Wednesday, February 11, 1998, or on

Thursday, February 12, 1998.H. Res. 544 ............. .......................................... Suspensions in order on Wednesday, September 23, 1998, with

two hour notice.H. Res. 575 ............. .......................................... Suspensions in order any time before October 11, 1998, with two

hour notice. (See also waiving two-thirds category requirement.)H. Res. 589 ............. .......................................... Suspensions in order for the remainder of the 105th Congress,

with two hour notice. (See also waiving two-thirds category re-quirement.)

Senate hook-up:H. Res. 280 ............. H.R. 1270 ........................ Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997.H. Res. 283 ............. H.R. 1270 ........................ Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997.H. Res. 368 ............. H.R. 2460 ........................ Wireless Telephone Protection Act.H. Res. 391 ............. H.R. 2578 ........................ To Extend The Visa Waiver Pilot Program.

Disposition of Senate amendments:H. Res. 262 ............. H.R. 1122 ........................ Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997 With Senate Amendments.H. Res. 324 ............. H.R. 2607 ........................ District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, 1998, With Senate

Amendments.H. Res. 446 ............. S. 1150 ............................ Conference Report on Agricultural Research, Extension, And Edu-

cation Reform Act Of 1998.H. Res. 457 ............. H.R. 2709 ........................ Senate Amendments to H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanc-

tions Act of 1997.Chairman’s en bloc authority:

H. Res. 99 ............... H.R. 1 .............................. Working Families Flexibility Act of 1997.H. Res. 169 ............. H.R. 1119 ........................ National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and

1999.H. Res. 441 ............. H.R. 3616 ........................ National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.

Self-executing amendments:H. Res. 146 ............. H.R. 1469 ........................ Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1997.H. Res. 149 ............. H.R. 1469 ........................ Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1997.H. Res. 174 ............. H.R. 2015 ........................ Balanced Budget Act.

H.R. 2014 ........................ The Taxpayer Relief Act.

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A. TABLE 1.—TYPES OF RULES GRANTED—ContinuedH. Res. 189 ............. H.R. 2169 ........................ Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations

Bill, 1998.H. Res. 239 ............. H.R. 2267 ........................ Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and

Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, Fiscal Year 1998.H. Res. 264 ............. H.R. 2607 ........................ District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, 1998.H. Res. 302 ............. H. Res. 188 ..................... On Missile Proliferation.

H.R. 2570 ........................ The Forced Abortion Condemnation Act.H.R. 2605 ........................ The Communist China De-subsidization Act.

H. Res. 319 ............. S. 738 .............................. Amtrak Reform and Authorization.H. Res. 402 ............. H.R. 3579 ........................ Emergency Appropriations for Fiscal Year Ending September 30,

1998, and for Other Purposes.H. Res. 407 ............. H.J. Res. 111 ................... Tax Limitation Constitutional Amendment.H. Res. 426 ............. H.R. 3534 ........................ Mandates Information Act of 1998.H. Res. 472 ............. H.R. 3097 ........................ Tax Code Termination Act of 1998.H. Res. 476 ............. H. Res. 463 ..................... To Establish the Select Committee on U. S. National Security and

Military/Commercial Concerns With the People’s Republic ofChina.

H. Res. 482 ............. H.R. 4101 ........................ Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations forFiscal Year 1999.

H. Res. 484 ............. H.R. 4103 ........................ Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations forFiscal Year 1999.

H. Res. 485 ............. H.R. 4104 ........................ Treasury, Postal, Service, and General Government AppropriationsBill, 1999.

H. Res. 500 ............. H.R. 3267 ........................ Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Reclamation Act.H. Res. 501 ............. H.R. 4194 ........................ Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Develop-

ment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill, 1999.H. Res. 504 ............. H.R. 4193 ........................ Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations

Bill, 1999.H. Res. 510 ............. H.R. 4328 ........................ Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations

Bill, 1999.Makes in order original text with modifications:

H. Res. 113 ............. H.J. Res. 62 ..................... Tax Limitation Constitutional Amendment.H. Res. 116 ............. H.R. 400 .......................... 21st Century Patent System Improvement Act.H. Res. 134 ............. H.R. 867 .......................... Adoption Promotion Act of 1997.H. Res. 153 ............. H.R. 408 .......................... International Dolphin Conservation Program Act.H. Res. 164 ............. H.R. 437 .......................... Marine Resources Revitalization Act of 1997.H. Res. 174 ............. H.R. 2015 ........................ Balanced Budget Act.

H.R. 2014 ........................ The Taxpayer Relief Act.H. Res. 271 ............. H.R. 1534 ........................ Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 1997.H. Res. 274 ............. H.R. 2646 ........................ Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools.H. Res. 302 ............. H.R. 2358 ........................ The Political Freedom in China Act.

H.R. 967 .......................... Free the Clergy Act.H.R. 2386 ........................ The Taiwan Missile Defense Act.

H. Res. 303 ............. H.R. 2676 ........................ Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1997.H. Res. 309 ............. H.R. 2621 ........................ Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of 1997.H. Res. 383 ............. H.R. 1432 ........................ African Growth and Opportunity Act.H. Res. 403 ............. H.R 10 ............................. Financial Services Act of 1998H. Res. 405 ............. H.R. 2400 ........................ Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998.H. Res. 408 ............. H.R. 1252 ........................ Judicial Reform Act of 1998.H. Res. 411 ............. H.R. 6 .............................. Higher Education Amendments of 1998.H. Res. 420 ............. H.R. 3694 ........................ Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.H. Res. 428 ............. H.R. 10 ............................ Financial Services Act of 1998H. Res. 430 ............. H.R. 2431 ........................ Freedom From Religious Persecution Act of 1998.H. Res. 450 ............. H.R. 3433 ........................ Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998.H. Res. 513 ............. H.R. 3736 ........................ Workforce Improvement and Protection Act of 1998.H. Res. 537 ............. H.R. 4300 ........................ Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act.H. Res. 552 ............. H.R. 4578 ........................ Protect Social Security Account.

H.R. 4579 ........................ Taxpayer Relief Act of 1998.Conference Reports:

H. Res. 160 ............. H. Con. Res. 84 ............... Setting forth the Congressional Budget for the United States gov-ernment for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

H. Res. 162 ............. H.R. 1469 ........................ Making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery fromnatural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts.

H. Res. 202 ............. H.R. 2015 ........................ Balanced Budget Act of 1997.H. Res. 206 ............. H.R. 2014 ........................ Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.H. Res. 228 ............. H.R. 2016 ........................ Military Construction Appropriations bill, 1998.

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A. TABLE 1.—TYPES OF RULES GRANTED—ContinuedH. Res. 232 ............. H.R. 2160 ........................ Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,

and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, 1998.H. Res. 238 ............. H.R. 2209 ........................ Legislative Branch Appropriations bill, 1998.H. Res. 242 ............. H.R. 2266 ........................ Department of Defense Appropriations bill, 1998.H. Res. 254 ............. H.R. 2203 ........................ Energy and water development Appropriations bill, 1998.H. Res. 261 ............. H.R. 2158 ........................ Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Develop-

ment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations bill, 1998.H. Res. 263 ............. H.R. 2169 ........................ Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations

bill, 1998.H. Res. 277 ............. H.R. 2107 ........................ Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations

bill, 1998.H. Res. 278 ............. H.R. 1119 ........................ National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998.H. Res. 323 ............. H.R. 2159 ........................ Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Agencies Appro-

priations bill, 1998.H. Res. 330 ............. H.R. 2267 ........................ Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and

Related Agencies Appropriations bill, Fiscal Year 1998.H. Res. 385 ............. H.R. 1757 ........................ Foreign Policy Reform Act.H. Res. 416 ............. H.R. 3579 ........................ Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year

ending 1998, and for other purposes.H. Res. 446 ............. S. 1150 ............................ Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of

1998.H. Res. 449 ............. H.R. 2400 ........................ Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998.H. Res. 471 ............. H.R. 2646 ........................ Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools.H. Res. 490 ............. H.R. 2676 ........................ Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1997.H. Res. 511 ............. H.R. 629 .......................... Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act.H. Res. 549 ............. H.R. 3616 ........................ National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.H. Res. 550 ............. H.R. 4112 ........................ Legislative Branch Appropriations bill, 1999.H. Res. 563 ............. H.R. 4104 ........................ Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations

bill, 1999.H. Res. 567 ............. H.R. 4101 ........................ Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,

and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, 1999.H. Res. 574 ............. H.R. 4194 ........................ Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Develop-

ment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.H. Res. 579 ............. H.R. 4104 ........................ Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations

bill, 1999.H. Res. 586 ............. H.R. 3150 ........................ Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998.H. Res. 605 ............. H.R. 4328 ........................ Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations

bill, 1999.

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t. 10

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175

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Res

. 160

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Con

. Res

. 84

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eren

ce R

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t on

the

Con

curre

nt R

esol

utio

n on

the

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get

for

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al Y

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1998

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o Co

nsid

erat

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of C

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in R

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he C

omm

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7

76B.

TAB

LE 2

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SOLU

TION

S RE

PORT

ED—

Cont

inue

d

Rule

Bill

Floo

r ac

tion

Date

Man

ager

H. R

es. 1

62, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–12

0...

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.....

H.R.

146

9...

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Conf

eren

ce R

epor

t on

Em

erge

ncy

Appr

opria

tions

for

Rec

over

y fro

m N

atur

al D

isas

ters

, an

d fo

r Ov

erse

asPe

acek

eepi

ng E

fforts

.Re

porte

d fro

m R

ules

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H. R

es. 1

63, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–12

6...

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H.J.

Res.

54

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Proh

ibit

the

Phys

ical

Des

ecra

tion

of t

he F

lag

of t

he U

nite

d St

ates

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porte

d fro

m R

ules

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H. R

es. 1

64, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–12

7...

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H.R.

437

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ine

Reso

urce

s Re

vita

lizat

ion

Act

of 1

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7H.

Res

. 165

, H. R

ept.

105–

128

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aivi

ng a

Req

uire

men

t of

Cla

use

4(b)

of

Rule

XI

With

Res

pect

to

the

Sam

e Da

y Co

nsid

erat

ion

of C

er-

tain

Res

olut

ions

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orte

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the

Rul

es C

omm

ittee

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porte

d fro

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H. R

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69, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–13

7...

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H.R.

111

9...

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Natio

nal D

efen

se A

utho

rizat

ion

Act

for

Fisc

al Y

ears

199

8 an

d 19

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7H.

Res

. 174

, H. R

ept.

105–

152

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R. 2

015,

H.R

.20

14.

Bala

nced

Bud

get

Act;

The

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7H.

Res

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105–

154

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ncur

rent

Res

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ion

for

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Adjo

urnm

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ouse

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for

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pend

ence

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Wor

k Pe

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78, H

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5–15

6...

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H.R.

201

6...

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tary

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stru

ctio

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79, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–17

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177

5...

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llige

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oriza

tion

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al Y

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1998

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porte

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Res

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105–

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R. 8

58...

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incy

Lib

rary

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up F

ores

t Re

cove

ry a

nd E

cono

mic

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bilit

y Ac

t of

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77H.

Res

. 181

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174

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R. 2

107

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partm

ent

of t

he In

terio

r an

d Re

late

d Ag

enci

es A

ppro

pria

tions

Bill

, 199

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porte

d fro

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7H.

Res

. 184

, H. R

ept.

105–

180

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R. 2

158

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partm

ent

of V

eter

ans

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nd H

ousi

ng a

nd U

rban

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elop

men

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d In

depe

nden

t Ag

enci

es A

ppro

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iatio

ns B

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H. R

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85, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–18

4...

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H.R.

215

9...

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Fore

ign

Oper

atio

ns, E

xpor

t Fi

nanc

ing,

and

Rel

ated

Pro

gram

s Ap

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riatio

ns B

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7H.

Res

. 187

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ept.

105–

187

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R. 1

853

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rl D.

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kins

Voc

atio

nal-T

echn

ical

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catio

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endm

ents

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7H.

Res

. 189

, H. R

ept.

105–

189

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R. 2

169

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partm

ent

of T

rans

porta

tion

and

Rela

ted

Agen

cies

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ropr

iatio

ns B

ill, 1

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H. R

es. 1

92, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–19

5...

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H.R.

200

3...

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Budg

et E

nfor

cem

ent

Act

of 1

997.

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pted

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H. R

es. 1

93, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–19

7...

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H.R.

216

0...

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ultu

re, R

ural

Dev

elop

men

t, Fo

od a

nd D

rug

Adm

inis

tratio

n, a

nd R

elat

ed A

genc

ies

Appr

opria

tions

Bill

,19

98.

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stin

gs/H

all

Prev

ious

Que

stio

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8–16

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26–2

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7H.

Res

. 194

, H. R

ept.

105–

198

......

......

..H.

R. 2

203

......

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ergy

and

Wat

er D

evel

opm

ent

Appr

opria

tions

Bill

, 199

8.Re

porte

d fro

m R

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Hast

ings

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pted

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H. R

es. 1

97, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–20

2...

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.....

H.R.

220

9...

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.....

Legi

slat

ive

Bran

ch A

ppro

pria

tions

Bill

, 199

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porte

d fro

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Pryc

e/Ha

llPr

evio

us Q

uest

ion

222–

201

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Rule

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pted

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/97

H. R

es. 1

98, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–21

3...

......

.....

H.R.

226

6...

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Depa

rtmen

t of

Def

ense

App

ropr

iatio

ns B

ill, 1

998.

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. Rep

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H. R

es. 2

63, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–31

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216

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Conf

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artm

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of T

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porta

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cal

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es. 2

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260

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5–38

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Res

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R. 2

621

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257

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. Rep

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Res

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82B.

TAB

LE 2

.—RE

SOLU

TION

S RE

PORT

ED—

Cont

inue

d

Rule

Bill

Floo

r ac

tion

Date

Man

ager

H. R

es. 3

23, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–40

2...

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H.R.

215

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Res

. 324

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ept.

105–

403

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R. 2

607

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33.

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Res

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105–

545

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J. Re

s. 1

19, H

. R.

2183

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int

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lutio

n Pr

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men

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stitu

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of t

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to

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it Ca

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; Bip

artis

an C

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ign

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grity

Act

of

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TAB

LE 2

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SOLU

TION

S RE

PORT

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Cont

inue

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Rule

Bill

Floo

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tion

Date

Man

ager

H. R

es. 4

45, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–54

7...

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aivi

ng a

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uire

men

t of

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use

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of

Rule

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With

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the

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nsid

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of C

er-

tain

Res

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H. R

es. 4

46, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–54

8...

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S. 1

150

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eren

ce R

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icul

tura

l Res

earc

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sion

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Edu

catio

n Re

form

Act

of

1998

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d fro

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Solo

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/98

H. R

es. 4

49, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–55

2...

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H.R.

240

0...

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Conf

eren

ce R

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t On

Tra

nspo

rtatio

n Eq

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Act

for

the

21s

t Ce

ntur

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porte

d fro

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ules

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McI

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/Moa

kley

Rule

Ado

pted

359

–29

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22/9

8H.

Res

. 450

, H. R

ept.

105–

553

......

......

..H.

R. 3

433

......

......

..Ti

cket

to

Wor

k an

d Se

lf-Su

ffici

ency

Act

of

1998

.Re

porte

d fro

m R

ules

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SOLU

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Cont

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91, H

. Rep

t. 10

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on. R

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H. R

es. 4

99, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–62

3...

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H.R.

368

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R. 3

267

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8H.

Res

. 501

, H. R

ept.

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628

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R. 4

194

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partm

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286

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38, H

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Res

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ept.

105–

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J. Re

s. 1

28...

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inui

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1999

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H. R

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42, H

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t. 10

5–72

5...

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H.R.

456

9...

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Fore

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Oper

atio

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xpor

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nanc

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and

Rel

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Pro

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ns B

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43, H

. Rep

t. 10

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324

8...

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H. R

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44, H

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t. 10

5–72

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ider

atio

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end

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H. R

es. 5

49, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–74

0...

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H.R.

361

6...

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Conf

eren

ce R

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m T

hurm

ond

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nal D

efen

se A

utho

rizat

ion

Act

for

Fisc

al Y

ear

1999

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porte

d fro

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TAB

LE 2

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SOLU

TION

S RE

PORT

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Cont

inue

d

Rule

Bill

Floo

r ac

tion

Date

Man

ager

H. R

es. 5

50, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–74

1...

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H.R.

411

2...

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Conf

eren

ce R

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t on

Leg

isla

tive

Bran

ch A

ppro

pria

tions

for

Fis

cal Y

ear

Endi

ng S

epte

mbe

r 30

, 199

9, a

ndfo

r Ot

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8H.

Res

. 551

, H. R

ept.

105–

743

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R. 4

618

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ricul

ture

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aste

r an

d M

arke

t Lo

ss A

ssis

tanc

e Ac

t of

199

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porte

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8H.

Res

. 552

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ept.

105–

744

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R. 4

578,

H.R

.45

79.

Prot

ect

Soci

al S

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ity A

ccou

nt; T

axpa

yer

Relie

f Ac

t of

199

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8H.

Res

. 553

, H. R

ept.

105–

745

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..H.

R. 2

621

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cipr

ocal

Tra

de A

gree

men

t Au

thor

ities

Act

of

1997

.Re

porte

d fro

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ules

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Drei

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eyPr

evio

us Q

uest

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230–

193

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H. R

es. 5

58, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–75

4...

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aivi

ng a

Req

uire

men

t of

Cla

use

4(b)

of

Rule

XI

With

Res

pect

to

the

Sam

e Da

y Co

nsid

erat

ion

of C

er-

tain

Res

olut

ions

Rep

orte

d by

the

Rul

es C

omm

ittee

.Re

porte

d fro

m R

ules

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Hast

ings

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kley

Rule

Ado

pted

Voi

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/98

H. R

es. 5

60, H

. Rep

t. 10

5–75

8...

......

.....

H.R.

378

9...

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Clas

s Ac

tion

Juris

dict

ion

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C. TABLE 3.—RESOLUTIONS REJECTED

H. Res. 101 ...................... H. Res. 91 ....................... Committee Funding Resolution for 105th Congress.H. Res. 146 ...................... H. R. 1469 ....................... Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1997.H. Res. 446 ...................... S. 1150 ............................ Conference Report on Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-

cation Reform Act of 1998.H. Res. 485 ...................... H.R. 4104 ........................ Treasury, Postal, Service, and General Government Appropriations

Bill, 1999.H. Res. 563 ...................... H.R. 4104 ........................ Conference Report on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Gov-

ernment Appropriations Bill, 1999.

D. TABLE 4.—RESOLUTIONS DISCHARGED

E. TABLE 5.—RESOLUTIONS LAID ON THE TABLE

H. Res. 161 ...................... .......................................... Waiving a Requirement of Clause 4(b) of Rule XI with Respect toConsideration of Certain Resolutions From the Committee onRules.

H. Res. 162 ...................... H.R. 1469 ........................ Conference Report on Emergency Appropriations for Recovery fromNatural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts.

H. Res. 165 ...................... .......................................... Waiving a Requirement of Clause 4(b) of Rule XI with Respect tothe Same Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported bythe Rules Committee.

H. Res. 185 ...................... H.R. 2159 ........................ Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Ap-propriations Bill, 1998.

H. Res. 199 ...................... H.R. 2264 ........................ Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education,and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 1998.

H. Res. 203 ...................... .......................................... Waiving Certain Enrollment Requirements with Respect to TwoSpecified Bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.

H. Res. 243 ...................... H.R. 901 .......................... American Land Sovereignty Protection Act.H. Res. 257 ...................... H.R. 901 .......................... American Land Sovereignty Protection Act.H. Res. 280 ...................... H.R. 1270 ........................ Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997.H. Res. 306 ...................... .......................................... Waiving a Requirement of Clause 4(b) of Rule XI with Respect to

Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported from the Com-mittee on Rules, and for Other Purposes.

H. Res. 309 ...................... H.R. 2621 ........................ Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of 1997.H. Res. 403 ...................... H.R. 10 ............................ Financial Services Act of 1998.H. Res. 551 ...................... H.R. 4618 ........................ Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss Assistance Act of 1998.

F. TABLE 6.—RESOLUTIONS PENDING

H. Res. 427 ...................... H.R. 512 .......................... Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998.H. Res. 535 ...................... H.R. 4006 ........................ Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1998.H. Res. 560 ...................... H.R. 3789 ........................ New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act.

G. TABLE 7.—LIST OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION REFERRALS

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

1. H. Res. 16: SPON-Rep. King; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution to establish a Se-lect Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.

2. H. Res. 18: SPON-Rep. Royce; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to require the reduction of section 602(b)(1)suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general appropriation bills, and forother purposes.

3. H. Res. 20: SPON-Rep. Solomon; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution to authorizeand direct the Committee on Appropriations to create a new Subcommittee on Vet-erans’ Affairs.

4. H. Res. 23: SPON-Rep. Stearns; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution repealing ruleXLIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limiton the public debt.

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5. H. Res. 24: SPON-Rep. Stupak; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to reduce the number of programs coveredby each regular appropriation bill.

6. H. Res. 27: SPON-Rep. Campbell; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amendingthe Rules of the House of Representatives to allow each Member to designate onebill introduced by such Member to be the subject of a committee vote.

7. H. Res. 30: SPON-Rep. Smith; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution repealing ruleXLIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limiton the public debt.

8. H. Res. 34: SPON-Rep. Waters; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution to establish aSelect Committee to Investigate CIA Involvement in Crack Cocaine Sales to FundContras.

9. H. Res. 39: SPON-Rep. Skaggs; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to afford witnesses greater freedom to provideinformation to House committees by eliminating current administrative require-ments.

10. H. Res. 41: SPON-Rep. Weldon; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to establish a Citizens’ Commission on Con-gressional Ethics, and for other purposes.

11. H. Res. 53: SPON-Rep. Maloney; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amendingthe Rules of the House of Representatives to require that committee reports accom-panying reported bills and joint resolutions contain a detailed analysis of the impactof the bill or joint resolution on children.

12. H. Res. 61: SPON-Rep. Hamilton; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution to providefor independent investigations and fact finding for ethics investigations.

13. H. Res. 70: SPON-Rep. Millender-McDonald; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolutionto establish a select committee to investigate CIA involvement in the financing, dis-tribution and promulgation of crack cocaine and the use of any proceeds to supportthe Contras.

14. H. Res. 79: SPON-Rep. Burton; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to discourage frivolous ethics complaints.

15. H. Res. 97: SPON-Rep. Rivers; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to require that the expenses of special-orderspeeches be paid from the Members Representational Allowance of the Membersmaking such speeches.

16. H. Res. 123: SPON-Rep. Morella; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amendingthe Rules of the House of Representatives to postpone final House action on legisla-tive branch appropriations for any fiscal year until all other regular appropriationsfor that fiscal year are enacted into law.

17. H. Res. 135: SPON-Rep. Weygand; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution to amendthe Rules of the House of Representatives to permit disabled individuals who haveaccess to the House floor to bring supporting services.

18. H. Res. 141: SPON-Rep. Yates; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution waiving clause2(b) of rule XXII to permit introduction and consideration of a certain bill.

19. H. Res. 156: SPON-Rep. Solomon; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution relating tothe disposition of Senate amendments to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 84)establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscalyear 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000,2001, and 2002.

20. H. Res. 167: SPON-Rep. Solomon; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution providingspecial investigative authorities for the Committee on Government Reform andOversight.

21. H. Res. 168: SPON-Rep. Livingston; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution to imple-ment the recommendations of the bipartisan House Ethics Reform Task Force.

22. H. Res. 169: SPON-Rep. Solomon; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution providingfor consideration of the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years1998 and 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribemilitary personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.

23. H. Res. 186: SPON-Rep. Fattah; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to allow proxy voting in committees when aMember is engaged in official business in the District of Columbia.

24. H. Res. 209: SPON-Rep. Fox; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to take away the power of the Committee onRules to report rules or orders waiving the germaneness requirement.

25. H. Res. 229: SPON-Rep. Menendez; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amendingthe Rules of the House of Representatives to limit admission of ex-Members of theHouse of Representatives to the House floor and rooms reading thereto in certaininstances where personal or pecuniary interests are involved.

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26. H. Res. 237: SPON-Rep. Woolsey; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution to limit theaccess of lobbyists to the Hall of the House, and for other purposes.

27. H. Res. 247: SPON-Rep. Blumenauer; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amend-ing the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit smoking in rooms and cor-ridors leading to the House floor and in the Rayburn room.

28. H. Res. 259: SPON-Rep. Baesler; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution providing forconsideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) amending the Federal Elections Campaign Actof 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, and forother purposes.

29. H. Res. 272: SPON-Rep. Baesler; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution providing forconsideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) amending the Federal Elections Campaign Actof 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, and forother purposes.

30. H. Res. 275: SPON-Rep. Ganske; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution to amendthe Rules of the House of Representatives to permit a committee to vote to allowlive media coverage of the testimony of a subpoenaed witness.

31. H. Res. 298: SPON-Rep. Barr; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to repeal the rule allowing subpoenaed wit-nesses to choose not to be photographed at committee hearings.

32. H. Res. 301: SPON-Rep. Solomon; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amendingthe Rules of the House of Representatives to repeal the exception to the requirementthat public committee proceedings be open to all media.

33. H. Res. 304: SPON-Rep. Barr; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution directing theCommittee on the Judiciary to undertake an inquiry into whether grounds exist toimpeach William Jefferson Clinton, the President of the United States.

34. H. Res. 357: SPON-Rep. Forbes; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution waivingclause 2(b) of rule XXII to permit introduction and consideration of a joint resolutionto designate November of each year as National Child Cancer Awareness Month.

35. H. Res. 387: SPON-Rep. Hoyer; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution prohibitingthe payment of any amount from the reserve fund established for unanticipated ex-penses of committees without the approval of the House.

36. H. Res. 424: SPON-Rep. Hamilton; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution requiringmembers, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives to submit reportson travel to the Clerk of the House which include information on the source of fundsused to pay for such travel, and for other purposes.

37. H. Res. 456: SPON-Rep. Barton; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to provide for mandatory drug testing ofMembers, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives.

38. H. Res. 463: SPON-Rep. Solomon; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution to establishthe Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial ConcernsWith the People’s Republic of China.

39. H. Res. 464: SPON-Rep. Norton; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amendingthe Rules of the House of Representatives to provide a vote in the Committee of theWhole to the Delegate to the House from the District of Columbia.

40. H. Res. 467: SPON-Rep. Maloney; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution providingfor the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3526) to reform the financing of Federal elec-tions.

41. H. Res. 468: SPON-Rep. Maloney; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution providingfor further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Cam-paign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal of-fice, and for other purposes.

42. H. Res. 473: SPON-Rep. Obey; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution providing forconsideration of H.R. 3580.

43. H. Res. 486: SPON-Rep. Ganske; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution providing forconsideration of the bill (H.R. 3605) to amend the Public Health Service Act, theEmployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Codeof 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.

44. H. Res. 488: SPON-Rep. Traficant; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amendingthe Rules of the House of Representatives to require a two-thirds vote on any billor joint resolution that, pursuant to fast-track procedures, would implement anytrade agreement.

45. H. Res. 496: SPON-Rep. Tiahrt; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to increase theminimum wage.

46. H. Res. 497: SPON-Rep. Traficant; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amendingthe Rules of the House of Representatives to require a two-thirds vote on any billor joint resolution that either authorizes the President to enter into a trade agree-

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ment that is implemented pursuant to fast-track procedures or that implements atrade agreement pursuant to such procedures.

47. H. Res. 503: SPON-Rep. Barton; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to provide for mandatory drug testing ofMembers, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives.

48. H. Res. 507: SPON-Rep. Goodling; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution providingspecial investigative authority for the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

49. H. Res. 525: SPON-Rep. Solomon; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution providingfor a deliberative review by the Committee on the Judiciary of a communicationfrom an independent counsel, and for the release thereof, and for other purposes.

50. H. Res. 528: SPON-Rep. Deutsch; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution ordering theimmediate printing of the entire communication received on September 9, 1998,from an independent counsel.

51. H. Res. 529: SPON-Rep. Nadler; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution to amend theRules of the House of Representatives to require a bill or joint resolution whichamends a law to show the change in the law made by the amendment, and for otherpurposes.

52. H. Res. 546: SPON-Rep. Condit; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution ordering theimmediate printing of the entire communication received on September 9, 1998,from an independent counsel.

53. H. Res. 582: SPON-Rep. Hastings; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution directingthe Committee on the Judiciary to undertake an inquiry into whether grounds existto impeach Kenneth W. Starr, an independent prosecutor of the United States.

54. H. Res. 600: SPON-Rep. Royce; OFFICIAL TITLE: A resolution amending theRules of the House of Representatives to provide that certain extraordinary bills re-ported by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight to eliminate wasteand provide reform of the executive branch are privileged.

HOUSE BILLS

1. H.R. 75: SPON-Rep. McCarthy; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish the Na-tional Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program.

2. H.R. 78: SPON-Rep. Regula; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to assess the impact ofthe NAFTA, to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, toestablish a commission to review the dispute settlement reports of the World TradeOrganization, and for other purposes.

3. H.R. 99: SPON-Rep. White; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish a temporarycommission to recommend reforms in the laws relating to elections for Federal of-fice.

4. H.R. 113: SPON-Rep. Condit; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend chapter 11of title 31, United States Code, to require that each President’s budget submissionto Congress include a detailed plan to achieve a balanced Federal budget, and forother purposes.

5. H.R. 114: SPON-Rep. Condit; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to require the Presidentto submit to the Congress each year an integrated justification for United States for-eign assistance programs, and for other purposes.

6. H.R. 126: SPON-Rep. Crapo; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish proceduresto provide for a deficit reduction lock-box and related downward adjustment of dis-cretionary spending limits.

7. H.R. 141: SPON-Rep. Dingell; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish the SelectCommission to Advise on Reforming Elections to issue recommendations for the re-form of laws governing the financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, toestablish expedited procedures for the consideration of legislation implementing therecommendations, and for other purposes.

8. H.R. 170: SPON-Rep. Franks; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish a tem-porary commission to recommend reforms in the laws relating to elections for Fed-eral office.

9. H.R. 178: SPON-Rep. Gilman; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to provide for adher-ence with the MacBride Principles of Economic Justice by United States personsdoing business in Northern Ireland, and for other purposes.

10. H.R. 243: SPON-Rep. Obey; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the FederalElection Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for expenditure limitations and public fi-nancing for House of Representatives general elections, and for other purposes.

11. H.R. 272: SPON-Rep. Royce; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Congres-sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the considerationof retroactive tax increases.

12. H.R. 335: SPON-Rep. Solomon; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish the Com-mission on the Future for America’s Veterans.

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13. H.R. 352: SPON-Rep. Stupak; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to provide for returnof excess amounts from official allowances of Members of the House of Representa-tives to the Treasury for deficit reduction.

14. H.R. 397: SPON-Rep. Bentsen; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to require that thePresident transmit to Congress, that the congressional Budget Committees report,and that the Congress consider a balanced budget for each fiscal year.

15. H.R. 403: SPON-Rep. Bilirakis; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to modify the provi-sion of law which provides a permanent appropriation for the compensation of Mem-bers of Congress, and for other purposes.

16. H.R. 406: SPON-Rep. English; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish the Inde-pendent Commission on Medicare to make recommendations on how to best matchthe structure of the Medicare program with the funding made available for the pro-gram by Congress, to provide for expedited consideration in Congress of the Com-mission’s recommendations, and to establish a default process for meeting Congres-sional spending targets for the Medicare program if Congress rejects the Commis-sion’s recommendations.

17. H.R. 419: SPON-Rep. Maloney; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish a tem-porary commission to recommend reforms in the laws relating to elections for Fed-eral office.

18. H.R. 425: SPON-Rep. Myrick; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend title 18,United States Code, to punish false statements during debate on the floor of eitherHouse of Congress.

19. H.R. 436: SPON-Rep. Sanford; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to eliminate certainbenefits for Members of Congress.

20. H.R. 441: SPON-Rep. Sensenbrenner; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to repeal theImpoundment Control Act of 1974.

21. H.R. 457: SPON-Rep. Castle; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Congres-sional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for budgeting for emergencies through the es-tablishment of a budget reserve account, and for other purposes.

22. H.R. 600: SPON-Rep. Farr; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the FederalElection Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of Federal election cam-paigns, and for other purposes.

23. H.R. 856: SPON-Rep. Young; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to provide a processleading to full self-government for Puerto Rico.

24. H.R. 898: SPON-Rep. Visclosky; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to achieve a bal-anced Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 and each year thereafter, achieve signifi-cant deficit reduction in fiscal year 1998 and each year through 2002, establish aBoard of Estimates, require the President’s budget and the congressional budgetprocess to meet specified deficit reduction and balance requirements, enforce thoserequirements through a multiyear congressional budget process and, if necessary,sequestration, and for other purposes.

25. H.R. 957: SPON-Rep. Shays; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to abolish the Commit-tee on Standards of Official Conduct in the House of Representatives, establish anIndependent Commission on House Ethics, and provide for the transfer of the dutiesand functions of the Committee to the Independent Commission.

26. H.R. 1010: SPON-Rep. Condit; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to improve congres-sional deliberation on proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other pur-poses.

27. H.R. 1036: SPON-Rep. Hayworth; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to require Con-gress and the President to fulfill their Constitutional duty to take personal respon-sibility for Federal laws.

28. H.R. 1040: SPON-Rep. Armey; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to promote freedom,fairness, and economic opportunity for families by reducing the power and reach ofthe Federal establishment.

29. H.R. 1050: SPON-Rep. Dellums; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish a livingwage, jobs for all policy by instituting overall planning to develop those living wagejob opportunities essential to fulfillment of basic rights and responsibilities in ahealthy democratic society; by facilitating conversion from unneeded military pro-grams to civilian activities that meet important human needs; by producing a Fed-eral capital budget through appropriate distinctions between operating and invest-ment outlays; and by reducing poverty, violence, and the undue concentration of in-come, wealth, and power, and for other purposes.

30. H.R. 1140: SPON-Rep. Gephardt; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to require priorcongressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the Peo-ple’s Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for thewithdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is ac-cepted into the WTO without the support of the United States.

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31. H.R. 1172: SPON-Rep. Kasich; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to prohibit the useof funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or any other Federal depart-ment or agency from being used for the deployment on the ground of United StatesArmed Forces in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after Sep-tember 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

32. H.R. 1209: SPON-Rep. Waxman; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to provide for thedefense of the environment, and for other purposes.

33. H.R. 1210: SPON-Rep. Wolf; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to provide an equitableprocess for strengthening the passenger rail service network of Amtrak through thetimely closure and realignment of routes with low economic performance.

34. H.R. 1235: SPON-Rep. Dickey; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish a Cor-porate Welfare Reduction Commission, and for other purposes.

35. H.R. 1295: SPON-Rep. Klug; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish a Commis-sion to make recommendations for the reconfiguration, corporatization, privatiza-tion, and consolidation of Department of Energy National Energy Laboratories, andfor other purposes.

36. H.R. 1321: SPON-Rep. Skaggs; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Con-gressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expe-dited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.

37. H.R. 1372: SPON-Rep. Cox; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Congres-sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to reform the budget process,and for other purposes.

38. H.R. 1404: SPON-Rep. Waxman; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to provide for thedefense of the environment, and for other purposes.

39. H.R. 1577: SPON-Rep. Tiahrt; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to abolish the Depart-ment of Energy.

40. H.R. 1588: SPON-Rep. Snowbarger; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to prohibit thepayment of any arrearages for prior years in the assessed contributions of theUnited States to the United Nations until certain reforms in the United Nationshave been implemented and a certification of such reforms has been approved bythe Congress.

41. H.R. 1591: SPON-Rep. Smith; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to ensure congres-sional approval of the amount of compliance costs imposed on the private sector byregulations issued under new or reauthorized Federal laws.

42. H.R. 1611: SPON-Rep. Petri; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to provide for the estab-lishment and maintenance of personal social security investment accounts under theSocial Security system.

43. H.R. 1614: SPON-Rep. White; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish the Inde-pendent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform to recommend reforms in thelaws relating to the financing of political activity.

44. H.R. 1685: SPON-Rep. Wolf; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish an Officeof Religious Persecution Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of sanctionsagainst countries engaged in a pattern of religious persecution, and for other pur-poses.

45. H.R. 1913: SPON-Rep. Doggett; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to require reauthor-izations of budget authority for Government programs at least every 10 years, toprovide for review of Government programs at least every 10 years, and for otherpurposes.

46. H.R. 2003: SPON-Rep. Barton; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to reform the budgetprocess and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement of 1997.

47. H.R. 2037: SPON-Rep. Smith; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Congres-sional Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit ControlAct of 1985 to enforce the bipartisan budget agreement.

48. H.R. 2061: SPON-Rep. Hoekstra; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to provide that thevoters of the United States be given the right, through advisory voter initiative, topropose the enactment and repeal of Federal laws in a national election.

49. H.R. 2137: SPON-Rep. Fox; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to require the review ofall Federal departments and agencies and their programs, and for other purposes.

50. H.R. 2191: SPON-Rep. Neumann; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Con-gressional Budget Act of 1974 regarding procedures for budget resolutions and toamend title 31, United States Code, to direct repayment of the public debt.

51. H.R. 2230: SPON-Rep. Pitts; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Congres-sional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a point of order that precludes raising reve-nues to enforce the bipartisan budget agreement if there is a revenue shortfall inany of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

52. H.R. 2292: SPON-Rep. Portman; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to restructure theInternal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.

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53. H.R. 2329: SPON-Rep. Crane; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish The Na-tional Dividend Plan by reforming the budget process, and by amending the InternalRevenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the double tax on dividends, to allocate corporateincome tax revenues for payments to qualified registered voters, and for other pur-poses.

54. H.R. 2431: SPON-Rep. Wolf; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish an Officeof Religious Persecution Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of sanctionsagainst countries engaged in a pattern of religious persecution, and for other pur-poses.

55. H.R. 2621: SPON-Rep. Archer; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to extend trade au-thorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements, and for other pur-poses.

56. H.R. 2629: SPON-Rep. Matsui; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish objectivesfor negotiating and procedures for implementing certain trade agreements.

57. H.R. 2649: SPON-Rep. Skaggs; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to repeal the LineItem Veto Act and to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment ControlAct to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions ofbudget authority.

58. H.R. 2650: SPON-Rep. Skaggs; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to repeal the LineItem Veto Act of 1996.

59. H.R. 2676: SPON-Rep. Archer; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the InternalRevenue Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, andfor other purposes.

60. H.R. 2685: SPON-Rep. Snowbarger; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend theInternal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an individual taxpayer to elect a flat alter-native individual return tax as an alternative to the current Internal Revenue Code.

61. H.R. 2768: SPON-Rep. Sanford; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to provide for theretirement of all Americans.

62. H.R. 2825: SPON-Rep. Sanford; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish proce-dures to ensure a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 and to create a SocialSecurity reform reserve fund to revenues generated by economic growth.

63. H.R. 2956: SPON-Rep. Luther; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to provide for a bien-nial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversightand the performance of the Federal Government.

64. H.R. 3045: SPON-Rep. Kasich; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to empower Stateswith authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transitprograms, and for other purposes.

65. H.R. 3091: SPON-Rep. Andrews; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Con-gressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a two-thirds vote on the passage of legisla-tion that repeals, increases, or waives the discretionary spending limit or repealsor waives the pay-as-you-go provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Defi-cit Control Act of 1985 if the current year budget was not in surplus or the budgetfor the fiscal year immediately preceding such year was not in surplus.

66. H.R. 3502: SPON-Rep. White; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish the Inde-pendent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform to recommend reforms in thelaws relating to the financing of political activity.

67. H.R. 3529: SPON-Rep. Chabot; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish a na-tional policy against State and local interference with interstate commerce on theInternet or online services, and to excise congressional jurisdiction over interstatecommerce by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that wouldinterfere with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, and for other purposes.

68. H.R. 3534: SPON-Rep. Condit; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to improve congres-sional deliberation on proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other pur-poses.

69. H.R. 3620: SPON-Rep. Gephardt; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the In-ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, simplify the taxcode, eliminate the marriage penalty, provide for return-free filing of income taxes,prohibit income tax rates from increasing without a national referendum, eliminatecorporate welfare, and for other purposes.

70. H.R. 3741: SPON-Rep. Lipinski; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend title 49,United States Code, to require congressional approval of civil aviation agreements.

71. H.R. 3806: SPON-Rep. Wolf; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish an Officeof Religious Persecution Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of sanctionsagainst countries engaged in a pattern of religious persecution, and for other pur-poses.

72. H.R. 3832: SPON-Rep. Andrews; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to protect the SocialSecurity system and to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require atwo-thirds vote for legislation that changes the discretionary spending limits or the

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pay-as-you-go provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Actof 1985 if the budget for the current year(or immediately preceding year) was notin surplus.

73. H.R. 3849: SPON-Rep. Cox; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Commu-nications Act of 1934 to establish a national policy against Federal and State regula-tion of Internet access and online services, and to exercise congressional jurisdictionover interstate and foreign commerce by establishing a moratorium on the imposi-tion of exactions that would interfere with the free flow of commerce conducted overthe Internet, and for other purposes.

74. H.R. 3851: SPON-Rep. Obey; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the FederalElection Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for expenditure limitations and public fi-nancing for House of Representatives general elections, and for other purposes.

75. H.R. 3852: SPON-Rep. Obey; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the FederalElection Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing for House of Rep-resentatives general elections for candidates who voluntarily limit expenditures, andfor other purposes.

76. H.R. 3920: SPON-Rep. Norton; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Districtof Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed Dis-trict laws, to provide the District of Columbia with autonomy over its budgets, andfor other purposes.

77. H.R. 4055: SPON-Rep. Norton; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Districtof Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed Dis-trict laws.

78. H.R. 4085: SPON-Rep. Smith; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to require congres-sional approval of proposed rules designated by the Congress to be significant.

79. H.R. 4096: SPON-Rep. Gekas; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend title 5,United States Code, to provide for Congressional review of rules establishing or in-creasing taxes.

80. H.R. 4105: SPON-Rep. Cox; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish a nationalpolicy against State and local interference with interstate commerce on the Internet,to exercise congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing amoratorium on the imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free flowof commerce via the Internet, to establish a national policy against federal and stateregulation of Internet access and online services, and for other purposes.

81. H.R. 4174: SPON-Rep. Kasich; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Con-gressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expe-dited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.

82. H.R. 4237: SPON-Rep. Norton; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Districtof Columbia Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995 to re-vise the revenues and activities covered under such Act, and for other purposes.

83. H.R. 4256: SPON-Rep. Kolbe; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend title II ofthe Social Security Act to provide for individual security accounts funded by em-ployee and employer Social Security payroll deductions, to extend the solvency of theold-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, and for other purposes.

84. H.R. 4306: SPON-Rep. Sanford; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to eliminate thespending cap adjustments for International Monetary Fund funding increases.

85. H.R. 4343: SPON-Rep. Moakley; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Con-gressional Budget Act of 1974 regarding the application of points of order to unre-ported measures in the House of Representatives.

86. H.R. 4452: SPON-Rep. Campbell; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill requiring the Con-gressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to use dynamic eco-nomic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in the preparation of budg-etary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law.

87. H.R. 4607: SPON-Rep. Boswell; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to extend trade au-thorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements, and for other pur-poses.

88. H.R. 4620: SPON-Rep. Horn; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to establish a FederalCommission on Statistical Policy to study the reorganization of the Federal statis-tical system, to provide uniform safeguards for the confidentiality of information ac-quired for exclusively statistical purposes, and to improve the efficiency of Federalstatistical programs and the quality of Federal statistics by permitting limited shar-ing of records among designated agencies for statistical purposes under strong safe-guards.

89. H.R. 4824: SPON-Rep. Kolbe; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend title II ofthe Social Security Act to provide for individual security accounts funded by em-ployee and employer social security payroll deductions, to extend the solvency of theold-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, and for other purposes.

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90. H.R. 4837: SPON-Rep. Nussle; OFFICIAL TITLE: A bill to amend the Con-gressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for joint resolutions on the budget, reservefunds for emergency spending, strengthened enforcement of budgetary decisions, in-creased accountability for Federal spending, accrual budgeting for Federal insuranceprograms, mitigation of the bias in the budget process toward higher spending,modifications in paygo requirements when there is an on-budget surplus, and forother purposes.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

1. H.J. Res. 112: SPON-Rep. Kolbe; OFFICIAL TITLE: A joint resolution estab-lishing the Joint Committee on Social Security Reform.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

1. H. Con. Res. 26: SPON-Rep. Shimkus; OFFICIAL TITLE: A concurrent resolu-tion relating to the treatment of Social Security under any constitutional amend-ment requiring a balanced budget.

VIII. PUBLICATIONS

A. COMMITTEE PRINTS

1. Committee on Rules Legislative Calendar. First Session. OneHundred Fifth Congress.

2. Rules of the Committee on Rules. One Hundred Fifth Con-gress, 1997–1998.

3. Rules Adopted by the Committees of the House of Representa-tives. One Hundred Fifth Congress, 1997–1998. Committee Print.

4. The Use and Application of the Line Item Veto. (January 2,1997). Committee Print.

5. Report of The Ethics Reform Task Force on H. Res. 168, Rec-ommending Revisions to the Rules of the House and the Rules ofthe Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. One HundredFifth Congress. (June 17, 1997). Committee Print.

6. Hearing before the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 167, Pro-viding Special Investigative Authorities for the Committee on Gov-ernment Reform and Oversight. One Hundred Fifth Congress.(June 18, 1997).

7. Hearing before the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 168, To Im-plement the Recommendations of the Bipartisan House Ethics TaskForce. One Hundred Fifth Congress. (September 17, 1997).

8. Briefing on the Congressional Budget Process before the Sub-committee on Legislative and Budget Process. One Hundred FifthCongress. (September 27, 1997). Committee Print.

9. Hearing before the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 298, A Res-olution Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to Re-peal the Rule Allowing Subpoenaed Witnesses to Choose Not to bePhotographed at Committee Hearings. One Hundred Fifth Con-gress. (November 4, 1997).

10. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Legislative and BudgetProcess on The Line Item Veto After One Year: The Process andIts Implementation. (March 11 and 12, 1998).

11. Hearing before the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 525, Pro-viding for a Deliberative Review by the Committee on the Judiciaryof a Communication from an Independent Counsel, and for the Re-lease Thereof, and for Other Purposes. One Hundred Fifth Con-gress. (September 10, 1998).

102

12. Hearing before the Committee on Rules on ‘‘An Open DayHearing for Members to Testify on Proposals to Amend the Rulesof the House of Representatives.’’ (September 17, 1998).

13. Committee on Rules Legislative Calendar. Final Calendar.One Hundred Fifth Congress.

14. Survey of Activities of the House Committee on Rules, OneHundred Fifth Congress, 1997–1998. Report 105–840 2d Session.

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ADDITIONAL VIEWS–

While the Republican majority has not made in the 105th Con-gress the sort of promises and claims that it made with regard toopen and unrestricted rules during the 104th, we believe that theyhave still fallen far short of their original goals and expectations.On January 5, 1995, Chairman Solomon said, ‘‘I have been in-structed by our new Speaker Gingrich * * * He has instructed meto try to have open rules and fair rules be the norm of this Con-gress * * * 70 percent of the rules in the 103rd were restricted orclosed rules. We are going to try to turn that around * * * I amgoing to pledge to try to turn this around: Instead of having 70 per-cent closed rules and restricted rules, we are going to have 70 per-cent open and unrestricted rules, if we possibly can.’’ (January 5,1995, Congressional Record, H134, H135, H137)–

Using the same definition for open, restrictive, and closed, wehave found that the Republican majority failed to meet this goal inthe 105th Congress by even larger margins than in the 104th Con-gress. In the 104th Congress fewer than 45 percent of the ruleswere open. In the 105th Congress only 36 percent of the rules wereopen. –

The following is a chart that documents the resolutions reportedfrom the Rules Committee during the 105th Congress. The chartexcludes standard conference reports and general procedural rules(i.e. providing for suspension days, waiving two-thirds on same dayrules).

104

FLOO

R PR

OCED

URE

IN T

HE 1

05TH

CON

GRES

S; C

OMPI

LED

BY T

HE R

ULES

COM

MIT

TEE

DEM

OCRA

TS

Bill

No.

Title

Reso

lutio

n No

.Pr

oces

s us

ed f

or f

loor

con

side

ratio

n–Am

endm

ents

in o

rder

105T

H CO

NGRE

SS—

1ST

SESS

ION

H.J.

Res.

2...

......

......

......

Cong

ress

iona

l Ter

m L

imits

Am

endm

ent

......

......

..H.

Res

. 47

......

......

......

..Re

stric

tive;

2 h

ours

of

gene

ral d

ebat

e; m

akes

in o

rder

onl

y th

e 11

am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in t

he r

epor

t; am

endm

ents

con

side

red

unde

r Qu

een

of t

he H

ill.

9am

ends

(10

min

eac

h) 2

am

ends

(30

min

eac

h).

9R; 1

D; 1

Bipa

rtisa

n

H.R.

581

......

......

......

......

.Fa

mily

Pla

nnin

g Fa

cilit

atio

n an

d Ab

ortio

n Fu

nd-

ing

Rest

rictio

n Ac

t of

199

7**

NR.

H. R

es. 4

6...

......

......

.....

Clos

ed; m

akes

in o

rder

the

Sm

ith (

NJ)

amen

dmen

t...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

..1R

H.R.

852

......

......

......

......

.Pa

perw

ork

Elim

inat

ion

Act

of 1

997

......

......

......

..H.

Res

. 88

......

......

......

..Op

en; P

re-p

rintin

g ge

ts p

riorit

y...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

....

N/A

H. R

es. 8

9...

......

......

......

.Re

ques

ting

the

Pres

iden

t su

bmit

a Ba

lanc

edBu

dget

.H.

Res

. 90

......

......

......

..Cl

osed

; Pro

vide

s fo

r co

nsid

erat

ion

of t

he b

ill in

the

Hou

se; 2

hrs

of

gene

ral d

e-ba

te;

one

mot

ion

to r

ecom

mit

whic

h m

ay c

onta

in i

nstru

ctio

ns i

f of

fere

d by

the

Min

ority

Lea

der

or h

is d

esig

nee;

5 m

in. o

n ea

ch s

ide.

N/A

H.R.

412

......

......

......

......

.Or

ovill

e-To

nask

et L

ake

Settl

emen

t Ag

reem

ent

....

H. R

es. 9

4...

......

......

.....

Open

; mak

es in

ord

er a

com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

in o

rder

as

orig

inal

tex

t...

......

......

N/A

H.J.

Res.

58

......

......

......

.Di

sapp

rova

l of

Det

erm

inat

ion

of P

resi

dent

Re-

gard

ing

Mex

ico.

H. R

es. 9

5...

......

......

.....

Rest

rictiv

e; p

rovi

des

for

cons

ider

atio

n of

the

bill

in

the

Hous

e; 2

hrs

of

deba

te;

waiv

es a

ll po

ints

of

orde

r ag

ains

t th

e co

mm

ittee

am

endm

ent

prin

ted

in t

hejo

int

reso

lutio

n; m

akes

in o

rder

an

amen

dmen

t pr

inte

d in

the

rep

ort

(Has

tert

20 m

in.);

wai

ves

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

the

amen

dmen

t in

the

rep

ort.

**PQ

.

1R

H. R

es. 9

9...

......

......

......

.Th

e W

orki

ng F

amili

es F

lexib

ility

Act

of

1997

......

H. R

es. 9

9...

......

......

.....

Rest

rictiv

e; m

akes

in

orde

r th

e co

mm

ittee

sub

stitu

te a

s or

igin

al t

ext;

mak

es i

nor

der

only

5 am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in t

he r

epor

t; (

3 Go

odlin

gs 1

0 m

in e

ach)

;(O

wens

10

min

)(Mill

er s

ubst

itute

60

min

); al

lows

Goo

dlin

gs t

o be

en

bloc

ked.

3R; 2

D

H.R.

112

2...

......

......

......

..Pa

rtial

Birt

h Ab

ortio

n...

......

......

......

......

......

......

...H.

Res

. 100

......

......

......

Clos

ed; P

rovi

des

for

cons

ider

atio

n in

the

Hou

se o

f H.

R. 1

122;

2 h

ours

of

gene

ral

deba

te. *

*NR.

N/A

H. R

es. 9

1 (1

st r

ule)

.....

Rule

Def

eate

d*Co

mm

ittee

Fun

ding

Res

olut

ion

......

......

......

......

...H.

Res

. 101

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; s

elf

exec

utes

the

Hou

se O

vers

ight

sub

stitu

te p

rinte

d in

the

res

olu-

tion

as o

rigin

al t

ext;

prov

ides

for

con

side

ratio

n in

the

Hou

se;

mak

es i

n or

der

only

the

Thom

as a

men

dmen

t (3

0 m

in).

1R

H. R

es. 9

1 (2

nd r

ule)

....

Com

mitt

ee F

undi

ng R

esol

utio

n...

......

......

......

......

H. R

es. 1

05...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

sel

f ex

ecut

es t

he H

ouse

Ove

rsig

ht s

ubst

itute

(H.

Res

. 10

2) p

rinte

din

the

res

olut

ion

as o

rigin

al t

ext

this

als

o co

ntai

ned

the

Thom

as a

men

dmen

t.N/

A

H.J.

Res.

62

......

......

......

.Ta

x Li

mita

tion

Cons

titut

iona

l Am

endm

ent

......

....

H. R

es. 1

13...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

Pro

vide

s fo

r co

nsid

erat

ion

in t

he H

ouse

; se

lf-ex

ecut

es t

he M

cCol

lum

amen

dmen

t; m

akes

in

orde

r an

am

endm

ent

if of

fere

d by

the

Min

ority

Lea

der

or h

is d

esig

nee

(1 h

r).

1D

H.R.

400

......

......

......

......

.21

st C

entu

ry P

aten

t Sy

stem

Impr

ovem

ent

Act

...H.

Res

. 116

......

......

......

Open

; wai

ves

all p

oint

s of

ord

er a

gain

st t

he b

ill; m

akes

in o

rder

the

com

mitt

eesu

bstit

ute

as o

rigin

al t

ext

as m

odifi

ed b

y am

endm

ent

in s

ectio

n 2

of t

heru

le; w

aive

s al

l poi

nts

of o

rder

aga

inst

the

sub

stitu

te a

s m

odifi

ed; P

re-p

rint-

ing

gets

prio

rity.

N/A

105

H.R.

127

1...

......

......

......

..Th

e FA

A RE

&D A

utho

rizat

ion

Act

......

......

......

......

.H.

Res

. 125

......

......

......

Open

; wai

ves

sect

ion

306

of t

he B

udge

t Ac

t ag

ains

t th

e co

mm

ittee

am

endm

ent

and

the

bill;

mak

es in

ord

er t

he c

omm

ittee

am

endm

ent

as o

rigin

al t

ext;

Pre-

prin

ting

gets

prio

rity.

N/A

H.R.

127

3...

......

......

......

..NS

F Au

thor

izatio

n...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

...H.

Res

. 126

......

......

......

Open

; mak

es in

ord

er t

he c

omm

ittee

am

endm

ent

as b

ase

text

; Pre

-prin

ting

gets

prio

rity.

N/A

H.R.

127

4...

......

......

......

..NI

ST A

utho

rizat

ion

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.....

H. R

es. 1

27...

......

......

...Op

en; w

aive

s cl

2(l)

(6)

of r

ule

XI a

gain

st t

he b

ill; m

akes

in o

rder

the

com

mitt

eeam

endm

ent

as b

ase

text

; Pre

-prin

ting

gets

prio

rity.

N/A

H.R.

127

5...

......

......

......

..NA

SA A

utho

rizat

ion

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

....

H. R

es. 1

28...

......

......

...Op

en; w

aive

s cl

2(l)

(6)

of r

ule

XI a

gain

st t

he b

ill; m

akes

in o

rder

the

com

mitt

eeam

endm

ent

as b

ase

text

; Pre

-prin

ting

gets

prio

rity.

N/A

H.R.

2...

......

......

......

......

..Ho

usin

g Op

portu

nity

&

Resp

onsi

bilit

y Ac

t of

1997

.H.

Res

. 133

......

......

......

Open

; wai

ves

cl 2

(l)(6

) of

rul

e XI

and

cl 7

(b)

of r

ule

XIII

agai

nst

the

bill’

s co

n-si

dera

tion;

mak

es i

n or

der

a co

mm

ittee

am

endm

ent

as o

rigin

al t

ext

and

waiv

es c

l 5(

a) o

f ru

le X

XI a

gain

st t

he a

men

dmen

t; m

akes

in

orde

r an

amen

dmen

t pr

inte

d in

the

Apr

il 29

, 199

7 Re

cord

if o

ffere

d by

Laz

io (

10 m

in);

if ad

opte

d it

is c

onsi

dere

d as

bas

e te

xt; P

re-p

rintin

g ge

ts p

riorit

y.

N/A

H.R.

867

......

......

......

......

.Th

e Ad

optio

n Pr

omot

ion

Act

of 1

997

......

......

......

H. R

es. 1

34...

......

......

...Op

en;

waiv

es c

l 2(

l)(6)

of

rule

XI

and

sect

ions

303

(a)

and

308(

a) o

f th

e CB

Aag

ains

t th

e bi

ll’s

cons

ider

atio

n; m

akes

in

orde

r a

Way

s &

Mea

ns s

ubst

itute

in o

rder

as

orig

inal

tex

t; wa

ives

cl

7 of

rul

e XV

I an

d se

ctio

ns 3

03(a

) an

d30

6 of

the

CBA

aga

inst

the

sub

stitu

te; P

re-p

rintin

g ge

ts p

riorit

y.

N/A

H. R

es. 1

29...

......

......

.....

The

Com

mitt

ee F

undi

ng R

esol

utio

n...

......

......

.....

H. R

es. 1

36...

......

......

...Cl

osed

; pro

vide

s fo

r co

nsid

erat

ion

in t

he H

ouse

; wai

ves

all p

oint

s of

ord

er...

.....

N/A

H.R.

478

......

......

......

......

.Fl

ood

Prev

entio

n an

d Fa

mily

Pro

tect

ion

Act

of19

97.

H. R

es. 1

42...

......

......

...Op

en;

mak

es i

n or

der

a co

mm

ittee

sub

stitu

te a

s or

igin

al t

ext;

Pre-

prin

ting

gets

prio

rity.

N/A

H.R.

3...

......

......

......

......

..Ju

veni

le C

rime

Cont

rol A

ct o

f 19

97...

......

......

.....

H. R

es. 1

43...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es i

n or

der

the

com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

as

orig

inal

tex

t; wa

ives

cl

5(a)

of

rule

XXI

aga

inst

the

sub

stitu

te; m

akes

in o

rder

onl

y th

e am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in

the

repo

rt;

Dem

su

bstit

ute

(60

min

); W

ater

s,

Cony

ers,

Sc

ott,

Lofg

ren,

Dun

n, M

cCol

lum

, Mee

han;

10

min

eac

h.

6D; 2

R

H.R.

146

9...

......

......

......

..Ru

le D

efea

ted*

Supp

lem

enta

l App

ropr

iatio

ns B

ill f

or F

Y 19

97...

H. R

es. 1

46...

......

......

...Op

en;

waiv

es a

llpoi

nts

of o

rder

aga

inst

con

side

ratio

n of

the

bill

; se

lf-ex

ecut

esth

e Ri

ggs

amen

dmen

t an

d a

prov

isio

n st

rikin

g fu

ndin

g fo

r th

e FE

C; w

aive

scl

2 a

nd 6

of

rule

XXI

aga

inst

cer

tain

pro

visi

ons

in t

he b

ill; w

aive

s al

l poi

nts

of o

rder

aga

inst

the

am

endm

ents

in

the

repo

rt; M

cKeo

n (1

0 m

in);

Solo

mon

(10

min

); Di

ngel

l (1

0 m

in);

Thun

e (1

0 m

in);

Traf

ican

t (1

0 m

in);

Neum

ann

(20

min

); Ge

kas/

Solo

mon

/Wyn

n (2

0 m

in);

Gilm

an/S

penc

e/Hi

llera

ry (

60 m

in);

Diaz

-Bal

art/M

eek

(20

min

); Pr

e-pr

intin

g ge

ts p

riorit

y.

5R; 2

D; 3

Bip

artis

an

H.R.

146

9...

......

......

......

..Su

pple

men

tal A

ppro

pria

tions

Bill

for

FY

1997

...H.

Res

. 149

......

......

......

Open

; wa

ives

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

cons

ider

atio

n of

the

bill

; wa

ives

cl

2an

d cl

6 o

f ru

le X

XI a

gain

st c

erta

in p

rovi

sion

s in

the

bill

; wa

ives

poi

nts

ofor

der

agai

nst

the

amen

dmen

ts i

n th

e re

port:

Kap

tur/R

iggs

(30

min

); M

cKeo

n(1

0 m

in);

Ding

ell

(10

min

); Th

une

(10

min

); Tr

afic

ant

(10

min

); Ne

uman

n(2

0 m

in);

Geka

s/W

ynn

(30

min

); Di

az-B

alar

t-M

eek

(20

min

) Pr

e-pr

intin

g ge

tspr

iorit

y.

3R; 2

D; 3

Bip

artis

an

106

FLOO

R PR

OCED

URE

IN T

HE 1

05TH

CON

GRES

S; C

OMPI

LED

BY T

HE R

ULES

COM

MIT

TEE

DEM

OCRA

TS—

Cont

inue

d

Bill

No.

Title

Reso

lutio

n No

.Pr

oces

s us

ed f

or f

loor

con

side

ratio

n–Am

endm

ents

in o

rder

H.R.

138

5...

......

......

......

..Th

e Em

ploy

men

t, Tr

aini

ng,

and

Lite

racy

En

-ha

ncem

ent

Act

of 1

997.

H. R

es. 1

50...

......

......

...Op

en;

mak

es i

n or

der

the

com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

as

an o

rigin

al b

ill;

waiv

es c

l5(

a) o

f ru

le X

XI a

gain

st t

he s

ubst

itute

; m

akes

in

orde

r th

e M

cKeo

n am

end-

men

t (1

0 m

in);

if ad

opte

d it

is c

onsi

dere

d as

bas

e te

xt;

Pre-

prin

ting

gets

prio

rity.

N/A

H. C

on. R

es. 8

4...

......

....

Conc

urre

nt R

esol

utio

n on

the

Bud

get

FY 1

998

..H.

Res

. 152

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s al

l po

ints

of

orde

r ag

ains

t th

e re

solu

tion

and

its c

onsi

der-

atio

n; 5

hou

rs a

nd 2

0 m

in o

f ge

n. D

ebat

e; 1

hr

of t

he 5

to

be H

umph

rey-

Hawk

ins

and

20 m

in t

o be

con

trolle

d by

Min

ge;

waiv

es a

ll po

ints

of

orde

rag

ains

t an

d m

akes

in

orde

r on

ly th

e am

endm

ents

in

the

repo

rt; W

ater

s (6

0m

in);

Dool

ittle

(20

min

); Br

own

(CA)

(20

min

); Ke

nned

y (M

A) (

20 m

in);

Shu-

ster

(20

min

); if

one

of t

he a

men

dmen

ts i

s ad

opte

d th

en c

onsi

dera

tion

isco

nclu

ded

on t

he r

esol

utio

n fo

r am

endm

ent.

3D; 2

R

H.R.

408

......

......

......

......

.In

tern

atio

nal D

olph

in C

onse

rvat

ion

Prog

ram

Act

H. R

es. 1

53...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es in

ord

er t

he R

esou

rces

Com

mitt

ee a

men

dmen

t pr

inte

d in

the

Reco

rd a

s or

igin

al t

ext;

waiv

es c

l 7 o

f ru

le X

VI a

gain

st t

he s

ubst

itute

; mak

esin

ord

er t

he M

iller

sub

stitu

te p

rinte

d in

the

Rec

ord

(1 h

r).

1D

H.R.

175

7...

......

......

......

..Th

e Fo

reig

n Re

latio

ns

Auth

oriza

tion

Act

FY19

98–1

999.

H. R

es. 1

59...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

pro

vide

s th

at H

.R. 1

757

be c

onsi

dere

d un

der

an o

pen

rule

and

tha

tH.

R. 1

758

be c

onsi

dere

d un

der

a cl

osed

rul

e. P

rovi

des

also

tha

t th

e tw

o be

join

ed in

the

eng

ross

men

t of

H.R

. 175

7.

N/A

H.R.

175

8...

......

......

......

..Th

e Eu

rope

an S

ecur

ity A

ct o

f 19

97...

......

......

.....

......

......

......

......

......

......

.....

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

..H.

J. Re

s. 5

4...

......

......

....

Prop

osin

g an

Am

endm

ent

to t

he U

nite

d St

ates

Cons

titut

ion

auth

orizi

ng t

he C

ongr

ess

to p

ro-

hibi

t th

e ph

ysic

al d

esec

ratio

n of

the

U.S

.flag

.

H. R

es. 1

63...

......

......

...Cl

osed

; 2

hrs.

Of

gene

ral

deba

te;

one

mot

ion

to r

ecom

mit

whic

h m

ay i

nclu

dein

stru

ctio

ns o

nly

if of

fere

d by

the

Min

ority

Lea

der

or h

is d

esig

nee;

if in

stru

c-tio

ns; 1

hr

of d

ebat

e eq

ually

div

ided

bet

ween

an

oppo

nent

and

a p

ropo

nent

..

N/A

H.R.

437

......

......

......

......

.Na

tiona

l Se

a Gr

ant

Colle

ge P

rogr

am A

utho

riza-

tion

Act

of 1

997.

H. R

es. 1

64...

......

......

...Op

en; M

akes

in o

rder

the

am

endm

ent

prin

ted

in t

he C

ongr

essi

onal

Rec

ord

num

-be

red

1 in

ord

er a

s or

igin

al;

40 m

inut

es o

f ge

nera

l fo

r Re

sour

ces;

20

min

-ut

es f

or S

cien

ce.

N/A

H.R.

111

9...

......

......

......

..*

Rule

am

ende

dNa

tiona

l Def

ense

Aut

horiz

atio

n Ac

t, FY

199

8...

..H.

Res

. 169

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; M

akes

in

orde

r on

ly th

e am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in t

he r

epor

t; wa

ives

of p

oint

s of

ord

er a

gain

st t

he b

ill’s

con

side

ratio

n; 2

hrs

of g

ener

al d

ebat

e;m

akes

in o

rder

the

com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

as

orig

inal

tex

t; wa

ives

all

poin

ts o

for

der

agai

nst

the

subs

titut

e; w

aive

s al

l po

ints

of

orde

r ag

ains

t th

e am

end-

men

ts i

n th

e re

port;

pro

vide

s fo

r 1

hr e

xtra

deb

ate

on B

osni

a; G

ives

en

bloc

auth

ority

to

the

NSC

Chai

rman

; lay

s H.

Res

.’s 1

61, 1

62 a

nd 1

65 o

n th

e ta

ble.

1 In

d; 5

Bip

artis

an; 1

8D;

28

R

107

H.R.

201

5...

......

......

......

..H.

R. 2

014

......

......

......

.....

The

Bala

nced

Bud

get

Act

......

......

......

......

......

......

The

Taxp

ayer

Rel

ief

Act

......

......

......

......

......

......

...H.

Res

. 174

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s al

l poi

nts

of o

rder

aga

inst

the

con

side

ratio

n of

H.R

. 201

5; 3

hrs.

Of

gen.

Deb

ate;

sel

f ex

ecut

es t

he m

anag

ers

amen

dmen

t pr

inte

d in

the

Cong

ress

iona

l Re

cord

and

wai

ves

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

the

bill

asam

ende

d.;

waiv

es p

oint

s of

ord

er a

gain

st t

he c

onsi

dera

tion

of H

.R.

2014

; 3

hrs.

Of

gen.

deba

te;

self

exec

utes

the

man

ager

s am

endm

ent

prin

ted

in t

heRe

cord

; m

akes

in

orde

r 1

amen

dmen

t wh

ich

is p

rinte

d in

the

Rec

ord

if of

-fe

red

by M

r. Ra

ngel

; 1

hr.

Of d

ebat

e; w

aive

s al

l po

ints

of

orde

r ag

ains

t th

eam

endm

ent.

1D

H.R.

201

6...

......

......

......

..FY

199

8 M

ilita

ry C

onst

ruct

ion

Appr

opria

tions

....

H. R

es. 1

78...

......

......

...Op

en;

waiv

es c

laus

es 2

and

6 o

f ru

le X

XI a

gain

st p

rovi

sion

s in

the

bill

; Pr

e-pr

intin

g ge

ts p

riorit

y.N/

A

H.R.

177

5...

......

......

......

..FY

98 In

telli

genc

e Au

thor

izatio

n...

......

......

......

......

H. R

es. 1

79...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es i

n or

der

the

com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

as

orig

inal

tex

t; wa

ives

clau

se 7

of

rule

XVI

and

5(a

) an

d 5(

b) o

f Ru

le X

XI a

gain

st s

ubst

itute

; mak

esin

ord

er o

nly

amen

dmen

ts p

re-

prin

ted

in t

he R

ecor

d.

N/A

H.R.

858

......

......

......

......

.Qu

incy

Lib

rary

Gro

up F

ores

t Re

cove

ry a

nd E

co-

nom

ic S

tabi

lity

Act

of 1

997.

H. R

es. 1

80...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es in

ord

er a

sub

stitu

te a

s or

igin

al t

ext;

waiv

es c

laus

e 7

of r

ule

XVI

and

5(a)

of

Rule

XXI

aga

inst

the

sub

stitu

te;

mak

es i

n or

der

only

one

amen

dmen

t pr

inte

d in

the

Rec

ord

if of

fere

d by

Rep

. Mill

er (

CA);

1 hr

. on

the

amen

dmen

t.

1D

H.R.

210

7...

......

......

......

..De

partm

ent

of t

he In

terio

r an

d Re

late

d Ag

enci

esAp

prop

riatio

ns B

ill, 1

998.

H. R

es. 1

81...

......

......

...Op

en;

waiv

es 3

06 o

f Bu

dget

Act

aga

inst

con

side

ratio

n of

bill

, wa

ives

cla

use

2&

6 Ru

le X

XI a

gain

st p

ortio

ns o

f th

e bi

ll, m

akes

in

orde

r 3

amen

dmen

ts i

nre

port;

wai

ves

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

amen

dmen

ts;

Ehle

rs (

60 m

in),

Wel

don

(10

min

), Cr

apo

(20

min

); wa

ives

cla

use

2(e)

of

Rule

XXI

aga

inst

thos

e am

endm

ents

to

the

bill.

3R

H.R.

215

8...

......

......

......

..De

partm

ents

of

Vete

rans

Affa

irs a

nd H

ousi

ngan

d Ur

ban

Deve

lopm

ent,

and

sund

ry i

nde-

pend

ent

agen

cies

, co

mm

issi

ons,

co

rpor

a-tio

ns, a

nd o

ffice

s fo

r FY

98.

H. R

es. 1

84...

......

......

...Op

en;

waiv

es c

laus

e 2(

l)(6)

of

Rule

XI,

clau

se 7

of

Rule

XXI

, a

nd s

ectio

n 30

6of

the

Bud

get

agai

nst

cons

ider

atio

n; w

aive

s cl

ause

s 2

& 6

of R

ule

XXI

agai

nst

porti

ons

of t

he b

ill; m

akes

in o

rder

two

am

endm

ents

in r

epor

t; So

lo-

mon

, Shu

ster

, wai

ves

all p

oint

s of

ord

er a

gain

st t

hose

two

am

endm

ents

.

2R

H.R.

215

9...

......

......

......

..Fo

reig

n Op

erat

ions

App

ropr

iatio

ns f

or F

Y98

......

.H.

Res

. 185

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s cl

ause

7 o

f Ru

le X

XI a

nd c

laus

e 2(

1)(6

) of

Rul

e XI

aga

inst

cons

ider

atio

n; w

aive

s cl

ause

2 &

6 o

f Ru

le X

XI a

gain

st p

ortio

ns o

f th

e bi

ll;re

quire

s am

endm

ents

to

be p

re-p

rinte

d in

Rec

ord;

mak

es i

n or

der

5 am

end-

men

ts in

the

rep

ort;

Smith

(NJ

) 10

min

, Gilm

an/C

ampb

ell/G

reen

wood

10

min

,St

earn

s/Tr

afic

ant

10 m

in,

Saxt

on 1

0 m

in,

McG

over

n 10

min

, wa

ives

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

thos

e am

endm

ents

.

3R; 1

D, l

Bipa

rtisa

n

H.R.

185

3...

......

......

......

..Ca

rl D.

Per

kins

Voc

atio

nal

Tech

nica

l Ed

ucat

ion

Act

Amen

dmen

ts o

f 19

97.

H. R

es. 1

87...

......

......

...Op

en; w

aive

s cl

ause

2(l)

(6)

of R

ule

XI; m

akes

in o

rder

com

mitt

ee r

epor

ted

sub-

stitu

te.

N/A

H.R.

216

9...

......

......

......

..De

partm

ent

of T

rans

porta

tion

and

rela

ted

agen

-ci

es f

or F

Y98.

H. R

es. 1

89...

......

......

...Op

en;

waiv

es c

laus

e 2(

l)(6)

of

Rule

XI,

clau

se 7

of

Rule

XXI

, &

sect

ion

401(

a)of

the

Bud

get

Act

agai

nst

cons

ider

atio

n; w

aive

s cl

ause

2 &

6 o

f Ru

le X

XIag

ains

t po

rtion

s of

the

bill

; se

lf-ex

ecut

es R

ules

’ or

igin

al j

uris

dict

ion

lan-

guag

e fro

m t

he b

ill a

nd a

n am

endm

ent

by R

ep. M

olin

ari.

1R (

self-

exec

uted

)

108

FLOO

R PR

OCED

URE

IN T

HE 1

05TH

CON

GRES

S; C

OMPI

LED

BY T

HE R

ULES

COM

MIT

TEE

DEM

OCRA

TS—

Cont

inue

d

Bill

No.

Title

Reso

lutio

n No

.Pr

oces

s us

ed f

or f

loor

con

side

ratio

n–Am

endm

ents

in o

rder

H.R.

200

3...

......

......

......

..Bu

dget

Enf

orce

men

t Ac

t of

199

7...

......

......

......

...H.

Res

. 192

......

......

......

Clos

ed;

prov

ides

for

con

side

ratio

n in

the

Hou

se;

bill

to b

e co

nsid

ered

as

read

for

amen

dmen

t; 1

hour

gen

eral

deb

ate

cont

rolle

d by

Rep

. Bar

ton

and

an o

p-po

nent

.

N/A

H.R.

216

0...

......

......

......

..Fu

rther

con

side

ratio

n of

Agr

icul

ture

App

ropr

ia-

tions

for

FY9

8.H.

Res

. 193

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s cl

ause

2 o

r 6

of R

ule

XXI

agai

nst

porti

ons

of t

he b

ill;

only

amen

dmen

ts p

rinte

d in

the

rec

ord

befo

re J

uly

22,

1997

and

the

am

endm

ent

pend

ing

by M

r. Ob

ey; e

xcep

t 3

amen

dmen

ts p

rinte

d in

the

Rec

ord

of J

uly

22,

1997

; de

bate

lim

ited

to 1

0 m

inut

es e

ach

on a

ll am

endm

ents

(un

less

oth

er-

wise

spe

cifie

d in

sec

tion

2 of

the

rul

e); p

rovi

des

that

not

mor

e th

an o

ne m

o-tio

n to

ris

e pe

r da

y m

ay b

e of

fere

d; p

rovi

des

that

not

mor

e th

an o

ne m

otio

nto

stri

ke t

he e

nact

ing

clau

se m

ay b

e of

fere

d pe

r da

y.

3R

H.R.

220

3...

......

......

......

..En

ergy

& W

ater

Dev

elop

men

t Ap

prop

riatio

ns f

orFY

98.

H. R

es. 1

94...

......

......

...Op

en; w

aive

s cl

ause

2 &

6 o

f Ru

le X

XI a

gain

st b

ill...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.N/

A

H.R.

200

9...

......

......

......

..Le

gisl

ativ

e Br

anch

App

ropr

iatio

ns f

or F

Y98

......

.H.

Res

. 197

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s se

ctio

ns 3

02 &

308

of

the

budg

et a

ct a

gain

st c

onsi

dera

tion;

waiv

es c

laus

e 2

& 6

of R

ule

XXI

agai

nst

the

entir

e bi

ll; m

akes

in

orde

r on

lyam

endm

ents

prin

ted

in t

he r

epor

t (D

avis

(VA

)-10

min

, Fa

zio-3

0 m

in.,

Klug

-10

min

, & R

oem

er/C

amp-

10 m

in.);

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

are

waiv

ed a

gain

st t

heam

endm

ents

.

2R, 1

D, 1

Bipa

rtisa

n

H.R.

226

6...

......

......

......

..De

fens

e Ap

prop

riatio

ns f

or F

Y98

......

......

......

......

.H.

Res

. 198

......

......

......

Open

; wa

ives

cla

use

2(l)(

6) o

f Ru

le X

I, cl

ause

7 o

f ru

le X

XI,

& se

ctio

n 30

6 of

the

Budg

et A

ct a

gain

st c

onsi

dera

tion;

wai

ves

clau

ses

2 &

6 of

Rul

e XX

Iag

ains

t bi

ll.

N/A

H.R.

226

4...

......

......

......

..La

bor/H

HS/E

duca

tion

Appr

opria

tions

for

FY9

8...

.H.

Res

. 199

......

......

......

Open

; wai

ves

all p

oint

s of

ord

er a

gain

st c

onsi

dera

tion;

wai

ves

clau

ses

2 &

6 of

Rule

XXI

aga

inst

por

tions

of

the

bill;

wai

ves

clau

se 2

(e)

of r

ule

XXI

agai

nst

amen

dmen

ts t

o th

e bi

ll; m

akes

in

orde

r 4

amen

dmen

ts (

Hyde

, Lo

wey

sub-

stitu

te t

o Hy

de, I

stoo

k, P

orte

r su

bstit

ute

to Is

took

).

3R, 2

D

H. R

es. 1

68...

......

......

.....

To i

mpl

emen

t th

e re

com

men

datio

ns o

f th

e Bi

-pa

rtisa

n Et

hics

Ref

orm

Tas

k Fo

rce.

H. R

es. 2

30...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es i

n or

der

only

4 am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in r

epor

t (L

ivin

gsto

n/Ca

rdin

-10

min

, M

urth

a/Ta

uzin

-30

min

, Ta

uzin

/Mur

tha-

30 m

in,

and

Bunn

ing/

Aber

crom

bie-

30 m

in)

*N/

R.

4 Bi

parti

san

H.R.

226

7...

......

......

......

..Co

mm

erce

/Just

ice/

Stat

e &

Rela

ted

Agen

cies

Ap-

prop

riatio

ns f

or F

Y98.

H. R

es. 2

39...

......

......

...Op

en;

waiv

es c

laus

es 2

& 6

of

Rule

XXI

aga

inst

the

bill

; se

lf-ex

ecut

es H

aste

rt/Th

omas

cen

sus

amen

dmen

t; wa

ives

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

amen

dmen

t#2

(M

ollo

han/

Shay

s-80

min

) in

the

rep

ort;

waiv

es c

laus

e 2

of R

ule

XXI

agai

nst

amen

dmen

ts #

1 &

3 in

the

rep

ort

(Hyd

e-30

min

, Bur

ton-

30 m

in);.

3R (

incl

udin

g se

lf-ex

e-cu

ting)

, 1 B

ipar

tisan

H.R.

901

......

......

......

......

.Ru

le n

ot u

sed-

laid

on

the

tabl

e by

H. R

es.

257.

Amer

ican

Lan

d So

vere

ignt

y Pr

otec

tion

Act

......

...H.

Res

. 243

......

......

......

Open

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.N/

A

109

H. R

es. 2

44...

......

......

.....

Subp

oena

in t

he C

ase

of D

orna

n V.

San

chez

.....

H. R

es. 2

53...

......

......

...Cl

osed

; con

side

ratio

n in

the

Hou

se; w

aive

s al

l poi

nts

of o

rder

aga

inst

con

side

r-at

ion;

one

mot

ion

to r

ecom

mit

whic

h m

ay n

ot c

onta

in i

nstru

ctio

ns a

nd o

nwh

ich

the

prev

ious

que

stio

n sh

all b

e co

nsid

ered

as

orde

red.

N/A

H.R.

137

0...

......

......

......

..Ex

port-

Impo

rt Ba

nk R

eaut

horiz

atio

n Ac

t...

......

....

H. R

es. 2

55...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es i

n or

der

com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

as

orig

inal

tex

t an

d wa

ives

clau

se 7

of

Rule

XVI

aga

inst

sub

stitu

te; m

akes

in o

rder

onl

y am

endm

ents

inth

e re

port

(Eva

ns-1

0 m

in,

Fran

k (M

A)-1

0 m

in,

LaFa

lce-

10 m

in,

Rohr

abac

her-

10 m

in, R

ohra

bach

er-1

0 m

in, S

olom

on-1

0 m

in, V

ento

-10

min

.

3R; 4

D

H.R.

112

7...

......

......

......

..Th

e Na

tiona

l Mon

umen

t Fa

irnes

s Ac

t...

......

......

..H.

Res

. 256

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; m

akes

in

orde

r co

mm

ittee

sub

stitu

te a

s or

igin

al t

ext;

mak

es i

nor

der

only

amen

dmen

ts i

n th

e re

port

(Che

nowi

th-1

0 m

in,

Vent

o-10

min

, M

il-le

r (C

A)-1

0 m

in, M

iller

(CA

)-10

min

, Mill

er (

CA)-

10 m

in).

1R; 4

D

H.R.

901

......

......

......

......

.2n

d ru

le-f

irst

rule

laid

on t

he t

able

.

Amer

ican

Lan

d So

vere

ignt

y Pr

otec

tion

Act

......

...H.

Res

. 257

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; m

akes

in

orde

r co

mm

ittee

sub

stitu

te a

s or

igin

al t

ext;

allo

ws o

neam

endm

ent

if of

fere

d by

Rep

. Mill

er o

r hi

s de

sign

ee..

1D

H.R.

629

......

......

......

......

.Te

xas

Low

Leve

l Ra

dioa

ctiv

e W

aste

Di

spos

alCo

mpa

ct.

H. R

es. 2

58...

......

......

...Op

en.

H.R.

112

2...

......

......

......

..Pa

rtial

-Birt

h Ab

ortio

n Ba

n Ac

t of

199

7...

......

.....

H. R

es. 2

62...

......

......

...Cl

osed

; (pr

ovid

es f

or a

mot

ion

to c

oncu

r in

the

Sen

ate

Amen

dmen

ts).

H.R.

260

7...

......

......

......

..FY

98 D

istri

ct o

f Co

lum

bia

Appr

ops.

......

......

......

..H.

Res

. 264

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e.H.

R. 2

204

......

......

......

.....

Coas

t Gu

ard

Auth

oriza

tion

Act

of 1

997

......

......

..H.

Res

. 265

......

......

......

Open

; m

akes

in

orde

r co

mm

ittee

am

endm

ent

in t

he n

atur

e of

a s

ubst

itute

;wa

ives

401

of

Budg

et A

ct a

gain

st c

onsi

dera

tion;

wai

ves

clau

se 7

, Ru

le X

VIag

ains

t su

bstit

ute.

n/a

H.J.

Res.

97

......

......

......

.FY

98 C

ontin

uing

Res

olut

ion

(#2)

......

......

......

......

H. R

es. 2

69...

......

......

...Cl

osed

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.....

n/a

H.R.

224

7...

......

......

......

..Am

trak

Refo

rm &

Priv

atiza

tion

Act

of 1

997

......

.H.

Res

. 270

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; m

akes

in o

rder

com

mitt

ee a

men

dmen

t in

the

nat

ure

of a

sub

stitu

te;

mak

es i

n or

der

3 am

endm

ents

in

com

mitt

ee r

epor

t (L

aTou

rette

/Tra

fican

t-20

min

, Qui

nn s

ubst

itute

to

LaTo

uret

te-2

0 m

in, O

bers

tar

subs

titut

e-30

min

).

1R, 1

D, 1

bipa

rtisa

n

H.R.

153

4...

......

......

......

..Pr

ivat

e Pr

oper

ty R

ight

s Im

plem

enta

tion

Act

of19

97.

H. R

es. 2

71...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es in

ord

er c

omm

ittee

am

endm

ent

in t

he n

atur

e of

a s

ubst

itute

;wa

ives

cla

use

2(l)(

6),

Rule

XI

agai

nst

cons

ider

atio

n; s

elf

exec

utes

man

ager

sam

endm

ent;

mak

es i

n or

der

a su

bstit

ute

if of

fere

d by

Ran

king

Mem

ber

Con-

yers

(30

min

); m

akes

in o

rder

a B

oehl

ert

subs

titut

e (3

0 m

in)

if Co

nyer

s fa

ilsor

is n

ot o

ffere

d.

2R, 1

D

H.R.

264

6...

......

......

......

..Ed

ucat

ion

Savi

ngs

Act

for

Publ

ic a

nd P

rivat

eSc

hool

s.H.

Res

. 274

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; m

akes

in o

rder

com

mitt

ee a

men

dmen

t in

the

nat

ure

of a

sub

stitu

te;

self

exec

utin

g pr

ovis

ion

prin

ted

in r

epor

t; pr

ovid

es f

or c

onsi

dera

tion

in t

heHo

use;

wai

ves

all

poin

ts o

f or

der;

mak

es i

n or

der

an a

men

dmen

t in

the

na-

ture

of

a su

bstit

ute

by R

ep.

Rang

el (

60-m

in);

waiv

es a

ll po

ints

of

orde

rag

ains

t Ra

ngel

sub

stitu

te.

1D, 1

R

110

FLOO

R PR

OCED

URE

IN T

HE 1

05TH

CON

GRES

S; C

OMPI

LED

BY T

HE R

ULES

COM

MIT

TEE

DEM

OCRA

TS—

Cont

inue

d

Bill

No.

Title

Reso

lutio

n No

.Pr

oces

s us

ed f

or f

loor

con

side

ratio

n–Am

endm

ents

in o

rder

H.R.

127

0...

......

......

......

..Nu

clea

r W

aste

Pol

icy

Act

of 1

997

......

......

......

.....

H. R

es. 2

80...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

sel

f-ex

ecut

ing

prov

isio

n; w

aive

s se

c. 3

06 o

f CB

A; m

akes

in

orde

rco

mm

ittee

sub

stitu

te;

waiv

es c

laus

e 5(

a) o

f ru

le X

XI a

nd s

ec.

306

of C

BAag

ains

t su

bstit

ute;

wai

ves

clau

se 5

(c)

of r

ule

XXIII

aga

inst

am

endm

ents

in

repo

rt; w

aive

s cl

ause

5(a

), Ru

le X

XI a

nd s

ec.

306

of C

BA a

gain

st l

ast

amen

dmen

t in

rep

ort;

waiv

es s

ec. 3

06 o

f CB

A ag

ains

t Ho

use

cons

ider

atio

n of

S. 1

04;

prov

ides

for

mot

ion

to s

trike

all

afte

r th

e en

actin

g cl

ause

of

S. 1

04an

d in

sert

H.R.

127

0 as

pas

sed

the

Hous

e; p

rovi

des

for

adop

tion

of S

enat

ebi

ll wi

th in

sist

ence

on

Hous

e am

endm

ent

and

call

for

conf

eren

ce.

5R, 4

D

H.R.

127

0...

......

......

......

..Nu

clea

r W

aste

Pol

icy

Act

of 1

997

......

......

......

.....

H. R

es. 2

83 (

2nd

rule

)Re

stric

tive;

sel

f-ex

ecut

ing

prov

isio

n; w

aive

s se

c. 3

06 o

f CB

A; m

akes

in

orde

rco

mm

ittee

sub

stitu

te;

waiv

es c

laus

e 5(

a) o

f ru

le X

XI a

nd s

ec..

306

of C

BAag

ains

t su

bstit

ute;

wai

ves

clau

se 5

(c)

of r

ule

XXIII

aga

inst

am

endm

ents

in

repo

rt; w

aive

s cl

ause

5(a

), Ru

le X

XI a

nd s

ec.

306

of C

BA a

gain

st l

ast

amen

dmen

t in

rep

ort;

waiv

es s

ec. 3

06 o

f CB

A ag

ains

t Ho

use

cons

ider

atio

n of

S. 1

04;

prov

ides

for

mot

ion

to s

trike

all

afte

r th

e en

actin

g cl

ause

of

S. 1

04an

d in

sert

H.R.

127

0 as

pas

sed

the

Hous

e; p

rovi

des

for

adop

tion

of S

enat

ebi

ll wi

th in

sist

ence

on

Hous

e am

endm

ent

and

call

for

conf

eren

ce.

New

rule

als

o lim

its t

he m

otio

n to

ris

e to

onl

y on

ce,

unle

ss a

noth

er m

otio

n is

offe

red

by t

he M

ajor

ity l

eade

r or

des

igne

e; a

lso

limits

the

mot

ion

to s

trike

the

enac

ting

clau

se t

o on

e tim

e.

5R, 4

D

H.R.

249

3...

......

......

......

..Fo

rage

Impr

ovem

ent

Act

of 1

997

......

......

......

......

H. R

es. 2

84...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es i

n or

der

com

mitt

ee b

ill a

s a

subs

titut

e; l

imits

am

endm

ent

proc

ess

to 3

-hou

rs (

incl

udin

g vo

ting

time)

; m

akes

in

orde

r a

man

ager

’sam

endm

ent

(Sm

ith (

OR)-

10 m

in).

n/a

H.R.

274

6 &

H.R.

261

6H.

E.L.

P. S

chol

arsh

ips

Amen

dmen

ts o

f 19

97 &

Char

ter

Scho

ols

Amen

dmen

ts A

ct o

f 19

97.

H. R

es. 2

88...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

H.R

. 27

46 -

unre

porte

d bi

ll-cl

osed

rul

e-co

nsid

erat

ion

in t

he H

ouse

-2ho

urs

gene

ral d

ebat

e.H.

R. 2

616-

open

rul

e, m

akes

in o

rder

com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

; allo

ws f

or m

anag

ers

amen

dmen

t (G

oodl

ing-

10 m

in).

Prov

ides

tha

t, if

adop

ted,

bot

h bi

lls w

ill b

e jo

ined

tog

ethe

r an

d se

nt t

o th

e Se

n-at

e as

one

bill

lays

H. R

es. 2

80 o

n th

e ta

ble

(1st

rul

e fo

r H.

R. 1

270)

.

n/a

H. R

es. 1

88...

......

......

.....

Urgi

ng t

he e

xecu

tive

bran

ch t

o ta

ke a

ctio

n re

-ga

rdin

g th

e ac

quis

ition

by

Ira

n of

C–

802

crui

se m

issi

les.

H. R

es. 3

02...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

....

1R

H.R.

967

......

......

......

......

.Pr

ohib

ition

of

U.S.

Fun

ds t

o Ce

rtain

Chi

nese

Of-

ficia

ls.

H. R

es. 3

02...

......

......

...cl

osed

.

H.R.

219

5...

......

......

......

..La

ogai

Sla

ve L

abor

Pro

duct

s of

199

7...

......

......

..H.

Res

. 302

......

......

......

clos

ed.

H.R.

223

2...

......

......

......

..Ra

dio

Free

Asi

a Ac

t of

199

7...

......

......

......

......

....

H. R

es. 3

02...

......

......

...cl

osed

.H.

R. 2

358

......

......

......

.....

Polit

ical

Fre

edom

in C

hina

Act

of

1997

......

......

.H.

Res

. 302

......

......

......

clos

ed.

111

H.R.

238

6...

......

......

......

..U.

S.-T

aiwa

n An

ti-Ba

llist

ic M

issi

le D

efen

se C

o-op

erat

ion

Act.

H. R

es. 3

02...

......

......

...cl

osed

.

H.R.

257

0...

......

......

......

..Fo

rced

Abo

rtion

Con

dem

natio

n Ac

t...

......

......

......

H. R

es. 3

02...

......

......

...cl

osed

.H.

R. 2

605

......

......

......

.....

Com

mun

ist

Chin

a Su

bsid

y Re

duct

ion

Act

of19

97.

H. R

es. 3

02...

......

......

...cl

osed

.

H.R.

264

7...

......

......

......

..-o

ne r

ule

issu

ed f

or 9

bills

-all

clos

ed r

ules

.

To e

nsur

e th

at c

omm

erci

al a

ctiv

ities

of

the

Peo-

ple’

s Li

bera

tion

Arm

y of

Chi

na o

r an

y Co

m-

mun

ist

Chin

ese

mili

tary

com

pany

in

the

U.S.

are

mon

itore

d an

d ar

e su

bjec

t to

the

au-

thor

ities

und

er t

he I

nter

natio

nal

Emer

genc

yEc

onom

ic P

ower

s Ac

t.

H. R

es. 3

02...

......

......

...cl

osed

.

H.R.

267

6...

......

......

......

..I.R

.S. R

estru

ctur

ing

& Re

form

Act

of

1997

......

..H.

Res

. 303

......

......

......

clos

ed;

mak

es i

n or

der

Way

s &

Mea

ns s

ubst

itute

with

sel

f-ex

ecut

ing

prov

isio

n;wa

ives

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

the

bill

as a

men

ded.

1R

H.R.

262

1...

......

......

......

..Re

cipr

ocal

Tra

de A

gree

men

t Au

thor

ities

Act

of

1997

.H.

Res

. 309

......

......

......

clos

ed;

mak

es i

n or

der

Way

s &

Mea

ns s

ubst

itute

with

sel

f-ex

ecut

ing

prov

isio

n;wa

ives

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

the

bill

as a

men

ded;

2 h

ours

gen

eral

de-

bate

.

1R

S. 7

38...

......

......

......

......

.Am

trak

Refo

rm &

Priv

atiza

tion

......

......

......

......

...H.

Res

. 319

......

......

......

clos

ed;

cons

ider

atio

n in

the

Hou

se,

self-

exec

utes

Shu

ster

Sub

stitu

te;

waiv

es a

llpo

ints

of

orde

r ag

ains

t su

bstit

ute.

Rul

e pa

ssed

but

bill

don

e by

sus

pens

ion

afte

r ag

reem

ent

on c

ompr

omis

e te

xt f

or b

oard

.

1R

H.R.

260

7...

......

......

......

..Se

nate

Am

endm

ents

to

FY98

DC

Appr

opria

tions

H. R

es. 3

24...

......

......

...cl

osed

; pr

ovid

es f

or a

mot

ion

to c

oncu

r in

the

Sen

ate

amen

dmen

t wi

th t

heam

endm

ent

prin

ted

in t

he r

epor

t; Se

nate

am

endm

ents

and

mot

ion

cons

ider

edas

rea

d.

n/a

105T

H CO

NGRE

SS—

2ND

SESS

ION

H.R.

262

5...

......

......

......

..Ro

nald

Rea

gan

Natio

nal A

irpor

t...

......

......

......

....

H. R

es. 3

44...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es in

ord

er T

rans

porta

tion

Com

mitt

ee S

ubst

itute

; pro

vide

s a

two

hour

lim

it on

am

endm

ents

(in

clud

ing

votin

g tim

e).

n/a

H.J.

Res.

107

......

......

.....

NRA

Reso

lutio

n Co

ncer

ning

Atto

rney

s’ F

ees,

Cos

ts,

and

Sanc

tions

Pay

able

by

the

Whi

te H

ouse

Heal

th C

are

Task

For

ce.

H. R

es. 3

45...

......

......

...op

en; p

rovi

des

that

the

join

t re

solu

tion

will

be c

onsi

dere

d as

rea

d...

......

......

......

n/a

H.R.

284

6...

......

......

......

..Pr

ohib

ition

on

Fe

dera

lly

Spon

sore

d Na

tiona

lTe

stin

g.H.

Res

. 348

......

......

......

open

; m

akes

in

orde

r Ed

ucat

ion

and

the

Wor

kfor

ce C

omm

ittee

Sub

stitu

te;

pro-

vide

s th

at t

he s

ubst

itute

sha

ll be

con

side

red

as r

ead.

n/a

S. 1

575

......

......

......

......

..Th

e Ro

nald

Rea

gan

Was

hing

ton

Natio

nal A

irpor

tH.

Res

. 349

......

......

......

clos

ed; p

rovi

des

that

S. 1

575

shal

l be

cons

ider

ed a

s re

ad...

......

......

......

......

......

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aH.

R. 2

181

......

......

......

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ess

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ectio

n &

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rsta

te R

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atio

n Ac

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H. R

es. 3

66...

......

......

...op

en...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

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......

.....

n/a

H.R.

154

4...

......

......

......

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e Fe

dera

l Age

ncy

Com

plia

nce

Act

......

......

......

.H.

Res

. 367

......

......

......

open

; mak

es in

ord

er J

udic

iary

Com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

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aH.

R. 2

460

......

......

......

.....

The

Wire

less

Tel

epho

ne P

rote

ctio

n Ac

t...

......

......

.H.

Res

. 368

......

......

......

open

; mak

es in

ord

er J

udic

iary

Com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

; wai

ves

clau

se 2

(l)(6

), ru

leXI

; pro

vide

s fo

r Se

nate

hoo

k-up

.n/

a

112

FLOO

R PR

OCED

URE

IN T

HE 1

05TH

CON

GRES

S; C

OMPI

LED

BY T

HE R

ULES

COM

MIT

TEE

DEM

OCRA

TS—

Cont

inue

d

Bill

No.

Title

Reso

lutio

n No

.Pr

oces

s us

ed f

or f

loor

con

side

ratio

n–Am

endm

ents

in o

rder

H.R.

856

......

......

......

......

.Th

e U.

S.-P

uerto

Ric

o Po

litic

al S

tatu

s Ac

t...

......

..H.

Res

. 376

......

......

......

open

; 90

min

utes

of

gene

ral

deba

te e

qual

ly di

vide

d an

d co

ntro

lled

by Y

oung

,M

iller

(CA

), So

lom

on a

nd G

utie

rrez;

mak

es i

n or

der

subs

titut

e pr

inte

d in

Reco

rd;

waiv

es c

laus

e 5(

a),

Rule

XXI

aga

inst

sub

stitu

te;

prov

ides

for

Sol

o-m

on a

men

dmen

t—on

e ho

ur d

ebat

e an

d on

e ho

ur f

or a

ny a

men

dmen

ts t

oSo

lom

on a

men

dmen

t; pr

ovid

es f

or c

onsi

dera

tion

of S

erra

no a

men

dmen

t—on

eho

ur d

ebat

e an

d on

e ho

ur f

or a

ny a

men

dmen

ts t

o Se

rrano

am

endm

ent.

H.R.

236

9...

......

......

......

..Th

e W

irele

ss P

rivac

y En

hanc

emen

t Ac

t of

199

8H.

Res

. 377

......

......

......

open

; m

akes

in

orde

r Co

mm

erce

Com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

; wa

ives

cla

use

2(l)(

6),

Rule

XI.

n/a

H.R.

313

0...

......

......

......

..Th

e Ch

ild S

uppo

rt Pe

rform

ance

and

Inc

entiv

eAc

t of

199

8.H.

Res

. 378

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; m

akes

in

orde

r W

ays

and

Mea

ns S

ubst

itute

; wa

ives

sec

tion

303(

a)of

Bu

dget

Ac

t ag

ains

t co

nsid

erat

ion

and

agai

nst

subs

titut

e;

requ

ires

prep

rintin

g of

am

endm

ents

in

the

Cong

ress

iona

l Re

cord

; wa

ives

cla

use

7,Ru

le X

VI a

gain

st C

ardi

n Am

endm

ent

(#2)

.

1D

H.R.

992

......

......

......

......

.To

End

the

Tuc

ker

Act

Shuf

fle...

......

......

......

......

.H.

Res

. 382

......

......

......

Open

; m

akes

in

orde

r Ju

dici

ary

Com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

whi

ch s

hall

be c

onsi

dere

das

rea

d.N/

A

H.R.

143

2...

......

......

......

..Af

rica

Grow

th &

Opp

ortu

nity

Act

......

......

......

......

.H.

Res

. 383

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; t

wo h

ours

gen

eral

deb

ate

for

Way

s &

Mea

ns a

nd In

tern

atio

nal R

ela-

tions

; mak

es in

ord

er c

omm

ittee

am

endm

ents

as

subs

titut

e wi

th s

elf-

exec

ut-

ing

prov

isio

n; w

aive

s cl

ause

7, o

f Ru

le X

VI; m

akes

in o

rder

onl

y am

endm

ents

in R

ules

Com

mitt

ee R

epor

t.

4R, 4

D

H.R.

288

3...

......

......

......

..Go

vern

men

t Pe

rform

ance

& R

esul

ts A

ct T

ech-

nica

l Am

endm

ents

of

1998

.H.

Res

. 384

......

......

......

Open

; m

akes

in

orde

r Go

vern

men

t Re

form

sub

stitu

te w

hich

sha

ll be

con

side

red

as r

ead;

wai

ves

clau

se 2

(l)(6

), Ru

le X

I.N/

A

H.R.

287

0...

......

......

......

..Tr

opic

al F

ores

t Co

nser

vatio

n Ac

t of

199

8...

......

..H.

Res

. 388

......

......

......

Open

; m

akes

in

orde

r th

e In

tern

atio

nal

Rela

tions

Com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

whi

chsh

all b

e co

nsid

ered

as

read

.N/

A

H.R.

258

9...

......

......

......

..Co

pyrig

ht T

erm

Ext

ensi

on A

ct...

......

......

......

......

..H.

Res

. 390

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; m

akes

in

orde

r Ju

dici

ary

Com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

whi

ch s

hall

be c

on-

side

red

as r

ead;

req

uire

s pr

e-pr

intin

g of

am

endm

ents

in

the

Reco

rd,

waiv

esge

rman

enes

s ag

ains

t Se

nsen

bren

ner

amen

dmen

t #1

.

N/A

H.R.

257

8...

......

......

......

..To

Ext

end

the

Visa

Wai

ver

Pilo

t Pr

ogra

m...

......

..H.

Res

. 391

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; r

equi

res

pre-

prin

ting

of a

men

dmen

ts i

n th

e Re

cord

; al

lows

for

con

-si

dera

tion

of S

enat

e bi

ll.N/

A

H.R.

324

6...

......

......

......

..Th

e Fa

irnes

s fo

r Sm

all

Busi

ness

es a

nd E

mpl

oy-

ees

Act

of 1

998.

H. R

es. 3

93...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es i

n or

der

only

thos

e am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in t

he R

ules

Com

-m

ittee

rep

ort.

1R

H.R.

251

5...

......

......

......

..Fo

rest

Rec

over

y an

d Pr

otec

tion

Act

of 1

998

......

.H.

Res

. 394

......

......

......

Open

; mak

es in

ord

er t

he t

ext

of H

.R. 3

530

in li

eu o

f th

e Ag

ricul

ture

Com

mitt

eesu

bstit

ute;

wai

ves

clau

se 7

, Rul

e XV

I, cl

ause

5, R

ule

XXI a

gain

st s

ubst

itute

.N/

A

H.R.

331

0...

......

......

......

..Sm

all

Busi

ness

Pa

perw

ork

Redu

ctio

n Ac

tAm

endm

ents

of

1998

.H.

Res

. 396

......

......

......

Open

: m

akes

in

orde

r Go

vern

men

t Re

form

sub

stitu

te w

hich

will

be

cons

ider

edas

rea

d; w

aive

s cl

ause

2(l)

(6),

Rule

XI,

sect

ions

303

& 3

11 o

f Bu

dget

Act

agai

nst

cons

ider

atio

n; w

aive

s se

ctio

ns 3

03 &

311

of

the

Budg

et A

ct a

gain

stsu

bstit

ute.

N/A

113

H.R.

357

9...

......

......

......

..Em

erge

ncy

Supp

lem

enta

l Ap

prop

riatio

ns

for

FY98

.H.

Res

. 402

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s cl

ause

2(l)

(6)

Rule

XI,

clau

se 7

Rul

e XX

I, Se

ctio

n 30

6 of

Budg

et A

ct a

gain

st c

onsi

dera

tion;

pro

vide

s 30

min

utes

add

ition

al d

ebat

e fo

rIra

q-tim

e to

Rep

. Sk

aggs

and

opp

onen

t; se

lf ex

ecut

es a

men

dmen

t in

par

t 1

of t

he r

epor

t; wa

ives

cla

use

2 Ru

le X

XI a

nd c

laus

e 6

Rule

XXI

aga

inst

bill

;m

akes

in o

rder

onl

y th

e am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in t

he R

ules

Rep

ort

and

waiv

esal

l poi

nts

of o

rder

aga

inst

am

endm

ents

.

4R

H.R.

10

......

......

......

......

...Ru

le p

ulle

d du

ring

con-

side

ratio

n

Fina

ncia

l Ser

vice

s Ac

t of

199

8...

......

......

......

......

H. R

es. 4

03...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

two

hou

rs g

ener

al d

ebat

e to

Ban

king

and

Com

mer

ce C

omm

ittee

s;wa

ives

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

cons

ider

atio

n of

the

bill

; pro

vide

s th

at t

heam

endm

ent

in p

art

1 of

the

Rul

es R

epor

t wi

ll be

con

side

red

as a

n or

igin

albi

ll; w

aive

s al

l po

ints

of

orde

r ag

ains

t su

bstit

ute;

allo

ws o

nly

thos

e am

end-

men

ts p

rinte

d in

par

t 2

of t

he R

ules

Rep

ort;.

4R, 1

D

H.R.

240

0...

......

......

......

..Th

e Bu

ildin

g Ef

ficie

nt

Surfa

ce

Tran

spor

tatio

nan

d Eq

uity

Act

of

1997

(BE

STEA

).H.

Res

. 405

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; 2

1/2

hou

rs g

ener

al d

ebat

e—2

to T

rans

porta

tion

and

1/2

to W

ays

& M

eans

; mak

es in

ord

er T

rans

porta

tion/

Way

s &

Mea

ns S

ubst

itute

s as

mod

i-fie

d by

the

sel

f-ex

ecut

ing

amen

dmen

t in

par

t 1

of t

he R

ules

Rep

ort

whic

hsh

all

be c

onsi

dere

d as

rea

d; w

aive

s al

l po

ints

of

orde

r ag

ains

t su

bstit

ute;

mak

es in

ord

er o

nly

thos

e am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in p

art

2 of

the

Rul

es R

epor

t.

5R, 2

D

H.J.

Res.

111

......

......

.....

NRTa

x Li

mita

tion

Cons

titut

iona

l Am

endm

ent

......

....

H. R

es. 4

07...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

Pro

vide

s fo

r co

nsid

erat

ion

in t

he H

ouse

; th

ree

hour

s of

gen

eral

de-

bate

; co

ntai

ns a

sel

f-ex

ecut

ing

prov

isio

n; m

akes

in

orde

r an

am

endm

ent

ifof

fere

d by

the

Min

ority

Lea

der

or h

is d

esig

nee

(1 h

r).

1R, 1

D

H.R.

125

2...

......

......

......

..Ju

dici

al R

efor

m A

ct o

f 19

98...

......

......

......

......

....

H. R

es. 4

08...

......

......

...Op

en; w

aive

s se

ctio

n 30

3(a)

of

the

budg

et a

ct a

gain

st c

onsi

dera

tion

of t

he b

ill;

mak

es i

n or

der

Judi

ciar

y Co

mm

ittee

sub

stitu

te a

s m

odifi

ed b

y a

self-

exec

ut-

ing

prov

isio

n st

rikin

g se

ctio

n 9;

sub

stitu

te r

ead

by s

ectio

n; w

aive

s cl

ause

7,

Rule

XVI

and

sec

tion

303(

a) o

f th

e bu

dget

act

aga

inst

the

sub

stitu

te.

N/A

H.R.

371

7...

......

......

......

..NR

To p

rohi

bit

the

expe

nditu

re o

f Fe

dera

l fu

nds

for

the

dist

ribut

ion

of n

eedl

es o

r sy

ringe

s fo

r th

ehy

pode

rmic

inje

ctio

n of

ille

gal d

rugs

.

H. R

es. 4

09...

......

......

...Cl

osed

; 2

hour

s ge

nera

l de

bate

equ

ally

cont

rolle

d by

Rep

. W

icke

r an

d an

opp

o-ne

nt.

N/A

H.R.

354

6...

......

......

......

..Na

tiona

l Dia

logu

e So

cial

Sec

urity

......

......

......

.....

H. R

es. 4

10...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

3 h

ours

gen

eral

deb

ate

equa

lly c

ontro

lled

by W

ays

& M

eans

; 1

amen

dmen

t by

Rep

. Ra

ngel

if

prin

ted

in t

he C

ongr

essi

onal

Rec

ord;

am

end-

men

t de

bata

ble

for

1 ho

ur.

1D

H.R.

6...

......

......

......

......

..Hi

gher

Edu

catio

n Re

auth

oriza

tion

Act

......

......

....

H. R

es. 4

11...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

wai

ves

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

cons

ider

atio

n; m

akes

in

orde

rEd

ucat

ion

Com

mitt

ee S

ubst

itute

as

mod

ified

by

the

self-

exec

utin

g pr

ovis

ion

in p

art

1 of

the

rul

es r

epor

t; bi

ll re

ad b

y tit

le;

mak

es i

n or

der

a Go

odlin

gam

endm

ent

prin

ted

in p

art

2 of

the

rep

ort

first

and

pro

vide

s fo

r 20

min

utes

deba

te;

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

are

waiv

ed a

gain

st t

he a

men

dmen

t; an

d if

the

amen

dmen

t is

ado

pted

it

will

beco

me

orig

inal

tex

t fo

r am

endm

ent;

allo

wson

ly am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in t

he C

ongr

essi

onal

Rec

ord

to b

e of

fere

d.

2R

S. 1

502

......

......

......

......

..NR

DC S

tude

nt O

ppor

tuni

ty S

chol

arsh

ip...

......

......

....

H. R

es. 4

13...

......

......

...Cl

osed

: pro

vide

s fo

r co

nsid

erat

ion

in t

he H

ouse

; 2 h

ours

of

gene

ral d

ebat

e co

n-tro

lled

by t

he M

ajor

ity L

eade

r or

his

des

igne

e an

d an

opp

onen

t.N/

A

H.R.

187

2...

......

......

......

..Co

mm

unic

atio

ns S

atel

lite

Com

petit

ion

& Pr

ivat

-iza

tion

Act.

H. R

es. 4

19...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es i

n or

der

Com

mer

ce C

omm

ittee

Sub

stitu

te;

allo

ws o

nly

thos

eam

endm

ents

tha

t ha

ve b

een

prin

ted

in t

he C

ongr

essi

onal

Rec

ord.

N/A

114

FLOO

R PR

OCED

URE

IN T

HE 1

05TH

CON

GRES

S; C

OMPI

LED

BY T

HE R

ULES

COM

MIT

TEE

DEM

OCRA

TS—

Cont

inue

d

Bill

No.

Title

Reso

lutio

n No

.Pr

oces

s us

ed f

or f

loor

con

side

ratio

n–Am

endm

ents

in o

rder

H.R.

369

4...

......

......

......

..In

telli

genc

e Au

thor

izatio

n Ac

t...

......

......

......

......

...H.

Res

. 420

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s cl

ause

2(l)

(6),

Rule

XI a

gain

st c

onsi

dera

tion;

mak

es in

ord

erIn

telli

genc

e Co

mm

ittee

sub

stitu

te a

s m

odifi

ed b

y se

lf-ex

ecut

ing

prov

isio

nst

rikin

g se

ctio

n 40

1; b

ill s

hall

be r

ead

by t

itle;

wai

ves

clau

se 7

, Ru

le X

VIan

d cl

ause

5(b

), Ru

le X

XI a

gain

st c

omm

ittee

am

endm

ent;

allo

ws o

nly

thos

eam

endm

ents

tha

t ha

ve b

een

prin

ted

in t

he C

ongr

essi

onal

Rec

ord.

N/A

H.R.

353

4—or

igin

al ju

-ris

dict

ion.

Man

date

s In

form

atio

n Ac

t...

......

......

......

......

......

..H.

Res

. 426

......

......

......

Open

; m

akes

in

orde

r Ru

les

Com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

; pr

ovid

es t

he s

ubst

itute

is

cons

ider

ed a

s re

ad; w

aive

s se

ctio

n 30

6 of

the

Bud

get

Act.

N/A

H.R.

512

......

......

......

......

.W

ildlif

e Re

fuge

Aut

horiz

atio

n...

......

......

......

......

...H.

Res

. 427

......

......

......

Open

; m

akes

in

orde

r am

endm

ent

#1 p

rinte

d in

the

Con

gres

sion

al R

ecor

d as

asu

bstit

ute;

wai

ves

clau

se 7

, Rul

e XV

I aga

inst

sub

stitu

te.

N/A

H.R.

10

......

......

......

......

...2n

d ru

leFi

nanc

ial S

ervi

ces

Com

petit

ion

Act

......

......

......

...H.

Res

. 428

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s al

l poi

nts

of o

rder

aga

inst

con

side

ratio

n; o

ne h

our

of g

ener

alde

bate

—30

min

utes

to

Bank

ing

& 30

min

utes

to

Com

mer

ce; m

akes

in o

rder

the

amen

dmen

t in

par

t 1

of t

he R

ules

rep

ort

as a

n am

endm

ent

in t

he n

a-tu

re o

f a

subs

titut

e fo

r am

endm

ent;

waiv

es a

ll po

ints

of

orde

r ag

ains

t th

esu

bstit

ute;

mak

es i

n or

der

only

thos

e am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in p

art

2 of

the

Rule

s re

port;

wai

ves

all p

oint

s of

ord

er a

gain

st t

he a

men

dmen

ts.

2 bi

parti

san,

6R,

3D,

1in

depe

nden

t

H.R.

243

1...

......

......

......

..Fr

eedo

m f

rom

Rel

igio

us P

erse

cutio

n...

......

......

....

H. R

es. 4

30...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es in

ord

er a

s or

igin

al t

ext

the

text

of

H.R.

380

6 as

mod

ified

by

the

self-

exec

utin

g pr

ovis

ion

prin

ted

in p

art

1 of

the

Rul

es’

repo

rt; p

rovi

des

that

the

sub

stitu

te s

hall

be c

onsi

dere

d as

rea

d; m

akes

in

orde

r on

ly th

ose

amen

dmen

ts p

rinte

d in

par

t 2

of t

he R

ules

’ rep

ort;

waiv

es a

ll po

ints

of

orde

rag

ains

t th

e am

endm

ents

.

5R, 1

D

H. R

es. 4

32 &

433

......

..NR

—ei

ther

mea

sure

1 ru

le f

or 2

mea

sure

s

Exec

utiv

e Pr

ivile

ge &

Witn

ess

Imm

unity

......

......

.H.

Res

. 436

......

......

......

Clos

ed...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

..N/

A

H.R.

361

6—2n

d ru

le...

..Do

D Au

thor

izatio

n FY

99...

......

......

......

......

......

......

H. R

es. 4

41...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es i

n or

der

Com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

; wa

ives

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

subs

titut

e; m

akes

in

orde

r on

ly th

ose

amen

dmen

ts p

rinte

d in

the

Rule

s’ r

epor

t; al

l po

ints

of

orde

r ar

e wa

ived

aga

inst

the

am

endm

ents

; pr

o-vi

des

for

an a

dditi

onal

2 h

ours

of

gene

ral

deba

te o

n U.

S. p

olic

y to

ward

Chin

a; p

rovi

des

an a

dditi

onal

30

min

utes

of

gene

ral

deba

te o

n bo

rder

con

-tro

l; au

thor

izes

Chai

rman

to

offe

r am

endm

ents

en

bloc

fro

m p

art

D of

the

repo

rt an

d to

mak

e ge

rman

e m

odifi

catio

ns.

29R,

12D

, 6 b

ipar

tisan

,1

inde

pend

ent

H.R.

218

3 &

H.J.

Res.

119—

1st

rule

.1

rule

for

2 m

easu

res

PQ NR—

eith

er m

easu

re

Cam

paig

n Fi

nanc

e Re

form

Act

& C

onst

itutio

nal

Amen

dmen

t.H.

Res

. 442

......

......

......

Open

(H.

J. Re

s. 1

19).

115

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

..Re

stric

tive;

pro

vide

s 2

hour

s ge

nera

l deb

ate

cont

rolle

d by

Hou

se O

vers

ight

Com

-m

ittee

; pr

ovid

es f

or c

onsi

dera

tion

of s

ubst

itute

s pr

inte

d in

the

Con

gres

sion

alRe

cord

; on

e ho

ur o

f ge

nera

l de

bate

on

each

sub

stitu

te;

amen

dmen

ts t

o th

esu

bstit

utes

may

not

con

tain

tax

or

tarif

f m

easu

res

and

may

not

be

sub-

stitu

tes;

if m

ore

than

one

sub

stitu

te is

ado

pted

, the

one

with

the

mos

t vo

tes

will

carry

.

N/A

H.R.

343

3...

......

......

......

..Ti

cket

to

Wor

k &

Self-

Suffi

cien

cy...

......

......

......

...H.

Res

. 450

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; p

rovi

des

for

cons

ider

atio

n in

the

Hou

se w

ithou

t in

terv

entio

n of

any

poin

t of

ord

er;

mak

es i

n or

der

Way

s &

Mea

ns s

ubst

itute

; 1

amen

dmen

t by

Rep.

Ran

gel

if pr

inte

d in

the

Con

gres

sion

al R

ecor

d; a

men

dmen

t de

bata

ble

for

1 ho

ur.

1D

H.J.

Res.

78

......

......

......

.Co

nstit

utio

nal A

men

dmen

t on

Sch

ool P

raye

r...

...H.

Res

. 453

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; r

esol

utio

n co

nsid

ered

as

read

; tw

o ho

urs

gene

ral

deba

te;

mak

es i

nor

der

Judi

ciar

y su

bstit

ute;

pre

viou

s qu

estio

n or

dere

d on

the

res

olut

ion

exce

ptfo

r 1

amen

dmen

t pr

inte

d in

Rul

es’ r

epor

t by

Rep

. Bis

hop

for

1 ho

ur.

1D

H. C

on. R

es. 2

85...

......

..NR

Tian

anm

en S

quar

e Re

solu

tion

......

......

......

......

.....

H. R

es. 4

54...

......

......

...Cl

osed

; co

nsid

erat

ion

in H

ouse

; on

e ho

ur c

ontro

lled

by M

ajor

ity L

eade

r an

dM

embe

r op

pose

d, o

ne m

otio

n to

rec

omm

it.H.

Con

. Res

. 284

......

.....

Conc

urre

nt B

udge

t Re

solu

tion

for

FY99

......

......

..H.

Res

. 455

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; t

hree

hou

rs g

ener

al d

ebat

e co

ntro

lled

by B

udge

t Co

mm

ittee

; on

eho

ur b

y Re

p. S

tark

and

Rep

. Sax

on; m

akes

in o

rder

new

sub

stitu

te p

rinte

d in

part

1 of

Rul

es’

repo

rt; m

akes

in

orde

r on

ly th

ose

subs

titut

e am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in p

art

2; s

uspe

nds

Rule

XLI

X.

1R, 1

D

H.R.

270

9...

......

......

......

..Ira

n M

issi

le P

rolif

erat

ions

San

ctio

ns...

......

......

...H.

Res

. 457

......

......

......

Clos

ed;

prov

ides

for

a s

ingl

e m

otio

n by

the

Cha

ir of

Int

erna

tiona

l Re

latio

ns t

oco

ncur

in

each

of

the

Sena

te a

men

dmen

ts;

amen

dmen

ts a

nd m

otio

n to

be

cons

ider

ed a

s re

ad.

N/A

H.R.

288

8...

......

......

......

..Sa

les

Ince

ntiv

e Ac

t...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.H.

Res

. 461

......

......

......

Open

; m

akes

in

orde

r Ed

ucat

ion

Com

mitt

ee s

ubst

itute

whi

ch s

hall

be c

onsi

d-er

ed a

s re

ad.

N/A

H.R.

315

0...

......

......

......

..Ba

nkru

ptcy

Ref

orm

Act

of

1998

......

......

......

......

..H.

Res

. 462

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s 30

3(a)

of

budg

et a

ct a

gain

st c

onsi

dera

tion;

mak

es i

n or

der

Judi

ciar

y su

bstit

ute

to b

e re

ad b

y tit

le; w

aive

s al

l poi

nts

of o

rder

aga

inst

the

subs

titut

e; m

akes

in

orde

r on

ly th

ose

amen

dmen

ts i

n Ru

les’

rep

ort;

waiv

esal

l poi

nts

of o

rder

aga

inst

the

am

endm

ents

in t

he r

epor

t.

5R, 6

D, 1

bip

artis

an

H.R.

349

4...

......

......

......

..Th

e Ch

ild P

rote

ctio

n an

d Se

xual

Pre

dato

r Pu

n-is

hmen

t Ac

t.H.

Res

. 465

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s al

l poi

nts

of o

rder

aga

inst

con

side

ratio

n; m

akes

in o

rder

Ju-

dici

ary

subs

titut

e an

d pr

ovid

es t

hat

the

subs

titut

e is

rea

d; w

aive

s al

l po

ints

of o

rder

aga

inst

the

sub

stitu

te.

6R, 4

D

H.R.

309

7...

......

......

......

..NR

Tax

Code

Ter

min

atio

n Ac

t...

......

......

......

......

......

..H.

Res

. 472

......

......

......

Clos

ed;

mak

es i

n or

der

a su

bstit

ute

prin

ted

in t

he R

ules

’ re

port;

two

hou

rs o

fge

nera

l deb

ate

cont

rolle

d by

Way

s &

Mea

ns.

N/A

H. R

es. 4

63...

......

......

.....

To E

stab

lish

the

Sele

ct C

omm

ittee

on

U.S.

Na-

tiona

l Se

curit

y &

Mili

tary

/Com

mer

cial

Co

n-ce

rns

with

the

Peo

ple’

s Re

publ

ic o

f Ch

ina.

H. R

es. 4

76...

......

......

...Cl

osed

; m

akes

in

orde

r Ru

les

subs

titut

e; p

rovi

des

that

res

olut

ion

shal

l be

con

-si

dere

d as

rea

d; p

revi

ous

ques

tion

is o

rder

ed w

ithou

t in

terv

enin

g m

otio

n.N/

A

H.R.

405

9...

......

......

......

..M

ilita

ry C

onst

ruct

ion

Appr

opria

tions

for

FY9

9...

.H.

Res

. 477

......

......

......

Open

; wai

ves

clau

ses

2 &

6 of

Rul

e XX

I aga

inst

the

bill

; sel

f ex

ecut

es a

pro

vi-

sion

usi

ng t

he F

Y98

Budg

et A

gree

men

t fo

r FY

99 4

02(a

) al

loca

tions

.1R

H.R.

406

0...

......

......

......

..En

ergy

& W

ater

Dev

elop

men

t Ap

prop

riatio

ns f

orFY

99.

H. R

es. 4

78...

......

......

...Op

en; w

aive

s cl

ause

s 2,

6, &

7, R

ule

XXI a

gain

st b

ill...

......

......

......

......

......

......

...N/

A

116

FLOO

R PR

OCED

URE

IN T

HE 1

05TH

CON

GRES

S; C

OMPI

LED

BY T

HE R

ULES

COM

MIT

TEE

DEM

OCRA

TS—

Cont

inue

d

Bill

No.

Title

Reso

lutio

n No

.Pr

oces

s us

ed f

or f

loor

con

side

ratio

n–Am

endm

ents

in o

rder

H.R.

410

1...

......

......

......

..Ag

ricul

ture

App

ropr

iatio

ns f

or F

Y99

......

......

......

..H.

Res

. 482

......

......

......

Open

; wa

ives

cla

use

2(l)6

, Ru

le X

I &

clau

se 7

, Ru

le X

XI a

gain

st c

onsi

dera

tion;

self—

exec

utes

am

endm

ents

in

Rule

s’ r

epor

t; wa

ives

cla

use

2 &

6, R

ule

XXI

agai

nst

bill

as a

men

ded.

?

H.R.

410

3...

......

......

......

..De

partm

ent

of D

efen

se A

ppro

pria

tions

for

FY9

9H.

Res

. 484

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s cl

ause

2(l)

(6),

Rule

XI,

clau

se 7

, Ru

le X

XI,

& se

ctio

n 30

6 of

Budg

et A

ct a

gain

st c

onsi

dera

tion;

sel

f-ex

ecut

es a

men

dmen

ts in

Rul

es’ r

epor

t;wa

ives

cla

use

2 &

6, R

ule

XXI;

limits

con

side

ratio

n of

sec

tion

8106

for

amen

dmen

t to

1 h

our.

1R?

H.R.

410

4...

......

......

......

..1s

t ru

leru

le f

aile

d

Trea

sury

/Pos

tal A

ppro

pria

tions

for

FY9

9...

......

....

H. R

es. 4

85...

......

......

...Op

en;

waiv

es c

laus

e 2(

l)(6)

, Ru

le X

I, cl

ause

7,

Rule

XXI

aga

inst

con

side

ratio

n;se

lf-ex

ecut

es a

men

dmen

ts i

n pa

rt 1

of R

ules

’ re

port;

wai

ves

clau

se 2

& 6

,Ru

le X

XI a

gain

st p

ortio

ns o

f th

e bi

ll as

am

ende

d; w

aive

s al

l po

ints

of

orde

rag

ains

t am

endm

ents

in p

art

2 of

Rul

es’ r

epor

t.

4R, 1

D

H.R.

411

2...

......

......

......

..Le

gisl

ativ

e Br

anch

App

ropr

iatio

ns f

or F

Y99

......

.H.

Res

. 489

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s cl

ause

2(l)

(6),

Rule

XI,

clau

se 3

& 7

, Ru

le X

XI,

sect

ion

401

Budg

et A

ct a

gain

st c

onsi

dera

tion;

wai

ves

clau

se 2

& 6

, Rul

e XX

I aga

inst

bill

(exc

ept

sect

ion

108)

; m

akes

in

orde

r on

ly th

ose

amen

dmen

ts p

rinte

d in

Rule

s’ r

epor

t; wa

ives

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

amen

dmen

ts.

2D?

H.R.

410

4...

......

......

......

..2n

d ru

leTr

easu

ry/P

osta

l App

ropr

iatio

ns f

or F

Y99

......

......

.H.

Res

. 498

......

......

......

Open

; se

ctio

n 30

6 of

the

Bud

get

Act

agai

nst

cons

ider

atio

n; w

aive

s cl

ause

2,

Rule

XXI

aga

inst

sec

tion

628.

N/A

H.R.

368

2...

......

......

......

..Ch

ild C

usto

dy P

rote

ctio

n Ac

t...

......

......

......

......

....

H. R

es. 4

99...

......

......

...Cl

osed

; co

nsid

erat

ion

in H

ouse

, 2

hour

s ge

nera

l de

bate

; m

akes

in

orde

r Ju

dici

-ar

y Su

bstit

ute.

N/A

H.R.

326

7...

......

......

......

..Th

e So

nny

Bono

Mem

oria

l Sa

lton

Sea

Recl

ama-

tion

Act.

H. R

es. 5

00...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

wai

ves

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

cons

ider

atio

n in

the

Hou

se;

self-

exec

utes

su

bstit

ute

text

pr

inte

d in

Ru

les’

re

port;

m

akes

in

or

der

Mill

eram

endm

ent

prin

ted

in r

ecor

d fo

r on

e ho

ur.

1D

H.R.

419

4...

......

......

......

..VA

/HUD

App

ropr

iatio

ns f

or F

Y99

......

......

......

......

.H.

Res

. 501

......

......

......

Open

; wa

ives

sec

tion

306

of t

he B

udge

t Ac

t ag

ains

t co

nsid

erat

ion;

wai

ves

clau

se 6

& 2

, Ru

le X

XI a

gain

st s

peci

fied

prov

isio

ns o

f th

e bi

ll; s

elf-

exec

utes

Wic

ker

amen

dmen

t in

Rul

es’

repo

rt; m

akes

in

orde

r a

Leac

h Am

endm

ent

prin

ted

in t

he R

ecor

d fo

r 40

min

utes

; wa

ives

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

amen

dmen

t.

2R

H.R.

419

3...

......

......

......

..In

terio

r Ap

prop

riatio

ns f

or F

Y99

......

......

......

......

..H.

Res

. 504

......

......

......

Open

; wa

ives

sec

tion

306

& 40

1 of

Bud

get

Act

agai

nst

cons

ider

atio

n; s

elf-

exe-

cute

s am

endm

ents

in

part

1 of

Rul

es’

repo

rt; w

aive

s cl

ause

2 &

6 a

gain

stsp

ecifi

ed p

ortio

ns o

f th

e ru

le;

mak

es i

n or

der

amen

dmen

ts p

rinte

d in

par

t 2

of t

he R

ules

’ re

port;

wai

ves

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

the

amen

dmen

ts;

waiv

es c

laus

e 2(

e), R

ule

XXI.

4R, 1

bip

artis

an

H.R.

427

6...

......

......

......

..Co

mm

erce

, Ju

stic

e,

Stat

e Ap

prop

riatio

ns

for

FY99

.H.

Res

. 508

......

......

......

Open

; wa

ives

cla

use

2(l)(

6),

Rule

XI,

Clau

se 7

, Ru

le X

XI,

sect

ion

401(

a) o

fBu

dget

Act

aga

inst

con

side

ratio

n; w

aive

s cl

ause

2 &

6,

Rule

XXI

; m

akes

in

orde

r am

endm

ents

in

Rule

s’ r

epor

t; wa

ives

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

the

amen

dmen

ts.

1D,2

R

117

H.R.

425

0...

......

......

......

..NR

Patie

nt P

rote

ctio

n Ac

t...

......

......

......

......

......

......

...H.

Res

. 509

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; s

elf

exec

utes

a m

anag

ers

amen

dmen

t in

the

Rul

es’ r

epor

t; m

akes

inor

der

a su

bstit

ute

amen

dmen

t pr

inte

d in

the

Rec

ord.

1R, 1

bip

artis

an

H.R.

432

8...

......

......

......

..Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Appr

opria

tions

for

FY9

9...

......

.....

H. R

es. 5

10...

......

......

...Op

en;

waiv

es c

laus

e 7,

Rul

e XX

I an

d se

ctio

n 40

1(a)

of

the

Budg

et A

ct a

gain

stco

nsid

erat

ion;

sel

f ex

ecut

es a

men

dmen

ts in

Rul

es’ r

epor

t; wa

ives

cla

use

6 &

2, R

ule

XXI a

gain

st s

peci

fied

prov

isio

ns o

f th

e bi

ll.

1R

H.R.

373

6...

......

......

......

..W

orkf

orce

Im

prov

emen

t &

Prot

ectio

n Ac

t of

1998

.H.

Res

. 513

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e;

mak

es

in

orde

r su

bstit

ute

#1

prin

ted

in

Cong

ress

iona

l Re

cord

;wa

ives

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

cons

ider

atio

n; m

akes

in

orde

r th

e su

b-st

itute

am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in p

art

2 of

the

Rul

es’

repo

rt wi

thou

t in

terv

en-

tion

of a

poi

nt o

f or

der

(rule

am

ende

d on

Flo

or t

o m

ake

in o

rder

new

sub

-st

itute

#3

in R

ecor

d).

1R, 1

D

H.R.

389

2...

......

......

......

..En

glis

h La

ngua

ge F

luen

cy A

ct...

......

......

......

......

.H.

Res

. 516

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; m

akes

in o

rder

Edu

catio

n Co

mm

ittee

sub

stitu

te; 3

-hou

r tim

e ca

p on

amen

dmen

ts;

first

mak

es i

n or

der

man

ager

s am

endm

ent

#1 i

n Re

cord

-de-

bata

ble

for

10 m

inut

es i

f ad

opte

d bi

ll be

bas

e te

xt,

seco

nd m

akes

in

orde

ram

endm

ent

#2 i

n Re

cord

-deb

atab

le f

or 3

0 m

inut

es;

afte

r 3

hour

s ex

pire

son

ly am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in t

he R

ecor

d m

ay b

e co

nsid

ered

for

10

min

utes

each

.

2R

H.R.

438

0...

......

......

......

..Di

stric

t of

Col

umbi

a Ap

prop

riatio

ns f

or F

Y99

.....

H. R

es. 5

17...

......

......

...Op

en;

waiv

es c

laus

e 7,

Rul

e XX

I, Se

ctio

n 36

0 &

401(

a) o

f Bu

dget

Act

aga

inst

cons

ider

atio

n; w

aive

s cl

ause

2 &

6,

Rule

XXI

aga

inst

spe

cifie

d po

rtion

s of

the

rule

; m

akes

in

orde

r am

endm

ents

in

Rule

s’ r

epor

t an

d wa

ives

all

poin

tsof

ord

er a

gain

st a

men

dmen

ts.

4R

H.R.

286

3...

......

......

......

..M

igra

tory

Bird

Ref

orm

Act

of

1998

......

......

......

...H.

Res

. 521

......

......

......

Open

; mak

es in

ord

er R

esou

rces

sub

stitu

te w

hich

sha

ll be

con

side

red

as r

ead

..N/

AH.

R. 2

538

......

......

......

.....

Guad

alup

e-Hi

dalg

o Tr

eaty

Lan

d Cl

aim

s Ac

t of

1998

.H.

Res

. 522

......

......

......

Open

; wai

ves

sect

ion

303(

a) o

f bu

dget

Act

; mak

es in

ord

er R

esou

rces

sub

stitu

teas

mod

ified

(by

sel

f-ex

ecut

ing

prov

isio

n) a

nd c

onsi

ders

it a

s re

ad;.

N/A

H.R.

400

6...

......

......

......

..Le

thal

Dru

g Ab

use

Prev

entio

n Ac

t of

199

8...

.....

H. R

es. 5

35...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es i

n or

der

Judi

ciar

y su

bstit

ute

whic

h sh

all

be c

onsi

dere

d as

read

; pro

vide

s a

thre

e ho

ur t

ime

cap

on t

he a

men

dmen

t pr

oces

s.N/

A

H.R.

430

0...

......

......

......

..N/

RW

este

rn H

emis

pher

e Dr

ug E

limin

atio

n Ac

t...

......

H. R

es. 5

37...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es i

n or

der

subs

titut

e #1

prin

ted

in t

he C

ongr

essi

onal

Rec

ord

whic

h sh

all

be c

onsi

dere

d as

rea

d; p

rovi

des

a th

ree

hour

tim

e ca

p on

the

amen

dmen

t pr

oces

s; w

aive

s cl

ause

7, R

ule

XVI a

gain

st s

ubst

itute

.

N/A

H.R.

455

0...

......

......

......

..N/

RTh

e Dr

ug D

eman

d Re

duct

ion

Act

of 1

998

......

....

H. R

es. 5

38...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es i

n or

der

amen

dmen

t in

Rul

es’

Repo

rt to

be

cons

ider

ed f

irst

and

if ad

opte

d wi

ll be

com

e pa

rt of

bas

e te

xt;

waiv

es a

ll po

ints

of

orde

rag

ains

t th

e am

endm

ent;

prov

ides

a t

hree

hou

r tim

e ca

p on

the

am

endm

ent

proc

ess.

1R

H.R.

456

9...

......

......

......

..Th

e Fo

reig

n Op

erat

ions

, Ex

port

Fina

ncin

g an

dRe

late

d Pr

ogra

ms

Appr

opria

tions

Bill

, 199

9.H.

Res

. 542

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; w

aive

s cl

ause

1(b

), Ru

le X

, cla

use

2(l)(

6), R

ule

XI, &

cla

use

7, R

ule

XXI

agai

nst

cons

ider

atio

n; p

rovi

des

for

a fiv

e ho

ur t

ime

cap

on a

ll am

end-

men

ts;

the

bill

shal

l be

con

side

red

as r

ead

thro

ugh

page

141

, lin

e 18

;wa

ives

cla

use

2 &

6, R

ule

XXI

agai

nst

prov

isio

ns i

n th

e bi

ll; m

akes

in

orde

ron

ly pr

o fo

rma

amen

dmen

ts f

or d

ebat

e; a

men

dmen

ts p

repr

inte

d in

the

Con

-gr

essi

onal

Rec

ord

& am

endm

ents

prin

ted

in t

he R

ules

’ re

port;

wai

ves

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

amen

dmen

ts in

the

rep

ort.

4R, 1

D

H.J.R

es. 1

28...

......

......

....

Mak

ing

Cont

inui

ng A

ppro

pria

tions

FY9

9...

......

....

H. R

es. 5

41...

......

......

...Cl

osed

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.....

118

FLOO

R PR

OCED

URE

IN T

HE 1

05TH

CON

GRES

S; C

OMPI

LED

BY T

HE R

ULES

COM

MIT

TEE

DEM

OCRA

TS—

Cont

inue

d

Bill

No.

Title

Reso

lutio

n No

.Pr

oces

s us

ed f

or f

loor

con

side

ratio

n–Am

endm

ents

in o

rder

H.R.

324

8...

......

......

......

..Th

e Do

llars

to

the

Clas

sroo

m A

ct...

......

......

......

..H.

Res

. 543

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; m

akes

in o

rder

Edu

catio

n Co

mm

ittee

sub

stitu

te w

hich

sha

ll be

con

-si

dere

d as

rea

d; w

aive

s cl

ause

7,

Rule

XVI

aga

inst

sub

stitu

te;

mak

es i

nor

der

only

amen

dmen

ts p

rinte

d in

the

Rul

es’ r

epor

t.

2D

H.R.

461

8...

......

......

......

..Em

erge

ncy

Agric

ultu

re A

ssis

tanc

e...

......

......

......

.H.

Res

. 551

......

......

......

Clos

ed...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

..H.

R. 4

578

......

......

......

.....

H.R.

457

9...

......

......

......

..PQ

Prot

ect

Soci

al S

ecur

ity A

ccou

nt...

......

......

......

......

Taxp

ayer

Rel

ief

Act

of 1

998

......

......

......

......

......

..H.

Res

. 552

......

......

......

Rest

rictiv

e; m

akes

in o

rder

Way

s &

Mea

ns s

ubst

itute

; pro

vide

s fo

r co

nsid

erat

ion

in t

he H

ouse

with

out

inte

rven

tion

of a

ny p

oint

of

orde

r; pr

ovid

es t

hat

the

bill

be c

onsi

dere

d as

rea

d; m

akes

in

orde

r th

e am

endm

ent

#1 p

rinte

d in

the

Cong

ress

iona

l Rec

ord

by R

ange

l.

1D

Rest

rictiv

e; p

rovi

des

for

cons

ider

atio

n in

the

Hou

se w

ithou

t in

terv

entio

n of

any

poin

t of

ord

er;

mak

es i

n or

der

Way

s &

Mea

ns s

ubst

itute

as

mod

ified

by

the

self-

exec

utin

g pr

ovis

ion

in t

he R

ules

’ re

port;

mak

es i

n or

der

the

amen

dmen

t#1

prin

ted

in t

he C

ongr

essi

onal

Rec

ord

by R

ange

l.

1D

H.R.

262

1...

......

......

......

..PQ

Reci

proc

al T

rade

Agr

eem

ent

Auth

oriti

es A

ct...

....

H. R

es. 5

53...

......

......

...Cl

osed

; tw

o ho

urs

gene

ral

deba

te;

mak

es i

n or

der

Way

s &

Mea

ns s

ubst

itute

as

mod

ified

by

the

self-

exec

utin

g pr

ovis

ion

in t

he R

ules

’ re

port;

wai

ves

all

poin

ts o

f or

der

agai

nst

bill.

N/A

H.R.

378

9...

......

......

......

..Cl

ass

Actio

n Ju

risdi

ctio

n Ac

t of

199

8...

......

......

..H.

Res

. 560

......

......

......

Open

; mak

es in

ord

er J

udic

iary

sub

stitu

te r

ead

by s

ectio

n...

......

......

......

......

......

..N/

AH.

R. 4

274

......

......

......

.....

Labo

r/HHS

/Edu

catio

n Ap

prop

riatio

ns F

or F

Y99

...H.

Res

. 564

......

......

......

Open

; 90

min

utes

gen

eral

deb

ate;

wai

ves

clau

ses

2 &

6, R

ule

XXI

agai

nst

spec

ified

pro

visi

ons

in t

he b

ill; m

akes

in o

rder

am

endm

ents

in t

he R

ules

’ re-

port

and

waiv

es a

ll po

ints

of

orde

r ag

ains

t am

endm

ents

.

3R

H.R.

457

0...

......

......

......

..Om

nibu

s Na

tiona

l Pa

rks

and

Publ

ic L

ands

Act

of 1

998.

H. R

es. 5

73...

......

......

...Re

stric

tive;

mak

es i

n or

der

only

the

follo

wing

: m

anag

er’s

(Ha

nsen

) am

endm

ent

#1 a

nd M

iller

(CA

) am

endm

ent

#2 p

rinte

d in

Con

gres

sion

al R

ecor

d; w

aive

sal

l poi

nts

of o

rder

aga

inst

man

ager

’s a

men

dmen

t.

1R, 1

D

H.R.

425

9...

......

......

......

..Th

e Ha

skel

l In

dian

Nat

ions

Uni

vers

ity &

Sou

th-

east

ern

Indi

an P

olyt

echn

ic I

nstit

ute

Adm

inis

-tra

tive

Syst

ems

Act

of 1

998.

H. R

es. 5

76...

......

......

...Op

en;

waiv

es a

ll po

ints

of

orde

r ag

ains

t co

nsid

erat

ion

of t

he b

ill;

bill

to b

ere

ad b

y se

ctio

n.N/

A

H.R.

476

1...

......

......

......

..NR

The

Urug

uay

Roun

d Ag

reem

ents

Com

plia

nce

Act

H. R

es. 5

88...

......

......

...Cl

osed

; con

side

ratio

n in

the

Hou

se w

ithou

t in

terv

entio

n of

any

poi

nt o

f or

der

....

N/A

S. 2

133

......

......

......

......

..S.

113

2...

......

......

......

.....

One

rule

for

two

mea

s-ur

es

Pres

erva

tion

of t

he R

oute

66

Corri

dor

......

......

....

Band

elie

r Na

tiona

l Mon

umen

t...

......

......

......

......

..Ad

min

istra

tive

Impr

ovem

ent

& W

ater

shed

Pro

-te

ctio

n Ac

t of

199

8.

H. R

es. 6

04...

......

......

...Cl

osed

; con

side

ratio

n in

the

Hou

se w

ithou

t in

terv

entio

n of

any

poi

nt o

f or

der

....

Clos

ed; c

onsi

dera

tion

in t

he H

ouse

with

out

inte

rven

tion

of a

ny p

oint

of

orde

r...

.N/

A

119

H.R.

432

8...

......

......

......

..Th

is r

ule

is r

eally

for

the

FY99

OM

NIBU

S Ap

pro-

pria

tions

bill

**

Omni

bus

Spen

ding

bill

for

FY9

9 (fo

lded

into

the

FY99

Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Appr

opria

tions

Co

n-fe

renc

e Re

port)

.

H. R

es. 6

05...

......

......

...Cl

osed

; wai

ves

all p

oint

s of

ord

er a

gain

st t

he c

onfe

renc

e re

port

and

agai

nst

itsco

nsid

erat

ion;

pro

vide

s th

at t

he c

onfe

renc

e wi

ll be

con

side

red

as r

ead.

N/A

Firs

t Se

ssio

n: %

of

rule

s re

stric

tive;

% o

f ru

les

open

.*

NR i

ndic

ates

tha

t th

e bi

ll m

ade

in o

rder

was

not

rep

orte

d by

any

com

mitt

ee.

* PQ

ind

icat

es t

hat

the

prev

ious

que

stio

n wa

s or

dere

d on

the

res

olut

ion.

* Th

is c

hart

does

not

inc

lude

con

fere

nce

repo

rts o

r ge

neric

pro

cedu

ral

bills

(i.e

. wa

ivin

g 2/

3 rd

s, p

rovi

ding

for

sus

pens

ion

days

)**

Thi

s co

nfer

ence

rep

ort

was

incl

uded

in

the

stat

istic

s be

caus

e it

was

not

a tra

ditio

nal

conf

eren

ce r

epor

t bu

t a

vehi

cle

for

a m

assi

ve o

mni

bus

appr

opria

tions

/end

of

year

bill

In t

he f

irst

sess

ion

of t

he 1

05th

Con

gres

s:77

rul

es (

incl

udes

mul

tiple

bill

s in

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120

Granting special staff deposition authority for certain committee in-vestigations

We are very concerned over the Republican majority’s continuingand increasing practice of granting special subpoena power andstaff deposition authority to committees conducting investigations.As we have stated in our minority views on the three (H. Res. 167,H. Res. 476, H. Res. 507) occasions that such authority has beengranted, we see no compelling need to deviate from existing Houserules. Current procedures afford committees more than sufficientopportunities to subpoena and depose witnesses. Current rules re-quire that at least one Member of the investigating committee bepresent during any deposition. Under the special rule authoritygranted by the Rules Committee, staff members are allowed to takedepositions without any Member present. These depositions aretaken behind closed doors with non-elected individuals allowed toask virtually any question they deem relevant. Those being ques-tioned have no guarantee of protection by an overzealous staffer.They may have an attorney present, but their counsel may not ob-ject to or otherwise stop an unfair or irrelevant line of questioning.Refusal to answer, no matter how offensive or inappropriate thequestion, can lead to a contempt citation against the witness. Wefeel very strongly that this practice, which has become all too fre-quent in this and the 104th Congress, should be used only verysparingly, only when absolutely necessary. We do not believe it hasbeen necessary in any of these instances.

121

Repealing subpoenaed witnesses rightsWe deeply opposed H. Res. 301 which repealed clause 3(f)(2) of

Rule XI which provided that ‘‘No witness served with a subpoenaby the committee shall be required against his or her will to bephotographed at any hearing or to give evidence or testimony whilethe broadcasting of that hearing by radio or television * * *’’. Thisprovision was virtually the only guaranteed individual protectiongiven to witnesses under House rules. H. Res. 301 completely re-pealed this critical safety valve that was available to protect sub-poenaed witnesses. This rule was initially adopted as a response tothe disgraceful treatment of witnesses in the House during the in-famous McCarthy era. Committees (and in many instances unilat-erally the Chair of the committee) have the power to subpoena al-most any individual in this nation if it is believed that he or shehas information pertinent to an investigation of the committee.They must appear or face contempt. During the hearing, membersof the committee have unchecked power to ask those individualsvirtually anything they wish, no matter how inappropriate, no mat-ter how damaging, no matter how incriminating. It would seem fairand reasonable that those subjected to such scrutiny should be af-forded the opportunity to stop the broadcast of their testimony. Un-fortunately, the Republican majority did not share our views onthis most basic right and chose to repeal the provision.

JOE MOAKLEY.MARTIN FROST.TONY P. HALL.LOUISE M. SLAUGHTER.

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