1. Open rule.

2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided between the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.

3. Waives points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XXI (requiring relevant printed hearings and reports to be available for three-days prior to the consideration of a general appropriations bill), section 306 (prohibiting consideration of legislation within the Budget Committee��s jurisdiction, unless reported by the Budget Committee) and section 401(a) (prohibiting consideration of legislation, as reported, providing new contract, borrowing or credit authority that is not limited to the amounts provided in appropriation acts) of the Congressional Budget Act.

4. Waives points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in a general appropriations bill) and clause 6 of rule XXI (prohibiting reappropriations in a general appropriations bill), except as specified by the rule.

5. Provides that amendments printed in the Rules Committee report may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, may be offered only at the appropriate point in the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.

6. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report.

7. Accords priority in recognition to those amendments that are pre-printed in the Congressional Record.

8. Allows the chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone recorded votes and to reduce to five minutes the voting time on any postponed question, provided voting time on the first in any series of questions is not less than 15 minutes.

9. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4380) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XXI or section 306 or 401(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: page 41, line 20, through page 42, line 2. Each of the amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, may be offered only at the appropriate point in the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments printed in the report are waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows another electronic vote without intervening business, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Tiahrt: Prohibits federal and District of Columbia funds from being spent on any program which distributes needles for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug and would also prevent payments from being given to any persons or entities who carry out such a program.(30 minutes)

Largent: Prohibits joint adoptions in the District of Columbia by individuals who are not related by either blood or marriage.(30 minutes)

Bilbray: Prohibits minor possession of tobacco products in the District of Columbia. Includes a penalty section, which is modeled after the state of Virginia��s penalty section for minors found in violation of tobacco possession.(20 minutes)

Armey: Provides both tuition scholarships and enhanced achievement scholarships (tutoring assistance) for grades K through 12 for District of Columbia residents whose family incomes meet the eligibility qualifications described in the bill.(1 hour)