Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4328) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (20 Oct 1998): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
What this bill does
H.Res. 605 is a procedural resolution passed by the House of Representatives on October 20, 1998. It did not set transportation policy or funding levels itself; instead, it established the terms under which the House would take up the conference report on H.R. 4328, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for fiscal year 1999. Specifically, the resolution made it in order for the House to consider that conference report, waived all points of order against the report and against bringing it up for consideration, and deemed the report "considered as read," which allowed the House to skip a formal reading of its full text and move directly to debate and a vote.
This type of resolution primarily affects how Congress conducts its own business rather than the public directly. It is used by House leadership to streamline floor procedure and avoid procedural objections that could delay or block consideration of the underlying appropriations bill, which itself would affect the Department of Transportation and related agencies.
The resolution was agreed to by a vote of 333 to 88, completing its own legislative process. Its passage cleared the way for the House to then debate and vote on the H.R. 4328 conference report itself.
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Official summary
Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 4328 (Department of Transportation and related agencies appropriations).
Timeline
20 Oct 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Common questions
- What does H.Res. 605 do?
- H.Res. 605 is a procedural resolution passed by the House of Representatives on October 20, 1998. It did not set transportation policy or funding levels itself; instead, it established the terms under which the House would take up the conference report on H.R. 4328, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for fiscal year 1999. Specifically, the resolution made it in order for the House to consider that conference report, waived all points of order against the report and against bringing it up for consideration, and deemed the report "considered as read," which allowed the House to skip a formal reading of its full text and move directly to debate and a vote. This type of resolution primarily affects how Congress conducts its own business rather than the public directly. It is used by House leadership to streamline floor procedure and avoid procedural objections that could delay or block consideration of the underlying appropriations bill, which itself would affect the Department of Transportation and related agencies. The resolution was agreed to by a vote of 333 to 88, completing its own legislative process. Its passage cleared the way for the House to then debate and vote on the H.R. 4328 conference report itself.
- Has H.Res. 605 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.Res. 605. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.Res. 605?
- H.Res. 605 was sponsored by Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.Res. 605?
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (20 Oct 1998).
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