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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 122

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 417) to amend the Federal

Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns

for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 18, 1999

Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BERRY, Mr.

SHOWS, Mr. BOYD, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. TANNER, Mrs.

MALONEY of New York, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. DANNER,

Mr. MOORE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. WU, and Ms. BERKLEY) submitted the following resolution;

which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 417) to amend

the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform

the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

1 Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to clause 2(b) of

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 417) to amend the Federal Election

6 Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of cam-
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1 paigns for elections for Federal office, and for other pur2 poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with

3 and all points of order against consideration of the bill

4 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill

5 and to the amendments made in order by this resolution

6 and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and con7 trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of

8 the Committee on House Administration. After general de9 bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the

10 five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read.

11 SEC. 2. Before consideration of any other amendment

12 it shall be in order to consider the following amendments

13 in the nature of a substitute if printed in the Congres14 sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of

15 rule XVIII:

16 (a) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

17 if offered by Representative Gephardt of Missouri,

18 or his designee.

19 (b) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

20 if offered by Representative Armey of Texas, or his

21 designee.

22 (c) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

23 if offered by Representative Farr of California, or

24 his designee.
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1 (d) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

2 if offered by Representative Shays of Connecticut, or

3 his designee.

4 Each such amendment in the nature of a substitute may

5 be offered only in the order specified, may be offered only

6 by the named proponent or a designee, shall be considered

7 as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally divided

8 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and

9 shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in

10 section 3. During consideration of the bill in the Com11 mittee of the Whole, all points of order against each

12 amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except

13 those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI. If more than

14 one amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted,

15 then only the one receiving the greater number of affirma16 tive votes shall be considered as finally adopted. In the

17 case of a tie for the greater number of affirmative votes,

18 then only the last amendment to receive that number of

19 affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted.

20 SEC. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments in

21 the nature of a substitute described in section 2, the provi22 sions of the bill, or the provisions of the bill as perfected

23 by an amendment in the nature of a substitute finally

24 adopted, shall be considered as an original bill for the pur25 pose of further amendment under the five-minute rule for
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1 a period of not to exceed 10 hours (excluding time con2 sumed by recorded votes and proceedings incidental there3 to) and shall be considered as read. Subject to subsection

4 (b) no other amendment to the bill shall be in order except

5 amendments printed in the portion of the Congressional

6 Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule

7 XVIII. Each amendment so printed may be offered only

8 by the Member who caused the amendment to be printed

9 or a designee, and shall be considered as read.

10 (b) It shall not be in order to consider an amendment

11 carrying a tax or tariff measure. Consideration of each

12 amendment, and amendments thereto, described in sub13 section (a) shall not exceed one hour. All points of order

14 against each amendment are waived except those arising

15 under clause 7 of rule XVI.

16 SEC. 4. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole

17 may: (1) postpone until a time during further consider18 ation in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re19 corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

20 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

21 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

22 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

23 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques24 tions shall be 15 minutes.
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1 SEC. 5. If on any day the Committee of the Whole

2 rises and reports that it has come to no resolution on the

3 bill, then on the next legislative day the House shall, im4 mediately after the third daily order of business under

5 clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the

6 Whole for further consideration of the bill.

7 SEC. 6. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill

8 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the

9 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been

10 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the

11 House on any amendment to the bill reported from the

12 Committee of the Whole or to an amendment in the nature

13 of a substitute finally adopted and reported to the House.

14 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on

15 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without

16 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with

17 or without instructions.

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