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House Calendar No. 72

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 216

[Report No. 106–193]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1658) to provide a more just

and uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 22, 1999

Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1658) to provide

a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil

forfeitures, and for other purposes.

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker may, 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. 1658) to provide a more just and

6 uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for

7 other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
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1 pensed with. All points of order against consideration of

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

3 the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and

4 controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member

5 of the Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate

6 the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five7 minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original

8 bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute

9 rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting

10 of the bill modified by the amendment recommended by

11 the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill.

12 Each section of that amendment in the nature of a sub13 stitute shall be considered as read. Before consideration

14 of any other amendment it shall be in order to consider

15 the amendment printed in the report of the Committee

16 on Rules accompanying this resolution, which may be of17 fered only by Representative Hyde or his designee, may

18 amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment,

19 and shall be considered as read. No further amendment

20 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in

21 order as original text shall be in order except those printed

22 in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for

23 that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro

24 forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each

25 amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member
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1 who caused it to be printed or his designee and shall be

2 considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of the

3 Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further con4 sideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for

5 a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five

6 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

7 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

8 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

9 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques10 tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider11 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

12 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

13 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a

14 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted

15 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amend16 ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi17 nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or18 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage

19 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit

20 with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 72

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 216

[Report No. 106–193]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1658)

Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes.to provide a more just and uniform procedure for

JUNE 22, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed