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House Calendar No. 204

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 472

[Report No. 106–575]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3439) to prohibit the Federal

Communications Commission from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 12, 2000

Mr. LINDER, 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. 3439) to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low

power FM radio stations.

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. 3439) to prohibit the Federal Com6 munications Commission from establishing rules author-
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1 izing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations.

2 The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Gen3 eral debate shall be confined to the bill an shall not exceed

4 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman

5 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Com6 merce. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill

7 for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule

8 the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended

9 by the Committee on Commerce now printed in the bill.

10 The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute

11 shall be considered as read. Points of order against the

12 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for

13 failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived.

14 During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chair15 man of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority

16 in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering

17 an amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion

18 of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose

19 in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall

20 be considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee

21 of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further

22 consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for

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

24 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

25 postponed question that follows another electronic vote
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1 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

2 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques3 tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider4 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

5 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

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

7 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted

8 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com9 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre10 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill

11 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter12 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or

13 without instructions.
House Calendar No. 204

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 472

[Report No. 106–575]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3439)

to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations.

APRIL 12, 2000

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed