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107TH CONGRESS REPORT " HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ! 2d Session 107–358

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2356, BIPARTISAN 

CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT OF 2001

FEBRUARY 7, 2002.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. REYNOLDS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 344] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 344, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House 

without recommendation. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 2356, to 

amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform, under a structural rule. The rule provides 

one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the 

chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

House Administration. 

The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for debate 

on the legislative day following the adoption of the resolution immediately after the Pledge of Allegiance. The rule provides that no 

amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the 

Congressional Record. 

The rule provides that before consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order to consider the amendments in the nature 

of a substitute as specified in section 2(b) of the resolution. The 

rule provides that each amendment in the nature of a substitute 

that may be offered shall be considered in the order specified in 

section 2(b), shall be offered only by the Member specified or his 

designee, shall be considered as read, and shall each be debatable 

for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against the 

amendments in the nature of a substitute, except clause 7 of rule 

XVI (prohibiting nongermane amendments) or clause 5(a) of rule 

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XXI (prohibiting tax or tariff provisions in a bill not reported by a 

committee with jurisdiction over such measures). 

The rule provides that if more than one amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted, the one receiving the most affirmative votes shall be considered as adopted. In the case of a tie for 

the greater number of affirmative votes, only the last such amendment to receive that number of affirmative votes shall be considered as adopted. 

The rule further provides that after disposition of the amendments in the nature of a substitute no other amendment shall be 

in order except those specified in section 3(b) of the resolution. The 

rule provides that the amendments specified in section 3(b) may 

only be offered by the Member designated in the resolution or his 

designee, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 

minutes 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. The rule waives all points of order against 

the amendment specified in section 3(b), except clause 7 of rule XVI 

(prohibiting nongermane amendments) or clause 5(a) of rule XXI 

(prohibiting tax or tariff provisions in a bill not reported by a committee with jurisdiction over such measures). 

The rule specifies that on the legislative day on which the resolution is adopted a Member must print the amendments specified in 

section 2(b) in the Congressional Record and make one announcement from the Floor describing each amendment by the number 

printed in the Congressional Record, which must include any 

amendment the Member intends to offer, but must be limited to 

the number of amendments specified in section 3(b), for the bill or 

for each substitute specified in section 2(b). 

The rule provides that if the Committee of the Whole should rise 

without coming to a resolution on the bill, it shall continue consideration immediately after the Pledge of Allegiance on each ensuing 

legislative day until the Committee reports the bill back to the 

House. 

The rule provides that any Member may demand a separate vote 

in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 

Whole. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 

instructions. 

The rule provides that House Resolution 203 is laid on the table. 

The waiver of all points of order includes a waiver of clause 3(b) 

of rule XIII (requiring the inclusion in the report of any record 

votes on a motion to report, or on any amendment to a bill reported 

from committee), which is necessary because the report failed to 

contain an accurate report of record votes, and clause 3(c)(4) of rule 

XIII (requiring the inclusion in the report of a statement of general 

performance goals and objectives for which the measure authorizes 

funding), which is necessary because the report failed to contain a 

report on performance goals. Finally, the waiver includes a waiver 

of clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII (requiring the availability of a cost estimate in the report).

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