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House Calendar No. 144

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 395

[Report No. 107–418]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3763) to protect investors by

improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made

pursuant to the securities laws, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 23, 2002

Mr. SESSIONS, 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. 3763) to protect

investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of

corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities

laws, 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. 3763) to protect investors by im6 proving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclo-
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1 sures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other

2 purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed

3 with. All points of order against consideration of the bill

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

5 and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con6 trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of

7 the Committee on Financial Services. After general debate

8 the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five9 minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original

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

11 rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec12 ommended by the Committee on Financial Services now

13 printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the na14 ture of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points

15 of order against the committee amendment in the nature

16 of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the com17 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be

18 in order except those printed in the report of the Com19 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such

20 amendment may be offered only in the order printed in

21 the report, may be offered only by a Member designated

22 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat23 able for the time specified in the report equally divided

24 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall

25 not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to
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1 a demand for division of the question in the House or in

2 the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against

3 such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid4 eration 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. 144

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 395

[Report No. 107–418]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3763)

to protect investors by improving the accuracyand reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other purposes.

APRIL 23, 2002

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed