H. Res. 344

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

February 12, 2002.

Resolved, That on the next legislative day after the adoption of this resolution, immediately after the third daily order

of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, the House shall resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of

the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2356) to amend

the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform. The first reading of the bill shall be

dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of

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

bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the

Committee on House Administration. After general debate

the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. No amendment to the bill, or to the bill as perfected by an amendment

in the nature of a substitute finally adopted, shall be in order

except those printed in the portion of the Congressional
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Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII

and as specified in this resolution.

SEC. 2. (a) Before consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order to consider the amendments in the

nature of a substitute specified in subsection (b). Each such

amendment may be offered only in the order specified, may

be offered only by the Member designated or a designee of

such Member, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable

for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in section 3. All points of order

against such amendments are waived (except those arising

under clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 5(a) of rule XXI). If

more than one amendment in the nature of a substitute specified in subsection (b) is adopted, then only the one receiving

the greater number of affirmative votes shall be considered

as finally adopted in the House and in the Committee of the

Whole. In the case of a tie for the greater number of affirmative votes, then only the last amendment to receive that number of affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted

in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.

(b) The amendments in the nature of a substitute referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:

(1) By the Majority Leader.

(2) By Representative Ney of Ohio.
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(3) By Representative Shays of Connecticut.

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

nature of a substitute specified in section 2(b), the provisions

of the bill, or the provisions of the bill as perfected by an

amendment in the nature of a substitute finally adopted,

shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. No further amendment shall be in order except those specified in subsection (b) of this section. Each

such amendment may be offered only by the Member designated in subsection (b) or a designee of such Member, but

not before the legislative day after the day on which such

Member announces in accordance with subsection (c) in the

House or in the Committee of the Whole the intention of the

Member to offer the amendment. Each such amendment 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. All points of order against

such amendments are waived (except those arising under

clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 5(a) of rule XXI).

(b) The amendments referred to in subsection (a) are as

follows:

(1) Ten amendments by the Majority Leader.
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(2) Five amendments by the Minority Leader.

(3) Five amendments by Representative Shays of

Connecticut or Representative Meehan of Massachusetts.

(c) The announcement referred to in subsection (a) shall

describe the amendment by the number assigned to it under

clause 8 of rule XVIII and may not be made later than the

end of the legislative day on which this resolution is adopted.

A Member may make only one such announcement, which

must include any amendment the Member intends to offer

but must be limited to the number of amendments specified

in subsection (b) of this section for the bill or for each substitute specified in section 2(b).

SEC. 4. If the Committee of the Whole rises and reports

that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then on the next

legislative day, immediately after the third daily order of

business under clause 1 of rule XIV, the House shall resolve

into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration of

the bill.

SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, or

the bill as perfected by an amendment in the nature of a substitute finally adopted, to the House with such further

amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may

demand a separate vote in the House on any further amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill, or
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to the bill as perfected by an amendment in the nature of a

substitute finally adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to

final passage without intervening motion except one motion

to recommit with or without instructions.

SEC. 6. House Resolution 203 is laid on the table.

Attest:

Clerk.