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House Calendar No. 65 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 437 

[Report No. 110–167] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2317) to amend the Lobbying 

Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly 

reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients, and for other 

purposes and providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2316) 

to provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and 

enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 24 (legislative day, MAY 23), 2007 

Ms. CASTOR, 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. 2317) to amend 

the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions 

bundled for certain recipients, and for other purposes 

and providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 

2316) to provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws 

and regulations, and for other purposes. 


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

2 resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House 

3 the bill (H.R. 2317) to amend the Lobbying Disclosure 

4 Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly 

5 reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients, 

6 and for other purposes. All points of order against consid7 eration of the bill are waived except those arising under 

8 clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature 

9 of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Ju10 diciary now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment 

11 printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 

12 accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as 

13 adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 

14 All points of order against the bill, as amended, are 

15 waived. The previous question shall be considered as or16 dered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without 

17 intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 

18 divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi19 nority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and 

20 (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

21 SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution, the 

22 Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, de23 clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

24 House on the state of the Union for consideration of the 

25 bill (H.R. 2316) to provide more rigorous requirements 


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1 with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying 

2 laws and regulations, and for other purposes. The first 

3 reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 

4 order against consideration of the bill are waived except 

5 those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General 

6 debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 

7 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

8 and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 

9 Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

10 for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 

11 order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 

12 amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in 

13 the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee 

14 on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. The committee 

15 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid16 ered as read. All points of order against the committee 

17 amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except 

18 those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. Notwith19 standing clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the 

20 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 

21 be in order except those printed in part B of the report 

22 of the Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may 

23 be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 

24 be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

25 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 


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1 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

2 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

3 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi4 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

5 of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 

6 are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 

7 rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

8 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

9 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

10 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

11 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

12 the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in 

13 the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be 

14 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

15 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

16 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

17 SEC. 3. During consideration of H.R. 2317 or H.R. 

18 2316 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op19 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

20 further consideration of either bill to such time as may 

21 be designated by the Speaker. 

22 SEC. 4. Subparagraph (3)(Q) of clause 5(a) of rule 

23 XXV is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(Q) Free attendance 

24 at an event permitted under subparagraph (4).’’. 


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House Calendar No. 65 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 437 

[Report No. 110

–167] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2317) 

regulations, and for other purposes. disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and vide more rigorous requirements with respect to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2316) to proents, and for other purposes and providing for ports on contributions bundled for certain recipirequire registered lobbyists to file quarterly reto amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to 

MAY 24 (legislative day, MAY 23), 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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