House Calendar No. 128

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 319

[Report No. 103–402]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) to

campaigns, and for other purposes.ing limits and benefits for congressional election1971 to provide for a voluntary system of spendamend the Federal Election Campaign Act of

NOVEMBER 20, 1993

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed
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House Calendar No. 128

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 319

[Report No. 103–402]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) to amend the Federal Election

Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a voluntary system of spending

limits and benefits for congressional election campaigns, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 20, 1993

Mr. DERRICK, 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. 3) to amend

the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide

for a voluntary system of spending limits and benefits

for congressional election campaigns, and for other purposes.

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

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of

3 rule XXIII, 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. 3) to amend the Federal Election
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1 Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a voluntary system

2 of spending limits and benefits for congressional election

3 campaigns, and for other purposes. The first reading of

4 the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be

5 confined to the bill and the amendments made in order

6 by this resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally

7 divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi8 nority member of the Committee on House Administra9 tion. After general debate the bill shall be considered for

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

11 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend12 ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na13 ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on

14 House Administration now printed in the bill, modified by

15 the amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the Com16 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. The com17 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modi18 fied, shall be considered as read. No amendment to the

19 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as

20 modified, shall be in order except the amendment printed

21 in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules, which

22 may be offered only by a Member designated in the report,

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

24 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by

25 the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject
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1 to amendment. At the conclusion of consideration of the

2 bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report

3 the bill to the House with such amendment as may have

4 been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote

5 in the House on any amendment adopted in the Commit6 tee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the

7 nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The

8 previous question shall be considered as ordered on the

9 bill and any amendment thereto to final passage without

10 intervening motion except one motion to recommit, which

11 may not include instructions. After passage of H.R. 3, it

12 shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill

13 S. 3 and to consider the Senate bill in the House. It shall

14 be in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause

15 of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provi16 sions of H.R. 3 as passed by the House. If the motion

17 is adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then

18 it shall be in order to move that the House insist on its

19 amendments to S. 3 and request a conference with the

20 Senate thereon.