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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 259

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) amending the Federal

Elections Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns

for election for Federal office, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 6, 1997

Mr. BAESLER (for himself, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BOYD, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. CRAMER,

Ms. DANNER, Mr. GOODE, Mr. HALL of Texas, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. JOHN,

Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MINGE, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Ms. SANCHEZ,

Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. TANNER, Mrs. TAUSCHER, and Mr.

TAYLOR of Mississippi) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) amending

the Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1971 to reform

the financing of campaigns for election for Federal office,

and for other purposes.

1 Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker shall, 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 the con5 sideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) amending the Federal

6 Elections Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing
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1 of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other

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

3 with, and all points of order against the bill and its consid4 eration are hereby waived. After general debate, which

5 shall be confined to the bill and any amendments made

6 in order under this resolution, and which shall not exceed

7 two hours, equally divided between Mr. Thomas of Califor8 nia and Mr. Gejdenson of Connecticut, the bill shall be

9 considered as having been read for amendment under the

10 five-minute rule.

11 SEC. 2. Immediately following general debate, it shall

12 be in order for the House to consider those amendments

13 designated in section 3 of this resolution. Each amend14 ment may be offered only in the order designated, may

15 be offered only by the named proponent or a designee, may

16 be considered notwithstanding the adoption of a previous

17 amendment in the nature of a substitute, shall be consid18 ered as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally di19 vided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent,

20 and shall not be subject to amendment. If more than one

21 amendment is adopted, then only the one receiving the

22 greatest number of affirmative votes shall be considered

23 as finally adopted. In the case of a tie for the greater num24 ber of affirmative votes, then only the last amendment to

25 receive that number of affirmative votes shall be consid-
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1 ered as finally adopted. No further amendments shall be

2 in order to the bill except amendments which are printed

3 in the Congressional Record at least one day prior to the

4 adoption of this resolution. All points of order against any

5 such amendment meeting these criteria are hereby waived,

6 except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI. No

7 amendment to any amendment shall be in order. No

8 amendment shall be subject to a demand for the division

9 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the

10 Whole. Debate on any amendment to the bill shall not ex11 ceed sixty minutes. Debate time on amendments to the

12 bill (not including debate on amendments designated in

13 section 3) shall not exceed ten hours, and it shall not be

14 in order to consider any motion which has the effect of

15 limiting the total debate time on amendments to less than

16 ten hours. The previous question shall be considered to

17 be ordered on the bill and any amendment thereto to final

18 passage without intervening motion except one motion to

19 recommit, with or without instructions. At the conclusion

20 of consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee

21 shall rise and report the bill back to the House with such

22 amendments as may have been finally adopted, and the

23 previous question shall be considered as ordered on the

24 bill and such amendment thereto, to final passage without
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1 intervening motion except one motion to recommit, with

2 or without instructions.

3 SEC. 3. The further amendments that may be offered

4 following general debate are—

5 (1) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

6 by, and if offered by, Representative Baesler of Ken7 tucky, or his designee. This amendment will be de8 batable for no longer than sixty minutes to be equal9 ly divided and controlled by the proponent, and a

10 Member opposed to the amendment;

11 (2) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

12 by, and if offered by, Representative Farr of Califor13 nia, or his designee. This amendment will be debat14 able for no longer than sixty minutes to be equally

15 divided and controlled by the proponent and a Mem16 ber opposed to the amendment;

17 (3) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

18 by, and if offered by, Representative Doolittle of

19 California, or his designee. This amendment will be

20 debatable for no longer than sixty minutes to be

21 equally divided and controlled by the proponent, and

22 a Member opposed to the amendment;

23 (4) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

24 by, and if offered by, Representative Gephardt of

25 Missouri, or his designee. This amendment will be
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1 debatable for no longer than sixty minutes to be

2 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and

3 a Member opposed to the amendment;

4 (5) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

5 by, and if offered by, Representative Armey of

6 Texas, or his designee. This amendment will be de7 batable for no longer than sixty minutes to be equal8 ly divided and controlled by the proponent and a

9 Member opposed to the amendment;

10 (6) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

11 by, and if offered by, Representative Hutchinson of

12 Arkansas, or his designee. This amendment will be

13 debatable for no longer than sixty minutes to be

14 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and

15 a Member opposed to the amendment; and

16 (7) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

17 by any Member which shall be the text of any bill

18 as adopted by the Senate which meets the require19 ments of clause 7 of rule XVI. This amendment will

20 be debatable for no longer than sixty minutes to be

21 equally divided and controlled by the Member pro22 posing the amendment, or a designee, and a Member

23 opposed to the amendment.

24 SEC. 4. If the Committee rises on any day without

25 coming to a final resolution on the bill, the House shall,
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1 on the next legislative day, following House approval of

2 the Journal, immediately resolve itself into the Committee

3 of the Whole on the state of the Union for the further

4 consideration of the bill. The bill shall be a matter of the

5 highest privilege of the House and shall take precedence

6 over any other motion, business, or order of the House,

7 and the House shall proceed with consideration of the bill

8 in accordance with the provisions of this resolution to final

9 passage, without the intervention of any other motion,

10 order, or business.

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