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House Calendar No. 141

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 345

[Report No. 105–412]

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 107) expressing

the sense of the Congress that the award of attorneys’ fees, costs,

and sanctions of $285,864.78 ordered by United States District Judge

Royce C. Lamberth on December 18, 1997, should not be paid with

taxpayer funds.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 3, 1998

Mr. GOSS, 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 joint resolution (H.J. Res.

107) expressing the sense of the Congress that the award

of attorneys’ fees, costs, and sanctions of $285,864.78

ordered by United States District Judge Royce C.

Lamberth on December 18, 1997, should not be paid

with taxpayer funds.

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
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1 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 107) expressing

3 the sense of the Congress that the award of attorneys’

4 fees, costs, and sanctions of $285,864.78 ordered by

5 United States District Judge Royce C. Lamberth on De6 cember 18, 1997, should not be paid with taxpayer funds.

7 The first reading of the joint resolution shall be dispensed

8 with. General debate shall be confined to the joint resolu9 tion and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con10 trolled by Representative Hayworth of Arizona or his des11 ignee and Representative Stark of California or his des12 ignee. After general debate the joint resolution shall be

13 considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The

14 joint resolution shall be considered as read. The Chairman

15 of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until

16 a time during further consideration in the Committee of

17 the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amend18 ment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time

19 for electronic voting on any postponed question that fol20 lows another electronic vote without intervening business,

21 provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on

22 the first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes.

23 At the conclusion of consideration of the joint resolution

24 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the

25 joint resolution to the House with such amendments as
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1 may have been adopted. The previous question shall be

2 considered as ordered on the joint resolution and amend3 ments thereto to final passage without intervening motion

4 except one motion to recommit with or without instruc5 tions.
House Calendar No. 141

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 345

[Report No. 105–412]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution

payer funds.cember 18, 1997, should not be paid with taxStates District Judge Royce C. Lamberth on Deand sanctions of $285,864.78 ordered by Unitedgress that the award of attorneys’ fees, costs,(H.J. Res. 107) expressing the sense of the ConFEBRUARY 3, 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed