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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 272

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 21, 1997

Mr. BAESLER (for himself, Mr. TURNER, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr.

CONDIT, and Mr. STENHOLM) 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

7 of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other

8 purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed
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1 with, and all points of order against the bill and its consid2 eration are hereby waived. After general debate, which

3 shall be confined to the bill and any amendments made

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

5 two hours, equally divided between Mr. Thomas of Califor6 nia and Mr. Gejdenson of Connecticut, the bill shall be

7 considered as having been read for amendment under the

8 five-minute rule.

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

10 be in order for the House to consider those amendments

11 designated in section 3 of this resolution. Each amend12 ment may be offered only in the order designated, may

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

14 be considered notwithstanding the adoption of a previous

15 amendment in the nature of a substitute, shall be consid16 ered as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally di17 vided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent,

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

19 amendment is adopted, then only the one receiving the

20 greatest number of affirmative votes shall be considered

21 as finally adopted. In the case of a tie for the greater num22 ber of affirmative votes, then only the last amendment to

23 receive that number of affirmative votes shall be consid24 ered as finally adopted. No further amendments shall be

25 in order to the bill except amendments which are printed
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1 in the Congressional Record at least one day prior to the

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

3 such amendment meeting these criteria are hereby waived,

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

5 amendment to any amendment shall be in order. No

6 amendment shall be subject to a demand for the division

7 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the

8 Whole. Debate on any amendment to the bill shall not ex9 ceed sixty minutes. Debate time on amendments to the

10 bill (not including debate on amendments designated in

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

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

13 limiting the total debate time on amendments to less than

14 ten hours. The previous question shall be considered to

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

16 passage without intervening motion except one motion to

17 recommit, with or without instructions. At the conclusion

18 of consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee

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

20 amendments as may have been finally adopted, and the

21 previous question shall be considered as ordered on the

22 bill and such amendment thereto, to final passage without

23 intervening motion except one motion to recommit, with

24 or without instructions.
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1 SEC. 3. The further amendments that may be offered

2 following general debate are:

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

4 by, and if offered by, Representative Baesler of Ken5 tucky, or his designee. This amendment will be de6 batable for no longer than sixty minutes to be equal7 ly divided and controlled by the proponent, and a

8 Member opposed to the amendment;

9 (b) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

10 by, and if offered by, Representative Farr of Califor11 nia, or his designee. This amendment will be debat12 able for no longer than sixty minutes to be equally

13 divided and controlled by the proponent and a Mem14 ber opposed to the amendment;

15 (c) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

16 by, and if offered by, Representative Doolittle of

17 California, or his designee. This amendment will be

18 debatable for no longer than sixty minutes to be

19 equally divided and controlled by the proponent, and

20 a Member opposed to the amendment;

21 (d) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

22 by, and if offered by, Representative Gephardt of

23 Missouri, or his designee. This amendment will be

24 debatable for no longer than sixty minutes to be
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1 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and

2 a Member opposed to the amendment;

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

4 by, and if offered by, Representative Armey of

5 Texas, or his designee. This amendment will be de6 batable for no longer than sixty minutes to be equal7 ly divided and controlled by the proponent and a

8 Member opposed to the amendment;

9 (f) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

10 by, and if offered by, Representative Hutchinson of

11 Arkansas, or his designee. This amendment will be

12 debatable for no longer than sixty minutes to be

13 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and

14 a Member opposed to the amendment;

15 (g) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

16 by, and if offered by, Representative Shays of Con17 necticut, or his designee. This amendment will be

18 debatable for no longer than sixty minutes to be

19 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and

20 a Member opposed to the amendment;

21 (h) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

22 by, and if offered by, Representative White of Wash23 ington, or his designee. This amendment will be de24 batable for no longer than sixty minutes to be equal-
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1 ly divided and controlled by the proponent and a

2 Member opposed to the amendment; and

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

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

5 as adopted by the Senate which meets the require6 ments of clause 7 of rule XVI. This amendment will

7 be debatable for no longer than sixty minutes to be

8 equally divided and controlled by the Member pro9 posing the amendment, or a designee, and a Member

10 opposed to the amendment.

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

12 coming to a final resolution on the bill, the House shall,

13 on the next legislative day, following House approval of

14 the Journal, immediately resolve itself into the Committee

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

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

17 highest privilege of the House and shall take precedence

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

19 and the House shall proceed with consideration of the bill

20 in accordance with the provisions of this resolution to final

21 passage, without the intervention of any other motion,

22 order, or business.

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