IV

House Calendar No. 148

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 368

[Report No. 105–421]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2460) to amend title 18, United

States Code, with respect to scanning receivers and similar devices.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 25, 1998

Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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. 2460) to amend

title 18, United States Code, with respect to scanning

receivers and similar devices.

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. 2460) to amend title 18, United

6 States Code, with respect to scanning receivers and similar

7 devices. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed
2

HRES 368 RH

1 with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for

2 failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI are waived.

3 General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not

4 exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the

5 chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee

6 on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be con7 sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall

8 be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose

9 of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment

10 in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Commit11 tee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Each section

12 of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute

13 shall be considered as read. During consideration of the

14 bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of

15 the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis

16 of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused

17 it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record

18 designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII.

19 Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The

20 Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) post21 pone until a time during further consideration in the Com22 mittee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any

23 amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum

24 time for electronic voting on any postponed question that

25 follows another electronic vote without intervening busi-
3

HRES 368 RH

1 ness, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting

2 on the first in any series of questions shall be fifteen min3 utes. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for

4 amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill

5 to the House with such amendments as may have been

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

7 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of

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

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

10 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto

11 to final passage without intervening motion except one

12 motion to recommit with or without instructions.

13 SEC. 2. After passage of H.R. 2460, it shall be in

14 order to consider in the House S. 493. It shall be in order

15 to move that the House strike all after the enacting clause

16 of the Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions

17 of H.R. 2460 as passed by the House.
House Calendar No. 148

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 368

[Report No. 105–421]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2460)

spect to scanning receivers and similar devices.to amend title 18, United States Code, with reFEBRUARY 25, 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed