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House Calendar No. 150

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 377

[Report No. 105–427]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2369) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic

eavesdropping, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 4, 1998

Mrs. MYRICK, 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. 2369) to amend

the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, 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. 2369) to amend the Communica6 tions Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify prohibitions
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1 on electronic eavesdropping, and for other purposes. The

2 first reading of the bill has be dispensed with. Points of

3 order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply

4 with clause 2(1)(6) of rule XI are waived. General debate

5 shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour

6 equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank7 ing minority member of the Committee on Commerce.

8 After general debate the bill shall be considered for

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

10 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend11 ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na12 ture of a substitute recommended by the committee on

13 Commerce now printed in the bill. Each section of the

14 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall

15 be considered as read. During consideration of the bill for

16 amendment, the Chairman of the committee of the Whole

17 may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether

18 the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be

19 printed in the portion of the Congressional Record des20 ignated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXII. Amend21 ments so printed shall be considered as read. The Chair22 man of the committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone

23 until a time during further consideration in the Committee

24 of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amend25 ment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time
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1 for electronic voting on any postponed question that fol2 lows another electronic vote without intervening business,

3 provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on

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

5 At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend6 ment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the

7 House with such amendments as may have been adopted.

8 Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House

9 on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole

10 to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature

11 of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered

12 as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final

13 passage without intervening motion except one motion to

14 recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 150

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 377

[Report No. 105–427]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2369)

eavesdropping, and for other purposes.strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronicto amend the Communications Act of 1934 to

MARCH 4, 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed