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House Calendar No. 49 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 650 

[Report No. 116–253] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4617) to amend the Federal 

Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the obligation to report acts 

of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance 

and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such 

acts, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 22, 2019 

Mr. HASTINGS, 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. 4617) to amend 

the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify 

the obligation to report acts of foreign election influence 

and require implementation of compliance and reporting 

systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such 

acts, and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 


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1 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 4617) to amend the Federal Elec3 tion Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the obligation to re4 port acts of foreign election influence and require imple5 mentation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal 

6 campaigns to detect and report such acts, and for other 

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

8 with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 

9 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 

10 and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con11 trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

12 Committee on House Administration. After general debate 

13 the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five14 minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of 

15 a substitute recommended by the Committee on House 

16 Administration now printed in the bill, it shall be in order 

17 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend18 ment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the na19 ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com20 mittee Print 116-35 modified by the amendment printed 

21 in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom22 panying this resolution. That amendment in the nature 

23 of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of 

24 order against that amendment in the nature of a sub25 stitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in 


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1 the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 

2 printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. 

3 Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 

4 printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 

5 designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 

6 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

7 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

8 shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub9 ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

10 or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

11 against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion 

12 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 

13 shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 

14 amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 

15 demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 

16 adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to 

17 the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order 

18 as original text. The previous question shall be considered 

19 as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 

20 passage without intervening motion except one motion to 

21 recommit with or without instructions. 


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House Calendar No. 49 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 650 

[Report No. 116–253] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4617) 

acts, and for other purposes. Federal campaigns to detect and report such tation of compliance and reporting systems by foreign election influence and require implemen1971 to clarify the obligation to report acts of to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 

OCTOBER 22, 2019 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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