H. Res. 207
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
August 3 (legislative day, August 2), 1995.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule
XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 1555) to promote competition and reduce regu-
lation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality serv-
ices for American telecommunications consumers and encour-
age the rapid deployment of new telecommunications tech-
nologies. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.
Points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to
comply with section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the
bill and shall not exceed ninety minutes equally divided
among and controlled by the chairmen and ranking minority
members of the Committee on Commerce and the Committee
on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be consid-
ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be
in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of
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amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on
Commerce now printed in the bill. The committee amendment
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read.
Points of order against the committee amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of
rule XXI and section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 are waived. Before consideration of any other amend-
ment it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed
in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. That amendment may be offered only
by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as
read, shall be debatable for thirty minutes equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not
be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. If that amendment is adopted, the
provisions of the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the
original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the
five-minute rule. No further amendment shall be in order ex-
cept those printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee
on Rules. Each amendment printed in part 2 of the report
may be considered only in the order printed in the report,
may be offered only by a Member designated in the report,
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time
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specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend-
ment except as specified in the report, and shall not be sub-
ject to a demand for division of the question in the House
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules
are waived. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole
may postpone until a time during further consideration in the
Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any
amendment. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole
may reduce to not less than five minutes the time for voting
by electronic device on any postponed question that imme-
diately follows another vote by electronic device without inter-
vening business, provided that the time for voting by elec-
tronic device on the first in any series of questions shall be
not less than fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and
report the bill to the House with such amendments as may
have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote
in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee
of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in
the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to
final passage without intervening motion except one motion
to recommit with or without instructions.
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SEC. 2. After passage of H.R. 1555, it shall be in order
to take from the Speaker’s table the bill S. 652 and to con-
sider the Senate bill in the House. All points of order against
the Senate bill and against its consideration are waived. It
shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting
clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the pro-
visions of H.R. 1555 as passed by the House. All points of
order against that motion are waived. If the motion is adopt-
ed and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it shall
be in order to move that the House insist on its amendments
to S. 652 and request a conference with the Senate thereon.
Attest:
Clerk.