H. Res. 344
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
February 12, 2002.
Resolved, That on the next legislative day after the adop-
tion of this resolution, immediately after the third daily order
of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, the House shall re-
solve into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of
the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2356) to amend
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipar-
tisan campaign reform. The first reading of the bill shall be
dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of
the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the
bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on House Administration. After general debate
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. No amend-
ment to the bill, or to the bill as perfected by an amendment
in the nature of a substitute finally adopted, shall be in order
except those printed in the portion of the Congressional
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Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII
and as specified in this resolution.
SEC. 2. (a) Before consideration of any other amend-
ment, it shall be in order to consider the amendments in the
nature of a substitute specified in subsection (b). Each such
amendment may be offered only in the order specified, may
be offered only by the Member designated or a designee of
such Member, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable
for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amend-
ment except as specified in section 3. All points of order
against such amendments are waived (except those arising
under clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 5(a) of rule XXI). If
more than one amendment in the nature of a substitute spec-
ified in subsection (b) is adopted, then only the one receiving
the greater number of affirmative votes shall be considered
as finally adopted in the House and in the Committee of the
Whole. In the case of a tie for the greater number of affirma-
tive votes, then only the last amendment to receive that num-
ber of affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted
in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
(b) The amendments in the nature of a substitute re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are as follows:
(1) By the Majority Leader.
(2) By Representative Ney of Ohio.
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(3) By Representative Shays of Connecticut.
SEC. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments in the
nature of a substitute specified in section 2(b), the provisions
of the bill, or the provisions of the bill as perfected by an
amendment in the nature of a substitute finally adopted,
shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of fur-
ther amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be con-
sidered as read. No further amendment shall be in order ex-
cept those specified in subsection (b) of this section. Each
such amendment may be offered only by the Member des-
ignated in subsection (b) or a designee of such Member, but
not before the legislative day after the day on which such
Member announces in accordance with subsection (c) in the
House or in the Committee of the Whole the intention of the
Member to offer the amendment. Each such amendment shall
be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an oppo-
nent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against
such amendments are waived (except those arising under
clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 5(a) of rule XXI).
(b) The amendments referred to in subsection (a) are as
follows:
(1) Ten amendments by the Majority Leader.
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(2) Five amendments by the Minority Leader.
(3) Five amendments by Representative Shays of
Connecticut or Representative Meehan of Massachusetts.
(c) The announcement referred to in subsection (a) shall
describe the amendment by the number assigned to it under
clause 8 of rule XVIII and may not be made later than the
end of the legislative day on which this resolution is adopted.
A Member may make only one such announcement, which
must include any amendment the Member intends to offer
but must be limited to the number of amendments specified
in subsection (b) of this section for the bill or for each sub-
stitute specified in section 2(b).
SEC. 4. If the Committee of the Whole rises and reports
that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then on the next
legislative day, immediately after the third daily order of
business under clause 1 of rule XIV, the House shall resolve
into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration of
the bill.
SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, or
the bill as perfected by an amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute finally adopted, to the House with such further
amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may
demand a separate vote in the House on any further amend-
ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill, or
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to the bill as perfected by an amendment in the nature of a
substitute finally adopted. The previous question shall be con-
sidered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to
final passage without intervening motion except one motion
to recommit with or without instructions.
SEC. 6. House Resolution 203 is laid on the table.
Attest:
Clerk.