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House Calendar No. 128
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 319
[Report No. 103–402]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) to amend the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a voluntary system of spending
limits and benefits for congressional election campaigns, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 20, 1993
Mr. DERRICK, 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. 3) to amend
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide
for a voluntary system of spending limits and benefits
for congressional election campaigns, and for other pur-
poses.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 3) to amend the Federal Election
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Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a voluntary system
of spending limits and benefits for congressional election
campaigns, and for other purposes. The first reading of
the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be
confined to the bill and the amendments made in order
by this resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on House Administra-
tion. After general debate the bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order
to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend-
ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on
House Administration now printed in the bill, modified by
the amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. The com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modi-
fied, shall be considered as read. No amendment to the
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as
modified, shall be in order except the amendment printed
in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules, which
may be offered only by a Member designated in the report,
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject
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to amendment. At the conclusion of consideration of the
bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report
the bill to the House with such amendment as may have
been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote
in the House on any amendment adopted in the Commit-
tee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the
nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
bill and any amendment thereto to final passage without
intervening motion except one motion to recommit, which
may not include instructions. After passage of H.R. 3, it
shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill
S. 3 and to consider the Senate bill in the House. 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 provi-
sions of H.R. 3 as passed by the House. If the motion
is adopted 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. 3 and request a conference with the
Senate thereon.