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House Calendar No. 215
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 421
[Report No. 104–552]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2974) to amend the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide enhanced
penalties for crimes against elderly and child victims.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 1996
Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2974) to amend
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1994 to provide enhanced penalties for crimes against
elderly and child victims.
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. 2974) to amend the Violent Crime
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Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide en-
hanced penalties for crimes against elderly and child vic-
tims. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.
Points of order against consideration of the bill for failure
to comply with clause 7 of rule XIII are waived. General
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the
Judiciary. 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
amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in
the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee
on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Each section of
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute
shall be considered as read. Points of order against the
amendment printed in the report of the Committee on
Rules accompanying this resolution for failure to comply
with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. During consider-
ation of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Com-
mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on
the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment
has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres-
sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of
rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered
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as read. At the conclusion of consideration 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.
House Calendar No. 215
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 421
[Report No. 104–552]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2974)
to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide enhanced
penalties for crimes against elderly and child vic-
tims.
MAY 2, 1996
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed