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House Calendar No. 133
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 352
[Report No. 103–419]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 811) to reauthorize the
independent counsel law for an additional five years, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 8, 1994
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. 811) to reau-
thorize the independent counsel law for an additional
five years, and for other purposes.
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. 811) to reauthorize the independent
counsel law for an additional five years, and for other pur-
poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.
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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 the amendments made in order by this reso-
lution 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 rec-
ommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 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 nature of a sub-
stitute for failure to comply with section 302(f) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or clause 5(a) of rule
XXI are waived. No amendment to the committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except
those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution. Each amendment may be of-
fered only in the order printed in the report, may be of-
fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec-
ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the
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proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend-
ment except as specified in the report, 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 the amendments printed in the report are
waived. 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. After
passage of H.R. 811, is shall be in order to take from
the Speaker’s table the bill S. 24 and to consider the Sen-
ate bill in the House. All points of order against the Sen-
ate 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 provi-
sions of H.R. 811 as passed by the House. All points of
order against that motion are waived. 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
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amendments to S. 24 and request a conference with the
Senate thereon.