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House Calendar No. 150
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 377
[Report No. 105–427]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2369) to amend the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic
eavesdropping, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1998
Mrs. MYRICK, 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. 2369) to amend
the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and clar-
ify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, 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. 2369) to amend the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify prohibitions
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on electronic eavesdropping, and for other purposes. The
first reading of the bill has be dispensed with. Points of
order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply
with clause 2(1)(6) of rule XI are waived. General debate
shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Commerce.
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
Commerce now printed in the bill. Each section of the
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall
be considered as read. During consideration of the bill for
amendment, the Chairman of the committee 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 Congressional Record des-
ignated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXII. Amend-
ments so printed shall be considered as read. The Chair-
man of the committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone
until a time during further consideration in the Committee
of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amend-
ment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time
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for electronic voting on any postponed question that fol-
lows another electronic vote without intervening business,
provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on
the first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes.
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend-
ment 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. 150
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 377
[Report No. 105–427]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2369)
to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic
eavesdropping, and for other purposes.
MARCH 4, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed