IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 572
Providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 83) pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding 
the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2004
Mr. BAIRD submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 83) proposing an amendment to the Constitution 
of the United States regarding the appointment of indi-
viduals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives.
Resolved, That on the next legislative day after the 
adoption of this resolution, immediately after the third 
daily order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, the 
House shall resolve into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 83) proposing an amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States regarding the ap-
pointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of
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Representatives. The first reading of the joint resolution 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid-
eration of the joint resolution are waived. General debate 
shall be confined to the joint resolution and shall not ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by Represent-
ative Baird of Washington and the chairman of the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary. After general debate the joint res-
olution shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule in accordance with sections 2 and 3. The joint 
resolution shall be considered as read. No amendment to 
the joint resolution, or to the joint resolution as perfected 
by an amendment in the nature of a substitute finally 
adopted, shall be in order except as specified in this resolu-
tion. Clause 6(g) of rule XVIII shall not apply with respect 
to a request for a recorded vote on any amendment. 
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 if the Member has 
caused the amendment to be printed in the portion of the 
Congressional Record designated for that purpose in 
clause 8 of rule XVIII, 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 one hour equally divided and con-
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trolled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not 
be subject to amendment except as specified in section 3. 
All points of order against such amendments are waived 
(except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI). If more 
than one amendment in the nature of a substitute speci-
fied in subsection (b) is adopted, then only the one receiv-
ing the greater number of affirmative votes shall be con-
sidered as finally adopted in the House and in the Com-
mittee of the Whole. In the case of a tie for the greater 
number of affirmative votes, then only the last amendment 
to receive that number of affirmative votes shall be consid-
ered 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) Any amendment offered by any member 
(other than any amendment described in paragraph 
(2), (3), or (4)). 
(2) An amendment offered by the ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 
(3) An amendment offered by the chairman of 
the Committee on the Judiciary. 
(4) An amendment offered by Representative 
Baird of Washington.
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SEC. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments in 
the nature of a substitute specified in section 2(b), the 
Committee of the Whole shall rise. On the fourth legisla-
tive day which follows the legislative day on which the 
Committee rises under this section, 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 joint resolution. After an 
additional period of general debate, which shall be con-
fined to the joint resolution and shall not exceed one hour 
equally divided and controlled by Representative Baird of 
Washington and the chairman of the Committee on the 
Judiciary, the provisions of the joint resolution, or the pro-
visions of the joint resolution as perfected by an amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute finally adopted, shall 
be considered as an original joint resolution for the pur-
pose of further amendment under the five-minute rule, 
subject to subsection (b). Each such further amendment 
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 min-
utes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
an opponent (except as provided in subsection (c)), 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.