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House Calendar No. 123
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 344
[Report No. 107–358]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2356) to amend the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 2002
Mr. REYNOLDS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2356) to amend
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide
bipartisan campaign reform.
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
bill (H.R. 2356) to amend the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform. The
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first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points
of order against consideration of the bill are waived. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair-
man and ranking minority member of the Committee on
House Administration. After general debate the bill shall
be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.
The bill shall be considered as read. No amendment to
the bill, or to the bill as perfected by an amendment in
the nature of a substitute finally adopted, shall be in order
except those printed in the portion of the Congressional
Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule
XVIII and as specified in this resolution.
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 in the order speci-
fied, may be offered only by the Member designated or
a designee of such Member, shall be considered as read,
shall be debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and con-
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 or clause
5(a) of rule XXI). If more than one amendment in the
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nature of a substitute specified in subsection (b) is adopt-
ed, then only the one receiving the greater number of af-
firmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted in
the House and in the Committee 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 affirm-
ative votes shall be considered 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) By the Majority Leader.
(2) By Representative Ney of Ohio.
(3) By Representative Shays of Connecticut.
SEC. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments in
the nature of a substitute specified in section 2(b), the
provisions of the bill, or the provisions of the bill as per-
fected by an amendment in the nature of a substitute fi-
nally adopted, shall be considered as an original bill for
the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute
rule and shall be considered as read. No further amend-
ment shall be in order except those specified in subsection
(b) of this section. Each such amendment may be offered
only by the Member designated in subsection (b) or a des-
ignee of such Member, but not before the legislative day
after the day on which such Member announces in accord-
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ance with subsection (c) in the House or in the Committee
of the Whole the intention of the Member to offer the
amendment. Each such amendment shall be considered as
read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 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. All points of order against
such amendments are waived (except those arising under
clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 5(a) of rule XXI).
(b) The amendments referred to in subsection (a) are
as follows:
(1) Ten amendments by the Majority Leader.
(2) Five amendments by the Minority Leader.
(3) Five amendments by Representative Shays
of Connecticut or Representative Meehan of Massa-
chusetts.
(c) The announcement referred to in subsection (a)
shall describe the amendment by the number assigned to
it under clause 8 of rule XVIII and may not be made later
than the end of the legislative day on which this resolution
is adopted. A Member may make only one such announce-
ment, which must include any amendment the Member in-
tends to offer but must be limited to the number of
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amendments specified in subsection (b) of this section for
the bill or for each substitute specified in section 2(b).
SEC. 4. If the Committee of the Whole rises and re-
ports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then
on the next legislative day, 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 bill.
SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the
bill, or the bill as perfected by an amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute finally adopted, to the House with
such further amendments as may have been adopted. Any
Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any
further amendment adopted in the Committee of the
Whole to the bill, or to the bill as perfected by an amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute finally adopted. The
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
bill and amendments thereto to final passage without in-
tervening motion except one motion to recommit with or
without instructions.
SEC. 6. House Resolution 203 is laid on the table.
House Calendar No. 123
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 344
[Report No. 107–358]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2356)
to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform.
FEBRUARY 7, 2002
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed