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House Calendar No. 72
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 216
[Report No. 106–193]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1658) to provide a more just
and uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 22, 1999
Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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. 1658) to provide
a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil
forfeitures, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of
rule XVIII, 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. 1658) to provide a more just and
uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
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pensed with. All points of order against consideration of
the bill 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 an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting
of the bill modified by the amendment recommended by
the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill.
Each section of that amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be considered as read. Before consideration
of any other amendment it shall be in order to consider
the amendment printed in the report of the Committee
on Rules accompanying this resolution, which may be of-
fered only by Representative Hyde or his designee, may
amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment,
and shall be considered as read. No further amendment
to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in
order as original text 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 except pro
forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each
amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member
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who caused it to be printed or his designee and shall be
considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of the
Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further con-
sideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for
a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any
postponed question that follows another electronic vote
without intervening business, provided that the minimum
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider-
ation 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 amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi-
nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit
with or without instructions.