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House Calendar No. 83
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 207
[Report No. 104–223]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1555) to promote competition
and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality
services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the
rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 1, 1995
Mr. LINDER, 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. 1555) to pro-
mote competition and reduce regulation in order to se-
cure lower prices and higher quality services for Amer-
ican telecommunications consumers and encourage the
rapid deployment of new telecommunications tech-
nologies.
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-
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ation of the bill (H.R. 1555) to promote competition and
reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and high-
er quality services for American telecommunications con-
sumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new tele-
communications technologies. The first reading of the bill
shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consider-
ation of the bill for failure to comply with section 302(f)
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
ceed ninety minutes equally divided among and controlled
by the chairmen and ranking minority members of the
Committee on Commerce and the Committee on the Judi-
ciary. 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. The committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as
read. Points of order against the committee amendment
in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with
clause 5(a) of rule XXI and section 302(f) of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Before consider-
ation of any other amendment it shall be in order to con-
sider the amendment printed in part 1 of the report of
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the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
That amendment may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for thirty minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. If that amendment is adopted,
the provisions of the bill, as amended, shall be considered
as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment
under the five-minute rule. No further amendment shall
be in order except those printed in part 2 of the report
of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment printed in
part 2 of the report may be considered only in the order
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for the time specified in the report equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent,
shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in
the report, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question in the House or in the Committee
of the Whole. All points of order against amendments
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules are
waived. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may
postpone until a time during further consideration in the
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Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on
any amendment. The chairman of the Committee of the
Whole may reduce to not less than five minutes the time
for voting by electronic device on any postponed question
that immediately follows another vote by electronic device
without intervening business, provided that the time for
voting by electronic device on the first in any series of
questions shall be not less than fifteen minutes. 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 amend-
ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill
or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute. 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.
SEC. 2. After passage of H.R. 1555, it shall be in
order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill S. 652 and
to consider the Senate bill in the House. All points of
order against the Senate 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 provisions of H.R. 1555 as passed by the
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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 amendments to S. 652 and request a con-
ference with the Senate thereon.
House Calendar No. 83
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 207
[Report No. 104–223]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1555)
to promote competition and reduce regulation in
order to secure lower prices and higher quality
services for American telecommunications con-
sumers and encourage the rapid deployment of
new telecommunications technologies.
AUGUST 1, 1995
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed