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House Calendar No. 166 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 602 
[Report No. 108–466] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2844) to require States to 
hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives 
not later than 21 days after the vacancy is announced by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives in extraordinary circumstances, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2004 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, reported the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered 
to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2844) to require 
States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the 
House of Representatives not later than 21 days after 
the vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives in extraordinary circumstances, 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
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of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2844) to require States to hold spe-
cial elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representa-
tives not later than 21 days after the vacancy is an-
nounced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
in extraordinary circumstances, and for other purposes. 
The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points 
of order against consideration of the bill for failure to com-
ply with clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII are waived. General 
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 
60 minutes, with 40 minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on House Administration and 20 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank-
ing 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 amend-
ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
the Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid-
ered as read. No amendment to that amendment in the
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nature of a substitute shall be in order except those print-
ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. 
Each such amendment may be offered 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, and shall not be sub-
ject 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. 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 or any amendment 
adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order 
as original text. 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. 166 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 602 
[Report No. 108–466] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2844) 
to require States to hold special elections to fill 
vacancies in the House of Representatives not 
later than 21 days after the vacancy is an-
nounced by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives in extraordinary circumstances, and 
for other purposes. 
APRIL 21, 2004 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed