[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 373 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 373

 Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2566) to reform the 
        financing of Federal elections, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 1996

   Mrs. Smith of Washington (for herself, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Meehan) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                                on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2566) to reform the 
        financing of Federal elections, and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this resolution, 
the House shall resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on 
the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2566) to 
reform the financing of Federal elections, and for other purposes. The 
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against the bill and against its consideration are waived. General 
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 3 hours to be 
equally divided and controlled by Representative Smith of Washington, 
Representative Meehan of Massachusetts, and Representative Shays of 
Connecticut, or their designees, and by a Member opposed. After general 
debate, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule and shall be considered as read. No amendment shall be in 
order except the amendments specified in section 2 of this resolution. 
Each amendment may be offered in the order specified, may be offered 
only by the named proponent or a designee, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. All 
points of order against the amendments are waived, except that no 
amendment shall remain in order after the adoption of a previous 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. If on any day the Committee of 
the Whole rises and reports that it has come to no resolution on the 
bill, then on the next legislative day the House shall, immediately 
after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of rule XXIV, 
resolve into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration of 
the bill. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 
the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 
amendment as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill and any amendment thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit which 
may not include instructions.
    Sec. 2. The following amendments are in order:
            (1) An amendment in the nature of a substitute to be 
        offered by Representative Smith of Washington.
            (2) An amendment in the nature of a substitute to be 
        offered by Representative Gephardt of Missouri.
            (3) An amendment in the nature of a substitute to be 
        offered by Representative Armey of Texas.
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