[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 442 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          May 21, 1998.
    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 consideration of the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 119) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States to limit campaign spending. The first reading of the joint 
resolution shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the 
joint resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
Representative DeLay of Texas or his designee and a Member in favor of the joint 
resolution. After general debate the joint resolution shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. The joint resolution shall be considered 
as read. During consideration of the joint resolution for amendment, the 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the 
basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The Chairman 
of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
consideration 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 questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of 
consideration of the joint resolution for amendment the Committee shall rise and 
report the joint resolution to the House with such amendments as may have been 
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
resolution and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2. 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 consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform 
the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other 
purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate 
shall be confined to the bill and the amendments made in order by this 
resolution and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Oversight. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. The bill shall be considered as read. Before consideration of any other 
amendment it shall be in order to consider the amendments in the nature of a 
substitute specified in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order specified, may 
be offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed in the Congressional 
Record or his designee, shall be considered as read, and shall not be subject to 
a substitute amendment or to a perfecting amendment carrying a tax or tariff 
measure. During consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole, all 
points of order against each amendment in the nature of a substitute specified 
in the report are waived. Consideration of each amendment in the nature of a 
substitute specified in the report shall begin with an additional period of 
general debate, which shall be confined to the subject of the amendment and 
shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the Member who 
caused the amendment to be printed in the Congressional Record or his designee 
and an opponent. During consideration of amendments to an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, or of other amendments to the bill, the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of 
rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. If more than one 
amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted, then only the one receiving 
the greater number of affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted 
and reported to the House. In the case of a tie for the greater number of 
affirmative votes, then only the last amendment to receive that number of 
affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted and reported to the 
House. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time 
during further consideration 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 questions shall be 15 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 amendment to the bill 
reported from the Committee of the Whole or to an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute finally adopted and reported to the House. 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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.