[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H. Res. 47 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                   House Calendar No. 3
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 47

                           [Report No. 105-4]

   Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 2) 
 proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with 
 respect to the number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and 
                     the House of Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 1997

   Mr. Solomon, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 2) 
 proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with 
 respect to the number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and 
                     the House of Representatives.

    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. 2) 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with 
respect to the number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives. The first reading of the joint resolution 
shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the joint 
resolution and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on the Judiciary. After general debate the joint resolution shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The joint 
resolution shall be considered as read. No amendment shall be in order 
except those specified in the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. Each amendment may be offered only in the 
order specified in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, may be considered notwithstanding the 
adoption of a previous amendment in the nature of a substitute, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report of the Committee on Rules equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. If 
more than one amendment is adopted, then only the one receiving the 
greater number of affirmative votes shall be considered as finally 
adopted. 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. 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 question shall be fifteen 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 amendment 
as may have been finally adopted. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the joint resolution and any amendment thereto 
to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.




                                                   House Calendar No. 3

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. RES. 47

                           [Report No. 105-4]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 2) 
 proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with 
 respect to the number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and 
                     the House of Representatives.

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                           February 11, 1997

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed