[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 122 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 122

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 417) to amend the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for 
         elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 1999

Mr. Turner (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Baird, Mr. Berry, Mr. Shows, 
 Mr. Boyd, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Maloney of New 
York, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Holden, Ms. Danner, Mr. Moore, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
 Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wu, and Ms. Berkley) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                                on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 417) to amend the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for 
         elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this resolution the 
Speaker shall, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House 
resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 417) 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 and all points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and to 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 
Administration. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as 
read.
    Sec. 2. Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be in 
order to consider the following amendments in the nature of a 
substitute if printed in the Congressional Record designated for that 
purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII:
            (a) An amendment in the nature of a substitute if offered 
        by Representative Gephardt of Missouri, or his designee.
            (b) An amendment in the nature of a substitute if offered 
        by Representative Armey of Texas, or his designee.
            (c) An amendment in the nature of a substitute if offered 
        by Representative Farr of California, or his designee.
            (d) An amendment in the nature of a substitute if offered 
        by Representative Shays of Connecticut, or his designee.
Each such amendment in the nature of a substitute may be offered only 
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 except as specified in section 3. 
During consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole, all 
points of order against each amendment in the nature of a substitute 
are waived except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI. 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. 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.
    Sec. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments in the nature of a 
substitute described in section 2, the provisions of the bill, or the 
provisions of the bill as perfected by an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute finally adopted, shall be considered as an original bill for 
the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule for a 
period of not to exceed 10 hours (excluding time consumed by recorded 
votes and proceedings incidental thereto) and shall be considered as 
read. Subject to subsection (b) no other amendment to the bill shall be 
in order except amendments printed in the portion of the Congressional 
Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Each 
amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member who caused the 
amendment to be printed or a designee, and shall be considered as read.
    (b) It shall not be in order to consider an amendment carrying a 
tax or tariff measure. Consideration of each amendment, and amendments 
thereto, described in subsection (a) shall not exceed one hour. All 
points of order against each amendment are waived except those arising 
under clause 7 of rule XVI.
    Sec. 4. 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.
    Sec. 5. 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 XIV, resolve into the 
Committee of the Whole for further consideration of the bill.
    Sec. 6. 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.
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