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[H. Res. 283 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 106
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 283

                          [Report No. 106-311]

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

                           September 8, 1999

    Mr. Dreier, 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 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 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 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. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 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. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except 
those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each 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, and shall not be subject to amendment. All points of order 
against the amendments printed in the report are waived except that the 
adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute shall constitute 
the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment. 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. 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. 106

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 283

                          [Report No. 106-311]

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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.

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                           September 8, 1999

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed