[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 77 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                     February 25, 1999.
    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. 514) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and 
clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for other purposes. The 
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule XIII 
are waived. 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 Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Each section of the bill 
shall be considered as read. During consideration of the bill 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 and in 
clause 8 of rule XVIII. 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 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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.