[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 344 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                     February 12, 2002.
    Resolved, That on the next legislative day after the adoption of this 
resolution, immediately after the third daily order of business under clause 1 
of rule XIV, the House shall resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on 
the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2356) to amend the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform. The 
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill 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 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, or 
to the bill as perfected by an amendment in the nature of a substitute finally 
adopted, shall be in order except those printed in the portion of the 
Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and 
as specified in this resolution.
    Sec. 2. (a) Before consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in 
order to consider the amendments in the nature of a substitute specified in 
subsection (b). Each such amendment may be offered only in the order specified, 
may be offered only by the Member designated or a designee of such Member, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to 
amendment except as specified in section 3. All points of order against such 
amendments are waived (except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 
5(a) of rule XXI). If more than one amendment in the nature of a substitute 
specified in subsection (b) is adopted, then only the one receiving the greater 
number of affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted in the House 
and in the Committee of the Whole. 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 in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole.
    (b) The amendments in the nature of a substitute referred to in subsection 
(a) are as follows:
            (1) By the Majority Leader.
            (2) By Representative Ney of Ohio.
            (3) By Representative Shays of Connecticut.
    Sec. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments in the nature of a 
substitute specified in section 2(b), 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 and shall be considered 
as read. No further amendment shall be in order except those specified in 
subsection (b) of this section. Each such amendment may be offered only by the 
Member designated in subsection (b) or a designee of such Member, but not before 
the legislative day after the day on which such Member announces in accordance 
with subsection (c) in the House or in the Committee of the Whole the intention 
of the Member to offer the amendment. Each such amendment shall be considered as 
read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments are waived 
(except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 5(a) of rule XXI).
    (b) The amendments referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:
            (1) Ten amendments by the Majority Leader.
            (2) Five amendments by the Minority Leader.
            (3) Five amendments by Representative Shays of Connecticut or 
        Representative Meehan of Massachusetts.
    (c) The announcement referred to in subsection (a) shall describe the 
amendment by the number assigned to it under clause 8 of rule XVIII and may not 
be made later than the end of the legislative day on which this resolution is 
adopted. A Member may make only one such announcement, which must include any 
amendment the Member intends to offer but must be limited to the number of 
amendments specified in subsection (b) of this section for the bill or for each 
substitute specified in section 2(b).
    Sec. 4. If the Committee of the Whole rises and reports that it has come to 
no resolution on the bill, then on the next legislative day, immediately after 
the third daily order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, the House shall 
resolve into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration of the bill.
    Sec. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
Committee shall rise and report the bill, or the bill as perfected by an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute finally adopted, to the House with such 
further amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate 
vote in the House on any further amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole 
to the bill, or to the bill as perfected by an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute finally 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.
    Sec. 6. House Resolution 203 is laid on the table.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.