[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 480 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 480

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4098) to provide for 
   criminal prosecution of persons who alter or destroy evidence in 
certain Federal investigations or defraud investors of publicly traded 
securities, to disallow debts incurred in violation of securities fraud 
  laws from being discharged in bankruptcy, to protect whistleblowers 
    against retaliation by their employers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2002

 Mr. Phelps 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. 4098) to provide for 
   criminal prosecution of persons who alter or destroy evidence in 
certain Federal investigations or defraud investors of publicly traded 
securities, to disallow debts incurred in violation of securities fraud 
  laws from being discharged in bankruptcy, to protect whistleblowers 
    against retaliation by their employers, and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That immediately upon 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. 4098) to provide for criminal 
prosecution of persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain Federal 
investigations or defraud investors of publicly traded securities, to 
disallow debts incurred in violation of securities fraud laws from 
being discharged in bankruptcy, to protect whistleblowers against 
retaliation by their employers, and for other purposes. 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 the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as 
read. The amendment specified in section 2 of this resolution shall be 
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with 
such further 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 to recommit with or without 
instructions.
    Sec. 2. The amendment referred to in the first section of this 
resolution is as follows:
    ``Strike section 6 and section 9 and redesignate the remaining 
sections accordingly.''
    Sec. 3. 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 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.
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