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[H. Res. 554 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 153
 108th CONGRESS
   2d Session
H. RES. 554

                          [Report No. 108-436]

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3717) to increase the 
 penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the 
  prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane 
                               language.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2004

   Mrs. Myrick, 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. 3717) to increase the 
 penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the 
  prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane 
                               language.

    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. 3717) to increase the 
penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the 
prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane 
language. 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 ninety 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are 
waived. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 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, 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. 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 adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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. 153

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 554

                          [Report No. 108-436]

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                               RESOLUTION

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3717) to increase the 
 penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the 
  prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane 
                               language.

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                             March 10, 2004

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed