[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 602 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        April 22, 2004.
    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. 2844) to require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies 
in the House of Representatives not later than 21 days after the vacancy is 
announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in extraordinary 
circumstances, 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 3(c)(4) of rule XIII are waived. General debate shall be 
confined to the bill and shall not exceed 60 minutes, with 40 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on House Administration and 20 minutes 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. 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 the Judiciary now printed in the 
bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be considered as read. No amendment to that amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B of the 
report of the Committee on Rules. 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute made in 
order as original text. 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.