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[H. Res. 602 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 166
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 602

                          [Report No. 108-466]

 Providing 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 2004

 Mr. Hastings of Washington, 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. 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.

    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 or 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.




                                                 House Calendar No. 166

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 602

                          [Report No. 108-466]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing 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.

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                             April 21, 2004

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed