HRES 472 RH
House Calendar No. 204
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 472
[Report No. 106-575]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3439) to prohibit the
Federal Communications Commission from establishing rules authorizing the
operation of new, low power FM radio stations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 12, 2000
Mr. LINDER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3439) to prohibit the
Federal Communications Commission from establishing rules authorizing the
operation of new, low power FM radio stations.
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. 3439) to prohibit the Federal Communications
Commission from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power
FM radio stations. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.
General debate shall be confined to the bill an shall not exceed one hour
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Commerce. 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 Commerce now
printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute
shall be considered as read. Points of order against the committee amendment
in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI
are waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of
the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of
whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of
rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The Chairman of
the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further
consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on
any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic
voting on any postponed question that follows another electronic vote without
intervening business, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on
the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. 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. 204
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 472
[Report No. 106-575]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3439) to prohibit the Federal
Communications Commission from establishing rules authorizing the operation of
new, low power FM radio stations.
April 12, 2000
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
END