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PUBLIC LAW 91-510-OCT. 26, 1970

DEBATE T I M E UNDEIR F IV E - M I N U T E RULE I N COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE FOR AMENDMENTS PREVIOUSLY PRINTED I N CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

SEC. 119. Clause 6 of Rule X X III of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentience: "However, if debate is closed on any section or paragraph under this clause before there has been debate on any amendment which any Member shall have caused to be printed in the Congressional Record after the reporting of the bill by the committee but at least one day prior to floor consideration of such amendment, the Member who caused such amendment to be printed in the Record shall be given five minutes in which to explain such amendment, after which the first person to obtain the floor shall be given five minutes in opposition to it, and there shall be no further debate thereon; but such time for debate shall not be allowed when the offering of such amendment is dilatory.". RECORDING OF TELLER VOTES IN THE HOUSE

SEC, 120. Clause 5 of Rule I of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: "5. H e shall rise to put a question, but may state it sitting; and shall put questions in this form, to wit: 'As many as are in favor (as the question may be), say "Aye".'; and after the affirmative voice is expressed, 'As many as are opposed, say "No".'; if he doubts, or a division is called for, the House shall divide; those in the affirmative of the question shall first rise from their seats, and then those in the negative; if he still doubts, or a count is required by at least one-fifth of a quorum, he shall name one or more from each side of the question to tell the Members in the affirmative and negative; which being reported, he shall rise and state the decision. If before tellers are named any Member requests tellers with clerks and that request is supported by at least one-fifth of a quorum, the names of those voting on each side of the question and the names of those not voting shall be recorded by clerks or by electronic device, and shall be entered in the Journal. Members shall have not less than twelve minutes from the naming of tellers with clerks to be counted.". RECORDING OF ROLL CALLS A N D QUORUM CALLS THROUGH ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT I N THE HOUSE

SEC. 121. (a) Rule X V of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new clause: "5. I n lieu of the calling of the names of Members in the manner provided for under the preceding provisions of this Rule, upon any roll call or quorum call, the names of such Members voting or present may be recorded through the use of appropriate electronic equipment. I n any such case, the Clerk shall enter in the Journal and publish in the Congressional Record, in alphabetical order in each category, a list of the names of those Members recorded as voting in the affirmative, of those Members recorded as voting in the negative, and of those Members voting present, as the case may be, as if their names had been called in the manner provided for under such preceding provisions,". (b) The contingent fund of the House of Representatives shall be available to provide the electronic equipment necessary to carry out the purpose of the amendment made by subsection (a).

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