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handle is hein.crs/crsuntaafav0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 98-562 GOV Updated December 29, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Campaign Finance Debate in the House: Substitute No. 13 (ShaysiMeehan) and Non-Germane Amendments Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary H-. Res, A42, reported on May 20, 1998 (HRcpt. '05-545) and passed by the House May 21, made in order for consideration H.R. 2183 (HutchinsonAllen)--the freshman bipartisan campaign reform bill-and I i substitute amendments. The second substitute made i=n order was no. 13 (Shays/Meehan). ' A subsequent rule-H.Res. 458, reported on June 4 (H.Rept. 105-567) and passed on June I8, made in order additional, pre-filed, non-germane amendments to the substitutes, with 24 of these to Sbays/Meehan (and with other germane amendments anticipated). Debate on Shays/Meehan began on June 18, hut a July 17 unanimous conscnt agreemcnt superceded H.Rcs. 458 by specifying amendments that alone would he in order to Shays/Meehan. Only three of the 24 amendments under the rile carne to floor votes. (Shays/lNeeban, as amended, passed the House on August 3 by 237-186, foLlowed by passage of H.R. 2183, as thus amended, on August 6 by 252-i79.)2 This report offers a summary of Shays/Meehan ' and the 24 non- germane amendments under HiRes. 458, arranged by category ' and shown with all substitutes to which each was to be offered (and any floor votes on those amendments). Amendment No. 13 (Shays/Meeban): The 11 substitutes. in order of consideration, were: 16-White: 13-Shays; 1-Bass: 7-Farr. 14- Snovbarger 4-Obey:I 2-Campbell- 15-Tiemey; 12-Schaffer (CO); 5-Doolittle; and 8-Hutchinson. Congressional Record. daily edition. vol. 144. Aug.3. 7 1998, pp. H6937-H6948; and Aug. 6, 1998. pp. H7298-H7330. 3 For comparisons of the substitutes, see: U.S. Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service. Campaign Finance Debate rin !he House: Substhmre Amendments to H.R. 2183 (!05' Congress). by Joseph E. Cantor. CRS Rcport 98-494 OOV (Washington: June 10, 1998). 'The categories are: Limits/Benefits; PACs; Iniiduals; Parties; Candidates; In-State; Independent Expenditures; Soft Money; Issue Advocacy: Bundling; Foreign; Study Commission: FEC (Disclosure and Bnforcenient); Advertising; and Miscellaneous. From: U.S. Libram. of Congress. Calgressional Research Service. Campaign Finance Legiskvion in the 105 ' Con gre qs, by Joseph E. Cantor. CRS Report 97-324 GOV (Washington: Nov, 5- 1999).